Noelle's Visit to Hawaii...

We were all so excited (& honestly pretty amazed) when my youngest sister Noelle, a return-missionary & new BYU grad, bought herself tickets to visit us here in Hawaii. We tried to pack as many cool adventures into her far-too-short visit as possible & it was a blast. Here are a few highlights:

A fun morning at the local's Farmer's Market.

A lei-making class with one of my favorite Hawaiian sisters from our church:

Plenty of scenic drives

(These are both from a trip up to the P.C.C. on the eastern/Windward side of the island)

Adam took her to an exclusive tour we've recently found out about of the Pearl Harbor historical sites (they were a little too busy to pause for a darn picture though!).

She tried out a little paddle boarding...

And of course helped Kennedy try it too.

I love how much she looks up to her Aunt Noelle.

Oh yeah, and she got to laugh at her big sis while I gave it a go!

There were rainbows to be chased...

and captured on camera...

Actually it seemed like they were chasing us on one particular day.

And there was the cutest niece & nephew ever to live that she just had to photograph...you of course see why.

My little Hawaiian Surfer Dude.

She did french braids for Kennedy before taking this pic (right before her May Day performance for Red Hill elementary--more pics from that in a later post).

She was the toast of the neighborhood, entertaining & playing with all the kids we love around here.

And she also got Kennedy excited to be a soccer player...taught her some "sweet tricks" & says she's got some real athletic ability & talent (obviously from Adam's side of the family!)

Kennedy looks up to her Aunt Noelle so much & wants to be just like her. Can't imagine a better role model for my little girl.

Hopefully these next few posts will have most of the pictures you wanted from your trip, Noelle! Thanks for the awesome visit; you're the best guest ever!!!