A Week In Kauai

Soon after Father's Day we left on a week long trip to our favorite Hawaiian island, Kauai. Josh and I had been there for our honeymoon thirteen years ago and vowed we would be back. We originally wanted to go for our 10th anniversary, life had other plans but we got to go this summer! We were glad to have taken the boys - all things considered it went really well! (the all things considered part is being a bit anxious how the toddler was going to do with plane riding/sleeping/time difference!) We had such a good time. We sat and tried to figure out what jobs we would all do in order to live there someday! Above anything else, if the boys were asked what their favorite part was - without a doubt, the BEACH.

Our trip in categories...

Sights

Beach

Luau and Plantation

 Not too many pictures at the luau as we got caught in downpours a few times!

Condo Fun

 Childrens shallow pool

 All the beach/outdoor supplies we could want

Bring us back to beautiful sunrises 

Vow Renewal

We had this in mind for our 10th wedding anniversary and it was fun to have some Hawaiian words and traditions mixed in with it.

Plant Life

Food

 Poke - I miss fresh fish!

 Ever have a snow cone as big as your head? 

 Pineapple martini

The juiciest pineapple

Our first red eye as a family went better than I imagined (despite delays and such too). The adjustment back to our time also wasn't bad - I was pleased that Preston settled right back to routine for the most part. 

We went to the beach just about everyday we were there. Such water kids. We're happy to be continuing to build memories for the kids to remember!

First Half Summatime

Already we have surpassed June into July - halfway through Summer! Actually, probably just past halfway since school will begin back up in about 2.5 weeks now. It has been what we thought - blink and you miss a lot! It has been a lot of fun so far.

We began with a few play dates at our house. Nate had his friend over and we had a pizza and pool party.

The boys went with daddy to a special kind of Cub Scout camp - their last time to go together before Nathan separates into a different group. They were away for three nights and rode horses, fished, did archery...basically spent four days outside up in northern AZ.

Nathan took a babysitting class. Bless his heart, the only guy in the room. I have begun letting him "babysit" off and on for short periods of time during Preston's nap. He's a very responsible guy, it has gone pretty well.

Nate also began a weekly magic class. At the end of July they will have a magic show.

The following week both the boys went to Vacation Bible School in the morning.

In the afternoons that week, Aaron went to a cooking class.

We had a low key Father's Day - we went to daddy's favorite restaurant for breakfast but otherwise had a hang out kind of day. Pretty good reason probably - two days later we left for Hawaii!