Meg's First Birthday

When: January sometime

Place: Jungle Jim's

Activities: Rides, presents & cake eating

Who's there: Parents, sisters, grandparents, some aunts and uncles, some cousins

Rating: ****

Right: Meg didn't know what to

do with a full sheet cake at

her disposal. Very timid.

With Lizzy's coaching, Meg got the hang of it.

the one who makes the biggest mess wins

Lana'i, Hawaii

In January, J.R.'s broker-dealer took us to Lana'i, a small island just off of Mau'i! It was pure heaven... this is sweetheart rock just off the tip of the 4 Seasons Resort.

(right) This is the pool that we would exercise in... wow! (left) The beach was located in a small bay with a lot of privacy. One morning, while J.R. was in meetings, large groups of dolphins swam into the bay. A few tourists, including myself, grabbed our snorkels and fins and cruised out to join the dolphin. For 45 minutes, countless dolphin swam around me. Two dolphin came so close that I could have reached out and touched them! They circled me 5 times, then left. At one time, I tried counting up and estimated 80 dolphin that I could see at one time. Absolutely amazing!

The City of Lana'i is the cutest town!
Way small... way relaxed.

The local lizard.