Happy St. Patrick's Day!

 Lily has a green dress underneath a Sophia the First Shirt with Minnie on top.

 Emma got into the spirit to say the least!

 Our Irish buddy, Cormac

 Fiona, Emma and Sody in their green ... Kaela in the background didn't want to join.

 My Dad's hat from Donegal!

Big Island, 2014

 By the end of the trip, Emma was swimming across the pool sans-floaties! YAY!

 Stronger by the day ... Emma and Lily loved the monkey bars. This is the same fun playground we discovered when forced out by the tsunami in March 2011 after the Japanese earthquake.

 

Swimming pool, here we come!

 WHOOSH!

 Lily gained lots of confidence in the pool, eventually going herself with floaties

 "Water ballet for Grandma," Emma said.

                                 Lily's daily phrase: "Fun day, I loved it! We went swimming."

This beach wiped out by the tsunami in March 2011 finally got finished a few months ago.

 Silly sisters

 More playground

Great new restaurant find with fast service and yummy pizza and ice cream!

Tuckered out girl

 Fun pathway and beach at a state park

 Great tree for climbing and exploring

Until next year, maybe back to Kauai if we have the airline miles & Marriott points!

Aloha girls!

 Great trip to the Big Island for five nights. These are phone photos, more to come from camera.

 Queen Elsa warns, "Stop right there or I will freeze you with my powers!"

 Grandma Connie, you would LOVE this neat tree.

 Pondering island life.

 Lily loved Hawaii!

 The sight from my 4-mile morning run along the lava rocks! This splashes up onto the trail.

 Silly girl on the lava rocks.

A rare family photo that turned out pretty well.