Day Off

This morning Darrick and some other people from the ship participated in the Ford Island Anchor Run. It was a 5K run (3.1 miles). The USS Hopper ran together as a team and finished with a time of 32 minutes and 8 seconds. They had to go back and get some stragglers. Darrick was happy that he did so well and that he was able to stay with the head pack the whole race. He got a t-shirt and a certificate and decided he would like to do more runs. The race was in the morning and after it he got the rest of the day off.

When he got home we headed to the Polynesian Cultural Center. Darrick had never been there and we thought this would be a good day to go. We had a great time and really enjoyed spending time together as a family. They have a fun summer program for kids where they get a passport and if they do an activity in each village they get a stamp in their book. If they get enough stamps they got a prize. Micah really liked this. He got a tatoo, made a fish out of palm frawns, learned to play the drums and played Hawaiian bowling. For his prize he got binoculars which he thinks are great!

On the way home we stopped in North Shore for dinner. We went to a new place called "Pizza Bob's". It was really yummy and we enjoyed dining on the patio by the fountain. Then we walked to our favorite ice cream shop for a hot fudge sundae-yummy!

Thanks for all the prayers for Micah's leg! It looks much today and by tonight it is just a small little bump! Praise God!