Christmas Eve

It's December 24, and we're on vacation in Kauai. Away from work or family, what's there to do? We went to the light festival near the airport in a government building.


Basically, it's a bunch of Christmas lights all over the place--on the trees in the front yard and all over the building's lobby. It's low budget and will never be compared to the Crystal Cathedral's "Glory of..." spectacles, and has a definite local and crafty flavor to it.


Trees are hand-decorated by students, although there were a lot of pieces made by "aunties."


I thought this Hawaiian-looking Santa nutcracker was pretty cool.


Many Christmas trees were adorned with beer cap decorations, but the one that celebrated Hawaiian cowboys were even better.


Wendy felt a little weird about posing with Santa (I didn't), but she was okay with the snowman.


Yes, it was a little tacky, but the kids get a pass for the holidays.


And Saoirse's fourth birthday, too! Mele kalikimaka and happy b-day.