Beach Family Portraits

Last week we finally had family portraits taken at the beach. I have so many wonderful ones but couldn't put them all on the blog. So here are a few.

Whale watching

Today H and I went on a whale watching trip with her homeschool group. We had a lot of fun, making leis and H even did some hula dancing. We finally did see one whale just before the boat pulled back into the harbor. He surfaced only a couple of times, but I got a few pictures. He wasn't as close as the pictures seem, thanks to zoom and cropping.

Catching up

So I've been playing with my pictures from the last year, finally getting some time to sort through them all. Just before the boys were born we took some pictures of the kids (with my old point and shot before I got m SLR). I realize they are a year old now, but better late than never right?! Here are just a couple of my tummy (about 3 wks before and yes it got even bigger!), my favorite of SG meeting SB (and vice versa). SB looks so very tiny in this picture. I can't believe how big both boys are now!

Here are C's 4 year pictures. Wearing his favorite colors - dirt brown and John Deere green!

And Miss H, just a couple of weeks before turning 7, who has embraced the Hawaiian tradition of hula. She was loving her outfit that day!

And beautiful, happy girl SG at 2 and a half. I love this silly picture of her!

Next I'll include some of the little boys!

Big waves on the North Shore

The beautiful North Shore in Oahu. We made a trip up there last week to see the waves. We didn't get to see any 40 footers, but the 10-20' waves were impressive themselves.

As you'll see in more pictures below, Micah really enjoyed the sand. I think he had even tasted a bit in this picture :)

My sweet Sarah!

Beautiful sky!

This picture gives a little perspective of the height of the waves. This surfer had a good ride, and I got a good picture just before he wiped out!


Seth hated the sand, but he did like playing with Daddy's hat.

Micah loved the sand! He had so much fun!

Hope and Sarah headed closer to the water. They dug deep tunnels in the wet sand, but weren't allowed in the rough water.

Caleb taking a break from playing in the sand to watch the waves. Hope and Sarah are in the background.

More waves!

Look at that beautiful blue in the waves!
I hope you enoyed your "visit" to the North Shore!