Aloha Oe.....

Home~sweet~home

Sorry to all you Canadians out there that our family vacation didn't consist of Northern or Southern B.C. Thanks for the invites;)
So this crazy family vacation we tried Kauai, Hawaii.

Loads looked good getting there and we found a really great deal for a hotel. Let me tell you that was a highlight for me, it was so nice, the hotel had an awesome kitchen and a washer and dryer the dumb stuff right?

Getting there, was quite the challenge and flying free is one thing, but flying stand by with a party of 6 is CRAZY!!!

So we made our first flight to LAX. The next one, to Kauai was another story. We were the first stand by's to be called, but they wanted us to split up. Basically Ben or myself sit up in first and the kids sit in the back by themselves. (someday, I will sit up in first class and let the kids sit in the back:) not yet, I don't know if people would appreciate that;)

So we went over to United and caught their flight to Kauai.

That is the great thing about working for SkyWest since we fly for both United and Delta we have benefits for both.

So here is a couple of pics of the way over.

Once we got there, Alivia was in her swimsuit in about 3.2 seconds from getting to the hotel and they were out searching for sea creatures.

This side of the Island is very rough surf, most beaches are blocked off by big lava rock so you can swim in calm conditions.

The other side of the island is more calm and has some really pretty scenery.

It didn't take Alivia long to find all the pretty flowers. Lots of good times playing in the sand and just playing in the warm water. Alivia has turned out to be a really good little snorkeler. She swam in this little cove all the way around with Ben, she could float by herself and did a great job.

The flight home is pretty hard, it is an overnight flight and so you don't get much sleep. Then when I finally fell asleep, there was a page overhead, if there was a medical Dr.

on board....ahhh...a passenger 2 rows on front of me was having convulsions, how scary. We were still about 1.5 hours out over the ocean. Luckily there was a nurse and they gave him oxygen and he was okay the rest of the flight.

It is so nice to be back, We definitely love Hawaii, it is such a great place to go and play. It is very kid friendly, I think some people looked at us like we were from outer space, bringing all the kids and then carrying little Kessler around. He did do very well, he dictated our schedule a few times, cutting some things short, but he would sleep so good I think the sound of the waves would put him right to sleep. The hotel had a lazy river and a water slide, the kids loved. We were right across the street from a grocery store. I loved Kauai for the scenery and the beaches. It is so green and beautiful.