Lava and Whales

One day we went to Bishop Museum. This is a picture of the original building that used to be all of the museum. Now there are other buildings and a planetarium! This original building included lots of cool stuff about Hawaii and the other islands of the pacific. We also learned more about King Kamehameha and his heirs and about the effort to preserve Hawaii's monarchy.

When your back is to the museum building you have this great view of Honolulu.

Then we went into this cool building and learned about lava. We walked through a dark tunnel painted and lit with blacklights. Look, I glow!  This tunnel was supposed to be like under the sea where volcanos start. We then listened to a speech about lava and the different kinds of flows.  There are two flows, known around the world as A'a and Pahoehoe. A'a is rough crumbly lava, whereas Pahoehoe is prettier flowing strandy lava. Check out this for more info.

There are also 2 types of volcanoes. Shield and composite. Shield volcanoes form from several eruptions over time of Pahoehoe flows creating an all over shield shape when viewed from the side. Composite volcanoes are more rocky and sharp and tend to have more explosive eruptions like this one below.  See the section on volcanic features for more info.

The whale exhibit was really cool. They had huge whale machines that you could make blow air and move their mouths. We learned about each whales cycles of breathing and eating. Some go down deep to eat and up to breath in a big circle. Some are more like a wave pattern where they breath up top and dip down just a little to eat.

This animal sculpture was supposedly what an early whale type animal would have been like. Pretty scary huh?!

I really don't know what this one is, but they had a plaque showing how it would have evolved into a whale. It basically formed some fin things and had like a walrus type stage then to a full whale, who knows what was around back then!

Check out these links for more info on Bishop Museum and whales!

Kailua Beach-My first REAL beach experience

Sunday morning we went to visit Kailua Beach-arguably the best beach on Oahu! It was beautiful and warm. We went nice and early so it would not be too hot or sunny yet. There were a lot of clouds in some parts and we walked the entire beach (like 3 miles or something)! Good thing I got carried!

Grandma Katy carried me in my little sling and wrapped Daddy's shirt around me so I wouldn't get any sun since I cannot wear sunscreen yet! Even though I was wrapped up I still got sand all over my face but I slept the entire time with grandma walking.

Mommy took this picture of Daddy. Clearly he was not amused.

Then we found something really gross! It looks like a barracuda head! The teeth are really sharp and the head was all eaten out inside and gross!

Isn't Kailua pretty! This is a view of most of the beach. There are a lot of big houses along this beach, you would probably need like 4 milllion dollars for one and honestly, they aren't even all THAT big! Man!

Welcome to Hawai'i!

When we landed in Honolulu we got our rental car with a great discount! Because Daddy is a Kama'aina (pronounced kama-i-na, meaning native). We got our rental car for 10 dollars a day! Daddy took me home and held me up to Abby the 13 year old doggy who kinda smells like pee pee.. sort of like me sometimes. She licked my feet to give me kisses!

Daddy put me in my Air Force onesie but apparently I didn't like it.. I was an unhappy baby!

We drove around Kaneohe (Kan-A-O-hay) where Daddy is from and then we went to Pali Lookout. This place is famous because it is where King Kamehameha pushed the king of Oahu off the lookout. Check out the section on Kamehameha's Ambition here for the full story. 

Here we are at Pali Lookout! Long way dowwwwwnnnn! Kaneohe is behind us by the bay. How pretty!

A Cold Pacific Beach

Day two in Oregon Mommy really wanted to drive to the coast (about an hour and a half from Salem) to see the Pacific Northwest Coast. It was really chilly but very pretty in a natural way. Grandpa carried me to the ocean.

Mommy found a jellyfish-eww!
Then they left me for the waves to carry me away! On NO!
Just Kidding!!

The big boys and I took time for a picture. They sure are tall!
And Daddy showed off his tough muscles carrying me back up to the car.
This place is called Seal Rock because the seals like to hang out there and bark. We didn't see any seals but we could hear them.
Then we visited a national park and we to see their lighthouse. this was a picture from the peak where the lighthouse was. It was a very pretty view.
The lighthouse was pretty small but very cool. I think I will develop a love of lighthouses just like the rest of my family.
And Daddy being tough again, he is quite tough you know.

My trip to a state.. full of trees

Soooo... My I don't know how to use my panorama view on my camera yet, but welcome to ORE----GON!!!!

We went to see the capital, Salem, and this is the capital building. There were a lot of flags for each state and this big gold dude on top of the building. I don't know who he is and I slept through most of this because mommy was carrying me in this fun carrier thingy.
Then we met grandpa Mike for dinner. He cuddled me for a bit but I slept most of the time we were together.

This is Domino, I think... Grandpa's friend Jan has TWELVE dogs! They are all pretty labradors that she bred for showing and selling! They are a handful and got really excited when we were over!

Oregon is kinda chilly but it was fun!

Ridin' the Plane

My first plane ride was very uneventful. The airport people put us at the back of the plane so we wouldn't disturb the other people if I cried, but I just slept until we landed. I was very well behaved and the roar of the engines didn't bother me.

Daddy fed me sometimes from a bottle- On the big Hawai'i flight mommy fed me. I slept a lot and didnt cry too much, it was pretty fun!

This is the view of the Great Salt Lake. Now I have been to 4 states so far! Colorado, Oregon, Utah and Hawai'i! I am gonna be a world traveler!

Baby's First Wedding

Daddy's friend John Payne got married on June 1st to Josie ... Payne. The wedding was really fun even though I slept through the entire ceremony. The park had a pretty lake and the gazebo was on the water while we sat on the bank on big rocks and watched from afar.  Josie looked really pretty and her dress was gorgeous.

When the preacher said "You may now kiss the bride" this is what happened.. Pretty cute huh? John cried but that is okay-real men cry.

Everyone got together in the park and ate sandwiches and fruit. It was kind of windy but I slept through most of this as well. John and Josie cut the cake and they had a big cake fight, with too many pictures to post.

All of Daddy's squadron mates got together and took a picture with John. They all just graduated and stayed in town for John's wedding.

John got the garter and shot it to the guys. They were all anticipating the catch. Daddy decided to "watch me" while mom took a picture, therefore he did not have to partake. 

This picture is funny because all the guys were looking in the air at the same time to see where the garter would land. We had a great time at John and Josie's wedding, Congratulations guys!