The Big Island of Hawai'i

We met back up with Elijah for this day. When asked if he missed us, his exact words were "I just saw you 2 days ago!" Hmmmmmm??

Posing in front of the steam in the volcanic crater

Headed into the lava tube

Eddie said his 'Super Lava Power' made this picture like this!?

Elijah is standing on hardened lava that is less than 6 months old

YES! A new towel animal -- a dog!

A night out on the ship with my man!

Our ship - Norwegian Cruise Line's Pride of America

Mojito making on the deck of the ship! Yummers! I made a cucumber and strawberry mojito!

The Island of Maui

Elijah stayed with Grandpa...we cruised ALONE! On Maui, we snorkeled (saw sea turtles and a ton of colorful fish), saw whales and dolphins in the water and went shopping.

Beautiful waters of Maui

Pre-snorkeling pic

Shopping in Maui

Eating at the Teppenyaki Restaurant on the cruise ship

Okay, so I really liked the towel animals that greeted us every night. Here is an elephant!

The Island of Oahu

As you will see, we went on a Hawaiian cruise 10-17 April. We visited 4 different islands. It was amazing, beautiful, peaceful and WONDERFUL! Enjoy the pics!

The Vacation Crew! Breaux's and Rice's

At the Koi Fish Pond in the International Market Place on Waikiki

Showcasing the Banyan Tree

Pearl Harbor Memorial

U.S.S. Bowfin Memorial

Diamond Head

Easter pics...sorry so late

So here are our Easter pics....well Elijah's Easter pics actually. I know I am late...way late. No excuses.

Elijah 'found' his Easter basket. It was hidden in the living room. He enjoyed searching for it!

Daddy helps Elijah get dressed for church.

All dressed up!

Lost in Translation

Elijah spent a Saturday and Sunday morning with our friends Andre and Jene Rice for our anniversary last night (Thanks guys). Before Elijah left our house Eddie gave him a briefing...it went a little something like this:

- If you go to the store with them, you don't need anything and you don't want anything!

- Behave as if we were with you

- And most importantly: Do NOT talk Mr. and Mrs. Rice to death (Elijah loooooves to talk...I mean about anything that pops into his mind and to anyone that will lend 1/2 of a listening ear - asking questions he knows the answer to already is a BIG one for him also)

Andre took Elijah to a local Japanese grocery store. While walking around Elijah asked Andre, "What are Begetables?"

Andre replied, "Elijah, you know what vegetables are."

Elijah then said, "No, I know what vegetables are, but what are begetables?"

Check out the picture!!

Kim L. - This one was especially for you!

He knows what I like

I came home on Thursday and Eddie had a 'Thinking of You' gift for me on the counter. He told me I couldn't open it until Friday after work.

I just love my man. He is super thoughtful! I loved all the different Kit Kat flavors - they are from all over Japan!! How cool was this gift!!!

What's inside a coconut?

A few months ago, Elijah and I went grocery shopping (hmmm I was the one shopping - he was the one asking questions up and down each aisle!) While we were in the produce aisle I grabbed a coconut and told Elijah to shake it and listen carefully. He was amazed that there was milk inside a piece of fruit.

So this weekend we bought one so that he could see what was inside and taste the coconut milk....here you go!

Elijah isn't a fan of loud noises.......hence closing his ears while Eddie opens the coconut
Elijah tasting the coconut milk - he said, "It looks like water, not milk" He did not like it at all.

Eddie said Elijah's head looked just like a coconut to him!