I thought I'd launch the blog with some things that we are thankful for every day:
- that we can walk down to the beach and be surrounded by such beauty in these islands
- fresh air, clean blue waters and people that truly live with aloha in their hearts
- we swap fresh fruits and vegetables with our neighbors all year round. Currently we've been obsessing over the Dragon Fruit, see image above. So sweet and yummy. We planted some, and they look like cactus. The one above is fushia on the inside with a plethora of little black edible seeds. We found one yesterday that was yellow on the outside and clear on the inside. The seeds were a bit larger but more sparse.
- we pick papaya, mango, limes, tangerines, kumquats from our yard and get pomegranates, apple bananas from neighbors. We're waiting for our avocado tree to fruit, we planted it from seed about 3 years ago.
- our 5 month old chickens just started laying eggs. The kids named them "Cheddar Cheese", "Butter Mochi", and the kindergarten class helped name the last one "Ice Cream", which my 3 year old now re-named "Candy Cane". They've been escaping their coop, knowing we'll lure them back with sweet cereal treats.
- having a wide variety of foods from all different cultures, such as eggrolls and potstickers that are eaten by hand and have veggies in them!
-learning hula and about the Hawaiian culture in school. The Hawaiians were advanced navigators and even had a "kapu" system where they would manage fisheries and their natural resources - they understood sustainability dating back to ancient times
-being able to go for a jog, or surf 365 days a year!
- in Hawaii, if you talk long enough to a local, you eventually end up knowing someone they know. Its such a tight knit community, and we all help each other.
- we can hike to Manoa Falls, snorkel at Hanauma Bay, go fishing, kayak to the Mokulua Islands, take a sail out to Kaneohe Bay, bike around Magic Island, go shopping at Ala Moana and eat at world class restaurants - just like a tourist. Then go home, wash the sand off our feet and get the kids ready for school the next day. In Hawaii, we say "Lucky we live Hawaii" and we mean it.
- that we can walk down to the beach and be surrounded by such beauty in these islands
- fresh air, clean blue waters and people that truly live with aloha in their hearts
- we swap fresh fruits and vegetables with our neighbors all year round. Currently we've been obsessing over the Dragon Fruit, see image above. So sweet and yummy. We planted some, and they look like cactus. The one above is fushia on the inside with a plethora of little black edible seeds. We found one yesterday that was yellow on the outside and clear on the inside. The seeds were a bit larger but more sparse.
- we pick papaya, mango, limes, tangerines, kumquats from our yard and get pomegranates, apple bananas from neighbors. We're waiting for our avocado tree to fruit, we planted it from seed about 3 years ago.
- our 5 month old chickens just started laying eggs. The kids named them "Cheddar Cheese", "Butter Mochi", and the kindergarten class helped name the last one "Ice Cream", which my 3 year old now re-named "Candy Cane". They've been escaping their coop, knowing we'll lure them back with sweet cereal treats.
- having a wide variety of foods from all different cultures, such as eggrolls and potstickers that are eaten by hand and have veggies in them!
-learning hula and about the Hawaiian culture in school. The Hawaiians were advanced navigators and even had a "kapu" system where they would manage fisheries and their natural resources - they understood sustainability dating back to ancient times
-being able to go for a jog, or surf 365 days a year!
- in Hawaii, if you talk long enough to a local, you eventually end up knowing someone they know. Its such a tight knit community, and we all help each other.
- we can hike to Manoa Falls, snorkel at Hanauma Bay, go fishing, kayak to the Mokulua Islands, take a sail out to Kaneohe Bay, bike around Magic Island, go shopping at Ala Moana and eat at world class restaurants - just like a tourist. Then go home, wash the sand off our feet and get the kids ready for school the next day. In Hawaii, we say "Lucky we live Hawaii" and we mean it.
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