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Ho'omaluhia Botanical Gardens has been on our to do list for a while so leave was a great time to go check it out.  We still waited for the weekend though b/c they give you little fishing poles and you can fish only on Saturdays and Sundays (it's catch and release.)  This was a beautiful place to walk around.  The kids loved everything about it even David got to get in on some duck feeding/playing action.  The fist were the brightest orange I have ever seen on fish and there were thousands of them ready to get the bread (seriously they fought the ducks for the bread and usually won!)  The best part is everything was completely free.  We packed a lunch and stayed for the day!  I love exploring with my family and how much time we get to spend outdoors together.

 

 

A small amount of the fish we saw.

Feeding the ducks!  There weren't a ton of people on this side of the lake because the fishing was on the other side so we had lunch over here and fed the ducks. David loved throwing the bread.

Just hanging around. ;)

They both caught at least 5 fish!

Ryan's turn

Trav did the fishing with them while David and I hung out on the blanket so it was quite the adventure when they both caught a fish at the same time.

You can not beat this view while fishing.

My sweet kiddos.