Going and Going and Going and Going

When my sister, Sara, and I were kids, we used to be really obnoxious.  Especially on a road trip.  Whenever we would see a train, we would say, "Look how long that train is!  It just keeps going and going and going and going and going and going and going..."  On and on until the train ended.  Sometimes, we even  kept going and going and going and going and going and going and going even after the train had ended.  Obnoxious, right?

That's what we here in Hawaii have been doing for the last 12 days....going and going!  Minus the obnoxious part.

Now I will give a lousy attempt to recap all that has been happening around here.  And I will mask the lousy recap with AWESOME pictures! :)  

SO, here it goes....

After surfing lessons, we hung around Waikiki for a bit to do some swimming, 

 some torturing of our cousins, 

 some jumping,

 and some human pyramid building.

 Tuesday, we went to Wet 'n Wild water park.  It was so fun but no pictures were taken.  This was a good thing because this was the result of Bushia, graciously staying home with wild man Baby Jonah so mom could actually ride on all the slides!  All except the Shaka, that is.  That evening the kids spent some time sledding down our dead grass hill.

 Wednesday we chilled....and we needed it!  Some games around the house....make-believe, iPad, computer, Wii, and board games.  Swim team for Noah, and basketball practice for both my boys.  After Caleb's practice, KJ and I stopped near Sandy Beach to take in our daily dose of ocean air.  Can you see the para-glider in the background?

We found several crabs, even some little hermit crabs, and lots of little fish.

I think Kristen was is plotting how to bring the ocean home with her....

Can you blame her?  That sound is mesmerizing.

Thursday, we kicked it back up a notch and hiked Makapu'u Lighthouse trail.  (I can't believe I've made it this far into a post, and I am just now getting to a picture of Baby Jonah!)

 Look at that enthusiasm!!!

This view at the top NEVER gets old. 

 Yes, we did see the lighthouse.

 It was such a clear day.  You can see the mountains of Molokai in the background.  Love it.

 On our ride home we stopped at cockroach bay beach, nick-named because of all the cockroaches in this cave.  You can not tell but KJ, Noah, and Caleb are all the way to the other side!  It may or may not have included some army crawling for Kristen deep in that cave.

 Aidan and I passed on the cave tour and enjoyed this view instead.

 The kids prepared our dinner menu for the night.  After a quick walk to the grocery store, work got under way.  Caleb and Kristen began working on the pupus (appetizers), bacon wrapped smokies.

Noah and Aidan got to work on the fruit kabobs. 

 Here is the beautiful centerpiece on our table that Aidan designed.  Amazing.

 And yes, they blasted through two bottles of kid wine.  The menu included, bacon wrapped smokies, fruit kabobs (green grapes, strawberries, and blueberries), long green beans, homemade potato chips, steamed rice, and orange chicken.  A motley crew of deliciousness.  Dessert was a homemade blueberry crisp with Breyer's vanilla bean ice cream.

Friday we headed back to Waikiki for a bit of swimming and some souvenir shopping.  I should note that two different people approached me on the beach to tell me how cute and fun my kids were.

I know.

And yes, I took credit for all four of these kids...and the baby (not pictured).

 All topped by lunch at California Pizza Kitchen.  Aidan had an elaborate song and dance about this place which deserves it's own post.  Unfortunately, I did not get the glory on film.  More on this child's amazingness later.

Friday night....basketball games.  I finally got Noah on film scoring a basket!  Thank you cheerleader Kristen for helping with Jonah....and for your continuous, loud, and positive support of the Blue Dragons. :)

We are only up to Friday folks.....there are four more days to catch up on!  Stay tuned.  We keep going and  Uh-ah-ah.  Gotcha!