Happy 3rd Year to US!

Time sure flies! On July 30, we celebrated our 3rd anniversary. Between the two of us we have challenging callings (ward sunday school and relief society teachers), two college degrees, great jobs (police and motherhood), and a beautiful daughter. We are so happy and thankful for all the blessings that we share.

Our previous anniversaries were flops :(. For our 1st anniversary, we were on Moloka'i. We didn't get a chance to do much because our friends had just gotten married. We had booked a hotel room there but didn't realize what time the front desk would close. We went down around 3 or 4 in the afternoon but they had closed at noon. So....we checked in the next day. Our 2nd anniversary ended with me going to sleep while Cameron on the computer. No...it's not what you think. Cameron had reason to be on the computer. He had to finish this video for an up and coming business :) but we celebrated a few days later.

We made sure that this, our 3rd anniversary, didn't follow the past two. First off, our little Na'u went to Moloka'i. She has gone once before without us...for about 8 hours, but this was the first time she'd be away overnight. Yes, Na'u......with no MOMMY! She was there for a total of 3 days and 2 nights, visiting her Mama Dino and Papa Ipo. I had to be a big girl and let my baby go. It's just that I've never been away from her for so long. It was harder than I thought.

Even though we couldn't go away on a vacation, we had a little much needed getaway. We went a whole 10 minutes away from our house to stay at the Queen Kapiolani Hotel (thanks tony).

We pretty much slept the entire first day. This was some much needed rest. I guess you don't realize how tired you are when you are constantly after an 8 month old. Sleep is sooo good. Later that evening, we walked around Waikiki and found ourselves in line to watch the Magic of Polynesia.

This is a magic/lu'au show and fun to watch. I can never grow tired of watching polynesian dancing. Probably half way through the show, I recognized one of the dancers. It turned out to be Tiff Iremia. What a coincidence. After the show, we ate at good ol Liliha Bakery with our friends, Gabby and Aho. If you haven't eaten there, we recommend it or at least try their coco puffs. They have the best ones around.

The next day, we hiked Diamond Head. The .8 mile trail included walking through a tunnel

and up almost 200 steps.

There is an amazing view when you get to the top.

If you're thinking about doing this, take water. It's super hot.

Later we went to the temple. This was the highlight of our getaway.

There's no greater way to get closer to your significant other than when you both draw nearer to our Heavenly Father.

When we got back to Waikiki, we ate at the Cheesecake Factory. The food was sooo yummy! Lucky for us, we got cheesecakes for $1.50 each because they were celebrating their 30th anniversary. What a coincidence, the same anniversary as us!

The next day, we just walked around Waikiki. I couldn't wait to see my girl again. It seemed like she was gone for an eternity. I think I was pretty good though. I only cried the first day.

Who wouldn't miss that face?

All-in-all, we had a fun 3rd. This 3 day, 2 night getaway was much needed and made up for our previous flops. Happy 3rd Anniversary to us!