DECA and Drew

Last week, Drew headed downtown to compete at DECA State. DECA is a business and marketing competition and this is the second year he has qualified for State.

He did well at the competition and brought home a medal!

And tonight; after a long process of interviews, papers, Q & A sessions… he was named a DECA Officer for next school year! 

So proud of you, Drew!

warming house

Drew landed the perfect work gig for him this winter. He was a rink attendant at one our outside hockey rinks warming house. This was a perfect fit during his own busy hockey season as he was able to do homework, hang out with friends and do some skating… all while making a bit of money.

Can't beat that!

Big Island Hawaii {part 5}

The last couple of days of our vacation we had a good mixture of relaxing and sightseeing.

We spent time in a cabana

with this as our view!

We went to a luau.

We had an amazing breakfast at Island Lava Java  in Kona

having the highly recommended Banana Coconut Pancakes with coconut syrup and the Luau Omelet which had shredded pork, pineapple, bacon and onion, Yum!

We went to Pu'uhonua O Honaunau National Park.

And stopped at the Royal Kona Coffee plantation.

We finally saw some geckos.

We made another stop back at Huggo's on the Rocks for a happy hour with live music overlooking the ocean.

We did a tour of the Kona Brewery.

And enjoyed a Valentine's dinner back at Lava Lava (because we liked to so much the first time).

In the rain and under a tent.

And some final favorite pictures from our trip.

Our resort is so big that they have boats and even a monorail running through it.

What a time we had!