THE RICHARDSON PROJECT

Aloha!

Some people said we were crazy to sell everything and move to Hawaii with 4 young kids. Looking back, they may have been right…

This move has not been easy. We never thought it would be, but you never quite know what you’re getting into until the boat leaves the harbor. And once it did, there was NO turning back.

Although the move has been one of the hardest things we’ve ever done as a family, it has also been tremendously rewarding, memorable, and invigorating on so many levels!

We’ve been on the island for about 3 months now. There is SO much to share, and we can’t wait to show you what we’ve been up to these past few months.

We’ve held off on posting anything mostly because we’ve been too busy! We underestimated how much work was waiting for us once we got here. (We bought a property with 3 acres of LUSH Hawaiian vegetation, sight unseen; yes you read that correctly.)

But we’re close to having things under control and we plan on posting regularly from now on. For now, here are a few highlights of life on the island thus far.

These guys are all over the property.
The kids stopped playing with them after they got nipped a few times. Never knew they could bite!
This one was in the wrong place at the wrong time (we found him smashed in the door jam)
We had some fun sorting all this out. For internet, we went with Google Wifi (now called Nest Wifi). If you have a large home or property you’re trying to “cover” with Wifi, I highly recommend going with one of the “mesh” networks now available from various companies. Setup and management is so easy.
We sold just about everything we had in Utah, so we made several trips that looked like this.
We have a few of these plants on our property, and everything about them is massive.
Some of the landscape here seems out of this world. These trees are on our neighbor’s property.
We love the street we live on. Super quiet and full of interesting and beautiful plants and trees.
Who knew trees could look like this? The Rainbow Eucalyptus is absolutely beautiful.
Daily dips in the pool
Lots of “attempts” at family pictures. But let’s be honest, this picture isn’t so much about the kids as it is about that ginormous tree in the background!
Lots of time spent here. The salt water took some adjusting at first but the kids got used to it and love playing in the ocean now.
About 1 in 20 family pics turn out good 🙂
Not our first sunset, and definitely not our last.

Lots more to come, including a recap of the actual move to Hawaii and a tour of the property. Stay tuned!

– The Richardsons

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