The band in the cabana sang, “We’re Leaving on a Jet Plane” and it was so depressing to think about leaving the next day.
This was right outside of our hotel:

Family


The whole evening was just playing on the beach and in the water. Sara became very confident swimming with her life jacket, and Allie preferred to play with sand on the beach. We weren’t far from the airport, so Allie kept on pointing out the airplanes




Final Sunset in Hawaii

So, I’m sure a lot of people have been to Hawaii, but I honestly never thought I’d make it there. The opportunity arose though, and we went! It still feels like a dream though. It’s so different then the cloudy, Seattle weather. I don’t need to say much what we did there, the pictures will speak for themselves.
Cove Outside of the Resort

Waikiki Beach


We pretty much just played in the sand the whole time. It was sooooooooo relaxing. The most relaxing place I’ve ever been…hmmm…yep, even more than Thailand.

Sweet Shades

Sara let Allie borrow the sunglasses…she didn’t wear them long, but they were cute!

We tried going to Pearl Harbor. My opinion? Don’t take kids under 4. Completely non-toddler friendly. We made the best out of it though and I’m glad we did it.


On the USS Arizona Memorial.

Hanuama Bay
Snorkel and Beach Fun

Then we headed up to the North Shore. A totally different terrain, and it was hurricane season, so the waves made it unsafe for us to swim

We headed to the Polynesian Cultural Center. Seeing the hula dancers was the what Sara had been waiting for, the whole trip.


Too Much Fun

I still can’t believe we were there.

Next, we headed to the LDS Temple. It was exactly what the pictures show, but more.

Our Family

Fellow photographer, business partner and best friend.

Statue of Jesus

This statue is different than the one on Temple Square in that it was hand chiseled.

Our lodging on the North Shore was completely not what we expected. The whole place was covered with a film of salt, yet it was supposedly clean per our cleaning fee included in the tab, we ran into cocroaches and then this cool gecko in the food cupboard. The cute gecko was the last straw and we asked for a refund and headed back to the southern side. If we hadn’t been there with babies, it would’ve been more manageable.