The catch of the day!

We spent a lovely Saturday afternoon at the Hoomaluhia Botanical Garden for a ward primary activity. Nate and I couldn't get over how beautiful this place was! Heaven on earth! Quiet, tranquil, majestic all rolled into one. The highlight was fishing in the lake with a bamboo poll and watching little Edison's face light up when we pulled a big orange fish! Another sweet moment to add to our Hawaii Bank of Memories.

If you ever come to Oahu, come and visit this place! http://maps.google.com/maps/place?rls=com.microsoft:en-us&oe=UTF-8&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=botanical+garden+in+Kaneohe&fb=1&gl=us&hq=botanical+garden&hnear=Kaneohe,+HI&cid=6085936552712260703

The $6 dollar mango

Ok, this isn't the most exciting of posts, but I have to tell someone that I paid $6 for a single piece of fruit. It just kind of seemed like a big deal when we purchased it. It was a huge Kona King mango, and we were kind of sucked into buying it by a sweet lady in China Town. But we justified it as an "investment" in our Hawaii Bank of Memories. Was biting into a thick piece of sweet juicy mango worth $6? You bet it was.

King Kamehameha Day Parade

Living in the city gives us instant access to all the events downtown. This is the Kamehameha Day parade, commemorating King Kamehameha V. It's a holiday as well! Wahoo, gotta love Hawaii.

Here is the King Kamehameha Statue adorned in leis from the city.

Here is the king himself!

The lovely Princess of Kauai.

Ok, lets be honest. This post was really for this picture of the Kings Guards. Check them out! Huge! That's real Hawaiian blood there. We all stood in awe.

On the Mothers Day Menu...

Look at this, a delicious spam and veggie omelet, orange marmalade toast with a beautifully arrayed plate of fruit, all served on the best cookie sheet we have. That is breakfast in bed.

Not to mention the cute servers that brought it in. I love this little guy. Without him I would not even be having breakfast in bed.

And check out dinner! Ribs, corn green beans and mashed potatoes. A very happy Mothers day to me. Compliments to my sweet and wonderful husband, Chef Nate.

Edison Broke the Bank

No, he really did...the whole piggy bank cracked straight down the middle.
BUT...



...turns out there was $20.00 in change in that piggy bank. So, thanks to Edison we treated ourselves to a nice dinner at Ruby Tuesdays. Thank you Edison, and to all that loose change we saved up.

Happy 2 Year Anniversary!

Happy 2nd Year Anniversary!

Fall 2007 -Our first kiss...

May 2010- 2nd year Anniversary

May 2009- Our 1st year anniversary

May 2010- Our 2nd year anniversary

And so many more to come....

Did I Mention We're Moving to Buffalo?

So we'll be trading this.....

For this.....

Yep, come August we're leaving this gorgeous paradise and moving to Buffalo New York. Nate will be getting his Masters in Financial Economics. We are excited for the adventure, but very, very sad to leave. Edison and I are making sure to get in as many beach days as we possibly can. Ah! So sad!