Show Some Aloha to the Texans, Y'All!

The Harveys were our very first couple friends in Northern VA. We met them at a church neither of us continued to attend. One Sunday Hubby practically bowled me down a pew to ask J for her number. Can you believe I was shy? (I am a shy, over the top, extrovert. We DO exist!) We exchanged numbers and that was the beginning of our friendship! When J graduated law school in 2003, they both found jobs in Texas, near their families. Since then, they have visited us twice in Hawaii.

Do you love this picture? It was from a different part of their Hawaii trip!!

The Harveys spent their last three days in Hawaii with us. They had already been to the Big Island the week before, and then spent some time on our island of Oahu before arriving at our home. Our babies had met back in 2006 when J and I were both pregnant. I am sure they must have waved in utero. They were comfortable enough...they shared snacks.

The Harveys arrived shortly after our Open House was over. My children absolutely revolted against our clean house, and pulled out the hidden toy baskets. In the mean time, I talked to the Harveys for two straight hours until Hubby got home. They are those friends, you know those friends, the kind that show up and it's like no time has passed.

Hubby came home from work, and the jabbering went on for another hour or two until dinner. And I guess not enough was said, because it went on after dinner, and then after the kids went to bed.
And the kids, well they were kids. My boys were happy for a new playmate, and little A was happy for toys, toys, and more toys. Hmmm....well, she is just happy, happy all of the time. And adorable, too.

She dug our stairs. Every day was a stairs day.

The Harveys were great house guests. They truly engaged our kids, and loved on them. We were overwhelmed. Their primary reason to spend a few days with us was just for "Farmer Time."
Right before we all went to bed the first night, Hubby asked if we had ever taken them to Sandy's. Ohhh J remembered. She even told her mom she hoped we would go again.

The next morning we got ourselves and the kids up and out the door. We ordered our homestyle Hawaiian breakfasts when Auntie made the rounds to our table. She was experimenting with a new recipe for their infamous crater pancake, baked in the oven. Usually it is topped with lemon, butter, and powdered sugar. Today's was topped with baked fresh pineapple in a sweet and sugary sauce. Aaahhh just one more time Hubby and I delighted in cheating on the South Beach. Three of us ate half before I remembered to take a picture for y'all.More Harvey Time to come....