4th of July

ON the 4th of July we (Me, Holly, John, Gavin, Jonathan, and Jess) went hiking up to Maunawili Falls. The hike was beautiful!! It was covered in trees and greenery! Then we got to the falls and went swimming, and jumped off the waterfall...it was a fun-filled time!

here are a few picts from that:

jumping off

Holly, Jess, Me

(i'll post more picts when I get them from people)

After the hike we came back here and Missy made us some really good food. The 4th of July just isn't the same with out a bbq.


After eating we played some phase 10, John and I won, of course due to our super tricky tactics. ha ha


After games we went to the beach at Iraquois Point and watched the fireworks. It was so pretty!! And some of the boys had a contest to see who could climb the highest up a palm tree...

After fireworks we walked around for about 30 minutes trying to figure out where John parked his truck... we finally found it right where we left it! (who would have guessed!)



We then came back to my house and played some sing star and games and everyone met Whitnee!


It was a fun 4th of July!

Peep Holes

Have you ever wondered what you look like when someone looks through a peep hole on their door? Well, here is my interpretation of that:

Knock Knock....

It's me, I sure hope they are home

Heloooo?

hmm, maybe they aren't home...


should I keep waiting?

And that's how it goes... now you know looking at people out peep holes is funny, and that's why they take so long to answer the door, because they are laughing their heads off at your ridiculously enlarged head!! ha ha

A change

After an almost 2 year absence, I decided to put highlights in my hair again. Since I don't have money, I bought one of those do it yourself ones from Walmart and made Melissa do it. Things were going well, and then I started to freak out a bit when my hair started to look more orange than blonde, but it turned out pretty good. It's a lot lighter than it was, but I think once I get used to it, I'll like it. Here are some before and after shots:

Before

During

After

he he he

Waimea Bay

I went to Waimea Bay with some friends here are some of the things we did...

Swam around in the deep blue

Me and Tara

Took some underwater pictures... not so flattering, but fun!
Carlyn and I


Went snorkeling
Zach

Took some pictures in the water
Carlyn, me and Tara

Jumped off the rock

More underwater pictures
Tyler

Finished it off with a trip to Hale'iwa for some shaved ice mmmm

Manoa Falls Hike

A couple of my friends and I went and hike Manoa Falls one morning. If you come to Hawaii and you want to do a hike... this is the one for you!! It was so beautiful! The whole time you hike you are in a rain forest and it's just so pretty!!

Zach, Me, and Tara

Zach

Us under a tree arch thingy... it was cool!

We finally made it there. The falls aren't that big in the summer time, but it was still pretty cool! Don't worry the wetness you see was not so much sweat as it was rain, because, it wouldn't be a rain forest with out it!





And of course, I took every opportunity for some Fine Art. This was a bridge that was all rusted and I thought it was pretty awesome.

Manana Falls Hike

For Memorial Day, our branch went and hiked Manana Falls. It was a pretty tough hike and a little disappointing when we got there and the falls were a little trickle. Apparently the best time of year to do that hike is in the winter. It was a lot of fun though!! Here are some picts:

Teisha, Me, Micki, and Celeste

The branch (well, some of us anyway)

John decided to swing over the disgusting pool of water... it was funny


Tippe, Micki, ? and Teisha

During the hike, John weaved himself a basket hat it was pretty funny

Hanauma Bay

a month or so ago, Holly and I went to Hanauma Bay for the day. Hanauma Bay is a really great place for snorkeling so we took an underwater camera and here are some pictures from that: