summer is over, which means we’re flying home to chapel hill. this time she got her own seat! unfortunately our second leg was delayed, and so our 4 hour layover in chicago was extended to more than five hours! happily for me, she napped for a couple of hours, which meant i could enjoy a read more
after flying the redeye back from hawaii, i managed to take a quick power nap and then make it to julie’s wedding in the afternoon. a beautiful ceremony with romantic flowers and a radiant bride! the reception: the happy couple, dancing and dessert.
one last hawaii post! when you think hawaii, you imagine tropical drinks (fighting over the pina colada) … …hula dancing …sunsets …and beautiful flowers. we had a wonderful trip, although we wish daddy could have been with us (instead of back to work in NC). i guess that means we’ll have to come back! aloha!
one morning, we walked to ala moana beach park and played around the big banyan tree. then in the afternoon, one last time to the beach before heading home the next day.
we saw so many different animals, especially all kinds of fish and birds. at the hilton next door, we loved the ponds of gigantic coi. there were also exotic birds, penguins (poor penguins!) and turtles. we drove to a fancy hotel that had dolphins and more multicoloured fish. we even saw a big sea turtle read more
along the east shore of the island, we briefly stopped at the halona blow hole. we didn’t get to see any action, but it was nonetheless pretty and very windy. lanikai beach, known for its turquoise waters and super fine white sand beach. beautiful!
we spent a day on the north shore and played at turtle beach. in the afternoon, we stopped in kahuku, popular for its shrimp trucks. we ate at giovanni’s, the original shrimp truck, and braved the lineups for the delicious shrimp scampi. garlicky buttery shrimp.
we are on vacation in waikiki, honolulu! we’ve been at the beach everyday (“shwimming! ocean!” as rebecca likes to remind us). here we are at a nearby lagoon.
rebecca loves her cousins jadon and priscilla. we wish we could see each other more often! learning how to bowl. a walk to the park. family pic
we had a pho craving and went to “au petit cafe” to fill it. of course since we were there, we also had to order a vietnamese sub. someone reaching for the melt-in-your-mouth sub. “what are you lookin’ at?” and a decent bowl of pho.