Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Hawaii

We just got back from Hawaii!! It was AWESOME! It was the first time either of us have been there and was a great way to celebrate our one year anniversary. We can't wait to go back! We went with my mom and dad, sister Jeana, her friend Aubrey, and my Aunt Donna, who was pretty much the tour guide since she lived in Hawaii and served her mission there. The first day we flew into Honolulu and went to the PCC. It was a good start to our Hawaii experience. We watched a guy climb to the top of a very high coconut tree! And of course we did the luau which was good too.









The next day we went to Pearl Harbor.










Then after Pearl Harbor we flew to Big Island and stayed in Kona. I think this was probably my favorite island, if not a close second to Maui. We went to church which is right next to the temple so we took some pictures before we left. It was very pretty with all the palm trees.














Monday we went on a snorkel cruise, which after Donna and the crew pulling my arm, turned into a scuba diving cruise for me and Donna! I am certified but I have never actually gone besides in a pool or little lake, so it was nice to go, but I was pretty scared. We saw some fish and an octopus which the diving instructor actually brought to the surface for all the snorkelers to see and touch. But no sharks, luckily... I probably would have passed out at the bottom of the ocean!




















We caught some awesome sunsets while we were there!



















As well as sunrises! On Maui, Bart and Aubrey thought it would be fun to go to the crater and watch the sun rise one morning. We had to wake up at 3:30 in the morning and drive about two hours to watch the sun rise. And it was probably 30 degrees outside BRRR. It was pretty though.










We also went on a sunset cruise one night while we were on Maui which was fun and they had excellent food.











Bart and my dad went on a helicopter ride one day which they said was pretty cool!























And this is Jeana and Aubrey dead asleep on the floor at the airport at 5 AM on our layover in LA on our way home! Haha! So funny!
We really did have a great time and will be going again one day and hopefully one day isn't 10 years from now! I am already ready to go back after it started snowing yesterday :(