Hooray for Cousins!

Hooray for Cousins!

Kathleen has been quite distraught the last two days. She's upset because she has only her two boring parents to entertain her again; her cousins had to go back to Illinois.

After nine days of fun, sun, and excitement, life is back to normal...or as normal as it gets at the Golby house. We had a wonderful time with Craig, Margaret, Matthew, Alison, and Lizzie here. We went to the beach, celebrated the sacrament of baptism for Kathleen, went snorkeling at Shark's Cove, watched the fireworks on post, went to the beach again, hiked to a waterfall near Waimea Bay, golfed at some terrific golf courses, and went to an authentic Hawaiian Luau...all before going to the beach again. In fact, I may have understated the amount of time we spent at the beach. Just ask the kids, if you're not at the beach, everything else is just one big waste of time!

Daddy and Sleepy Leenie at the Luau

Actually -- beach or no beach -- the kids loved entertaining Kathleen, and Kathleen loved entertaining the kids. She really does miss them. We feel so blessed that we had the chance to spend so much time with them. Hopefully, it will be the first of many trips, by the Gustafson's and by everyone else. We love visitors...and Hawaii is a great place to visit.