Zui's camping trip

Zui had this great idea to take the older kids camping and give me a little break. Of course I thought that was a brilliant idea!! He went with 2 other men from the ward that also gave their wives a break. So smart these men! They camped at Ho'omaluhia.

Dinner, a kids favorite: good ol' mac n cheese.

Just look at those happy campers! The kids roasted marshmallows at night and had a great time, although Anjuli was afraid of the fire.

In the morning they woke up to a broken canopy. Apparently it couldn't handle the weight of the rain.Zui was in charge of breakfast, BUT he accidentally left the breakfast bag of food at home...and because the gates are locked until 9am, Zui ran 2 miles to the nearest store at 7am to pickup pancakes and syrup. He actually found a ranger on the way back and hitched a ride home :) What a guy!

After breakfast the kids fed the ducks...

then fed the fish...


then tried to catch the fish they just fed :) Zion caught a tiny black fish, you can see it if you look real close. Too bad they couldn't catch the ones in the above picture with a net--that was a no fishing zone. Just look at all those koi!

The kids had a great time, and I did, too :) Thanks to a great husband!