Finally, the report....

We've been back for over a month, but I just haven't had time to go through the aproximately 1500 pictures we took while away. The beauty of digital photography is that you can take all the pictures you want; on the other hand, you then have to come home and decide which ones are worthy of your scrapbook and/or your blog. What I really love is that my screen saver constantly displays pictures from all those on my computer: the good, the bad, and the ugly... I love watching my screensaver! Anyway, back to the trip. I'll break the trip into three or four chunks and display a few pictures from each. Anyone interested in more can stay tuned for the link to the slideshow which will contain more--- but most definately not all 1500.

I think the most fun was watching the boys eat up all the new sites and spend precious time with their Carolina cousins. They really love those kids and I think Keona had a grand time hanging out with his big boy cousin Tony. The strong connection became really apparent after we got home and noticed that Keona was sporting a lovely, thick southern accent. We pondered it a little while until K explained that he was talking like Tony. Duh uhhhh! It really was pretty obvious. Kalani spent his time just trying to keep up with them all. I was a little dismayed watching them climb the steep hill next to our cabin in Custer...thinking that Kalani would just stand at the bottom crying at being left behind. However, I looked up a few minutes later to see not left behind, but trudging right up the hill just fine. If he had a past life, he must've been a sherpa! I don't know why I was surprised because I've felt the strength of those little legs many times. He did take some spills down the hill over the next few days, but nothing that stopped him from going right back up. We had to admire his spirit.