Day: April 7, 2008

My birthday at Saltpond

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!

Leilani loves to pick flowers

We went kayaking up the Hanapepe river

No Leilani paddle backwards!

Our campsite

Good morning everyone!

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.

Bicycling, cousins and junior truckers

Andy’s cousin Liz and her husband Loyd came to visit us

Leilani still loves books – her recent favorite is the “Popcorn Dragon”

We got a used bike seat for $20 – and added one more thing to our cardio-portfolio :-)

Leilani loves tatoos. She started out with little cute Nemos, Dolphins and Hello Kitties and moved on to Thomas the train, then some Beetles and bugs, but now she arrived at the full sized trucker tattoos – last weekend at Saltpond some of the locals asked us if it was a real tattoo!!!!