Haslams in Hawaii: Family Day at Panaewa Zoo

I promise I'll try to be more regular in my blogging. Things have been so busy since school started but I'll try to do better. I am afraid everyone is going to quit checking my blog because I've been so bad about updating.

Anyhoo...the local zoo had a family fun day a few weeks ago and we went. It's a pretty small zoo but we went during the time the petting zoo was open (it's only open from 1:30 - 2:30 on Saturdays...strange) which was really fun for the kids, especially Aidan. They had all kinds of activities going on. The kids did a treasure hunt, of sorts, where they answered questions on a sheet about the different animals in the zoo to receive a prize. It required them to read all the tags on the cages, etc. so we learned a lot and it was fun. They also had face painting which was the favorite activity of the day. Abby and Sabrina were butterflies and Aidan was a tiger. He loved it and was very sad when we had to clean it off later. He was very good at roaring like a tiger. After the zoo, we went and got shave ice...for the first time! I know, I know, we've lived here a year and it's our first time? Well, the kids have had it at school but for some reason we've just never gone and got some. Anyway, we went to a small place downtown called Wilson's by the Bay. My flavor was coconut pineapple. One word...YUM! This needs to be a regular activity, it was loved by one and all. Little trivia for you: Here in Hilo, and only in Hilo, it is referred to as ice shave instead of shave ice.