Hawaii

My Mom and Dad recently returned from an LDS mission in Cameroon, Africa. They were kind enough to organize a family reunion for their children and their families in Hawaii. I believe there were 32 of us altogether. It was probably the first time we have all been together in a decade. We spent 10 days on the island of Oahu and had a wonderful time. We miss Hawaii.

There were sea turtles all over. We saw a handful of them while snorkeling.

We spent time over the course of 2 days at the Polynesian Cultural Center. They put on such a wonderful show there.

According to the tour books, Hanauma Bay is the place to go for snorkeling. I really enjoyed Hanauma, but I felt that we saw more fish and a greater variety of sea life at Shark's Cove.

Here is the whole clan crammed into the same canoe at the PCC.

This is the beautiful hotel we stayed at. This is a view from the back patio. All 32 of us fit into 3 separate villas. The hotel is called Turtle Bay and is located on the North Shore of Oahu.

Here is the whole family.

Adoption

For those who don't already know, Peter and I are in the process of adopting a little baby. We have been married for 4 years now without any luck of getting pregnant, so we felt it was time to explore other options.

We are really excited and if anyone knows any expectant mothers who are interested in adoption, please let us know!

As part of the application process, we have to put together a photo collage of ourselves so birth moms can look at it and decide if we are the right parents for their child. Peter and I are not very good at taking pictures, so we had a good friend of ours, Kaela Cusack, take some pictures of us. Here are some of the pictures she took.