We survived the hurricane! Actually, the hurricane winds had pretty much dissipated over the ocean by the end of the week but the rain that had been contained in the storm hit us on Saturday night. Now, we have seen plenty of rain living in Seattle. However, the rain that hit us last night was like a monsoon! We all ran outside and played in it for a while. A bunch of the college kids grabbed their boogie-boards and were surfing down the grass hills on campus. One of 
them took Sam for a ride. It was really fun! Another tooth bites the dust for Sam. That's three teeth in a little over three weeks. He looks like a hockey player with his front two teeth gone. I'm beginning to think that he's exercising some early entrepreneurial tendencies as he seems to be working very hard to keep the tooth fairy revenue flowing. He normally receives one dollar per tooth which he then takes down to the vending machine for a treat. After losing the last tooth, he was negotiating to receive three dollars since has has lost three teeth. Nice try Sam.
We finally got our car back on Friday! It is nice to finally have some freedom to leave the campus and explore the island a little bit.
We went to church this morning. We have been attending Solid Rock church since arriving in Kona. The music is rockin', the pastor is hilarious, and the kids love the sunday school program. They have air hockey tables and video games for the end of sunday school so Sam really digs that. Katie loves the art tables they have and we always find her there when we go pick the kids up after the service.
This afternoon we may go to the beach. Angie and I have some homework to get done though!
Aloha!
GORDY THE GECKO!
