Spring Break on the Big Island

We went to the Big Island (Hawaii) for the boys Spring Break, it was incredible. Very different from Oahu, a lot more open space with a very unique feel.

First couple of days we spent at Volcanoes National Park, Here are the boys exploring the Thurston
 Lava Tube.

 We went for a hike down into Holeakola Ike Crater, which was a great hike on an old lava lake.

 The last three days we spent on the Kona coast, we visited an old Hawaiian "Place of Refuge," where Hawaiians could go if they had broken "Kapu" and be forgiven.

 We drove up to the visitor center of Mauna Kea, the highest mountain (13,000+ft) in Hawaii. It was cold up there! Saw a great sunset, the mountain in the distance is Mauna Loa, the second highest mountain in Hawaii. After dark, there were a bunch of telescopes set up and we did some great stargazing.

St. Patrick's Day!

We had some friends over for a St. Patrick's Day party, and the boys got all decked out!

 

Still "Green" the morning after...

Wheels Day at Quinn's Preschool

Quinn's Preschool organized a "Wheels Day," where all the kids get to ride their favorite wheels around to the library, bank, car wash, post office, etc... Quinn had a blast.

Boys and Mud

Quinn found a mud puddle on his skoot bike

Winter Soccer

Liam joined a winter soccer league since he didn't get a chance to play in the fall. He spends most of his time talking to the coach and the other team...

Catching some waves!

it doesn't happen very often, but every once in a while I catch one!

Quinn's first day of pre-school!

Quinn was on a waitlist at a local preschool, and during the holidays the called and said they had an opening so now Quinn is a preschooler! He's so excited, he thinks he's a big boy now. Here he is getting ready for his first day of school (Not a good hair day...).