This past Monday was Memorial Day. It's great to have a day off to hang out with family and friends and we definitely enjoyed ourselves but most importantly we took some time out to remember the many men and women who sacrifice so much to defend our freedoms. I will probably never truly understand the price paid by our fallen service men, women and their families but after supporting Reece through his deployment I feel like I've gained a whole new appreciation for their sacrifice. I'm thankful the man in uniform never showed up at my door early one morning but I know for many that reality has changed their lives forever. And so, this memorial day we celebrated our freedom and remembered the fallen.
After a delicious BBQ at our place, we headed down to Ala Moana Beach Park with the Garcia's for the Hawaii Lantern Floating Ceremony. I cannot even describe how spectacular this event is to watch. An incredible sunset, music and thousands of lanterns floating out to sea carrying messages to those who've been loved and lost. Seriously WOW…the colors in the sky were beautiful and I was in awe of the God who painted them there.
I'll start with a couple of my poor quality iPhone pics and then get to the good stuff. Reece took some fantastic photos of the event!
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| Me, Sharon & Rylea's head :) |
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| Anthony hanging out in the stroller. |
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| Such a huge crowd. |
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| The main stage |
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| So many people taking photos with their iPads |
