Aloha!

The week of November 5th was spent in beautiful Hawaii. We had great weather with only the first day being a bit muggy.

Most of the time (for me) was spent lazing around the pool and reading. Trav attended his conference and conducted a session on attracting and admitting homeschoolers.

We climbed Diamond Head. I must admit that we were totally unprepared for the climb. I had flipflops and Trav was wearing Crocs. We had one small water bottle between us and a Halloween size bag of sweettarts (for the low blood sugar). Luckily, we were fine and the view was worth it (top photo). I couldn't resist taking a pic of my feet. This photo was taken at the peak. I was seriously the only one wearing this type of footwear. That is what I mean by being unprepared. If you look closely, you can see a blister on the right side of my right foot. Pretty pedicure, no?

We spent some time on Waikiki Beach and enjoyed strolling up and down the beach.

We also visited the Dole Plantation and enjoyed the drive through Laie and the North Shore. Do you see how huge our pineapple split was? It was refreshing and yummy. I forget how much I love fresh pineapple

Not a lot of driving (yeah) and true relaxation was the theme of this trip.

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October 27-29 took us to Colorado! We enjoyed a very fun-filled weekend with the wonderful Hill family.

We went to the Cheesecake Factory on Friday night after we got into town.

Saturday was the big game. We drove from Littleton to Colorado Springs. It was a gorgeous day! We had great seats on the 3rd row. This photo of one of the BYU touchdowns was without my zoom. The other photo is of darling Lindsay and Cosmo.

Sunday was also great because we were in town for their Primary Presentation. I was such the proud aunt of Kimball, Lela and Lindsay. Lindsay sang a solo and she was pitch perfect and brought tears to my eyes.

I feel so blessed to be a part of their family. I was also proud of Brad who is learning to drive and took us to the airport. Very competent!

Maine seems so long ago...

Yes, if I wasn't before, I am now an official blog slacker! For all my blog fans (hee hee) know, we could still be in Maine. But, alas, no. I have so much to tell. So, here we go for the recap.

We did go to Bar Harbor. It was a long drive after driving a couple hours the day before. However, it was incredibly beautiful. The one downside of the trip was that my photos just didn't capture the gorgeous colors. Yummy chowder and lobster bisque were highlights.

That night, Trav had his Ed Conference in Topsham. It was hugely successful, but by the end of the day, we were very tired and my backside was numb.

Next day took us back to Boston. We had some time prior to his Ed Conf in Boston so we went over to Harvard Square and the Coop. The next day we went into the city and walked some of the Freedom Trail. This pic is Trav on the phone (ahem!) right outside Fanueil Hall. It was a beautiful day and it was fun to revisit some of our old haunts.

Prior to getting on our flight home, we drove out to Quincy (pronounced "Qwinsee") to see the home of John Adams. That was fun but we didn't have time to take the full tour. We attempted to see the Boston Tea Party monument but it was under construction, but we looked out into the Harbor and said, "well, there it is!" A bit of a bust, but overall, the trip was great. I think we calculated our driving miles to be somewher in the 700s. Whew!