Aloha!

So we just returned from Hawaii!! We had been planning to go for my sister Kami's baby blessing for a while now. Actually, this trip was kind to make up for not going to Hawaii for Christmas like we were suppose to---remember, how I was CRAZY when I was pregnant and wouldn't get on the airplane---yeah, that was fun times---not really. Anyway, we headed off the morning after Cody's wedding---we were even lucky enough to be on the same flight as the newlyweds. ---it wasn't awkward or anything, really, it wasn't! Actually it was kind of nice because Meridith missed her kids so she held Cash for a good portion of the flight!

So the first night we stayed in the JW Ihilani hotel and then we moved over to the Marriott Koa Olina Beach Club so we wouldn't have to risk running into the newlyweds! We made a deal that we would send them a text each day letting them know what we were all doing for the day (my parents were there too) and they could call us if they wanted to hang out---otherwise they could have their "privacy" to do what they wanted! (Funny side story---after the newlyweds went home my parents moved back over to the JW Ihilani because my mom likes that hotel better---well, what do you know---they checked them into the very same room that Cody and Meridith checked out of----SICK!!!!!! My very proper mom said "oh my---I hope they sanitized everything in this room!)


We did manage to meet up with the happy couple for breakfast a few times. Meridith was feeding Cash some fruit---please take note of his happy face while eating the pineapple---yum. And then came the big test.......how would he feel about watermelon??? ............well by his face below and the watermelon spit back out on the napkin you can see-----he hated it!!! YES!----being a fellow watermelon hater I was so proud of my boy for spitting it out!!!!




So here's the fam-damily on Kai's blessing day. I can honestly say I actually enjoy going to church in Hawaii. That sounds like I hate church----I don't but I just actually look forward to going in Hawaii. Kami belongs to a Hawaiian ward that is off base and it was just full of the nicest people you've ever met. I think our family was the only white family there. The spirit is just so strong in their meetings and I just love how pure of heart the Hawaiian people are. Their love for Christ is overwhelming as well as their faith just amazes me. I was telling my mom how lucky Kami is to get to have such neat experiences living different places and experiencing the culture. Here's a picture of their chapel---isn't it just peaceful.

Here's a couple pictures of my cute boys. Cash loves to lay on the lovesac. And below is a picture of my hot husband trying to act like he didn't know I was taking his picture!

Below is some cool overlook that my dad took us to. I can't remember the name of it but he sang us some song and told us some story about the king of hawaii pushing some people over the cliff and then he became king and the conquer of the Island. My dad served his mission in Hawaii so he knows all the history and songs. Quite entertaining actually. (I've got the dumb song going through my head right now as I'm typing this...."king kamahamah, the conquer of the island....")

Oh look at the cute couple....and look below....what a cute kid they made! I have to be "that mom" for just a minute and brag about my kid. He seriously would wear these sunglasses or hats all the time in Hawaii and not even touch them. People would seriously point and crack up all the time. He's such a little flirt too.

And one final picture to show you what we did the majority of our time---we hung out in the pool. Cash could play in this little floatie for hours!!!! We pretty much had the best time ever. I didn't get pictures of all the other things we did like the dinner cruise, the PCC, the Lua but oh well. I told Jed we had to have a good time in Hawaii together to make up for our last trip to Hawaii----it was when we were dating and we broke up the day we got home because we had such a terrible time.....but we won't go there! Aloha!