Thursday, December 10, 2009


We had our first visitors last week. Tim's sister, Ruth, and her husband, Stephen, sacrificed their Thanksgiving to come spend a few days in Hawaii with us =). It was wonderful having family here, especially for Thanksgiving, lots of mouths to feed, which always makes me happy. The week flew by, but we were able to incorporate lots of sight seeing, hiking, beach time, and of course plenty of yummy food!

It's different being so far away from family around the holiday season, but what a wonderful place for them to come visit! My family will be coming for New Years, and Tim and I are planning on skipping Christmas and taking a vacation to the Big Island! Hope you and your family has a very merry and blessed Christmas!






















4 comments:

amy said...

Amazing pictures Melissa!!!!!! We still want to come visit too. I'll call you after Christmas and we can talk about :).

Erin Mitchler said...

Looks like a great visit--We liked the luau at Paradise Cove the best and our beach was 3 Tables/Shark's Cove up on the North Shore (right after Waimea but before you get to the Grocery/Starbucks....It's a small little beach area tucked in between local houses.) Check those out if you have not! Have a Merry Christmas!

debiachi said...

We can't wait to get there!!!!
This will be the BEST New Year's Day ever!

THE BENEDICT'S said...

Hey Erin, Thanks for the commet! Yeah, we're loving it here in Hawaii. We've definitely checked out three's table, great place to snorkle, except all the big waves are coming in now, so it makes it a bit more complicated! We haven't tried Paradise Cove, but we've heard it's great. Maybe when my family comes! Hope y'all have a wonderful Christmas as well!