We had an amazing trip to Hawaii before Thanksgiving. Here we are at our gorgeous hotel--they actually had sand shipped in from Australia and blasted away the natural coastline to make their own beach! It was the perfect beach for kids--calm water, gorgeous sand.
This was another of our favorite beaches--great snorkeling!
Savannah and Josh loved the snorkle gear! (swimming around with their faces in the water, not so much!)
This was my favorite stop on the whole trip--Hanalei Bay on the island of Kauai. It was absolutely breathtaking.
We discovered Landon LOVES cheetos on this trip. We also discovered he's not so big on sharing. (okay, so we already knew that).
Savannah and Josh all dressed up for church. Landon and I missed church, since he vomited all night Saturday into Sunday. Definitely NOT the highlight of my trip, but he was such a sweetheart, I just felt so bad for him.
The kids had a great time with their "surfboard."
Okay, let me explain this one. There are chickens roaming free all over Kauai. I mean everywhere. Not just a couple of chickens. (There was a hurricane back in the early nineties, in which they were released, and have continued to multiply since). Anyway, Grandpa Clair told the kids that in order to chase chickens, you need to run at them with your hands in your pockets. They took it hook, line, and sinker. For the remainder of the trip, they tried chasing the poor chickens. If one of them would forget proper hand placement, the other one was quick to remind them. I know I shouldn't have let them chase the poor chickens, but really, how could I stop them when I was laughing so hard I couldn't breathe??
Look! They even got Landon in on the "chicken chasing" as they called it.
We had such a great time! I'd never been to Hawaii before, and it was amazing. I wish it didn't take seven hours of flight time, plus layover time in the LA airport to get there, but it was worth it! Here's a slideshow for those of you (ahem, Karlee) who'd like to see more photos!
