Hawaii!!

Oh my goodness. Easily one of the best trips we have had, was this trip to Hawaii! Every single thing was perfect. I love this trip for many reasons, but the main reason is the one on one time we get to spend with my parents. It is so fun to reconnect and get uninterrupted time together. We created memories that will last us a life time. I am so thankful for the time generosity of my parents, and for this trip. It was So Much Fun. We still talk about it constantly! 

My cute Mom surprised the girls with lie's, and as you can tell, they were so excited! Once they picked us up, we headed straight to the Condo and had lunch then the girls couldn't wait to go to the beach. So, we did exactly that! As soon as we got to the Condo, my parents told Anton and I to go check out our room. They had given us a gift certificate to Ruth Chris, and told us to make reservations and they would stay with the girls. What a treat!!!

Clairey bear LOVED being with her Papa non stop. Every time we went to the beach, she wanted to sit between her two favorite guys. I loved it. 

Oh how my girls loved "pumpkin". Pumpkin was the neighbor cat that loved people, and the girls loved her/him. We still don't know what that cats real name was, or if it was a girl or boy...but they girls decided on Pumpkin. So, Pumpkin got daily loves from everyone but me!

Is there anything better than the beach? In Hawaii? I think not. The first few days the waves were really big, which was quite unusual. Because of that though, Anton was able to do a lot of body surfing which he loved. My Dad bought the girls some boogie boards too, so they got to play in the waves with those. Each day we were there, the girls got more and more brave and would go out further each time. Lilly came out into the waves with me, but we couldn't get Claire out there. She liked to stay pretty close to the beach. One day, unfortunately, Anton and my dad were out body surfing and my dad didn't duck under a wave deep enough, so he got tumbled around and really really really hurt his bad hip. He really couldn't walk. It broke my heart, and it made all of us so sad for him. Still today, he is having a hard time walking. In fact, I think he went to the doctor today - and we've been home for well over a month. It is so sad to see those things start happening to my parents. I am glad it didn't ruin his trip though. After a day or so, he was able to get in the water again and was able to play golf...which made us all happy!

My cute niece Amelia flew over from BYU Hawaii. It was such a blast having her!! The girls just loved her, and the feelings were mutual. She was so funny, and the way she would tease my dad was hilarious. It was so good for the girls and Anton to really get to know her. Love that cute girl.

Condos, pool, beach...all right there. I would lay at the pool, and look at the beach/ocean. Honestly, it is heaven there. This is my screensaver on my phone now :)