Slimed!!!!!

K had another break over Easter but since we had just been to Hawaii we stayed in town. We did have a big adventure! We went to a wild animal park that is a couple of hours south of Atlanta. I swear this place made me laugh until I cried! They recommend that you take the bus through the park or rent one of their vans. That all sounded dull so we drove our own car-I think I was lucky that my mirrors weren't knocked off or any lights broken. It took a few minutes to figure out that I had to roll my windows up. The animals stuck their heads in my window and would not budge-the girls were in the back seat with the treats. Once I had the windows up we were able to forge ahead. The girls (Aiden went with us) were a little leary at first but once they warmed up to the animals they had a blast. My car was covered in animal slobber!

Easter Guests

We had cousins in town for Easter and they brought along their foreign exchange student who is staying with them this year-Greggor from Germany. They also brought Greggor's friend Daniel who is from Denmark. These guys are so sweet and their English is flawless! K had a great time with the boys-as she calls them. The bunny brought baskets for everyone.

Magical last day

Every morning while we were in Hualalai K and I took an early morning walk looking for our friends the giant sea turtles. Last time we were there we saw them every morning, sunning themselves at that time of day when the light is just right. This year we looked for the turtles every morning but the water was so rough they could not come up on shore. But on our last day we saw whales while we were eating breakfast and a little later the turtles were up on the rocks. K spent the entire day exploring the tide pools, swimming and playing in the sand.

This is the life

According to K, this is the life!

Last Baby Tooth

K lost her last baby tooth while we were on vacation. We stayed up a little late (8PM!) and listened to the Hawaiian singers to celebrate.

King's Pond

Our hotel has a large salt water pool that is carved of out natural lava rock. It is stocked with 3,500 fish. There must be at least 50 different kinds of fish in the pond. Our favorite is the spotted eagle ray. In the morning kids can feed the fish and in the afternoon there is a special feeding for the eagle rays. They come right up and eat out of your hand. This is also a great, very safe place to snorkel. K spent hours and hours snorkeling.

Can you see the flowery flounder by K's foot?


Here are 2 flowery flounders-they really blend in with the rocks

Torch Guy

The highpoint of dinner every evening was when torch guy (as we call him) would fly by as he was running though the resort lighting all of the torches. He stops after each torch and blows into his shell. The place where we stayed is lit entirely by torches with a few small lights that illuminate the footpaths. It is magical when you arrive at night. The drive to the resort from the Kona airport is very dark and once you turn off the main road there are no lights. The first time you visit it is a little eerie because it is so dark and all you see are the torches. Once your eyes adapt is so beautiful and truly relaxing.