hawaii-part 2

Chuck and I's anniversary was on July 5th while we were there. My family watched the kids for us for the day and we went snorkeling and hiking and layed out on the beach. Then we came home and got showered and went out to dinner in town. It was so wonderful to have our anniversary while we were there. We had so much fun together. I still love him so much, I love him more now than I ever had

I'm so mad I forgot my camera that day so I only have a picture of us before we went to dinner!

Gracie loves Benny so much, he was her favorite person to play with!

Another beautiful sunset!

Rachael was so helpful with the kids, she helped a lot so Chuck and I could have time to play too.

Emma and Grandpa!

Gorgeous rainbow right by our yard!

nighttime on the beach!

Tuesday we went to black rock beach. It was so pretty. Their were these huge black volcanic rocks coming out of the ocean. We could climb up on them and jump into the waves. It was so fun, even Cayden did a couple of jumps.

Once again, Gracie spent the entire day playing in and eating the sand!

You can see the huge rocks behind Rachael.

After black rock beach we went back to tunnels beach and boogie boarded and snorkled again. The kids had a blast and loved the body boarding.

Cayden and I built this sand castle. Then he insisted we play war and destroy our beautiful creation.

Wednesday we went on a zodiac ride up the Nepalai coast. It was so amazing. My mom stayed home with Emma and Gracie and took Emma shopping for her birthday so that we could go, since she had already been before we go there. It was seriously the most beautiful place I have ever seen. We went in some sea caves, saw dolphin's swimming and jumping literally 5 feet from us, and snorkled out in the ocean. Snorkeling was really a little scary for me. I am deathly scared of sharks, and I was sure that one was going to come swimming at me at any moment. But it was amazing to see the giant sea turtles, chuck even grabbed on to one's back and swam on it's back for a while. Cayden went with us and loved it. It was the experiance of a lifetime.

Thursday was Emma's birthday so we did present's first thing in the morning. When my mom took her shopping the day before she wanted a ukeleli so that is what my mom got her.

Auntie becca and Auntie Rachael got her this real princess crown, and Cayden picked out this purse for her.

Chuck and I got her this real tea set. Her favorite thing is to have tea parties so she was so excited to get this

We met this lady earlier in the week that lived in the botanical garden's and she invited us up to her house. It was amazing, I couldn't imagine living there it was so gorgeous. We went and swam in her waterfall in the afternoon on Emma's birthday. This is the view from her porch.

Kids swimming in the waterfall!

Gracie loved watching the kids.

Our family!

After playing at the ladies house we went throught the botanical gardens. It was so beautiful!

That night we took Emma out for a nice dinner!

Then took her to a luau. She loved it and spent the entire show in the isle copying what she saw the hula girls doing. She was in heaven.

All the girls after the show!

Our family!

Emma and Grandma

Laura and Dave!

Cute little Gracie!

Friday everyone hiked the nepali coast up to this gorgeous waterfall. I didn't get to go, I was so sad, but it was to hard of a hike for the kids, so I stayed home and relaxed on the beach with them. It was nice to get a day to just play with them.

Saturday was our last day. We went to breakfast at the Princeville, it was an amazing view! And amazing food!

All of us at the princeville!


After breakfast we drove back to the Marriott and hung out and swam all day before going to the airport. Mom and Ron stayed there that night and flew home the morning after us. They had this pond filled with fish, the kids loved it.
The pool was amazing, it was nice to swim without sand and salt water.

Isn't he so cute!

We had an amazing trip. It was so fun to get so much time with everyone before we moved. It is a vacation I will remember forever!

Hawaii- part 1

Hawaii was amazing. We had the best time, and it was the most beautiful place I have ever been. We stayed on a house on Hanalai bay. It was in walking distance from the Princeton. And on the other side of the bay was the Nepali coast, which was breathtaking. It was an amazing 10 days that I will never forget.

The view from our porch.

On the beach, looking at our house. It was so amazing.

The first day we just hung out at the beach, took walks down the bay, relaxed and then went to dinner! It was a really relaxing, perfect day to get me in vacation mode.

Chuck and I on the first day!

Becca spent the entire time on the phone with Quin. She missed him so much.

Cayden is so hansome!

The sunset's were amazing!

Mom and Ron on the first night!


My kids had so much fun with their auntie's

Gracie loved having so much time with her daddy!

The second day we went on a walk with the kids, went to the beach, went to the wet and dry caves, which were amazing, then went to tunnels beach to go snorkeling and boogie boarding.

Cayden's favorite thing to do was collect shells, he had hundreds by the time we left. He even found a couple with the animal still living inside

our morning walk with the kids.

Emma would spend the entire walk looking for shells

But Cayden would spend the whole time in the water!

Our makeshift baby carrier, it was a sheet!

The dock down the beach. It would be cloudy like this every morning, but by noon it would clear up.

Under the dock, I love this picture, except that my kids are little rag muffins in their jammies still.

The wet and dry caves. This one is the dry cave, it was enormous!

Gracie and Grandma at tunnels

My hansome man!

love him so much I had to put it in twice

This was typical of Gracie, she was sitting with all the food surounding her covered in sand and eating as much as she could.

Another beautiful sunset.

4th of July was on Sunday. We were able to go to the ward there, it was a really cool experiance, we were there for testimony meeting. Then we just hung out at the house all day and then we took our lawn chairs out to the beach and watched fireworks that night.