We had to pick up an appliance on the other side of the island on Sunday, which gave us the perfect excuse to spend the day in Hilo. A planned 8-9 hour day was packed with so much fun for Ryan that it ended up becoming a 13-hour day trip instead- a romp off Saddle Road, a trip to the zoo and park, lunch at Ken's, a late afternoon nap at Uncle JJ's, and finally rides, games, prizes at the arcade, and dinner...
For me, the best part of the day was the zoo garden. The first time we visited the zoo, I fell in love with it...and today was more of the same love fest!
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| Love how the orchids grow wild on the trees... |
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| Nothing says tropical rain forest like a sea of bromeliads soaking up the rain water... |
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| More bromeliads growing on a fallen hapu tree... |
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| Ryan following the peacocks |
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| My dad caught a butterfly for Ryan and gently placed him in Ryan's hands...he loved it! |
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| I've done some fun things in my life, but I can't say I've ever held a content little butterfly in the palm of my hand. Chalk one up for Ry! |
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| Nothing is more fun than a day spent with his grandparents! So glad we moved back to the 'aina so he can experience days like this every single week of his life. |
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| Our wee three |
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| We found a little section in the back of the zoo with little headstones bearing kind words (Aloha 'Ia Oe E Kahea = Goodbye Kahea) for animals who have passed...loved it. |
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| The new playground at the zoo is pretty awesome! |
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| The highlight of the day? Riding the exact same little chugger we rode in Maui at the mall so many times! Ryan was enthralled. |
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| Saying goodnight and goodbye to his Uncle JJ with what we call his famous "Opihi hug" (the opihi is a limpet that sticks so firmly to rocks that's its almost impossible to rip off without a knife). |
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