a few lasts....

Aloha oe, aloha oe,
E ke onaona noho i ka lipo
One fond embrace, a hoi ae au
Until we meet again, until we meet again

Its tradition to sing aloha oe to families that are leaving the ward while ward members present you with hugs and lei's.  Lets just say it was an emotional last sunday for us.  We were asked to speak for our last sunday, which wouldn't be so bad, except we were already so stressed and had already shipped our things (which means no computer to look things up or type a talk and no printer to print it out).  it was a little rough, but we made it through and just lost it when they sang.  Palehua Ward has left a lasting impression of what Aloha truly means and we will miss our ward family dearly.

The kids last swim class with Mr. Curtis.

The kids love him. thanks to Mr. Curtis at 5 braden can 

swim the length of the pool on his front (with side breathing), backstroke, he can side swim,

dive to the bottom of the deep end, swim elementary backstroke, and feels

completely comfortable in the pool.

Camiron at 3 yo can swim the length of the pool on her front and her back. It 

takes her some time because she is so little, but she is diligent and keeps on going.  

I love that she can swim on her belly and if she gets out of breath or tired

 she will flip over to her back and do a back float until she is recovered  and then keep going.

a last day of swimming with our buddy dillian.  he came to see us at our Ko Olina hotel that we 

lived in for the last week on the island.

Troy somehow still got stuck going to scout camp our last few days.  he went

monday and tuesday and we flew out thursday.  I was not happy about it, but

he did love getting to spend a last night with the boys.

a last trip to waimea bay falls with moms club friends.  My kids always love this

hike and they of course swam at waterfall at the end.  We had to borrow backpacks

and a stroller because we didn't have the things we needed- so thanks friends for

making it happen for us!