Just a Little Private Helicopter Ride over Yuma

Dave's friend Jason was kind enough to give the boys a ride in his helicopter at sunset yesterday. What an experience for a four year old - spoiled!

Halloween 2012

It's the second year in a row (and he said he wanted to wear it for next Halloween too) for Brenden to dress as his beloved Jack Sparrow. I did convince him to wear Dan's old batman costume for the actual trick or treating which was surprising. We had our friends over and all went as a big group around the neighborhood. Fun times!

Fall Harvest Festival at The Learning Pad

The annual Fall Harvest Festival at Brenden's school turned out well. The parent council and a few other volunteers put in a lot of work to make this event happen. I manned the decorate a pumpkin table. Brenden of course wanted to be Jack Sparrow for Halloween (second year in a row) so I dressed him up and went as a Pirate wench myself. There was even a hayride!

Fall Trip to Salt Lake City

Time to visit my parents! We had fun in the cool temperatures and went to the historic Wheeler Farm for a trip through the hay maze and had a picnic up Millcreek canyon.

O'Ahu Vacation! Day 7

Day 7 - Pearl Harbor and the Pacific Aviation Museum. Pearl Harbor was a very somber sight. Brenden learned a lot on this day - let's hope he remembers some of it.

We took a tour of the USS Bowfin submarine

Next up was the Pacific Aviation Museum

Tired little man asleep with Lego book in hand

Time to say goodbye to O'Ahu

O'Ahu Vaction! Day 6

Day 6 - Valley of the temples and east O'Ahu. We first traveled to the Byodo-In which is a replica of a 950 year old Buddhist temple built in 1968. The Ko'olau mountain range is in the background which creates a very peaceful site. A photographer's dream!

Ring the bell before entering the temple for good luck.

 

After the temple we drove to the east O'Ahu Beaches - they were very beautiful.

Halona Beach or better known as "From Here to Eternity" beach