Sunday morning we drove over to the Honolulu area to see Pearl Harbor. It was a neat experience, and we all learned a lot. We toured the memorial center and audio/visual centers and then into a theatre to watch a documentary film about the attack. After that you take a boat ride to the USS Arizona Memorial, a memorial that is built over the sunken battleship. That was neat, you could see the ship under the water, and the water was oily because it is still leaking 68 years later.
Next we hopped on a bus and went to tour the USS Missouri, the last battleship built. It was neat to go inside and see the living quarters....makes you have so much respect for people who live in those conditions willingly to serve our country.
That night our friends the Sasaki's came to our hotel to say hi. They used to be in our ward until they moved back to Hawaii. It was fun to visit and see how much their kids had grown!
Then we went over to visit my cousin Jordan and his cute wife Meagan. He is going to BYU-H and she graduated from there and is working at the college. She had their apartment decorated so cute! They lent us their boogie board and flippers, thanks guys :o).
Next we went to Turtle Beach where there are always a lot of big turtles (you can see them in the background of these pictures). We put on our snorkel gear and swam in the water with several of them, it's kind of scary when they are swimming toward you :o)
That night we met up with Gene and Cassie at the Polynesian Cultural Center. First we had dinner at a luau with yummy kailua pork cooked underground.
They gave you smoothies in pineapples, yummy! 
Monday morning Cody and I headed back to Shark's Cove for some more snorkeling. We went to lunch at the yummy Wailua Bakery and back to Matsumotos because I was craving that shaved ice again.
Next we went to Turtle Beach where there are always a lot of big turtles (you can see them in the background of these pictures). We put on our snorkel gear and swam in the water with several of them, it's kind of scary when they are swimming toward you :o)
That night we met up with Gene and Cassie at the Polynesian Cultural Center. First we had dinner at a luau with yummy kailua pork cooked underground.
They gave you smoothies in pineapples, yummy!
The night show was so fun, the fire dancing was incredible.
After the show we went over and visited Sam and Melissa who had just flown in from Utah. Melissa is my sister just younger than me, she and Sam have been married for 2 years and live in Ogden Utah where Sam is finishing up his bachelors degree. They are staying in Hawaii for a month....how fun would that be?
4 comments:
You have a lot of connections in Hawaii! That is so awesome you go to visit with the Sasaki's.
Oh Brooke! I am so jealous! But so happy for you too. Good for you and Cody. It sounds like you are having a great time.
It was so fun to see you guys again. Tell everyone in the ward to hurry up and visit.
What a fun vacation. I'm glad you got to spend time with Melissa and Sam too. I love all your pictures.
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