My sister Judy and her daughter Jamie came. We planned this trip for a long time and we had a wonderful time! Here are just a few pictures from their visit. Below, at Sunset Beach:

Miniature pineapple on our lanai -
View from the Pali Lookout
Spent 4 days on the Big Island. Below at Volcano National Park ~


Enjoyed an ono dinner here at Kilauea Lodge ~ 
Punalu'u Black Beach was amazing!
Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden at Onomea Bay was beautiful ~
just a few of the beautiful orchids and plants we saw ~
Maybe not quite beautiful, but certainly an interesting palm ~
Snow at the top of the mountain ~
Akaka Falls
Back on Oahu, had to get a Dole Whip and show them the rainbow eucalytpus tree ~
Snorkeling cruise was the best. Here we are, snorkeling with the dolphins!

Snow at the top of the mountain ~

Akaka Falls

Back on Oahu, had to get a Dole Whip and show them the rainbow eucalytpus tree ~

And saw several honu (sea turtles) 
The plover, who flies non-stop from Alaska every fall to spend the winters here in Hawaii -
Wonderful being with family!

The plover, who flies non-stop from Alaska every fall to spend the winters here in Hawaii -

Wonderful being with family!