Hawaii February 13-21, 2015

Friday- Woke up at 4:45 to leave Amy's house. We drove the kids there to stay for the weekend. Super excited about our trip, anxious to get going, and nervous about missing our flight. Got to LA airport 45 minutes before allegiant ticket counter opened- waited. Burger King for breakfast in airport. Flew out at 9:30. Got to Hawaii at 1:30. 5.5 hour flight. Got our car and picked up tony and Megan. First we stopped at Costco for food for the house. Tony took us to Ross to show us good deals on Nike socks because "they don't sell these socks at the Ross' back home!". Chris and tony bought matching aloha shirts. Then we hung out around house, everyone arrived. Pho for dinner with Jared and Jill around short table.

Saturday- Valentine's Day. Left for Swap meet at the stadium with everyone at 9:30 in the rain. It poured and then stopped while we were there. Electricity was out on a lot of the island but we didn't know because we were out all day. The rest of the day was partly cloudy and windy. Drove to north shore to Ted's bakery, went to beach on north shore. Everyone played in waves except me and Megan- too cold. Pho for dinner again with Jill, Jared, tony, and Megan. Safeway. Ice cream and chocolate strawberries with everyone. Watched movie in our room (the giver).

Sunday-  church from 9-12. Talked to members for advice on things to do. Lunch at home. Went on hike with Melissa, Ryan, tony, Megan in the jungle with waterfall at the end. Dinner at home. Laid on hammock late that night. Got locked out but was able to yell through the crack in the door. I was sooo tired. (My mom and Bryan flew in to San Diego to help Amy with the kids. They stayed at our house for the rest of our trip.

Monday- left our house around 8:00 with everyone to go kayaking to an island. Took an hour of rowing each way. Had subway sandwiches on the island. Hiked around the tide pools. Kayaked to lanakai beach. Went snorkeling a little and saw a turtle. Chris' insulin pump broke. Got back to shore and had Hawaiian snow shaved ice. Everyone got burnt a little. Chris and I swam in pool at home. Raced. Sushi for dinner with Ryan, Melissa, Tony, Megan. Watched a movie in our room (the maze runner). We stayed up way too late. Chris woke up all night to give himself insulin. We were so worn out.

Tuesday- Chris and I slept in til 10:30! Went to sandy beach with Tony and Megan and played in the waves until 5:30. Jill, Jared, Melissa, Ryan met us there around 3:00. We all got a little more burnt. Went to Haleiwa joes for dinner with everyone. Walked around gardens before dinner. Chris had the famous, giant prime rib. We stopped at 2 Ross' afterwards with Tony and Megan to look for more socks.

Wednesday- got to hanauma bay at 8:30 with everyone. Snorkeling was amazing! Nobody wanted to bask in the sun for very long because of our burns. We left to go home around 12:30. Hung out at home for a bit. Chris' replacement insulin pump came in the mail. Went up to Dole plantation for dole whip with tony and Megan. Went to "turtle beach" to see turtles on shore. Jill and Jared met us there. Stayed a couple hours to watch turtles swim out. Never happened. We watched a YouTube to satisfy our curiosity. Very disappointing. Ate burgers at Seven Brothers food truck in the dark. Went to 3 Ross' on the way home with Tony and Megan. Last one was closed. Thank goodness.

Thursday- woke up at 7 to go to the temple for an endowment session with Melissa, Ryan, Tony, Megan. It took 1.5 hours to drive there. We were the witness couple. Took pictures afterwards. Went to BYU  Hawaii for Melissa to buy a shirt. Ate at Giovanni's shrimp truck. I got BBQ corn and fresh fruit. Went to Polynesian cultural center at 4:00. Saw 2 villages, ate at the Luau buffet, saw short movie, watched the evening show. Came out at 9:00. Went to 2 Ross' on the way home with Tony, Megan, Jill, and Jared. Saw a little of Waikiki. 

Friday- Chris' birthday. Rainy and cloudy day. Took Tony and Megan to airport at 7:30. Came home and said goodbye to Melissa and Ryan. Hung out at home. Went to Costco to get chocolates. Picked up Jill and Jared at home and went to Ono's steak and shrimp shack. Went back to Hawaiian Snow for shaved ice. Got pedicures. Jill and I also got manicures. Went home and hung out. The rain finally stopped. Watched the sunset, Chris climbed a tree. We all Walked around the neighborhood/beach looking at houses. Got Thai food to go. Went to Ross while we waited. (it was next door and Tony had convinced us that you always need to check out the socks. We were embarrassed that we had chosen to go in on our own.) Ate around short table at home with Jill and Jared. Had dessert and sang to Chris. Talked. Packed.

Saturday- woke up at 6:45. Said goodbye. Went to swap meet for last minute gifts for our kids. (Much better deals there than anywhere else.) Went to airport. Flew out at 11am. 5 hour flight.