A Hike and an Art Desk

Notice the sweaty people?  Quote of the hike-(quintin) "All we need is a breeze and this would be awesome".  lol  There was a lot of humidity and no breeze.  There was, however, plenty of beauty. 

Hawaii shows its unique beauty even in the rain.  This was taken on the drive home from the Friendship Gardens hike.

For Labor Day we tried out a hike that a lady I volunteer with at AWANA told me about.  Friendship Gardens was a beautiful hike and a great workout...all uphill.  There were some beautiful views along the way.  We are not sure if we got to the top or not.  When it started to lightning we made our way back down. 
Mareea is sitting at our new art desk.  We bought this desk for Landon, and he used it for awhile, but it really is too small for him.  Over the long weekend I cleaned it off and moved it into the living room.  I got some courage and put out scary art supplies such as markers, tape and paints in labeled baskets and explained to the kids that they all need to be returned and that they are to only be used at the desk.  So far it has gone really well and Evangeline spends the most time there.  She loves to color whatever pictures I put in the basket for her.  I even ordered some new supplies to put at the desk.  It seems to keep the mess down and encourages creativity.  It's kind of funny though.  I was so worried about putting out markers and no one touches them.  Mostly just crayons.