Aloha! (as in hello!) We're Back!

Aloha! We are back from our wonderful trip to Hawaii! We somehow survived the plane flights (phew!), and are now trying to get off "island time" and back on Cali time. We had a fantastic time exploring Oahu and the big island of Hawaii with my parents and Jeff & Kenzi. We were all impressed with how Grady adjusted to Hawaii life, and how much fun he had. Derek and I were quick to name this trip "Grady's trip to Hawaii" due to the fact that we spent most of the time chasing him around (not too much relaxing in the traditional sense), but we still enjoyed every minute. Here are a (quite a) few of the MANY pics we took:

First evening in Honolulu on Waikiki!
This was our BACKYARD in Kona!
Derek and my 4th anniversary night out.
View from our hotel in Honolulu.

Us at the top of Diamondhead.

Plane from Honolulu to Kona. Grady was reading us the emergency landing procedures.

We drove all around the big island. Roundtrip: about 6 hours. Lots of cool stops along the way though! Here we are at Akaka Falls.

Volcano National Park!

G and I in a "lava tube."


Black sand beach.

Derek wanted to take some sand home with us. We made him put it back though :)

Spending some time with Grandpa.

Lovin' on Grandma too.

Fishing trip!

Derek probably won't be going sportfishing anytime again in the near future. Not feeling so hot here. Unfortunately, we didn't catch anything either.

Swimming in the backyard. This kid is a fish!

Our view every night.

It's tough living in paradise.

Luau!


Protect me the scary dancers Grandpa!

Our anniversary- June 24th. Family Pic!

The view from our dinner that night.

Enjoying some shave ice- yum!

My two dudes watching the World Cup.

Grady's best friends on the trip! Gecko!!!

If you ever get lost- hug a tree!

Pearl Harbor- back on Oahu.

Dole pineapple plantation.

Mmmmm, pineapple "whip."

Sunset Beach on the North Shore.
Last lunch all together- aloha Hawaii! Mahalo for our wonderful trip!