Why is this ocean SO TURQUOISE?

Days 9 & 10 - This is why I love Hawaii so much - because of this beautiful beach. It is just amazing and the pictures don't come close to doing it justice.
Kailua Beach

Lei makers' fresh leis at International Marketplace

Beautiful Kailua Beach and beautiful girls

Amanda and Alyssa with the colors of the ocean towels

Donna and Gail at Kailua Beach

Day 10 - A trip to the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial

Alyssa and Amanda in front of the U.S.S. Arizona mural

On the Memorial

BONUS PICTURES -

I tried to take THIS picture-

And got THIS picture instead -

This one of course goes without saying - some showoff at Kailua Beach

Drive Around the Island

Days 7 & 8....We started out at Kailua Beach until it started to rain, then we had to go to Plan B, which was to shop, and pick up Amanda early from BYU-H. And this is what we saw on the trip from Kailua to Laie, and then from Laie to Ko'Olina. It was a great day!
State flower of Hawaii - hibiscus - biggest I've ever seen!

Me and Alyssa at Kailua Beach, before the rain

Kailua, beautiful Kailua

Koo'lau mountain range, Kam Highway

Banyan tree on Kam Highway. "How far away? Philadelphia, PA..."

Chinaman's Hat State Park

Amanda and her roommate Barbara from Chile

Chocolate Haupia pie from Ted's Bakery at Sunset Beach - YUM.

Pineapple, pineapple!

My dear friend Debbi

Sisters, sisters....Ko'Olina Lagoon at sunset

Amanda and Alyssa at the Iilani Resort Hotel poolside

Enjoying fruit drinks at Ko'Olina Grill

MY BONUS PICTURE OF THE DAY: Sunset at Ko'Olina

**These pictures are not postcards. We took them ourselves!**

Aloha Nui Loa!

Days 5 & 6 were awesome! Too many pictures to choose from. Here are the lucky winners
Mokapu'u Beach

Sandy Beach

This is how we spent our Memorial Day - how was yours?

Fly-by over Punchbowl Cemetery - National Cemetery of the Pacific

All war veterans at this cemetery

Gail and Amanda in Amanda's dorm

Ted's Bakery, North Shore - Sunset Beach

Waimea Bay and a beach beauty

Waimea Bay

Not bad for shrimp from a dirty van - we shared a plate like this for $12. Not bad at all.

Best shrimp on Oahu

Laie, HI Temple

BYU-Hawaii, Gail and Amanda

Haleiwa Bridge with Alyssa, Amanda, and Ally (Amanda's friend at school)

Haleiwa Beach Park and my favorite Flame Bush tree

BONUS PICTURES! DAYS 5 & 6

Some people can handle a bee flying around them. Others can't. Hanauma Bay

These chickens are EVERYWHERE here. WHY?

Days 3 and 4 in Hawaii

Kailua 2009 - A recap of days 3 & 4 in paradise

Ken, this picture is for you. Remember these phone booths? They've been here since the 1970s, if not before. 

Kailua Beach - Gail and Amanda

More Kailua Beach

Our home for the next two weeks

And more of our home...isn't it cute? It's really clean and nice

Buzz's in Kailua. The Mahi Mahi was delicious! 

A trip to Ala Moana shopping center for the all-important See's

Ready for Sunday in their cute new mu'u-mu'us

Sisters, sisters....going to Kailua 2nd Ward

And our BONUS PICTURES for the day.....

If they didn't have these here, we'd think we were in heaven

Gail is our hero! She's the only one that would brave the roach while the rest of us ran around screaming and covering our faces. I was on a chair, Alyssa was on the counter, Amanda was all over the place - it's too bad we didn't take a video for the sound effects. 

We're having a great time. We'll miss you soon. We think.