Mr. Sneaky Pants started trumpet lessons about a month ago, but somehow between our traveling and the general state of chaos here most days, I just managed to photograph his practice time this week.  It’s amazing how much this instrument sounds more like a trumpet now than it did last…

Mr. Trouble on Feet has noticed that things die.  Our neighbor’s cat died.  His great grandparents have died.  With this realization come a lot of questions and conversations about when people die and why people die and what happens when people die.  We’ve talked a lot about what the Bible…

My china cabinet, which came built into a corner in my dining room when we bought our house, is not only filled with sentimental antique relics from grandparents, great grandparents and great grandparents, but also a collection of handmade artifacts like this spooky candy dish, made by Mr. SP at…

Ornamental chickens!  By the hundreds!  They run all over the entire island.  There are countless roosters, hens, and chicks.  We saw them everywhere except at the top of a sheer cliff.  They are in the parking lot of the rental cars, at scenic outlooks, on the beach, near restaurants,  and…

This adorable  large snail was meandering across a sidewalk at our friends’ resort.  Dr. Peds actually came and found me and my camera.  Right after I snapped the pictures someone came along and accidentally kicked the snail.  It curled up in it’s shell and went flying.  We thought we’d be…

Remember my insatiable love of the ocean?  I especially love it at sunset. Watching the sun sink was one of my favorite parts about each day.

There was really just one thing that I was dead set about making sure I did in Hawaii:  I really wanted to see a whale.  From a boat so I’d be a little closer.  I had heard that the best way to see a whale in the ocean was from…

Our friends arranged for all of  us to tour the National Botanical Gardens.  I’m not a plant expert by any means, and I know a lot of people who would have appreciated this experience even more than I.  I had a great time.  Some of the plants were so unique…

  So, people have been telling me about the amazing fruit in Hawaii for years, but I still had no idea!  Seriously, I could have lived off fruit alone all week long!  The grapefruit and tangelos were packed with heavy, juicy flesh.  The lemons were sweet and sour all at…