People Pics in Paradise

Pictures of people I love, taken during our vacation on Kauai,
in no particular order:

Sarah loved the water and would happily walk in up to her
neck! We only allowed her to play in the surf if she was attached to one of the adults.
Here she is with her daddy. Mara is snorkeling nearby.

Snorkeling
From top to bottom:
Gavin, Mara, Sirena

The water was quite shallow, less than knee-deep
even out where Gavin was snorkeling.

Mason hated the sand. He hated the water.
Every time a wave came, he said, "Stop!"
We finally reconciled him to the experience
by encouraging him to throw the sand into the water.

Not the best photo I have ever posed for, but I am in so few...
The Ergo carriers were wonderful!
On this outing, I wore Mason and Bryan wore Sadie.
We climbed up and down rocks with ease.

By the end of the outing Mason was a real grump.
This pic was taken over my shoulder, he is in the carrier on my back.

Here we are again, from a wider angle.
He was crying, "Stop. Give it to me, NOW!"

Madelyn with fins on our lanai.
This is the only place she wore fins as snorkeling wasn't her thing.

Sirena with fins. She hated to take them off and would
walk up the beach flipping sand everywhere.

Sirena and Gavin at a lookout point in Waimea Canyon.
(Note: these swimsuits worked really well. Modest coverage plus SPF 50!
This saved me from trying to apply sunscreen to ticklish places.

Mara being shy.

Sarah looks a lot like her daddy did at this age!


Sadie and Mason on one of the sick days.
Notice the very important blankies, cuddled close in 85 degree weather with high humidity. Ugh, too warm for me.
I discovered that leather furniture is a plus when you have barfy toddlers.


Mason in a rare happy moment. When he is sick, he is cranky.
This photo was taken at the Kamalani Playground
(similiar to our Imagination Station or Fantasy Forest), and
we made a trip to the park just to play on the playground.

Good feelings gone.

Of course, there are many, many more photos. When I have a chance, I'll post more with stories. Life was and is very busy now that we are home. Our focus turned to Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread, which concluded Tuesday night at sundown. Now we are counting down to the Feast of Weeks. April is also full of birthdays so we are preparing to party after the taxes are filed. As I have long maintained, nothing is certain but death, taxes and laundry.