Hawaii

Samuel catches a wave at Sandy Beach

We had such a great time. The weather was beautiful! Samuel and his buddy did a ton of business meetings and they were successful, so there will probably be a lot more trips out there. Yay! By the way, I got my first spray tan (liked it) and bikini wax (didn't hurt as bad as I thought) before I left. That was an adventure. Just a note for the future- Don't do them both in the same day.

A Waikiki Sunset

Makapuu

It was so nice to have time for just US!! It felt like we were just married. And I mean it literally...It was the weirdest twilight zone/Deja Vou thing that I've ever experienced. We went to all our favorite beaches, restaurants, stores, and our old ward. It was like we'd never left (and never had kids) and it was trippin me out.

Just more pictures of us doing the same old thing...standing there smiling...

We were so happy to meet all our friends for dinner. They just made us want to move back. This was our favorite Thai restaurant of all time, just one of those tiny little hidden gems on a side street.

At one random moment we were at the Makapuu lookout and some local guy just pulls out his parachute, catches a breeze, and jumps off the cliff! It was so cool to see. I thought he was going to land in the water (and drown with those heavy clothes and parachute) but he skillfully manuvered to a rock. It looked so fun...I'd love to try it.

Anyway, I don't know what was the best part: Not having to be a mom for 5 days, sleeping 10 hours at night, or soaking up the sun and swimming in that perfect water. It was as wonderful as it sounds and now I have feel like my energy and my patience has been renewed.

I was wondering what kind of reaction the girls would have when we picked them up in St. George. Annaliese (who looked a whole month older somehow) gave us a huge smile and lots of kicking action (whew! She didn't forget us!) and Kalia just froze for a minute before she ran over to us and jumped on us. Then all that night she kept running up to me saying, "I miss you!" and then she'd give me a hug and run off- I think she did it about 6 times. Maybe she really knows what that means...I don't know. It sure made me feel good though. Kalia learned how to roll her tongue, (well, more like vibrate her tongue, you know, like you roll the RR in Spanish) and has been making me laugh all day with her new skill. She also has a way better tan than I do. No fair.
:)

My camera completely quit working on the second to last day. I just ordered 3 different ones to try out. You'll have to help me choose which one takes the best pictures and video.