Our Dyer Sibling Set Is Complete

To our joy, the last Dyer sibling and his lovely family made it out to see us in Hawaii before we left. To their detriment, it was pretty much the week before I headed back to TX for good, so all our worldly possessions were already packed up and on a boat in the Pacific Ocean. Our living room furniture consisted of our two lanai chairs we were planning on selling before we left, and their bed, which we were selling as well. Sweet Benjamin was around 6 months old, and it was the first time I had laid eyes on him. What a cutie! He proceeded to charm us over the next few weeks.

At the local farmer's market

Poor John and Amber – our apartment was close to a busy street, and very noisy. This ended up meaning no sleep for Benjamin, and thus, his parents. Most days I’d get up around 8 am to find John and Benjamin hanging out – they had been up and wandering around Honolulu since 6 am. John and family were definitely troopers as David and I, in our ignorance of what you can do with a 6 year old, drug them around the island for the next week, punctuated by naps. In all honesty, it was two years ago (Benjamin is now a bright, active little toddler!) and I don’t really remember anything crazy happening. Which is good, because you generally don’t want crazy anywhere near a baby.

Out at the lagoons at Ko Olina where we used to live

What up, dawg. He looks like a little gangsta in this picture. A cute, adorable, tiny gangsta. He knows he's the center of attention.

Happy boy. He liked watching the palm trees.

Boys head off to find Fish and Things.

David's about to get a head start on his bald patch

I believe this is Benjamin's first intro to the sea. He was a pretty good sport about it.

Hiking! Yes, we did make them hike. With a baby. He did great.

Hiking up to Manoa Falls

That is a lot of steps when you're carrying another person on your back.

We made it! Benjamin is very zen about the whole experience.

After this we did a scenic drive, ending in this great overlook. I think it is safe to say that Benjamin is not scared of heights.

Here we are on Lanikai!

Beach baby chill out moment.

View on the way back

Benjamin out for a walk by the apartment, charming everyone he met.