Hawaiian Vacation...and BIG NEWS!

Wow! What a vacation! It was Robert's parents 40th wedding anniversary and to celebrate they took their family, (and us - thier adopted family), to Hawaii! They were beyond generous to all of us - making sure we stayed in beautiful, comfortable places both in Maui and Oahu, ate great food and enjoyed many of the fun activities Hawaii has to offer!

Here they are in front of the condo in Maui with their grandchildren... Sierra, Jenessa, Angelia, Ariana, and Clapton.
The following postings will show a sample of the fun things we did together... but before we get to all that, we have some BIG NEWS.... Mom and Robert are going to be MARRIED! Hooray! Finally, we will all be a family!

This is how it happened...
Robert took Mom on a date while I stayed with the rest of the family. Here they are dressed up and ready to go on their date.
They went to dinner in a quaint little restaurant along the Front Street shoreline in Maui and ate as they watched the ocean. Robert then took my mom to a beach park where they held hands and talked. Right at sunset he turned to her, presented her with a gorgeous diamond ring and asked her to be his wife. Mom, of course said YES!