Hawaiian Paradise: Day 7

Girls! We all made it! We're coming home tomorrow!

This morning, daddy decided to jump out of an airplane and sky dive. I was nervous for him to do that, but we prayed about it and felt that it would be okay. So, he got a parachute on and went up in a small airplane with grandpa and aunt Laurie. He got some awesome pictures while he was jumping, so you'll get to see them. He said he loved it and it wasn't even scary! I would have been scared. I'm so very grateful that everything went well and he's okay.

He wore an appropriate shirt for the day...

The strangest part was that he jumped straight thru a cloud.  When he got to the ground, he was wet!  He said it was very cold in the cloud.

 Our view from the group...can you see those tiny specks in these next few pics?  Those are the first of the divers to appear out of the cloud.

 

He looks SO happy here.

Three crazies, living off a high

After skydiving, we went out for another shave ice. I got mango passion fruit again (called lilikoi in hawaiian) and it was SO SO SO good! I loved it! Maybe we can make some for you when we get home. Yum!

After that, we all went to a beach near Goat Island. It was INCREDIBLE! The sand was soft, there was no coral in the water, no fish, and AWESOME waves! Just what daddy was hoping for. It was so much fun. We boogy boarded (which means we were riding on the waves on a foam board) for a long, long time. 

having ridden the wave all the way in

getting slammed

fun wall of water!

I love my curly gurly

 Uncle Nicho rented a surf board and let everyone try surfing. Daddy and I were both able to try it out. I even got up 3 times! (Though nobody saw the first one, and only Daddy and Amanda saw the next two, so no one believes me...) It was so fun.  Though Nicho got stung by a man-o-war, which is like a jelly fish.  It really hurt, apparently.

showing everyone where the man-o-war wrapped around his arm

check out that unassuming yet painful tentacle

Daddy liked playing on the beach with the crabs with Amanda.  Crabs really do walk sideways and look very sneaky!  They dig holes in the sand and come out of them, push out some sand, look around, and then run back into their holes. 

We had a great time, one of our favorite parts of the trip.  Then we came home and got all cleaned up.  Heidi and her family came over for dinner, which was really nice.  We love spending time with them!  Aunt Laurie and Uncle Ben bought sushi and curry, Grandma got a rotisserie chicken, Uncle Nicho cooked up the fish Nate caught the other day when they went spear fishing, Heidi brought Broccoli Soup, and daddy and I put together mangos, bananas, and pineapple.  Yummy dinner!!

and apparently someone took a picture of me.  Here's proof I was there!

Now we are exhausted and ready for bed.  We love you and are so excited to see you tomorrow! 
Mom and Dad