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At the end of last summer Kaitlin was given the opportunity to declare her wish to go to Hawaii. Thanks to the Make A Wish Foundation of Utah and Hawaii that wish was granted AND she took our entire family along. This trip was originally going to be scheduled for early April, but so glad it didn't work out because Aaron ended up in the hospital precisely when we were going to be scheduled to go. We are thankful the timing worked and everyone's health was steady.  We can never thank the Make A Wish Foundation enough. This is the second wish granted to one of our kids, and they are the most memorable trips we have had. So many generous people...
Kaitlin and Maddie participated in a dolphin adventure, but a more memorable adventure took place when we went snorkeling and our captain let us get into the ocean and float amongst a pod of 10 curious spinner dolphins.

Thank you Make A Wish Foundation!!

Loving the sun, the waves, the sand, and all things Hawaii

The kids had a blast feeding these birds and having them hop all over them.

Each one typed in what they wanted to remember about Hawaii and then they watched as a
 machine engraved their memories into a little trinket.

Luau PCC style (Polynesian Culture Center)

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  1. BabsMay 22, 2016 at 1:12 PM

    I'm so glad you were all able to go and have such a memorable trip! A beautiful time to be in Hawaii!

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  2. mkJune 1, 2016 at 1:35 PM

    Awesome!!!!

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