Hawaii

At the beginning of October Ben had to go to Maui for business so we decided to take advantage of the opportunity and make a trip of it.  It was a hard decision but we decided to leave Kai at home with my sister Jamie. 

Our first stop was Maui, we didn't have a lot of time to see anything since Ben had to work most the time.  I planned on just using my time alone by the pool or ocean but it was overcast the entire time and too chilly to lay around in a swim suit.  Regardless of the circumstances I really enjoyed my time alone, except for one day when I really, really missed Kai, but other than that I was good!

 The next stop was Oahu where we spent the rest of our time.  This is us being weird on our balcony outside our hotel room.  We had a beautiful view of the ocean along Waikiki Beach.

 Hanauma Bay

 Pearl Harbor was very humbling and educational.  It was Ben's second time going but my first time and I learned so much about WW II that I never knew.

 Ben's parents joined us in Oahu as well.  They have been to Hawaii a few times and knew all sorts of things we could do.  They kept us busy!

 If you look hard you can see the U.S.S Arizona Memorial.

 This is how pineapples grow, who knew!  The
Dole Plantation was a must see and pretty interesting.

 This is a cool tree we saw at the Dole Plantation.  We both have never seen anything like it!

 This is Pali lookout on a rainy day, we came back a different day when it was clear.

We went and saw the Laie Hawaii Temple before we spent the rest of the day the Polynesian Cultural Center.  It was beautiful, we went on a Monday so we were not able to attend but we did go into the visitors center and watched a movie they had.  It has been a while since I have gone to a Temple's visitors centers, it was a nice break from the world.

 Canoe ride through the PCC.

 Me playing dress up with Ben, he's a good sport :)

 I was very excited to finally get a fresh flower lei when we went to the PCC Luau. 

 The PCC was haunted at night for the month of October.

   Ben and his sweet mom.

 This place had the best pancakes and some very yummy coconut syrup.

Pali lookout on a clear day.

This was our last sunset before we left Hawaii.  It was a fun trip but we were both ready to go home and see our sweet baby Kai.