Hawaii is awesome.

We made our flight to Oahu and I was praying we would get bumped on the way back so we could stay longer. It was such a great and much-needed vacation! We were able to do and see so many things. Matt was a snorkel maniac and was in the water as often as possible. Kate was a travel champ, like always. She loved talking about the whales and dolphins. We were able to do a snorkel expedition and we saw whales, dolphins and sea turtles up close. It was so awesome. The color of the water was the exact color of a blue crayon. It was beautiful. The island was beautiful and we had a great time driving around the coast. We stayed away from touristy spots. Matt has always been kind of funny about going to Hawaii becuase he is a travel snob. He has been to a billion places like Belize and Costa RIca, so when talking about Hawaii, he always said its just a tourist trap and way more expensive than cooler and cheaper places in Central America. However, he was pleasantly surprised with Hawaii and loved it. He kept saying, "When we come back..." and my smile went ear to ear just at the thought of being able to go back someday. I stole a few pics from my sis-in-law. Heads up: the climate there did wonders for my skin, but nightmares for my naturally curly/frizzy hair.