Today we spent the morning swimming at the resort.  We went to the Kohala River Pool, which is three pools connected by waterslides; and then slid down the 176-foot twisting waterslide.  Went under and between the various waterfalls at the Kona Pool.  It was so much fun. 

The girls are both gaining more confidence in the water which is great to see.  Sophia can't get enough of the big waterslide (Olivia is too short yet to go on it). 

Olivia was pretending she was a lion on the edge of the pool.  She was crawling and kind of went into this "zone" where you could see in her eyes that she WAS a lion and was looking for prey.  It was really neat to watch.  I think she'll be great at theater and expressing herself as she gets older. 

We ate lunch at the restaurant near the pool.  We were all so hungry after swimming for a couple of hours.

Went back to the room to get out of the really hot sun (trying to protect our skin!), and worked on lapbooks and rested. 

Took the little train (aka as "the caterpillar" to Olivia since the train was green) to the little mall nearby.  By the time we got there it was POURING!  We ran quickly to the nearest restaurant.  Ended up being a good choice - excellent food. 

We were served by a really nice woman who was from Brazil.  She was so impressed with how polite the girls were and their manners that she ended up giving them her bracelets.  We tried to give them back, but she insisted.  The girls were so excited with their new jewelry!

Went back to the resort and took the train back to where we were staying.  (There's a train that connects the entire resort.  The train and the boat are two ways to get around if you want to take a break from walking.)