So the Hawaii holiday all started one night when Delbert and I were watching TV ( Hawaii Five O ) and he said maybe we should go to Hawaii. We weren't planning on going to Hawaii, we had been planning on going to Alabama and Texas to see our parents. But since he said that I took it upon myself after work the next day to see what flights would be to Hawaii at Easter break. Well I was able to find a great seat sale to Hawaii and it was cheaper to fly there than it was to Alabama so when he came home that evening I showed him and his comment to me was,
" did you really think I was serious". At that point I really didn't care as I have always wanted to go to Hawaii and I told him that I would see my parents in August when they got home. With a few kind words, and a push of the button I had purchased the tickets to Hawaii. The next thing to do was to let mom know that we weren't coming to see her. Her response was, " so that is how I rate, sunny beaches. From there we spent a few nights online looking for a condo to rent. Once our kids found out that we were going they were all put out. Brooklyn was able to convince Travis to take some time off and come and join us for part of the time. She had to take a test first by eating crab and that didn't go so well. We had a great time in Hawaii. The only problem was that after the two week's were up I wasn't ready to come home. There is nothing like spending two wonderful weeks away from telephones, work and spending it with the one you love. We spent a few day's in Waikiki before we headed to Turtle Bay where we had the Condo booked.
Walking the beach in Waikiki
There were alot of these trees in Hawaii where the roots would hang from the branches and then grow back into the ground making the base of the tree very large.
One of the nights in Waikiki we decided to take a Sunset Dinner Cruise with entertainment and it was a wonderful evening.
The day that Delbert went to get the rental Brooklyn, Travis, Macy and I went for a walk on Waikiki beach. Nothing like father and daughter walking hand in hand !!!
Macy wanted in the water so bad that we decided to take her cloth's off and let her get wet and she was in her glory.
So one day while Delbert and Travis were getting their shrimp at the shrimp shack Macy was getting restless in her car seat so we let her out and let her climb in the back window. What a great pose.
Okay no she is not being smothered. The sun was in her eye's and she was sound asleep and her head kept falling forward so Brooklyn and Travis put this blanket over her forehead to keep it from falling forward.
Delbert and I had gone to the temple in the morning so Brooklyn and Travis went in the evening so we watched Macy and spent the time on the temple grounds. What a beautiful temple and grounds.
We decided to Waimea Bay one day so that Delbert and Travis could go Boogie boarding but the waves were to high and they wouldn't let them so they decided to just go wave jumping instead. There was no way that Brooklyn and I were going to go out and be bashed around so we just sat back and were well entertained.
Delbert standing by as Travis is being thrown around.
We took a tour of the Pineapple Plantation and it was really interesting and Delbert and I really enjoyed the garden tour.
2 comments:
Ok...seriously everything looks amazing! I am convincing Mont that this is where we are going asap! I loved it all...the sunsets, the temple, the sand, the trees, the beaches, water, fruit, flowers, Macy and the pix of all of you guys too...looks like the absolute paradise vacay. Two Weeks of Bliss eh!?! You don't have to answer that I can already tell...way to be proactive and book the trip. Definitely worth it I am sure!!
Now I really can't wait to go...for now I'll just dream though! Loved it! Great Post Tara :)
Thanks for sharing all those photos! They were great, and it was obvious that you had a great time over there.
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