Hawaii

Oh man...where do I start? We had the worst flight to Hawaii... 6 and 1/2 hour flight, and Noah threw up all over himslef and Grant (a HUGE vomit, mind you), only about 1 hour into the flight. He then managed to spill our diet cokes all over us. He had a stuffy nose, so his ears were hurting him on the landing, and he screamed for about 30 minutes (very loudly) straight. Luckily our friend Jill was on our same flight and had an extra onesie, since I didn't pack any extra clothes for the flight (who knew?!).

Noah LOVED the water! He got so mad every time we took him away from it. It was so windy while we were there, so unfortunately we weren't able to spend enough time in the water with him. It was just too cold for the little guy (and me...I'm a cold water wimp).

Our last day of the trip we drove up the coast to see some big surf and caught some whale watching as well. It was the highlight for me. I was amazed watching the surfers on such huge waves! They sure have guts....especially considering there's gotta be sharks out there (I'm terrified of those beasts).

Noah looks happy in all of these pictures.....don't let him fool you.... he was a naughty baby the whole trip! He was sick though.....had a nasty cough the whole week, and ear infection, and managed to get his two upper teeth while we were there. Next year he may be staying home!

This is the day before we left...one of the only times we spent at the pool, before the wind started howling again and it got too cold!

Tired, grumpy baby, finally fell asleep while Grant did a surf lesson. Notice the grey sky? I feel gyped by Hawaii. ;)

On our way to the airport...finally heading home!! Luckily the flight home was much better than the flight out there, even though it was an exhausting red-eye.

We had a nice time in Hawaii, but I have to say that I think Hawaii is a little over-rated. I must have just gone there with too high expectations. Maybe it was just the wind, sick/grumpy baby, horrible flight out there, etc....but it wasn't as great I was expecting! It may also have to do with the fact that our trip last year to Costa Rica was just out of sight amazing! I guess I can't complain though since it was a free trip. Maybe next year, we will go BABY FREE. :)