friends

One of our favorite things to do when we travel, as a family or individually, is to connect with people. In Hawaii, we were able to connect with old friends from high school and college. Josh and I both knew Julie (far left) from junior high and Josh went to high school with both Julie and Erin (far right) and then Josh and I went to college with Erin, where she and I became good friends. There's lots of overlap there and it was fun to visit friends with whom we both have a lot of history. How wild that they are both from Saint Louis and now they just live down the street from each other in Kailua. Look out how we've multiplied, too. And two of Erin's kiddos aren't even in the picture, so we're completely outnumbered. We had an excellent leisurely afternoon at John and Julie's house, reconnecting, hanging out on the beautiful beach in their backyard, eating great food....it was perfect. Thanks to the Mosses for their warm hospitality.



(from left to right) Lucy, Jed, Nia, Hunts & Ethan


On the way back to our hotel, we stopped at Buzz's for a little snack and "the best Mai Tai's on the island" according to my dad, who is the current expert on the Mai Tai, I suppose. That's if you like 3 shots of dark rum with a splash of Mai Tai mix. I had mine modified so it would taste more like juice. You can't tell from this picture, but Katie is holding our menu, which is printed on a heavy wooden paddle. Sometimes it's hard to get everything in the frame with the 50 mm lens. Good work looking cute, Katie.


We stopped at the Pali Lookout on the way home and I'm so glad we did because the view was incredible, and hard to capture with the 50 mm. But kudos to Katie for taking such a great photo!