Our last few days were filled with fun! Other than everyone leaving of course. Kimber left Monday, the Kenyons on Tuesday, the Crabtrees on Wednesday, us on Thursday, and my parents on Friday. Everyone but the Kenyons took the 10:30 flight to Seattle on the day they left. We thought that was kind of funny it worked out like that :)
On Monday, we stayed home most of the day. Doug worked in the morning, then he went to play golf with my dad, Jackson, and Jordan. We went to PCC for dessert after dinner. The Crabtrees brought home some malasadas from Leonard's Bakery after dropping Kimber off at the airport and they were so yummy! I liked them more than the ones at PCC.
Richard and Michelle
Coleman
Coleman
A rainbow under the cloud!
Nati took pictures of Alli in Alli's dress from Kimber's wedding. It got pretty wet!
Last ice cream of the trip!
The kids playing dress to impress together...
On Tuesday, we went to Matsumotos in the morning followed by Ke Iki Beach. Then we went home and the Kenyons packed up and left :( Konrad's cousin was in town so she and her family joined us at Matsumotos and Ke Iki Beach. That night we ate at the Kahuku food tucks for the last time.
Jordan had lots of shave ice to eat! There were some people sitting near us that started laughing at all the shave ice we were all giving him :)
The waves were a lot bigger than they have been the other times we were here, which was unfortunate because Cam had wanted to go there so she could swim in calm waters. I think she still had fun though:)
The family!
These boys played solitaire a lot. I told them there's a version of it that they could play together (Nerts :)) but they decided they'd rather play on their own.
Doug's view as he worked. A little better than his view from home.
Wednesday was our last full day there. We just hung out at the house all day. We played at the beach. We packed. We decided we brought too much clothes and towels and shoes (for Doug and Kenzie). I made notes so we'll remember to not bring so much next time. :) And we'll remember that we can use the house towels. For dinner, we went to Chile Relleno one last time with my parents. Doug said that not only is it the best Mexican food on the island, it's also the best Mexican food in all the US.
My dad, Kenzie, Coleman, Jackson, Jordan
Kenzie, Grandpa, Coleman, Jackson, Jordan, Doug
My mom got a picture of me in the ocean with the others!
Jordan liked making holes near the water and sitting in them and letting the water and sand bury him.
Jordan set a timer for 1 minute and dug the entire minutes to see how deep he could dig. His first attempt was pretty good.
The second was better.
He improved his strategy and made the hole big enough to put his head in so he could get deeper.
His third attempt was even better.
And his forth was also deeper!
Kenzie flying in the waves. Coleman in the background.
All sandy
Me and my mom!
Kenzie's last dip in the ocean.
Our house! We were in the top room with the balcony.
The Kenyons slept in this cottage.
And my parents' cottage.
Beautiful mountains and clouds and trees!
We decided to stay in the hotel the night before we left so the morning wouldn't be so stressful (for Doug, flying is always stressful for me:)) We returned our car at the hotel so we could just get up and go to the airport without worrying about returning it. Kenzie watched some shows at the hotel.
Doug and I watched the Olympics.
Coleman played Minecraft.
In the morning we decided to just walk to the airport instead of taking the hotel shuttle. We had a lot of people and bags. Plus we were supposed to be waiting for the shuttle by 7:45 and it would leave at 8, but it only took about 15 minutes to walk there. So we walked.
Back home! After we got off the plane and were walking through the airport, Coleman and I were talking about how great of a feeling it is to be walking through the airport after a flight. He knows I love that part of the vacation (because it means were done flying :)) He said he likes this part of the trip because Doug and I aren't stressed anymore. Doug worries about getting on the the plane in time. And I just worry about the flight. But after the flight, we're both just happy :)
It was such a great vacation! We loved all the beach time, games, food, and especially family time! We're so thankful my parents rent a house and we're all able to come for a month! We were all still sad to leave, even after a month. We love being together and Hawaii is a great place to be together!
