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Luke can’t talk, walk, or think sophisticatedly, so I have been asked to interpret his goo’s and gaa’s into full fledged sentences. When I asked Luke what he thought about our trip so far, he responded by saying “I like it because the palm trees in Hawaii look really cool.” Which was originally lots of loving stares at the palm trees on the beach, and many ah’s. He also enjoys swimming, which he tried for the first time. Actually, the enjoyed was just a guess based on the wah wah’s he made while in the pool:-) Also, Luke does not like taxis. He has screamed and cried every single time we have been in one. On the plane, there was another baby that was 18 months. He immediately fell for her, and stopped crying, when ever she would tottle over. He showed his great love for her by trying to eat her, repeatedly, until he realized that she didn’t taste great. The baby girl, Mia, kept coming back and saying “Baby, baby” repeatedly, that sounded like “Puppy” until her parents specified. That is practically all Luke has been doing. And I really hope that I interpreted him correctly, and I truly apologize to Luke, if I didn’t. 

My favorite parts of Hawaii was when I dunked my head in for the first time, went on a paddleboat and a kayak, went on a big open slide, and hiked the mountain that used to be a volcano called Diamond Head. I didn’t like missing the snorkeling when  Audrey and Tess and Dad went. I like this trip but I want to go back home cause I don’t want to miss the winter. I like being on planes because there’s games activities and TV.  I don’t like any plane ride except for the plane to Australia. Our hotel in Australia has a washing machine and I like that about the hotel. The hotel is actually an apartment.  I don’t  like hotels because they don’t have a kitchen but our apartment has a kitchen.  I am exited to go to Uluru (Ayres rock). I learned that Ukulele means jumping flea. Because the Hawaiians thought that the Portugal’s fingers look like jumping fleas on the cords. We went on a 10 hour plane ride and an 11 hour plane ride. Pictures are down below.

Here are some photos. 

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We have done so much today! First we got up to go to Pearl Harbor. We got there and we went back on a boat ride to the Pearl Harbor memorial for the USS Arizona. The memorial was really pretty, but really sad to think about all the men who died. Then we went back to the hotel for lunch, and then we went really far out on a sail boat, and got snorkel gear, and then went snorkeling. We saw a bunch of turtles and really pretty fish. We were snorkeling for an hour. It was really fun. Then we went to the pool, and had dinner. I had the best protein salad EVER!!!!!!!!!!! Then we saw these awesome fireworks. It has been a great day. I will try to give you all a photo dump really soon, but here are a few.

The picture at the top is me, Tess and James standing over the wreck of the USS Arizona. There is tons of oil that still leaks out from the sunken battle ship.

The second picture is also the oil from the boat.

The third picture is of the control and engine room of a submarine at Pearl Harbor.

The fourth s a picture of me and Tess on the boat to get to the place to snorkel.

The last picture is of the fireworks that a they had here. We watched them from the pool, and they were really close.

Yesterday we went to the Dole Pineapple Plantation, and the Polynesian Cultural Center. The Dole Pineapple Plantation is where pineapples and other crops are grown. They have the world’s largest maze, and a train tour of the plantation. They also have the world’s best pineapple ice cream. Then we went to the Polynesian Cultural Center, a place where a bunch of Polynesian Islands were represented. When we first got there, we went and watched all sorts of the island people dance in canoes on the lake, traditional dances. After that, we went to a presentation on how the coconut tree could provide for every thing that you need. I got chosen to drink out of a fresh coconut, and I also got chosen to get a palm leaf basket, that they made right there. Then we went to a Luau, which is a traditional feast, dance, and party, held by the Native Hawaiians. After that, we went to a show, called The Breath of Life. It was almost all in a different language that I couldn’t understand, but it was really cool, and we all liked it. Then we went back to our hotel. Today, we went to the tallest mountain on the island of O’ahu, called Diamond Head Mountain. We climbed all the way up, and now we might go swim in a lagoon.  I will send some pictures soon.

-Audrey