Labour Day

I know that Labour is traditionally not spelled with the u... in America, but it is in other parts of the world so that leaves it open for me to opt in or out. This is my(Ian) first post. Katie has done all the previous posts and I thought I would put in a post. My basic goal is to show off some of the pictures that I take. I am very amateur, but I enjoy playing with our camera. So here goes.
Today was Labour day. I am not exactly sure what Labour day is about but the point is that we don't have school and even if I did, I probably wouldn't pay attention when they were teaching about Labour day. But trial balances, that is something to get excited about.
The day started with a little surfing at a nearby spot to Laie. I went with Jesse Price and Chris Pierce. We had a grand ol' time. I have no pictures of that, other than it was really crowded and my board got a deep ding, it was a fun session.
Later in the day, I journeyed to the Rondo's(I could have misspelled that) residence. Here is what I found there.

A party was setup and ready to go! Complete with...
Food! And the occasional mullet/mustache combo. You inspire us all.






Shown here to the left is our wonderful host and grill master, George Foreman. Played by Cameron Rondo.
Cameron and his wife were kind enough to put on this party, all who attended would have to say it was a great success.

Sure enough, the people came.

and came...

and came...

till the place was full of people who knew how to sit down! And how to Party!

For some, if not all, the highlight of the evening was crochet! Oh, I mean croquet!
Let me tell ya, the competition was tough!
We were all so mesmerized, though I still don't know who won.
She was not actually playing, but this was a fun photo.
The house was beautiful and right on the beach in Laie. It would be hard to imagine a better Labour Day. Maybe by next year I will know why we have school off.
Special thanks to the Rondo family. If I spelled names incorrectly, I apologize. Feel free to contact me if you feel so. Otherwise, I hoped you enjoyed the show. I feel like I can just keep typing because I don't know much about blogs, but I imagine that most people will look at them for the pictures, of which I have supplied bountifully. If you get to this far in the blog and are still reading; you should probably stop. Obviously you are free to do whatever you like but there will be nothing of interest after this point. I really mean it. Mario Kart party! Man I love the Wii. Maybe I should blog about that. Blogging is kind of fun. I think I could see myself doing this more often. I should probably begin a good sign off line that I can use each blog. Like, Ceiling fans rock! Or, I drive a Neon! Maybe, Thanks for wasting your time on me!

Recently Ian and I have decided we need to go exploring new places on the island as much as possible. There is so many amazing places here we want to take full advantage! Last time Ian went to Turtle Bay the waves were amazing so he brought his surf board in case the waves were good again! It was really flat though.

I just came to lounge!

We both ended up lounging!

Such AWEsome sights!

While we were hanging out a couple paddle boarders came and put in. That looks really fun, I think we should try that soon too! I have a hard time balancing on the surf board, but hopefully that paddle board will be easier for me :)

Happy Birthday Jordan!!

Saturday, August 10th we had a birthday party for Jordan. Her mom Kim and Auntie Michelle planned a really fun day at the park with her friends. We did games like volleyball with a giant ball and bad mitten. We played with water balloons (Jordan got her cast off two days before the party)! And Mom and Auntie planned a really fun treasure hunt! There was a treasure map and clues and then a really fun treasure for all to share at the end!

Mom getting the last minute things ready for the treasure hunt!

Each kid got their own little treasure box!

Jordan and Madison played store all morning waiting for the party to start!

Uncle George and Aunt Tina came and brought some really great rice balls and chicken to go with the fresh salsa and chips Mom and Auntie Mich made for lunch.

Jordan had lots of boy friends come and...

lots of girl friends too!

After we played the organized games, did the treasure hunt and had lunch we all went and played on the jungle gym for a while!

Then came opening presents!

By 2pm when the party was over we were all tired, but had had a really fun day at the park enjoying Jordan and all her friends. She is an amazing little girl that is growing to be an amazing woman! Great work Mom and Auntie and all other influences in her life!

North Shore Shark Adventures

The other day my friend Kim Delcampo and i were talking about adventurous things we should do and the idea came up that we should go swim with the sharks. Then a couple days later i needed paper to print something for work and Ian suggested i go to the TVA office and ask them for a couple peices. I did and while I was there Rob Potts said he thought Ian and I seemed like adventurous people and he and his wife were celebrating their anniversary this year by going out on a boat to swim with sharks! He invited us to go and said he needed to get 10 people for the boat so we could get it for a discount price. I immediately thought of kim of course and she was IN! We went early Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008 and had a really cool time. It wasn't scary, but there were a lot of sharks at arms reach all around us so it was definitely thrilling!

Katie and Ian, Kim, Shanae, Noel, Rob and Jana, Jamie, Jen, and thier dad all swam with the sharks!

Ian's Pizza Adventure

July 20th, 2008 It was our one month anniversary of being married and Ian LOVES pizza so for something special, he decided he would look up how to and make some pizza! He did an amazing job, friends from all over came out of the wood work to get a taste of this amazing pizza! He did an excellent job!Ham and Pineapple Pizza

The Hukilauh at Hukilauh

Last week for Laie Days we got in on some Hawaiian traditions that were really cool. It was fun to learn a little about the culture and background of Laie. One event was called Hukilauh at Hikilauh, it was where the fishermen thru out the nets close to shore and then everyone helped when they brought them in, they pulled out all the fish from the nets and then everyone helped clean all the seaweed from the nets so they could be neatly rolled back up and stored away. It didn't take too long with all the hands picking the seaweed and it was really fun to see such a cool tradition.

Ian and Jesse helping pick the seaweed from the nets!

Elizabeth has discovered her toungue!

The fish being pulled from the nets!

KT Cut Her Hair!

Katie finds it a little hot and humid in Hawaii so she has cut her hair! It was a shock at first. She would scream everytime she saw her own reflection and washing and brushing her own hair for a few days was hard to get used to! But it has grown on her and now she really enjoys the ease of it and the style is cute on her so it make her happy!