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Hawaii 2007

June 14-24, 2007

HawaiiMapIn June of 2007, Roger, Kathy, Melanie, and Andrew embarked on an amazing adventure to the Hawai’ian islands, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the wedding of Kathy’s parents, Paul and Geri.

We spent several days in Oahu, then a glorious week on Kaua’i! Kathy’s brother, sister, and their families were along for the fun, too, to make it a fantastic family reunion on top of everything.

The words and pictures on the next few pages and in our photo album cannot ever properly do this justice.

And now… sit back and re-live our fantastic adventures!

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