Blue men and beautiful additions

A great evening with our friends Darwin & Jeannie. Thanks guys for such an amazing time! It was funny, energetic an like no other show I've seen before.

And... This past week we've also added some new furniture due to some very timely and amazing sales.

Our beautiful new table - made from reclaimed wood. 

N's new loft bed

Great times in Oahu

We got back earlier this week from an amazing celebratory vacation. Some highlights:

Snuggley family time

Love from afar

Beautiful view and amenities at the hotel

Plenty of good eats:

poke x 6 meals

Eating Tanioka's poke kama'aina style - in the parking lot

udon x 2

acai bowl x 2

Daily swimming

Making my first flower lei!

1st attempt at paddle boarding

Hiked diamond head

Animals

All in all, an amazing time spent with my favourite boys. Thankful for our many blessings, both in paradise on earth and at home.

Highlights from our first full day in Oahu

We are spoiled with a beautiful view from our room:

On our way back from a yummy meal at Marukame Udon, we stumbled upon the Honolulu Festival parade:

One of the last acts we saw on our way back. Missed taking photos of some of the other great ones we saw. Many performing groups from Japan, including about 400 high school girls dancing very enthusiastically!

Staging area with Japanese Hula dancers and a giant dragon

Underneath the giant dragon in the staging area.

At night we realized that our room was not only perfect for seeing the ocean, it also offered us front row seats to a spectacular 20 minute fireworks show to cap off the Honolulu Festival. What an unexpected blessing!