Day 2 in Hawaii was PEARL HARBOR DAY for us. Travis' mom really wanted to see this. Even though we had been there a year ago, we still had fun and enjoyed it a lot! They had done a lot since we had been there last including putting in a museum. It was really cool!!
The kids by an anchor at Pearl Harbor
A view of the Mighty Mo from Pearl Harbor
Fun plaque
USS Arizona Memorial
The Fam at Pearl Harbor (USS Arizona Memorial is behind us)
They had all of these neat quotes around Pearl Harbor. This one is by Eleanor Roosevelt and it says, "Dear Lord/Lest I continue/My complacent way/Help me to remember/Somehow out there/A man died for me today/As long as there be war/I then must/Ask and answer/Am I worth dying for?
Cool sign at Pearl Harbor
We watched the movie about the attack on Pearl Harbor and then made our way to the USS Arizona
On the way over to the Arizona, we noticed a Coast Guard ship leaving their port. All of the people on the ship stood at attention while their ship passed the USS Arizona. Very cool
The oil is still leaking
The girls and me on the Arizona Memorial
The wall on the memorial with the names of all those who died during the attack on Pearl Harbor
After we saw the USS Arizona, we decided to go over and see the Mighty Mo or the USS Missouri. We had to take a bus over to the ship.
Brielle and Cooper on the bus
Me and Lainey on the bus
Walking up to the Mo
The ship was huge. A guy gave us a small tour of the ship and told us the history of it.
The girls looking pretty small compared to the ship. The ship has wooden floors...
The place on the Mighty Mo where WWII ended
The fam standing where the papers were signed to end WWII
The documents that were signed by leaders of different countries to end the war
After we looked around on top of the ship for a while, we headed under the ship. It was cool to see how different rooms there were under the ship.
Coop and Brielle by the Snack Shop
One of many food preparation rooms. This is where they prepared the vegies
Before we left, we decided to go to the front of the ship. You have to see the ship in person to really appreciate how big it really is!
Travis, Cynthia and the kids on the front of the ship
One more picture of the girls before we left the ship
A view of the USS Arizona from the Mighty Mo'
It was really fun and educational to go to Pearl Harbor again. It's a peaceful, reverent place and it's hard to believe something so horrible happened there. After we were done seeing all we wanted to at Pearl Harbor, we went and ate dinner at California Pizza Kitchen. It was a fun Day 2 in Hawaii!!!
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