Camping on the Ridge in Sunset, HI

Last week we went camping in the mountain ridges on North Shore. It turned out to be quite the adventure, complete with a mysterious hovering helecopter, strange sounds in the night, and ground too hard to sleep much. (at least for Brett - turns out I can sleep anywhere)
I can't wait to go again!

brett's bodacious burn

here is what happens when you go to the beach 2 days in a row - after not going to the beach for 3 weeks.

turns out you get to have a new sleeping partner - a fan. (this is in addition to the 3 fans that regularly blow on our bed)

A Night Out on the Town

On December 1st, Brett and I went to see The Lion King in Honolulu. The tickets were a christmas gift from Andrea, who I teach with at Kahuku.
It was amazing! That night, we stayed downtown for the annual Honolulu City Lights festival and night parade. fun times.

Grocery Shopping Blues

We were reminded the other day of why money seems to flow out of our pockets so quickly here in Hawaii. The food here just costs too much and we find ourselves making the same recipes all the time. We have already looked into the shopping and farmers markets in San Jose, and its looking promising. Bring on the good deals!!!

"Free from Labor" Day

We had a great Labor Day, and played all day in the sun at Lani Kai Beach in Kailua.