Move in Day Take 2!
Our stuff is here! Move in day went smoothly, and these guys were fast. Everything was in the house and out of boxes by 3 pm! I hope to post again soon with an updated "Where It Happens" post, so you can see our new digs.

Perhaps the highlight of the day for the girls was when one of the movers broke open a mattress box, and they pulled out the colored pencils to create a mural. Good times!

Teatime on the Lanai
This might become one of our favorite traditions here: making a big pitcher of fun iced tea and a "fancy" snack to enjoy on the covered back porch about once a week. Our tea concoctions so far include watermelon green tea, mint tea, and orange pomegranate tea. Usually we pair these with a fruit and something sweet. Yummm!

Makapu'u Lighthouse Trail

It's so bright! (Poor Monkey, we'll bring sunglasses next time).
That's Koko Crater behind them.

The house may not be fully sorted out yet, but on Saturday we decided we needed a mild adventure. We headed for the Lighthouse Trail, a paved 2-mile trail with a 500 foot increase in elevation. So, of course, Daddy and Lion decided to run it! They said it was a good run, but both admitted that after living in Tidewater for two years, they were no longer conditioned for hill running. Monkey, Bug, and I decided to take our time, enjoy the spectacular views, and read some of the informational signs along the way. Things we learned: The nearby mountain is Koko Crater, a long extinct volcano. We'll need to come back in the winter months, so we can see whales! You can also see the nearest island, Molokai, from here. The lighthouse was built after a horrible shipwreck in the late 1800s. 

There's the lighthouse! Unfortunately, it's not currently
accessible (I hear they're doing repairs to the trail).

We got Lion to stand still long enough to snap a photo!