Our First Visitor!!!

The past week was just like heaven! Kristy came and stayed with us for a week! We were able to do so many fun things and it was so nice to have someone to hangout with and help me with Julien. We loved having her here and were so sad to see her go.
Wednesday was her first day here, the boys took her on a hike up to Manoa Falls. Later that afternoon we went down to Waikiki Beach and to the International Market Place.



Thursday morning started early...Janelle took us and Nancy to Laie to go to the temple. After the temple we went to costco, something Nancy and I normally just dream about since it is pretty much impossible to go without a car. After the temple we picked the boys up from school and went to the mall. We ended the night with Grey's Anatomy and the office...gotta love Thursdays!


Friday morning Kristy, Julien and I went to Pearl Harbor which was really neat. Later that afternoon we went back to Waikiki to go boogie boarding and walk around the shops.






Saturday was nuts...we did SO much but it was SO much fun! We drove all the way around the island. Our first stop was the Dole Plantation which was ok...a little overrated. We then stopped for snow cones at a famous snow cone shack...seriously! I normally don't even like them but they were delicious. I don't know what their secret it but they are dang good! After that we went to Sharks Cove to go snorkeling. It was a cool little spot with tons of fish however I couldn't actually force myself to go in deeper than my knees because I am terrified of sharks...so swimming in a place called sharks cove didn't seem like the best idea. Our next stop was Sunset Beach to watch the surfers. We got there and there was a surf competition going on...i was soooo excited! I have been wanting to go to one since we got here. It was so cool to watch...those guys are nuts! We then went to the temple grounds and had a picnic...it was pouring rain but we still had fun. We ended the night by taking Kristy to dinner at Outback...we never get to go out to dinner so it was a big deal for us, we enjoyed it thoroughly.








Sunday was a nice relaxing day...well after church was over. We had our primary program during sacrament, which was a little chaotic but went better than expected. The next two hours however were an absolute nightmare. They decided to have lunch for the kids in the gym and pretty much just let them run wild for two hours. I was pretty much babysitting for the entire ward. After church though we came home and had a really nice dinner with Paul and Nancy. We went for a drive up to the Pali Lookout and then to Punchbowl Memorial. That night we came home and watched Emma Smith. It was a nice day.



Monday was Kristy's last day so we decided to go to the beautiful Waimanalo Beach in the morning to get some sun and boogie board. The waves were really weak but Kristy was able to get one good wave. We then picked the boys up from school and went to Hanauma Bay to snorkel and I got to see my first TURTLE! I was pretty excited but a little nervous it was HUGE!




It was a wonderful week-the best we have had so far...thanks for coming to visit Kristy! We look forward to having other visitors...SOON!