Mele Kalikimaka

Mele Kalikimaka! (Merry Christmas in Hawaiian!)

We had a wonderful week in Kauai-- at Great Grandma Betty's timeshare. The weather and the island were beautiful! We enjoyed all the family time together; not to mention going to the pool and the beach every day. Here are a few pictures from Christmas Day...

John & Brielle walking to the pool with Grandma Carol:

Brielle getting ready for the pool:

Brielle in another pool:

Alexia & John looking at the roosters that roam free. Looking for (and chasing) the roosters & chickens became one of Brielle & John's favorite things to do while we were there!

I borrowed this from Wikipedia to explain the roosters:

"1992's Hurricane Iniki may have caused an indirect change in Kauaʻi's ecosystem. The origin of Kauai's chickens come from the original Polynesian settlers, who brought them as a food source. Kauai is now home to thousands of wild chickens, who have few natural predators. Wild roosters have been known to disturb evening quiet time at very early hours with their crowing, a normal function of all roosters stemming from their need to define territory."

That last part is true-- some of them crow almost all day long! John got pretty good at saying "cock-a-doodle-doo!"

Alexia & John on the beach:

A giant sea turtle was resting on the beach for a few hours Christmas morning...

John :)

more to come...