Tahitian Dance Competition

A few weekends ago at the Polynesian Cultural Center they had a Tahitian Dance Competition. They compete according to age and gender. It was so cute to see the little 3/4 year olds shake their hips.

Happy 4th of July! (a couple weeks ago!)

This is very late but I still wanted to do it. Last year for the 4th of July we were able to be in Washington DC and watch fireworks right by the Washington Monument. It was an awesome experience. It was fun to be there with our APX friends.


This year we started out the day by going to Castle's beach with Scott & Ashlyn and John & Anne & Eden. We had fun playing in the sun.

Ashlyn and ScottThat night we went up the road to Turtle Bay Resort for the celebration. They had several tents set up with food, games, and crafts. We met up with several of our friends and played some games while we waited for the fireworks. It rained for a few minutes so we ended up watching the fireworks wet.

Me, Eden, and Anne

Eden, John, Anne (they are subleasing an apt in our complex and we became instant friends!)

The next day we went with John, Anne, and Eden to Hidden Beach. It's the furthest west point on Oahu and unless your car has good clearance you have to walk the mile and a half to it like we did. When we got there we discovered it isn't really hidden. There were several trucks and tents there so we took pics then left. We finished the day by eating at Kua'Aina. Yum!

We stopped at turtle beach on the way home and saw a nice sunset and 3 turtles on the beach.

Rob and Eden (cutie!)

Born Free

My sister Louisa put this video on Rob's facebook. I had to share it with you! It almost makes me cry and I get goosebumps when I watch it. If it interests you, I recommend a movie called "Born Free" that Rob introduced to me recently. It's an older movie but very touching and wholesome, similar story. Let me know what you think.

Happy Birthday Mom

This is 4 days late but I wanted to tell my mom happy birthday! She is a wonderful mom, always patient and kind. We love you! (We wish we could have gone to Cracker Barrel with you!)

Time with Family

So it was fun to be on "vacation" while Kim and Jacob were here. We did so much but still had time to relax. If you want more pictures you can look at Kim and Jacob's blog.

First of all, Kim and Jacob must attract sea turtles because we saw 8 while they were here. We even got to snorkel with one at Shark's Cove! I hadn't seen any while living here so I was shocked that they were everywhere we went. When we walked out to Goat Island a huge one swam right by us. To be honest it kinda freaked me out because I thought it was a shark! Unfortunately Rob didn't get to do much with us because of school, plus his hurt back, so I'm single in most of our pictures.


Rob took a break from his studies and joined us at the Polynesian Cultural Center where he was chosen to help with the fire starting and coconut husking in the Samoa Village. He won both contests. Jacob was then called up to drink the coconut juice. He had just tried some a few days before which he didn't like, so he wasn't too excited to have to drink it on stage.

After trying out Kailua Beach, Waikiki Beach, and seeing the beaches on the south shore, I must say I am a north shore/windward beach kinda girl. I did not like having to lay down right next to someone else! In my opinion we have the best beaches right here! Quiet, peaceful, lots of sand, and less tourists.

It was great to have family here and I hope the rest of my family will get to come too. You will save so much money and have a better tour of Oahu if you come while we live here. Plus it gives me an excuse to do fun stuff!

A beautiful couple

They're Coming!

My sister Kim and her husband Jacob are coming to Hawaii TOMORROW!!! They are our first family members to visit and we are so excited! We have a lot of fun things planned and I can't wait. Jacob just graduated from dental school a couple weeks ago and he celebrated by buying a big screen TV. Kim celebrated by booking a trip to Hawaii. Haha!

Memorial Day

For Memorial Day, we first stopped at Ted's Bakery on the Northshore for breakfast which was yummy. Then we went swimming with some friends in the lagoons at the JW Marriott Resort. This is the same resort that Rob and I stayed a month ago but the JW is the nicer one.

It was a bright, sunshiny day and Rob and I got sunburned even with sunscreen. The water was nice and we saw 1 1/2 to 2 feet long fish swimming right beside us. I played with the kids and then we walked over to the resort where they have different marine life. We saw baby hammerheads, manta rays, star fish, and a variety of tropical fish.

Here they come.....

After that we stopped by Jamba Juice for a refreshing drink. I tried the new Berry Topper with granola from their new breakfast menu. Rob got the Acai (Brazilian Cherry) bowl and he said it was delicious. He said the organic granola was the best part. Jamba is always so good!

Our last stop was at the rope swing in Kahana Bay. Most of us were too tired to try it but it looks like it would be fun to do one day. It was a good Memorial Day and we're going to miss our friends that are moving in a few weeks.