Friends and Family

Thursday June 19 we journeyed to Sharks Cove.  Those who wanted to snorkel got to and the rest of us had fun experiencing the sea life right at our finger tips.

Rene

Sadie

Currently my favorite picture of Drew.

If anybody can tell us if this was an eel or sea snake I'd really appreciate it.  It looked a lot more like a snake than an eel.

After Shark's Cove we made our way to Waimea.  Since I'm from here I have to admit, I get offended when people have nothing good to say about Hawaii.  I'm not talking about appreciating cockroaches or anything, but when just hanging out at the beach playing in the water isn't good enough.  I loved seeing the smiles spread on Kurt's families faces as they lazily played in the water and on the sand.  

Uncle Scott and Erin

Jimmy and Kurtis James

Shawnie, Steven and Brody

Makayla

(L-R) Mary and Shane Boyd, Leah and Taylor Stimmel, Noelle and Kurt Reynolds

Missing: James and Erin Low

After a full day at the beach Kurt and I left the kids with grandma and grandpa and went to the graduation dinner.  We spent $2o on boring talks, bad entertainment and disgusting food.  Although the time spent with friends was priceless.  I'm actually gaging right now from corniness.

We're really going to miss these guys!

Daaa da da da, daa da...

Kurt and his favorite teacher Bro. Wyman.

Taylor Stimmel and Kurt

Hueng Soo gave Kurt this yellow monkey

Kurt and James Low

I'm so grateful for the friends that we made here at BYUH.  It was so nice knowing that if you had to go to the ER there was someone at TVA able and willing to watch your kids.  Or if you needed a late night talk there was always someone up to talk with you.  We're are going to miss all the friends we made there.  I hate saying goodbye, it sounds too final, so for now it's I'll see yah later!

Taylor, Mary and Kurt

(L-R)Kurt's sis. Rene, her daughters Makayla the oldest, Shawnie middle , then little Sadie, Rene's husband Steven, Noelle, Drew, Kurt, Kurt's mom Karla, Brody, Dad Jimmy, Aunt Mary Anne, Grandma Kay, Mary Anne's husband Scott, their daughter Erin and her boyfriend Paul

Kurt is the first grandchild to graduate from college.  He is the second to the oldest, but still.  I'm so proud of him.  Most people don't know, and you may even notice a change in this post later, but Kurt didn't even get his high school diploma.  He broke his leg in the last quarter and had to stay bed ridden for the rest of the year.  Could you imagine trying to do make up work with an N64 tempting you?  My point is I married Kurt before he even had the desire to go to school and now he is one of the few amongst his high school friends to have graduated from college.  Kurt I'm so proud of you. You're the hardest worker I know.  My mom always said my dad was a hard worker and they make the best husbands.  She was right.  I'm so grateful that you were mentally able and willing to hold a full time job, graveyard shift at that, go to school full time, a member in the bishopric, lose 35 lbs, and still be a wonderful friend husband and dad.  Not many people could do all that and survive to tell the tale.  You did have your rough points from not sleeping, like when you passed out teaching a lesson and Aaron Jones had to catch you (sorry you missed that Taylor), and from school when you had to commute an hour for your first year, your withdrawals from Coke for your diet, and more lack of sleep with your Sunday morning meetings, but you did it!  Again I'm so proud Kurt and I can't wait for our next adventure together!

Kawela's

After Kurt's graduation we went to Kawela's.  Kurt had a brilliant idea that he and the men go spear fishing and we have a big barbecue on the beach.  Even though it rained on us a couple of times, we were cold, hungry and I had bad body aches, Drew loved playing with her cousin Sadie, Brody got to snuggle with grandpa and we got to see a HUGE honu.

Till We Meet Again

We had some time before Kurt's families flight so we took the scenic route and went to the Nuuanu Pali Lookout.  The lookout is a windy, pretty, cliff with some gruesome history.  King Kamehameha united the Hawaiian Islands by throwing the opposing warriors off the cliff.  

It was so fun having Kurt's family here.  I had forgetten how much I love his family.  We were so happy that all of them were able to make it to Kurt's graduation.  This was a once in a lifetime vacation for most of them.  It was a great semi family reunion till we see them again.