Vocation

Charli just drew this great picture!

First day of first grade

Kaneohe house

My uncle Alan has a lovely house with a beautiful Japanese garden. The koi pond is very popular with the kids - Al gives them each a cup of fish food and the fish jump all around.

There might have been some other feeding going on as well...

Aloha girl

We rented a house with a pool right next to Kailua beach, and we're making excellent use of it! Note to self: summer 2014 - Charli learns to swim.

Arthur's Rock

The responsible thing for me to do today now that World Cup Soccer is no longer a distraction would have been to get back to work on my two jobs. But, feeling distracted and restless, and needing to vacate the house so that it could get cleaned, I decided instead to go to Lory State Park (20 minutes drive from Ray and Shirley's) and take a hike. I didn't really intend to climb to the top of Arthur's Rock, but here I sit!

Random Bernal moment...

Maybe it was the perfect day we had today, maybe it was the euphoria of dropping off my taxes to a certified professional and not having to worry about it, but whatever the reason I saw this scene on my walk to the tax guy today and had to snap a photo. I love that this shot is in the middle of a major American city...

Lunch Box!