The sun did rise, and our sons had some fun

Our first day was filled with seeing the beach, breakfast, church, and then visiting some housing options. The prices here are crazy by my humble Wisconsin budget informed standards, however, we've planned for this, and will be able to view our stay here somewhat as a vacation, so those funds will go toward housing. This allows us to choose something that all our friends will hopefully want to visit! Can't wait to see you here! We've found a beautiful 3 bedroom place with an extra pullout in the den (so, 4 BR, really). The owners are great, and we feel very comfortable with the neighborhood. I'm eager to set up our life in this space. The nearby school looks really great (outdoor lunchroom, open air classrooms) and the neighborhood we will live in is very desirable since it "dead-ends". Here the traffic is treacherous, so being in this type of area improves safety for the kids. The house we will live in has a hedge that was featured on Hawaii 5-O, so, occasionally, according to the owners, Japanese tourists may stop by for photo-ops.

Waking up on Wisconsin time on Waikiki Beach

We had a delay in San Francisco, so when we stumbled into the hotel it was 2am "our time". The boys didn't know their own names, but that didn't stop them from waking at 4am Hawaii time. This is what you see at 4am on Waikiki!