September/October 2025

Hiking Likeke Falls trail with friends from church: Wendy and Jane. We almost got lost because the marker was hidden. We didn't go too far off the train, but we did find others who did take a extra long detour. 

Scuba diving with Liz and Whit at Electric Beach. 

Grateful Liz is such a great photographer and likes to take pictures of Bryan and I.

Bryan is finally getting to some of our house projects. He replaced this window early 2024. The outside was fixed, but the inside needed sheetrock repair. He recruited a friend from work to help. Thank you Grant!

Birthday weekend get-away. We spent the night at the Royal Hawaiian and had a 5 course meal at the Azure Restaurant. Thank you Kristi for watching the girls for us! 

We did sunrise yoga, got massages at Sakura Massage and Spa, walked the beach, and pretended to be tourists for the night/day. 

My beautiful dragonfruit plant after opening up in the moonlight.

We snuck into Bryans office to decorate for his birthday. He had zero idea we had planned this surprise! His boss and co-workers were in on it as well.

Happy Birthday Bryan!

Bryan was so confused how we had gotten into his office. Kathy, his co-worker, loved that he was so "upset" about being caught surprised. 

An after surfing treat at Dole Plantation with our surfing session group.

Another beautiful scuba diving session at Electric Beach. 

Starfish

Hiking with our friends at Lower/Upper Waimalu Loop over fall break. 

Keiki Kingdom with Liana. 

Our cabinets for the bathrooms were delivered while I was away for a CANS Abstract Symposium in Washington DC for work. He started demolition immediately. We've been excited about completing some updates to the Leko Place house.

Jennifer met me in Washington DC for 48 hours. Unfortunately, because of the government shutdown, none of the museums were opened.  We ate some yummy food, went to the only museum opened (Spy museum), and walked around the National Mall and Memorial Parks. 

CANS Abstract Symposium: Standing next to my monitor of the Activity and Mobility Promotion Project. I have been working on this project with Tripler Army Medical Center (TAMC) for the past 2 years. This is a first for me!

The girls performed Halloween music to the local nursing home with their piano studio.

Jane was awarded "Rainbow of the Quarter" during the 1st quarter at Kanoelani Elementary School. She is a dedicated student, follows directions well, and makes sure all students in the classroom feel welcomed. Great work Jane!

Desmond Doss Health Clinic Halloween Trunk or Treat. The theme: KPop Demon Hunters

Zoe, Rumi, Romance, Mira

Look at all this candy!

 

August 2025

Stacey visited from the end of July into August. We did a lot of touristy stuff while she was visiting.

We hiked Diamond Head with Stacey.

We missed a bunch of surf nights with our group while we had visitors and/or vacations- so they took a picture as a remembrance to come back!

First day of 7th grade for Kate

First day of 5th grade for Jane

We missed the bus on the first day of middle school for Kate. We just watched it pass by as we were approaching the street. This is a video of her riding the bus for the very first time on the second day of school. We have not missed a day since that dreadful first day!

Forcing my girls to take a walk on the beach on North Shore.

The Blue Angels came to town! I remember watching them when I lived in San Francisco, so I made sure we didn't miss this once in a lifetime opportunity.

There were a lot of STEAM activities on the tarmac, which helped to pass the time until the Blue Angels did their thing. 

Made in Hawaii. Expensive, but worth it!

Bryan and I have missed out on opportunities to go scuba diving in one of the best places on the earth. No more! We are paying one of Bryan's friends to take us out once a month. This will guarantee attendance.

Rebekah attended Kristi's graduation from her DNP Residency.

Kim, Malachi, Norah, and Zander came to visit for the week. It was nice being able to hang out with my sister and check things off my list I have not yet done.

Malachi and I were able to hike Koko Head Arch.

We finally were able to swim in cockroach cove and crawl through the tunnel.

The kids went swimming near Mermaid Cave.

The tide was too high, but we were able to go in some parts.

We celebrated Kristi and Jesse with a friendly game of bowling at Schofield Barracks.

We attempted to hike the legal way to the Stairway to Heaven. There were police at the beginning of the trail who would not let us pass until 7am. We decided to hike Tripler Ridge Trail instead. Great views, but terrible without long pants. We got so scratched up from the ferns. Krist almost died from dehydration. And Jesse had a panic attach. Malachi, Bryan, and Rebekah did just fine.