Denis and Justina's Visit

Today is my brother Denis's 31st birthday and in honor of that auspicious occasion I decided to share pictures from Denis and Justina's visit to Hawaii.

Jason and I love having visitors in general, but Denis and Justina were particularly great to have as guests, because well--they are Denis and Justina and thereby my favorite brother and sister-in-law/friends in the world! We had a blast that week; we went to the beach every day, took a boat trip out to the Kaneohe Bay sand bar, and went on an awesome 4-wheel drive jeep trek at Kualoa Ranch. Denis and Justina tried their hand at snorkeling, visited with some honus, and Jason and I even converted the two NYers into Lanikai Juice and musubi devotees!

Getting leied at the Paradise Cove Luau

Denis bravely sacrifices himself to the tiki gods in exchange for a pina colada

Justina--wife, teacher, mother, spear-thrower

Shaka Love. We look calm here, but we had just spent the last 40 minutes getting jostled and thrown about on a jeep ride up the mountain.

Justina and I measuring our feet next to ---Denis's--er---Godzilla's footprint. Kualoa Ranch is a popular filming spot for many movies (and the TV show Lost) so of course we had to take Denis and Justina on the tour!

Perhaps Denis's favorite part of the trip, however, was the friendship he formed with Morrie and Esther the sea turtles.



Happy Birthday Ren-Den! We love and miss you!