The Fake Out

Daylight savings.  It's great in the fall, not so great in the spring (especially when I have a 7:30 a.m. meeting Sunday morning).  I went around the house last night at 6 p.m. and changed all of our clocks to 7 p.m. without telling my kids.  Adam chuckled everytime I mentioned what time it was while getting everyone in bed, "Oh, it's getting late, let's get going. . ."  The kids didn't have a clue and it worked like a charm.  I tried to fake myself out, too, but that didn't work quite as well.  I went to bed an hour earlier, but didn't fall asleep until the normal time, bummer.

Here are a few pictures of Hawaii:

The Laie Temple is closed for renovations and it was getting dark when we finally got there, but we made it.

The Kona Temple.  It was my first session in a smaller temple. I loved this big palm tree.  It was so unique and different.

What can I say? I'm a tree hugger!

Yup, we're dorky (and proud of it).

Beautiful

My first time snorkeling.  I'm a fan.

It was the height of whale season and we saw a lot of whales.  That black thing coming out of the water is a whale jumping up.  They made huge splashes coming back down. It was awesome!

They have wild donkeys and goats on the Big Island.  It's not everyday you see signs like this.

Macaroni Grill

This is what we looked like when a random man came up and asked us where we were from.  When we told him he smiled and said he had just bet his wife $20 that that was where we were from. "Is it that obvious?" Yes, it is.

My last view of the beach before we left to pack our bags and head for the airport. (sigh)

Ready to go home.

It snowed yesterday. . .I'm not bitter, though. (Ok, maybe I am, but just a little)