This Spring we were blessed to have an early celebration of our 25th anniversary (June 28 is the actual date). With gifts from friends and family and some freebies (free air fare, free motel stays, gift cards, car use, etc.) we were able to travel to Hawaii for two weeks. We got to stay on the Big Island for 3 nights at military lodging on the volcano crater’s edge and explore a good portion of the island.
This is the caldera near twilight.
We went snorkeling, enjoyed the yummy foods unique to the island, laid on the beach, hiked near water falls and lava tubes, perused historic sites and ventured into a valley accessible by 4 wheel drive vehicles. This next picture is of us in Wai pio Valley.
We spent the rest of our time on Oahu with the Cornell family. While there we got to visit the Cadence hospitality house run by the Cassidy family. We did some more hiking (once with Elba). We enjoyed more yummy Hawaiian food. We got to see Jesse (our son in law) save someone’s life. Yep, you read that right. Jesse even got a great write up about it on the Air Force web site.
It was wonderful to see our family and I loved having grandma time with Dawson. I got to ride in the back seat with him lots. He started playing his version of “peek a boo” by grabbing my hand and hiding his eyes. I would say…”Where’s Dawson?
He would then push my hand away and smile when I would say “there’s Dawson!”
Another highlight was attending the Easter Sunrise service on board the USS Missouri in Pearl Harbor.
We are grateful to God and to some of you for our wonderful trip. We are blessed to celebrate 25 years of marriage.
The following pics are of the Ali’i tour on Oahu.
We are very blessed.
