WRITE ON! My Hawaiian Birthday Present

by Titus Kvien, English 7, Mrs. Didrikson

My thirteenth birthday present from my grandparents was one of the best and most enjoyable experiences ever! My grandparents have a steady twenty year streak of visiting Hawaii. My parents had been there three times as well. However, after a long time of talking and thinking, talking and thinking some more, they were very excited to tell us that we were going on a dream vacation with them to that far distant paradise! My grandparents were going to be there too and told me they had a birthday surprise for me.

We flew out of Grand Forks on a crisp, cold...