Well, we're back and still not recovered from our amazing trip. We had so much fun that it's taken us a while to recuperate! It was SO worth it! Every day the kids said, "Thank you so much for bringing us here!!" We did a lot of the touristy things on O'ahu since the kids don't remember doing them and we also did our favorite things too. We took a few hundred pictures so the 20(?) pictures here are a drop in the bucket. This is the only picture of all of us out of our hundreds!! Taken on Laie Point.
The first morning after getting there, the kids and I woke up at 4am and couldn't go back to sleep. After what seemed like an eternity, the sun finally rose and the kids were there to greet it. 
Jons brother Dave and his family live in La'ie so we got to see them a few times. It's hard to believe that Grace and Dave's daughter Tevai share some of the same genes!!
They love good food as much as we do, so we went to one of our favorite places, Haleiwa Joes for some GREAT seafood!
We had to hit the swap meet for some must-haves like Macadamia nuts etc. The kids got $20 to learn a budgeting lesson from Jon (yes, that's an oxymoron). Grace went to the first booth we started at, saw a Toki Doki bag and even after going all the way around Aloha Stadium, that's what she still wanted. She wasn't even tempted by anything else. 
Collin on the other hand . . . spent the whole time trying to figure out what he wanted most. He FINALLY ended up getting some cool shades and a bone carving necklace. 10 going on 17?
Actual documentation that Grace did indeed snorkel, even if it was only about 2 feet of water! 
The Snorkel Queen . . .
Collin takes after Jon and likes to do anything in the water, snorkel, skim board, swim, boogie board etc. and can't wait to dive with me and Jon. I love his excitement and love of water. With Grace, you buy her a $5 beach toy set, and she is perfectly content all day. A little water time, a lot of sand time (yes, she takes after me) . . . 
A 28XXL Aloha shirt that Collin couldn't stop talking about. He keeps calling it the "Iz" shirt. As in Israel Kamakawiwo'ole. 
I am accepted there . . . at least at the ABC stores.
The sweet potatoes at Hanauma Bay. Their favorite place we went. 
Our favorite fish - humuhumunukunukuapua'a
They "had" to get shave ice from Matzumoto's in Haleiwa AND they had it "all the way", with ice cream and adzuki beans at the bottom. 
The Dole Plantation has this train that takes you all over their grounds and you see so many fruits and flowers and it is really interesting . . . 
The boys getting ready to snorkel in Sharks Cove . . . 
Did I mention we had almost too much fun? Grace slept the whole way home (it was a night flight), while Jon let Collin watch the in-flight movies all the way home. . . 
3 comments:
It looks like you had an amazing time! I love that you guys are giving the kids great memories this year. Can't wait to see what's next :-)
It looks amazing. You are the BEST parents!
Wow- what a fun memory. Looks like you guys had an awesome time!
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