ALOHA

A couple weeks ago we got to spend a whole week in Hawaii! Thomas' parents were nice enough to let us tag along with them on their vacation to Maui for Kent's radiology conference. As hard as it was, we left our little Emma behind. But despite my motherly withdrawals we had an amazing and very relaxing week.

Here is the first view you see when you enter
the hotel....can you say gorgeous??

Snorkeling at 6:30am...it was pretty dang chilly
on that boat but the water was actually warmer
than the air outside so that was nice!

In Lahaina we went to a magic show that
was so hilarious! and, of course, magical :)

View from our hotel deck

Lounging by the pool: our daily activity

Our favorite place to eat: Cheeseburger...yum

At sunset you could see the whales way out in the ocean
blowing their spouts and swimming around, it was awesome.

This was the rug on the floor of the elevators. They
changed depending on the time of day. So in the
morning it said good morning and then good
afternoon at noon, etc. We never did catch who it
was who changed those rugs every 6 hours or so.......

The infamous macadamia nut pancakes! These were
so delicious that we had them for breakfast twice!
They came with bananas and coconut syrup and
oh man, Kathleen and I still dream about them....

On our last day we drove on the road to Hana.
It was long but the views made it well worth the trip!

Oh, and the gi-normous ice cream snow cone
helped make the trip worth it too!

We found some cool trees and vines along the road so
naturally I had to try and swing on them like Tarzan...
needless to say, it was unsuccessful

Hawaii was such a blast and quite the dream vacation.
Thanks Kent and Kathleen for making our tropical
dreams come true! We are so lucky to have you as
parents/in-laws!

Also, shout out to Emily and my parents, our fearless
babysitters, who watched Emma for us while we were
away! We couldn't have left her in better hands,
thanks so much :)

*To see some adorable photos Emily took
while watching Emma, click here