Trip to Spain

Jim spent three weeks in Spain, mostly in Madrid. The conference commemorating the 400 years since the expulsion of the Moriscos was a professional highlight. He also visited Fuentidueña, a village south of the Duero in the province of Segovia, where 21 Morisco families were exempted from the expulsion by their Catholic Bishop, at least for while. He stayed in a posada, which was a renovated 18th Century Chapel. Check out the website http://www.palaciodeloscondes.com.
He also took a short visit to Sevilla, visiting friends. The AVE from Madrid to Sevilla is the way to go.
Here are some pictures.

End of Summer II

After a wonderful two weeks in Utah, we went to D.C. and Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Here's hoping that many pictures equal more than a thousand words.

End of Summer

Public school starts up again tomorrow (August 3). Josie begins 10th grade. Grace goes out to Kahuku High and Intermediate School for 7th Grade. Isabel will be in 4th grade and Olivia starts 1st grade. Here's a first installment of our summer fun.

Beautiful May

We are managing to blog about once a month. With Easter and May Day celebrations, there are more pictures of our beautiful May flowers, figuratively speaking of course.

Josie can sure decorate an egg.



Grace and her friends, Victoria, Anne and Aliia, danced in the Laie Elementary May Day celebrations. They learned a dance from Africa.



Isabel and her friends, Emi and Dorothy, also danced. The third graders did a hip number from 1960s England, a la Austin Powers.



Olivia and her friends, Makana and Trevor, were the hit of the performance on the PCC stage. They did an Italian number, with Dean Martin singing "That's Amore." They did a second number with Andrea Bocelli singing a duet with Sarah Brightman.



Mont and his fellow super heroes rescue a damsel in distress.



Have a great May.

More photographs

Five beautiful kids in stairstep order.



Six gorgeous girls.



Two boys in khaki pants.



The beautiful mother.



Heading home - photo session is over.



Last word

Eponymous Pictures

We've intended to post a family photo for a while. We had a moment before Church this morning. Sacrament Meeting doesn't begin until 12:00 noon.

Which of the four shots is best for the seven Tuellers?

Templo de Laie Hawaii - Para la Tia Jan

Jan asked for a video tour of the Laie Hawaii Temple grounds for her primary in Caracas, Venezuela. The Temple is being renovated right now, so the building isn't at its best, but we hope you like the short tour.

President's Day

In previous years for President's Day, we have joined the thousands who participate in the Great Aloha Run. It is 8.2 miles from Aloha Tower in Honolulu to Aloha Stadium.





But this year, we decide to stay closer to home and hike near Laie. Our intent was to reach the Pine Forest, about an hour up the trail to the summit.








Mont and Oli were good troopers for a while, but with rain threatening and winds rising, we didn't make it up to the grove of Norfolk Pines that has a spectacular view of Laie. We will try again when conditions, environmental and developmental, are more propitious.






Beth and I easily made it up for our anniversary last year. See.