Aloha!!

The highlight of our summer was a two week trip with all of my extended family to the gorgeous beaches of Hawaii!  The grandparents generously covered airfare and hosted us in a lovely home right on the beach in Oahu's rural Laie.  We swam to our heart's content, hiked, snorkeled, enjoyed time with siblings and cousins and feasted like kings.  It was a lovely trip!

Lots of tasty shave ice

 Visiting an archaeological site where there was human sacrifice.  These are just a few of the cousins.

 My cute folks

 Persy tries to do poi balls at the Polynesian Cultural Center without whacking herself in the head!

Gabe is all geared up after scuba diving.  We also did a lot of snorkeling.

Laie Lookout

A jungle hike and swimming underneath a waterfall

We had a fancy dinner on the beach with my siblings.

Stopping by roadside fruit stands for fresh banana, pineapple, guava and mango

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