Saturday, January 5, 2013

Papa & Nana Visit

Papa & Nana Husted traveled 18 hours & came straight to Riley & Malia's Christmas Concert!  
 Doesn't Papa look like he's having fun??



Here's some of our adventures....
Celebrating Ryan's 37th birthday!!  

Hiking across Iao Valley Bridge


Levi fell in the water & Ryan jumped in to save him!!  Levi's first words were, "Where's my apple?"

 Rock climbing at the Sports Park

Riley on the giant trampoline!
 Wailea Boardwalk

 Girls went with Papa & Nana Upcountry
 Love this picture!!
 Our sleeping volcano...Haleakala

 Lots of fun days playing at the park


 Sunny skies....
 Watching the surfers...
At home, the kids enjoyed snuggling with Nana..
Performing plays for a larger audience...




 Nana visited the girls at school & they loved having her.




 They even caught Lucas in his Christmas Performance.
 as a sheep. so cute!
 Danced 12 days of Christmas & Rudolph.

After church, kids opened 2 presents on Christmas Eve...


 Nana brought the girls matching dresses for themselves & their American girl dolls!!  They were thrilled!
Kids wrote notes to Santa & put out cookies/milk.  Kids wanted to keep the front door unlocked but dad convinced them that Santa could shrink himself and fit through the keyhole.
The night before Christmas...


 It's Christmas morning!!  Everyone's up...even Papa!!
New pajamas, Michigan t-shirts and gifts from Papa/Nana...


 Asato crew arrives for our Celebration!
Yummy food...oxtail soup, sashimi (raw fish), pancit, roasted pork/cabbage, chinese chicken salad, hot dogs, bbq chicken...YUM! 


 Minute to Win It Family Games
Marshmallow Throw..
 Tissue Pull.....
 Mini Tissue Pull...
 Face the Cookie challenge....
 Junk in the Trunk...
 Cup Stack....
 Carole Charades...
 Lots of laughs and giggles...ended the day with a nightime treasure hunt for the kids.  What a fun time with our family!
 Ryan preached at our Wailuku Church on Sunday morning and his small group friends came to support him.  Mosi Tafao & Hans Lemau.  Great guys!
 New Years Eve, we got together for a sunset dinner at the beach.  Ryan attracted a crowd of kids with his bubble wand.


Once it was dark, we hit the beach for a CRAB HUNT!!  Kids caught over 40+ crabs.  Papa didn't catch any.  LOL!  
A great new years eve to remember. 
 We started the new year by getting away at Kamaole Sands Hotel.



  Kids had fun playing in the pool and around the grounds.