Hawaii - Day 5 & 6

Day 5 - Tuesday
Tuesday it was a golf day for the boys. We sent them on their way and then did what we did best....lounged by the pool.

That night we BBQ some chicken and made some yummy potatoes. I do love timeshares! I love that we didn't have to eat out every single meal. Love that we have our own kitchen in the units with all appliances to cook up food.

Day 6 - Wednesday

This day was another lounge day. You can tell what we do all the time! We hit up the beach again to let the kids play in the sand, read our books (Lovely Bones), and then headed back to the beach pool to let the boys roam free.

and here is what you get when a two year old exhausts himself day after day.

Later that afternoon we met up with the rest of my fam at Outback for a nice dinner. Too bad kids were involved in this one. They were pretty good since we had promised to take them to "The Chipmunks" movie. I should have known going into it that I would want to die, LAMEST kids movie ever. However the kids were entertained and even Ethan sat through it. The adults on the other hand....we almost left all the kids there by themselves.

Hawaii - Day 3 & 4

Day 3 - Sunday
Sunday us girls got up early and hit the wonderful swap meet. Sometimes I wonder why we still go to it every year. It's the same stuff year after year. This year we realized at certain places people had to have grabbed garbage, old shoes, plates with food still attached, and set them out to sell to people...it boggles my mind. However it's a good laugh for us and a day to get out. We then trusted the trusty old GPS to lead us into town to hit up Friday's for lunch. After leading us to TWO different Friday's....which neither existed, we settled on Hard Rock Cafe for some yummy mac and cheese and potato skins. Can't beat that.

When we got back home we packed up and drove to the North Shore. The news had said the waves were going to be about 30 feet tall and we all wanted to see. We stopped in Haliewa and saw some turtles, and then kept driving to Shark's Cove Beach where we pulled over and got to see these crazy waves. On the way back we hit up Matsumoto's for some snow cones.

Day 4 - Monday
Monday we woke up and got ready to head into Waikiki. We always hit The Cheesecake Factory right on the strip, so this trip was no different. We went in for some yummy lunch and then some shopping on Waikiki Strip.

Our best purchase and new best friend...MR. TURTLE. He now sleeps with Ethan and goes everywhere. This trip was a bit of a new milestone for him...he slept in a big king bed all by himself...and he did great!! Looks like we know what we now need to get him! I've never transferred him because the boy hasn't once tried to ever get out of his crib, so i figured why break the nice jail he's in....but now he's begging for a big boy bed.

Once we got home from Waikiki we couldn't help but throw on our suits and head down to the pool again. Man I want this life FULL time.

Aloha Land...Day 1 & 2

Because of so many pictures, and the lack of wanting to pick which pictures to put where, I'm just going to post by day as my sister does. So here goes....

Friday morning we woke up ready to hit the airport. We flew out a day later then the rest of my siblings and even though I was sad that they left before us...it ended up working out for the best. Not only did they have over a two hour delay in the airport, had to fly slower because of head winds, and even slower because a door was broken on the plane (thank goodness they didn't die) we also dealt with an ear infection and were able to get to the doctor on Thursday before we left. So it all worked out.

We were off with Ethan's Diego backpack (best purchase ever) and all. the flight was great, no delays, and Ethan did pretty good for a 6.5 hour flight.

After arriving, getting our car, hitting up Chili's for some dinner, grocery shopping, and hitting Costco, we were off to finally check in! We were exhausted and it was a long day!

DAY 2 - Saturday

Saturday was a great day! How can it not be great to wake up to an ocean front balcony, beautiful warm weather, and just being in Hawaii. We spent the morning at the beach playing with the kids. We busted out our sand carving skills again and made a shark. The rest of the time we spent at the beach pool. The pool has sand half way through it, so all the little boys were able to play wherever they wanted without floaties and us freaking out. Ethan loved it! We spent a few times in timeout for bugging and not listening, but for the most part he was great.

That night we cooked up some dinner and then headed to Baskin Robbins for some ice cream to cool off.

Goodbye 1:00 church!

This is what happens to a child who is deprived of a nap because of 1:00 church. Hooray for 9:00 church...we love you!!

(those of you who know Ethan....know who much energy he has! This kid had to be exhausted to fall asleep while playing trains downstairs.)