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Category Archives: travel
Surviving a Scuba Vacation With Teens
This past week our family went on a scuba diving vacation to Bonaire. It was an interesting experiment in togetherness while participating in a sporting activity. I learned a lot of things, including the fact that staying with three … Continue reading
Posted in ABC Islands, Bonaire, Brothers, comedy, daily post, faith, Family, family vacation, Inspirational, living, Post of the Day, postaday, Scuba Diving, Sons, Teens, travel
Tagged air gauge, coral reef, family vacation, ocean, open water dive, Post of the Day, postaday, scuba diving, sons, teens, travel, underwater photography, vacation
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Beyond The Shadow Of A Doubt
Wednesday was the beginning of a weekend that left me speechless. It began with an irate phone call from my brother who has issues with substance abuse and violence. Over the years I have become quite good at filtering … Continue reading
Posted in aging, faith, Family, Inspirational, living, Post of the Day, postaday, travel
Tagged cars, conflict, faith, God, life, living, Post of the Day, postaday, stressful events, transportation, travel, vacation
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Punchbowl Crater
Punchbowl Crater, or Hawaiian National Cemetery is the last place we toured. My husband and I had been there 13 years before to lay flowers on my maternal Grandfather’s grave. We decided to repeat the performance with the boys this … Continue reading
Posted in aging, faith, Family, Hawaii, Hawaiian National Cemetery, memorials, Mom of Special Needs Kids, Mothers of Multiples, nostalgia, Oahu, Pacific Theater, Pacific War, parenting, Post of the Day, postaday, Punchbowl Crater, Soldiers, Sons, Teens, travel, vacation, Waikiki Beach, WWII
Tagged hawaii, Hawaiian National Cemetery, hilton hawaiian village, marines, military, Punchbowl Crater, travel, truk island, vacation, Waikiki, WWII, WWII the Pacific Theater
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Hanauma Bay
Ok, slight departure from plan, but now with nothing more exciting than me spilling honey all over the front passengers seat of my car this morning (nasty mess it was, too) I can move on with our trip to Hanauma … Continue reading
Posted in Brothers, daily post, faith, Family, family vacation, Hanauma Bay, Hawaii, Inspirational, Mom of Special Needs Kids, Mothers of Multiples, Oahu, Photography, Post of the Day, postaday, Sons, travel, vacation, Waikiki Beach
Tagged Hanauma Bay, hawaii, Post of the Day, postaday, Snorkeling, travel, vacation, Waikiki Beach
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Polynesian Cultural Center
One of the things we wanted to do with the boys while in on Oahu was the Polynesian Cultural Center. The Polynesian Cultural Center is 13.5 acres divided into seven villages each representing seven Polynesian Islands; Samoa, Hawaii, Fiji, Tahiti, … Continue reading
Posted in Aotearoa, Family, family vacation, Fiji, Hawaii, Marquesas, New Zealand, Oahu, Polynesian Cultural Center, Samoa, Tahiti, Tonga, travel, Versatile Blogger Award
Tagged Aotearoa, breath of life, Brigham Young University, family travel, fiji, hawaii, Laie Hawaii LDS Oahu, Marquesas, mormon temple, New Zealand, Polynesian Cultural Center, polynesian islands, Samoa, tahiti, tonga, travel, vacation
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Photo Challenge: Two Subjects
The Campanile de Giotto is the Bell Tower next to the Duomo in Florence, Italy. Designed in 1334 by Giotto di Bondone, it is 414 steps and 278 feet up in the air. The staircase is spiral with a hollow … Continue reading
Posted in Bell Tower, Duomo, Florence, Italy, postaday, travel, vacation
Tagged Bell Tower, Campanile de Giotto, Duomo, Florence, Italy, stairs
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Pearl Harbor
Last Monday while on Oahu, we visited Pearl Harbor. DH and I had been thirteen years ago, and spent several hours there. This time we did everything, and spent pretty much the whole day. Aside from a small amount of … Continue reading
Posted in Hawaii, Pearl Harbor, Pearl Harbor Museums, Politics, travel, USS Arizona, USS Bowfin, USS Missouri, vacation, Waikiki Beach, Weapons, WWII, WWII missiles
Tagged anchor chain, attack on pearl harbor, Family, ford island, hawaii, history, Pearl Harbor, Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum, postaday, sea burial, submarines, travel, USS Arizona, USS Bowfin, USS Missouri, vacation, Vintage Aircraft Museum, Waikiki, WWII, WWII Bombs, WWII history
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The Art of Sunscreen
We arrived in Hawaii on Saturday around 2:30 PM Hawaiian time (or 8:30PM EST). Tuesday was our first day of being able to sleep past 5:30AM. By the time we adjusted to the new time zone, it would be time … Continue reading
Posted in aging, Brothers, Family, Hawaii, Mothers of Multiples, parenting, postaday, Sons, Sunburn, Sunscreen, Teens, travel, vacation, Waikiki Beach
Tagged dogwood bloom, hawaii, hawaiian time, nature, outdoors, overcast day, postaday, sunburn, sunscreen, travel, vacation, Waikiki Beach
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Surf Boards and Brothers
On spring break we took trip we had been dreaming about for a long time. We had been wanting to take the boys to Hawaii since they were little, but with three so close, and all the other issues, I … Continue reading
Posted in Brothers, Family, Mom of Special Needs Kids, Mothers of Multiples, parenting, Photography, Post of the Day, Sons, Teens, travel, vacation
Tagged Family, hawaii, honolulu, postaday2012, sons, wailkiki beach
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It’s a New Year…
Well, it’s a new year–16 days in already, and I am truly glad. The end of last year was a tough one, and I began my New Year with a new resolution: let it go. Whatever it is. Anything that … Continue reading
Posted in daily post, marathons, travel, vacation
Tagged first marathon, marathon experience
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