35 Years!!!

On Saturday, May 7, we celebrated our 35th wedding anniversary. It's hard to believe that it's been 35 years, but Adam is 33 and Robyn is 31, so it makes sense that we would have been married for 35 years. The above picture was taken just last Sunday, May 1. Not bad, but we definitely don't look like we're 23 and 21 anymore. To add a little nostalgia, we're sharing some pictures from our wedding day, as well as three pictures from before our wedding. It's been a great 35 years. We've had our ups and downs, but we've had some great adventures, we've got five great children, three sons and daughters-in-law and five grandchildren, with more on the way. And, we're still in love.

The beautiful bride in the Flandro's backyard on Hillfield Road. It looks a little different now.

Aren't those 70's clothes and hairstyles great? Oh, for the good old days!

We love this picture of Bonnie with her bouquet.

The dashing couple.

These pictures are before our wedding. Bonnie is sitting down in the Sacred Grove by Palmyra, New York.






Lennie and Bonnie at Lennie's graduation from BYU.
















One of my favorite pictures of Bonnie: sitting on a dinosaur in a park in Washington, D.C.

Hike to Kaena Point

After weeks of working on Saturday, Bonnie and I finally had some free time on March 12 to spend an entire day away from Laie. After a few hours of shopping, we decided to hike to Kaena Point from the Leeward side. What a wonderful hike it was. We started late afternoon when it was pretty hot since the sun was in the West where we were hiking. But it got cooler as the sun got lower. As you can see, we saw beautiful waves with the sun shining through them, whales off Kaena Point, albatrosses in flight, and most fascinating of all, albatrosses going through their mating rituals. We enjoyed everything for so long that we barely got back to our car before it was dark.

Hiking with the Blisses

On President's Day, we took a few hours off from our busy schedule to go hiking to Kahaluu Falls with Nancy and Mike Bliss. Nancy's sister and her husband also came. It's great to have both beautiful beaches and beautiful mountains so close.

Bonnie's new Townie

A few months ago someone stole the bike that Catherine gave Bonnie and that Doug so lovingly restored. Bonnie really wanted a bike that she could ride to work on about once a week, so for her birthday, we bought her a new bike - a Townie - which is really sturdy and comfortable, yet has seven speeds and is just fast enough. Happy Birthday, Bonnie!

Sunset Beach Elementary Art Sale

On Friday, February 25, Bonnie's school, Sunset Beach Elementary, held an art sale. We bought the colorful picture above, which was painted by Teryl Soren, a member of our ward. Toward the end of the night, they auctioned off the most valuable of the paintings. After the auction, John Cruz, a fairly popular singer in Hawaii, performed. Oh, and he invited a friend of his, someone whose child attends Sunset Beach Elementary. The friend, shown on top, is Jack Johnson, a popular singer who grew up in Sunset Beach and still makes his home there.

Scenes from Laie

Sometimes we take Laie for granted and forget that we really live in quite a beautiful place. Here are some scenes from Laie Point and Bikini Beach. Bikini Beach (I think the official name is Clissold Beach), is the beach that is about two blocks from our house. Bonnie is sitting there with an umbrella. The other scenes are from Laie Point.