Last Saturday Ethan got baptized. What a great day we had. We are so proud of Ethan and his decision to get baptized! Erick and Ethan went over to the church right after lunch to clean and fill the font. I think that was really good for Ethan, because he was able to see it and know a little of what to expect.
We had a short program in the chapel and then headed outside to the font.
After Ethan was baptized, I walked into the bathroom with him and he was giddy with delight.
When they walked back into the chapel all the young women and kids came up to Ethan and each gave him a candy lei. You should have seen the look on Ethan's face! He felt the love that the members of our Hanalei branch have for him, and that was priceless!
Then, when it was time to get confirmed and Ethan went up front, guess who was right there next to him...Izzie! Brother Colburn, who was conducting said, "Ethan, that is what it is like to have the Holy Ghost... a constant companion." ( :
Here is the newest member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in the Hanalei Branch and his sister! We are all so proud of you Ethan. We love you!
Aloha!
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Ethan is an official Cub Scout! He is really looking forward to all the fun things his troop will get to do. The Pinewood Derby is on Wednesday, and he is so excited!
Look how handsome he is in his uniform!
Izzie thinks she is a Cub Scout too.
Aloha!
Ethan is getting baptized!
We are so proud of Ethan and his decision to get baptized! We wish you all could be here with us on his special day, but we know you will be here in spirit!
I love this fence!
Walking on the beach the other day, we met the guy who owns this house. He is responsible for some of those great British 80's bands to have a record label! Yep, he signed The Cure, Radio Head, A Flock of Seagulls, Bananarama....the list goes on.
Here is our belated Easter picture...notice the chocolate cupcake all over both of them...Auntie Diana gave an Easter treat after church. (It was even in Izzie's nose).
Have a great weekend everyone!
The question is always...When are you coming??? ( :
Aloha!
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Surf Board fence
That is what Izzie calls our new friend. He has been hanging out at our house and loves our front porch area! He is our green anole! Isn't he cute?
They do this when they are wanting to mate. What he is displaying is called a dewlap.
It has been really fun to watch him.
Aloha!
We went to the Hanalei Easter Egg Hunt last Saturday...they started with a program...that lasted an hour. Izzie was interested since the Easter Bunny and the Big Bad Wolf were there...
Ethan wasn't so interested, he just wanted to get to the beach.
All we had to tell her was there is candy in the eggs!
The girl has a bigger sweet tooth than I do.
Showing her bounty...this is the first Easter that Izzie "gets it."
don't know what's up with this smile...( : Grrr
"Look Mom!"
Happy Easter.
Aloha!
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We went down to Poipu last week and saw Spouting Horn. It is a cool lava shelf and it sounds like there is a dragon living in there!
Spouting Horn frequently spurts salt water 50 feet into the air. This particular blow hole is different from others around Hawaii as there is another hole nearby that only blows air, making the loud groaning sound.
As with most things in Hawaii, there is a legend.
This coast was guarded by a large mo'o (lizard) who ate everyone who tried to fish or swim there. One day, a man named Liko entered the water. When the mo'o went to attack him, he swam under the lava shelf and escaped through the hole. The mo'o became stuck and was never able to get out. The groaning is the cry of hunger and pain from the lizard still trapped under the rocks.
I don't know if you can see it, but there are a couple of turtles
swimming in between the lava rock.
Poipu is on the south shore, which is the dryer, or leeward side of the island.
Aloha!
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We went into town the other day and on the way home we stopped here.
The kids loved this tree.
"Cheeeese"
On to another topic...aren't these "keiki" (kids) cute!
Aloha!
