Kona Temple
The "White Sand Beach" which I think is really called Hapuna Beach. T and M did a lot of boogie boarding and T worked hard on a sand castle. He would watch what others were building and would get ideas from them.
I am not really sure what Little D is thinking here. I was behind him and saw him laying on the sand close to the ocean. I grabbed my camera, and once I saw his face I realized he wasn't sun bathing, he was scared to death of the sound of the ocean and for some reason felt trapped. Sick that we found this pretty funny. I did comfort him right after the picture.
The Dolphins!
One of my favorite memories was the Luau. The boys loved it! We were greeted with lays, M took his off and put it in his pocket right after the girl put it on him. But, it wasn't long until he caught the spirit of the luau and he pulled it out and put it on with pride!
Learning how to do the Poi balls.
Of course the fire dancing was the high light for the boys, hands down! T stared getting really tired after chowing all the yummy food, but he perked right back up when the entertainment started.
FunTimes!
We would go to a different beach almost everyday. Aside from the lagoon (which was great snorkeling, in a small area) next to our condo, this was the best snorkeling, so we hit this beach a couple of times. One of the times there was a sea lion on the beach, and always lots of turtles.
Tropical fruit, tropical fruit, and more tropical fruit...we couldn't get enough. Not only did we love the fruit, we would love to go shopping at the farmers market to get it and lots of other fun things.
This was a fun private beach that we hiked into. There were a ton of turtles here too, and decent snorkeling. T thought he was pretty tough, and probably stayed berried in the sand half of the time we were at this beach.
The zoo. It was fun to see animals that we usually don't see at our zoo.
Can you see the smiles on their faces from this view? This bird was so fun. Her name was Zoe, she entertained us, and when we would leave she would make all sorts of loud noises until we would come back and play with her some more.
Akaka Falls
Before we hiked to the falls the boys watched this man make baskets. They were really intrigued, and the man was very entertaining. M started making thinks from fallen palm tree branches after this.
Our Condo!
T found a sea slug that he made "his pet". Every time we went to the lagoon he found it, rocked it, pet it...GROSS! But, I love this picture.
Playing at the pool.
One of our little snorkelers.
More snorkeling. M really enjoyed it! He couldn't get enough.
Volcano National Park. One of the steam vents.
Thurston Lava Tube.
Tropical Rain Forest.
The "Black Sand Beach". Again, lots of turtles, and a native that would crack open coconuts for you to drink, then open them the rest of the way to eat the coconuts.
Another beach that we went to (I don't remember the name). This was the last time we saw these glasses, they were washed into the ocean shortly after this picture. I saw them going out, butbaby was walking into some rocks that couldbe dangerous. Thought I would make sure he was safe and not the sun glasses.
Almost every morning the boys would go outside the condo and hunt for things, mainly hermit crabs. They would put new water in their little "habitat" that they made for them, and new things. They had sea urchins, star fish...
Well, this trip was a blast, but to bring some of the reality that you don't usually take pictures of because it is the parts that you don't want to remember. We had a sick little guy most of the time which made him pretty difficult half the time. This picture captures the other side that you haven't seen in all the other pictures. We did end up getting him some antibiotics, and the last couple days there he finally started feeling better. This was after a 30 minute crying spell on the way home from a hula show that we went to.
But, on a happier note, good bye Hawaii, thanks for the wonderful memories!
5 comments:
WOW! What a fun trip. We have always wanted to take our kids to Hawaii. I loved where your condo was too! As far as being sick it seems like someone has to be sick or it would not be a family trip!
Hey! That looks awesome! I can't believe the turtles and dolphins... they are right there! How did you see the dolphins so close? We've never seen so many animals when we've gone. When we scuba, but not just on the beach like that.
So go to new post, then one of the tabs in Edit, click that and then it will show all of your posts. You might be able to rearrange them, or you can go down to post options and change the time or date of one of them. That will fix the order...
This is our dream to take the kids with us to Hawaii next time. They are at perfect ages and when we do... I'll just make my post EXACTLY like yours... thanks for the ideas :) I miss you and hope to see you next month!
Wow! These pictures are awesome! I am so jealous of your trip! Those sunset pictures look beautiful. I would love to take a trip like that. How did you plan it all? It looks like you all had fun (except for the little sick one that is).
Annette-Have you gone to the big Island? I think the animals are just characteristic of it. The dolphins do come every once in while outside our condo, but those dolphins are at a resort that you pay to swim with.
Sarah-D grew up going often cuz his G-parents lived there 1/2 the year. We have also been there before. There is so much to do there that it is really easy to plan. If you ever plan to go, let us know, we could probably hook you up with the families condo.
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