Visitors!

My sister, Amber, and cousin, Amanda, came to visit us for a week.  And we had so much fun!  We did all kinds of things.  We went to the beach a few times, the Dole Plantation, the Swap Meet, the PCC, Sea Life Park, the Ala Moana Shopping Center, got shaved ice, and the farmer's market to name a few.  Ok so that's most of the places we went.  That's quite a bit for the week they were here.

The Friday they were here we went to the Polynesian Culture Center.  We were able to get an awesome discount on tickets from the ticket/travel office on post.  For about half the price we were able to get admission tickets, the ambassador luau, and the show.  All for under $60!  If you've ever been there, you would know that that package is over $100.  So we were pretty happy with that deal.  

Kaylin loved having the extra attention! Here she is with Amber and Amanda waiting for the canoe pageant to start.  She loved watching the dancers.  Especially during the night show.  She was pretty captivated through most of it.  She would clap and squeal when they were dancing.  It's pretty cute.  So that was a fun day. 

On Saturday we went to the swap meet at the stadium then headed down to Sea Life Park on the South East shore.  I have to say I was a bit disappointed in it.  It was really small and not very exciting.  At least not to me.  Amber and Amanda did the dolphin encounter, so they had a bit more fun.  They got to pet, dance, kiss and be kissed by a dolphin.  

Ben, Kaylin, and I just watched from the side.  Isn't she the cutest thing ever?!  We got her the dress and the lei at the swap meet.  And she looks pretty dang cute, if you ask me.  You can't tell in this picture, but Ben's in a wheelchair.  I was going to say he's not hurt, but he's always hurting so that doesn't work.  We figured it would be easier on him if he didn't have to do all that walking, since that seems to aggravate the pain.  So being the good wife that I am, I pushed him around the PCC and Sea Life Park in a wheelchair.  I definitely got my work out in those days. But it's all good.  It was nice that he was able to join us and wasn't dying by the time we got home.

So those are the biggest highlights of their trip.  It was nice having the company and the extra help.  Amanda even helped Ben get the garden planted, which is looking pretty good, but that will be a separate post. But if anyone else wants to come visit, our guest room is ready! Come quick while we're here so you don't have to pay for a hotel.  We love the company! :)