Summer Fun in 2010

Just to bring everyone up to date on what Dave and I have been up to this summer so far, I have a few pictures to share! Some from Hawaii, for those who haven't seen them yet, and some from the Strawberry Days Rodeo. Hope you are all doing well!

My niece, Aubrie, did the Mutton Busting event in the rodeo

This is a waterfall that we found on the last day of our trip. Pretty!

Dave doing his modeling poses for the camera - Good old David. Gotta love him!

We went to a luau that had all you can eat Hawaiian buffet and all sorts of Hawaiian dances - hula, fire dances, etc. It was REALLY cool! Since I took hula lessons in high school, it was really neat to see it done professionally.

Dave had his 25th birthday in Hawaii and we celebrated with a guava cake - yummy! Happy Birthday David.
We went on a snorkeling trip where the ship took us to places just off the coast that had great snorkeling opportunities. We saw all sorts of fish and plant-life. VERY cool! As you can see, we are having fun with the snorkeling gear. In this picture it is (my sisters) Jenny, Melanie, Me, and Dave.

Sea Turtles! We were able to swim with sea turtles at one of the snorkeling locations. What an amazing experience it was to swim within 5 feel of these creatures. I don't have the words to explain. The captain then took us to a location where you couldn't swim, but there were dozens of turtles surfacing for air. So, I was able to get a picture!

This is me and my niece (2 1/2 years old) making sand castles on the beach just a short walk away from our condo. Aubrie is so cute.

Dave and I on the beach - good memories.

This is taken from the balcony of the condo that we stayed at. We were able to see a rainbow over the ocean each morning. Can anyone say 'paradise'?

I all enjoy the pictures. We truly had a great time and I particularly loved being with my family. EVERYONE was able to attend (including my sisters new husband and his son) so there was some great bonding time. Most of all though, I loved that I was able to share it with Dave. We had some great memories and experiences that we will remember for a long time. Families are a blessing and I'm glad to have such a wonderful group of people to associate with.