Hawaii - The Arrival

Before I forget all about our trip in Hawaii I wanted to write down what went on for us while we were there. I will admit we were lazy and didn't really do much but I want to make an effort at remembering for my boys when they are older and ask about our trip to Hawaii.

Chris and Dallin swinging in the Banyan tree. It drops roots all over and my dad knotted them into swings for the kids to play on.

We left Saturday morning, early... It was early... We woke the boys up and stuck them in their car seats and drove to the air port. Chris and I had been up late packing and then didn't sleep well because of all the nerves from about to travel for 14 hours with two little boys can make a person stressed! So we woke up at 4:30, got our snacks and sippy cups for the boys, put them in the car and were off. At the end of our road Chris says"Crap!" and I wanted to know why. He apparently didn't factor in the time it would take to park the car and take the shuttle into our leaving the house time. So from then on I was nervous and stressed and wanted to cry. I didn't though. I was brave. I did babble and was very worried that we were going to miss our plane or not be able to check our luggage. Veeery nervous. So we drive a little faster than the recommended limit and we get close and I say lets park in the day parking rather than long term because that will take 10 minutes off my worry time and Chris said okay. Unfortunately he wasn't paying attention and missed the turn off for daily parking... I just about freaked out. So instead of turn around he just kept going to long term. We get there and we are out of the car and on our way to the bus stop within 2 minutes. Fastest car clearing time ever. I see the bus coming so I grab Dallin and his blanket and the diaper bag and the dvd player and the big suitcase and run after the bus. It thankfully waited for us and I plopped Dallin down on the bus and went back out to help Chris with Tristan, who was such a good sport the way Chris was carrying him. We get on the bus and I just kept praying that we wouldn't have to stop for anyone but of course, we stopped for lots of people.

Tristan and Remi are two months apart but are the same size... such a big boy! And Canyon is 15 months. Three cute babies!

Eventually, when my fingers were worn down to nubs from nervous nail biting, we get to the US Airways check in and I see a sign that says NO CHECKED BAGS 45 MINUTES BEFORE FLIGHT. I looked at my phone and we were at the 45 minute mark exactly. Thankfully they didn't say anything and they took our bag! Next to security. My heart rate usually drops about 80 points when we make it through security and that is what happened! I felt so much better. We went to our gate and hung out for 15 minutes and boarded. We took Dallin's car seat along this time and strapped him in and it made a world of difference. That was about all the excitement we had on the plane.

This is Chris and Tristan acting very hot in Hawaii. It wasn't too bad but the humidity was a bit much the first hour or two we were there.

Dallin and Tristan played and ate and slept and eventually we reached Hawaii. Carolyn and Curtis picked us up at the airport and drove us to Waimea Plantation, where we were all staying. As soon as we got there we were bombarded with kiddos and I got to say hello to all the nieces and nephews. It was wonderful! Then we went to our cottage and changed clothes and headed over to the big house for some food and to see everyone. At about 6 we took the boys back to our cottage for some much needed sleep and we all went to bed by 7. Dallin had his own room and Tristan shared with us. Thankfully they both slept through the night and we were well rested for Day 1 in Hawaii!

This is just before Tristan got sick I think. He was happy the first day and it went downhill after that. But he was always so happy to sit there and play with the ball for a while!