Ryan Soccer and a trip to the zoo

We had a fun weekend! Ryan had his first soccer game where he did a lot of spectating while on the field supposedly playing....he enjoyed watching the others play and did actually assist one of the girls on his team and made a goal. Mommy is the assistant coach, which is fun to play again after almost 20 years of not playing soccer. After his game, we headed off to the zoo. We have a yearly membership so we feel like we need to get our money's worth. It makes it nice to feel like you don't have to see everything. Almary and Ryan loved being the map readers and guiding us through the zoo. Almary's favorite animal was the giraffe. Ryan's was the leopard, we watched a show where it performed. Bryce's was the white alligator!


Alligators at the zoo









Animals


Ryan's bike wreck


Almary's first day of school (looks very excited right!)


Soccer Ry-Ry


Coach Cheri and soccer Ryan

Videos from Hawaii

Manta Ray Night Dive

Cheri Snorkeling


Manta Ray close up


Night Dive fish


Night Dive Squid


Sea Turtle

Kona, Hawaii 2008

Cheri and I just got back from 9 days on the big island of Hawaii. Thanks to Grandma Illum and Dan and Reiko for watching our kids during this time. We went on eight scuba dive trips and snorkeled four times. We did a day trip to see the wet side of the island with its beautiful waterfalls and flowers. Cheri is now a natural scuba diver. She stayed down longer than I did because of air (she uses a lot less). We saw many different kinds of fish, morray eels, octopi, sea turtles, and other undersea life. We almost got to see the lava flow. The lava flow was actually going into the ocean further to the east for the first time in eight years in a way more visible than normal. However, the flow went underground on its way to the new island being created just southeast of Hawaii two days before we went to see it.

The trip was so fun but, as always, it went by way too quickly. It was fun to spend time with Cheri's siblings and spouses (except Kristi and Clayton but we're willing to go back anytime)and parents.