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 cris...