HAWAII!!!

I don't even know where to begin!

We had such an incredible time in Hawaii...it was complete bliss(:

Disclaimer:I've put a bundle of pictures in here

On our plane there, SO EXCITED!

We stayed on the windward/north side of Oahu and on our drive to the condo we past acres and acres of

pineapple fields, definitely a sight to see.

This was the view we woke up to the first morning. 

Sure am missing that now!

The first stop on our trip of the week was visiting Pearl Harbor.

Such a somber place to visit. But makes me so grateful for what those men sacrificed for us, especially this time of year!

Just a tad windy(:

The next day we took a beach day and enjoyed the sun and snorkeling. I think it's Curt's new love. Every morning we'd be up a little before 6 and he'd be out in the water just snorkeling around. It was so fun watching how excited he'd get!

Dad & Curt walking back from snorkeling.

Our view from the beach! 

It was awesome, the condo was not even 20 ft. away and most days we were the only ones out there! 

The next adventure we went on was to the Polynesian Cultural Center! Oh, we had so much fun...and had great food and enjoyed such an amazing evening show!

I was so happy we were able to go to the New Zealand section of the PCC and get to see Dad reliving part of his mission history!

We went to a luau that night and they surprised us (and a group of about 10 other couples) and made everyone who was celebrating a honeymoon or anniversary get up on the stage and have a dance! It was actually our 1st dance in front of people, never did dance @ our reception. So it was kinda fun!

The next day we went over to Waimea Bay and snorkeled, but first stopped and had lunch. The lady there warned us about the peacocks, but this one, we named Oscar came over, circled our table, hopped on up, and began eating moms fries. It was hilarious and I was sure proud of mom for not freaking out!

 Thursday we had another beach day & did some shopping and then Friday we celebrated our 3rd anniversary!!! And Dad got to go scuba diving while mom shopped and got her nails done. 

So Curt & I went on this tour that took us on a hidden waterfall hike, kayaking and ziplining. 

The ad made it sound so incredible, and it was fun, but not amazing. Now that it's over we are sure glad we tried it!

The view from the Pali... 

On our hike!

(sorry the pictures would not turn)

View from the waterfall 

On the kayak portion, I was a little nervous to begin with b/c of a prior experience but thought it'd be much better this time b/c I'd be tandem with Curt. 

It wasn't as scary but we decided to kayak out to that island clear in the back of this picture...bad idea! It took us over an hour just to get there(: Then we only had time to hop in the water  real quick to cool off & make our way back so we didn't miss lunch. The way back though was much better!

Curt sure was a trooper with my wimpy self, I was too afraid to look down b/c I thought something would come up! haha, I'm so used to unclear water(:

Ziplining

Close to the end of our trip we got to do a session & sealings at the Laie Temple. The pictures sure don't do it justice. 

Cute parents!

The last night mom & I were grabbing dinner and found this awesome shaved ice place! It was seriously as big as my head!!! and SO yummy. I'd have to say as good as bahama bucks(:

Curt's sad face b/c we didn't want the trip to be over(:

It was such a great trip. The perfect mix of seeing the sights, adventure, relaxation, pure island beauty, memory making, and one big blast! Thanks for going with us(:


VIDEOS:


Curt snorkeling right off our condo.

Peacock.

Kayaking.