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Welcome to my family blog. I have been married to Mike for over half of my life. I love my Savior, Jesus. I am a stay-at-home, homeschooling mom to six terrific, interesting children. My 3 oldest were born to me in my younger years, while my 3 youngest were given to me by God in my older years. I am very blessed. ~Cheri

5.08.2016

My DaughterJordan

It is amazing how quickly the last four years have flown by.  This was the scene at our home way back then.




It was so sad to say goodbye.  We've only seen her a handful of times since then.  She has served in the Navy, moved to Hawaii in four short years.  Now, her time in the Navy is over.  We're very proud of our girl!  Her birthday was a few weeks ago, and Mike blessed me and the girls with a trip to see her.

Ivy, Eva, and Joy haven't flown since they came home from China.  So, they were very excited about their long travels to the middle of the Pacific Ocean.


But, after the layover in Denver, they had enough of flying.  After all, there are only so many Star Wars movies to watch on the airplane.  We They were exhausted after 12 hours of flying.  Eva begged to go to sleep at 6:00 pm Hawaii time, but I refused her until 8:00.  The reason...they were all up at 6:00 am the next morning.  At least we had a beautiful place to hang out at.


Yes, the water is really this turquoise.

And, in the evenings, we hung out, laughed, and watched movies together.


Jordan took us to a different beach almost every day we were there.  After too many days of big waves, we needed a break.  Some of them were scary for my two youngest.




Eva didn't make it in the water at the above beach.


And Jordan wouldn't let the girls go out very far at this beach.  She was exhausted after getting out of the water.

One night, we went to a Luau.  It was a great time, too.





After watching the various island dances, Jordan asked Joy if she could hula.  She replied, "That's a whole lot of butt shaking."  She says it like it is.


I'm not a fan of pig, pork, or any meat cooked in the ground.  I also have a hard time looking the animal in the eye before I eat it.  I don't know why.  My girls enjoyed it, though.

Speaking of food...I had my fill of Asian.  We went to a hot pot and another Chinese restaurant.  Very tasty.  I love all the flavor.


And, of course, the shaved ice.  Did you know that you put sweetened condensed milk on top?  Who knew?  It was so good!



We also had the expensive, unmentionables.  So I won't mention them, how much they cost, or how many I ate.


Snorkeling.  A first for the girls unless you count the swimming pool.  But, there are no colorful fish at the pool.

Hanauma Bay




And, I never want to go to Honolulu without going to Pearl Harbor.  I think I would get teary eyed every single time.


I sure miss Jordan so much already.  She will be in Hawaii until next year.  And, hopefully she will be much closer. 

 Selfie.  Couldn't resist because she is so beautiful.

6 kind words:

Holly

Swimming in warm turquoise colored water is on my bucket list. My husband would probably offer to add food coloring to the bathtub. :( I'm so glad that you and the girls had a chance to spend time with Jordan in her island home. Those are memories that will last a lifetime. :)

Vicky

I love that you were able to go for a visit! You two look so much a like (more like sisters than mother/daughter)! What a wonderful experience for the little girls! I know you can't wait to have Jordan and her husband closer to home!

Christine

So nice you and the girls could have this time with Jordan and make memories. Happy for you all!

Wendy in OH

So glad you had such a nice visit! Good to see you on the beach ;) if only in my dreams! Btw, you look awesome my friend!

a future and a hope

What a wonderful trip with incredibly special memories that you and all of your girls will remember forever. Daughters are blessing for sure.

Judi

Beautiful pictures! Looks like you all had a blast! And I hope Jordan and her husband move closer to you when his term is up!

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