First time hiking the Santa Monica Mountains. Really beautiful.
Mar 5, 2017
Santa Monica Mountains
Mar 27, 2008
Getty Museum, Los Angeles
My brother Warren drove to California from Oregon (a 14 hour drive, one way!) to visit us for a few days. We took him to the Getty Museum since he had never been there before. The J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center in Los Angeles houses European paintings, drawings, sculpture, illuminated manuscripts, decorative […]
Mar 15, 2008
Aidan’s 2nd Birthday Party, Las Vegas
Our nephew Aidan (Justin’s brother’s son) turned two this year and celebrated with his grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins… babies everywhere!
Mar 8, 2008
Bethany & Caitlin’s Girl Scout Dinner, Hilo
My sisters Bethany & Caitlin, along with their Girl Scout troop, planned and executed a dinner in honor of their parents. They prepared the menu, helped make the food, and were such cute little waitresses!
Mar 1, 2008
Party at Kuki’o, Kona
Justin, my brother Jason, his girlfriend Scarlett, and I joined my mom & step-dad for a party at Kukio. Booze plus music equals boogie time.
Mar 1, 2008
Bethany & Caitlin’s Girl Scout Presentation, Hilo
My sisters Bethany & Caitlin, along with their Girl Scout troop, did a presentation on China for World Day. They made a poster board full of facts, brought a Chinese dress, a game, and even fortune cookies!
Feb 28, 2008
Lava Flow, Kalapana
Kilauea was erupting and had some major movement during Justin’s & my visit to the Big Island of Hawaii. My dad is a Professor of Geology at the University of Hawaii at Hilo and offered to take us out to see the lava flow. So my dad, my sisters Bethany & Caitlin, Justin and I […]
Feb 28, 2008
‘Imiloa, Hilo
Justin, my family, and I went to the planetarium at ‘Imiloa, the Astronomy Center of Hawaii. It is the first planetarium in the world to have 3D stereoscopic capabilities. They have a digital full-dome planetarium with a 5.1 audio surround sound system. We watched the “Dawn of the Space Age” 3D movie, and got to […]
Feb 27, 2008
Bethany & Caitlin’s Art Class, Hilo
My sisters Bethany & Caitlin took a mixed media art class at Hilo Art & Glass Supply. I visited them on their last day of class and got to see all their wonderful artwork!
Feb 26, 2008
Thurston Lava Tube, Volcano Village
Justin, my brother Jason, his girlfriend Scarlett, their two kids Isis & Nahiku, and I walked through the Thurston Lava Tube at the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Lava tubes are natural conduits through which lava travels beneath the surface of a lava flow. The Thurston Lava Tube formed about 350-500 years ago. At that time […]
