Polynesian Cultural Center- Climbing a Tree

This guy was really funny...he showed us how to start fire and get milk from a coconut.
This guy is nuts! He climbed this tree!

Strike a pose....

Hawaii Temple

We just stopped here for a quick picture on our way to the Polynesian Cultural Center.

Laie Point

Laie Point
Yes...crazy people have gone out there and stacked rocks on top of those rocks
Yes...some guy thinks he's going to get lucky by fishing right here!!

China Man's Hat

This is China Man's Hat, a small island inside a bay off Oahu

Learning to Surf

My sister-in-law Katie met a guy on the beach at a meeting who worked at one of the surfing stands that teaches you how to surf. He said he'd hook her up with lessons so she asked me to go with her. We got up nice and early and were out there at 6am. Lessons were free, so that was great for us!

Remember the 4 steps!
Me and Katie practicing our steps on the beach
Don't we look like pro's? The guy in the backround is Raynard, our coach
Off to the ocean to try our luck at it
Whats the hardest part for beginners? Paddling out!!
Check me out! I'm a natural

I've totally got a groove for surfing!!

That was so much fun, I can't wait to try it in Cali at the end of the month!

The Beginning of the Trip...

The reason for the whole trip was for a soccer tournament called Western Regionals. This is where all the State Champions in the 15 western states gather together once a year to play each other. From there, the winners in the older age groups can go the the Nation tournament. Justus's Under-12 team was the state champs in their age group so were fortunate enough to qualify to go to this tournament. Its held in different states every year, next year, California. The complex in Hawaii is one of the nicest we have ever seen. The grass is perfect and the fields are strictly for soccer use. Awesome!

Justus checking out the fields the day before the tournament starts
Justus after a game talking to the kids
The "kiddies"
Unfortunately, the team didn't do as well as we had hoped, so the night of their last game we went to Hard Rock Waikiki with his family

Just a Few Pictures to Hold you Over

Here's a few pictures from our trip. I have a lot and want to do it kind in a day by day thing...so it might take a while and will be one huge post!

Me and Joyce
Me and Justus at the dinner at the Polynesian Cultural Center
Me and Justus and the International Market Place in Waikiki
Me and Justus on a black sand beach on Maui Me and Justus at the Hawaii temple