Hawaii Day 6 (Guest Post by Nicole!)

We woke up early today but spent some time in the house just playing games and reading. Then we went and picked Grandma up and hiked through a dead forest to see the petroglyphs. I didn't like the heat (it was more than 90 degrees and no shade!), but I loved seeing the carvings in the ancient rock. After that, we ate lunch at the Queen's Market Place. I had a meatball sub at Subway and then a banana split and ice cream cone. Then we took Grandma back to her hotel and went back to the Kona house. It was a great day!

Day Five In Hawaii (Guest Post by AMANDA!)

On day five we went swimming and snorkeling at Grandma's beautiful hotel. I was scared of a fish, it was white. I saw a bunch of fish and I saw a turtle. At the end of the day we went to a luau. The luau was great, when we sat down we saw are first course. There was a lot of food. Three of them were raw octopus, pineapple, and raw fish. The octopus was chewy and spicy but good. There was three courses. The hula dancers were awesome! I really liked the fire thrower and the snow goddess. Love, Amanda.

Day Four in Hawaii (Guest Post by AMANDA!)

Today we left Aunt Jacque's house and went to Coconut Island in Hilo, HI. We waded in the water there and looked at lots of Koy fish in the ponds. Me and my family went to the water falls (it was really hot hiking there!). We also went on a hike at the botanical gardens. At the end of the hike down we saw a beach. On the way back to the car we saw lots of sea turtles in the water. Then we came home and had dinner. Finally, we went to bed. My mom and I will post pictures to this post later. Love, Amanda.

Day Three in Hawaii (Guest Post by AMANDA!)

On our third day in Hawaii, we went to my Great Aunt's house in Volcanoes National Park. We saw an active volcano there. We also went through a lava tube. Then we went to a viewing area and saw the volcano erupt! After that we saw another volcano. (Nicole fell asleep in the car).

Finally, we went to bed. Love, Amanda.

Day Two in Hawaii (Guest Post by AMANDA!)

We went to a bunch of places with my grandma today. We went to the farmer's market and looked around. Then we went to a genuine Hawaiian grocery store and bought some different fruit. We bought a bunch of apple bananas (YUM!), a pineapple, and a coconut. Then we went to the ocean and had a picnic there. We also went snorkeling for the first time in Hawaii. We had lots of fun but didn't see many fish. The waves and salt water were a little scary to me. Finally we drove home and went to bed. Love, Amanda.

Hawaii - Day One (Guest post by AMANDA!)

I had to wake up at 6:00am this morning and ride a bus to the airport. When we got there I ate a quick breakfast. Then we went to my mom and dad because I had been with my grandma and Geri. When we got on the airplane it took a while to get in the air. When we were aloud to use electronics, I watched a movie on my dad's Zune. I also did some homework and listened to music. Finally, I got to play on my mom's computer. When we got to Hawaii we were really hot so we put on flip-flops. We finally got to the house and unpacked. There are lots of birds, dogs, people, and car noises here. It will take a while to get used to that. Love, Amanda

Surprise, surprise! I'm still here:)

I can't believe how fast life just keeps moving. I'm hoping to get back to really blogging this summer, with lots of exciting adventures planned with the kids and John. This month alone I've gone to Phoenix with John, gone to Great Wolf Lodge with the Girl Scouts and teh rest of the family, and I'm packing for Hawaii right now. Nate leaves tomorrow morning for 5th grade camp. What an exciting month!

I hope to post pictures from our many adventures, but don't expect to see any while I'm in Hawaii. I'm not sure we will have internet access in the house we're staying in.

I have to get back to packing if I'm ever going to be ready for our wonderful trip to Hawaii!