More Regatta...

Our niece Bekah and nephew Alex came out to cheer me on :)
Team prayer
Beth's son Ikaika got in a fight with the canoe ;)
too cute!
Alika and Isaiah

Regatta at Hilo Bay

Saturday was another Regatta... this time on the other sideof the island in Hilo. Mom and dad loved it! it was a long day for me though... I had a race at 9:30am and then again at 4:30 int he afternoon! For the in between time we went to lunch with Alex, Alika and the kids, walked around the farmers market and explored an under water discovery center. We even made a pit stop at the cutest little candy shop! Too bad I had "taffy tummy" for my last race... I felt like we were moving as slow as molasses after all that candy!


That's me... second seat from the front!

3 Dive Day!!!!

can you see the red fish in the cave above??

Friday we went out for 3 dives!!! It was sooo much fun!

Dad checking out a tank that was left at the bottom
Puffer fish in a cave (not puffed of coarse!)
Can you see the eel?
Beautiful soft coral... it literally looked like a flower made out of fabric!
Mr. Flounder

Me and Dad!
Big beautitul spotted eagle ray
Pretty fish :)
me in a cave
2 spotted eagle rays

Beach day with the Grandparents

Last Thursday we met Oam and Opa Kost down at Mauna Kea Beach for some fun in the sun. Dad and I did lots of snorkeling... the water was crystal clear and just gorgeous!!! Rhett had fun playing in the sand and getting GOBS of attention from his grandparents.

That evening Mike and I went on a date to the movies and when we walked out of the theater, we were greeted with this amazing sunset (yes, that is the view from the parking lot of the movie theater, Macy's and K-Mart) a perfect end to another perfect day!

Night Night!

Bath time... Story time.... best of all, RELAX time for mommy and daddy!!! Thanks Grammy and Tata! ;)

Day 1... part 2 ;)

After some naps we headed back down to the beach for some swimming in the tide pools with the dogs! We finished off the day with steaks on the grill, wine and a beautiful sunset :) It was a perfect day and a fantastic way to kick off mom and dad's visit!

The dogs were loving it!! They have been so neglected since Rhett was born ;) DOgs aren't allowed on any of the beaches on the big island, so we had to sneak them down there... it was a looong walk! (but well worth it!)
me pointing to where I have my paddling practices with my canoe club (that's the Waikoloa Beach resort and "A-Bay" in the backgound)
Grammy having soooooo much fun with Everette
He is such a 'Daddy's boy', it really is amazing and soooooooo sweet!

Our little paradise...
There are actually 8 turtles in this picture! One of them is on top of another, trying to get to the water!
We had so much fun playing in the tide pools.
A VERY happy boy :)

Day 1

We took a little adventure around the Hilton Village... just a relax day to break mom and dad into the Hawaii time zone :) We got a kick out of these two fish. You don't usually see a baracuda and a blowfish hanging out together. The Blow fish was HUGE!! You can't tell in this picture, but it was about 2 feet long (imagine if it was blown up!)
At the dolphin quest it was all we coulddo to keep Rhett from running in with the dolphins!

Me and my beautiful boy!!!

Saying hi to the parrot in the lobby of the Hilton

Rhett is loving the attention from GrammyLia

It was an amazing morning!!!

Aloha Grammy and Tata Grassman!!!!

My mom and dad arrived Tuesday for a nice long visit :) We were so excited to see them!!! Something tells me that they were even more excited to see Everette ;)

The Kost Ohana

The Kost crew soakin' up the sun!
Rhett loving on his cousin Isaiah
Rhett, Isaiah and Oma

Rhett loves to jam on Oma's piano
Lounging :)
Cousin Alex and Rhett
Uncle Alex helping Rhett with the water gun
Cousin Rebekah and Rhett playing with the waterfall

It has been a while since we have seen Mike's brother Alex, Alika and the kids. On Saturday we spent the day catching up over at Oma and Opa's. Marion made her famous spaghetti and we swam for hours and hours in the pool.