We got some facepaints and that was my first try…
Month: April 2008
Like most of our trips we went camping – Aiea heights has a great campground, close to the airport, close to downtown, but pretty rainy. This time we only had one rainy night though.
Most of Saturday we spent at the children’s museum.
Leilani likes the caleidoscope, and she called her reflections “All my friends…”
One of her favorites was this rabbit cage. She made sure the bunnies had enough carrots to eat, and tried to rescue them from other children who put them on a leash. Interestingly she went to the birdcage, and took all the birds out and proclaimed that birds do not go in a cage, they should be free…
Firefighters are a big hit, since she played with Makanakai 2 weeks ago.
We went to a little beach near Ala Moana in the late afternoon
AT an Indian restaurant (India Cafe, good but too greasy) we discovered that curl…
She loves too ride escalators (still calls them alligator though)
Our main purpose of the trip: The Academy of arts Bhutan exhibition. Unfortunately it was not allowed to photograph the exhibition, but that’s what the outside looks like:
Leilani loves the colorful prayerflags
Monday we went hiking. We, especially Leilani hoped to find an old airplane crash site. She was disappointed because we did not see the broken airplane, and then launched into a long story how Makanakai knew exactly where the airplane had crashed, and that she wanted to ask him but was too afraid and shy to do it…
Munday afternoon we went to visit the Byodo-In Temple in Kaneohe
It has an enormous Buddha statue
Leilani enjoyed feeding the animals almost as much as chasing them.
Leilani has a new hobby – one that keeps her occupied for a long time, and really results in beautiful bouquets:
I found a bag of silk flowers on a yard sale and wanted to make a wreath. When Leilani inspected the content, she found the green florist’s foam and asked what it was, so I just stuck one flower in to show her. She sat down in the middle of all the flowers, and sang and hummed while making her first arrangements, all color coordinated, and twice after she went back and made 2 more.
Like last year we spent my birthday weekend camping at Saltpond. As usual we stuff the car as full as we can – and then strap the kayak to the roof.
Raya and Jaya came to visit with their dads, and then we went out for dinner – to Bobbbies in Hanapepe, a very local place, great food although a bit on the greasy side.
Alain, Carey and Raya had just come home from Disneyland, Andy is borrowing the Rasta-Mikey hat
We let the girls ride on the carousel in front of the Hanapepe Big Save
What a surprise – a cake! And a real good one too!
We went kayaking up the Hanapepe river
Raya came to visit a second time with Carey
Carey practiced the “Shaka” with the girls
I’m cold. Don’t take my picture. I am hiding!
“Look Leilani, there is a whale…” Andy thought I did permanent psychological damage to her by lying to her about the whale… but it made her look. By the time the photo was taken she already knew she had been tricked and frowned
Last photo before we took down the tent – well before Andy took down the tent – Carey, Raya, Leilani and I spent that time at the brew pub in Waimea.