Aloha!!

We got back on the 14 from an amazing 8 day trip to Oahu in Hawaii! It was much much needed from our busy summer, and we sure did have a blast! I won't write a ton since I put up a bajillion zillion (yes that's a real number) pictures!



Here's our whole group! This is after the FAB show at the Polynesian Cultural Center! My favorite part? The women Tahitian dancers w/their super fast hip shakin' and the fire dancers!
probably our fav spot of the week: Waimea Bay! Fun rocks to jump off of, big waves and we swam with sea turtles!!! snorkeling in Hanauma Bay! We saw a 4 foot black eel! It was so scary but I couldn't stop following it!


they have the coolest trees here!
Our last day at Sunset Beach on North Shore. We pretty much spent every day in North Shore!




We made sure to go see Pearl Harbor. I learned so many things I never knew! We toured the USS Arizona Memorial, which was so sad. The ship still lies under the water, and the memorial is built over it. The gas tank is still leaking and you can see the oil in the water!


the fire dancers I talked about earlier! They actually sat on the fire at one point! It was soo cool!
We went to two swap meets: One at the Hawaii Football stadium which was NUTS! And this one smack dab in the middle of Waikiki! Great shopping :D
This is a cool snail we saw! He had a lot of exposure as our group found him fascinating! Hawaii is famous for rainbows!


Beach in Waikiki On North Shore there is a little slice of heaven called Matsumomo's. They are famous for their shaved ice and it is delish!!! They put ice cream on the bottom which makes it even more amazing, or you can have the local favorite of these Japanese red beans at the bottom which is disgusting (we tried!)



nothing like a sunset (or sunrise) at the beach!! Pipeline on North Shore Beautiful Hanauma Bay before we headed down to go snorkeling!

What a trip! We had a blast and met some amazing new friends! But, I was sooooo glad to get home to my monkey! He had a really great time with his grandparents, aunt uncle and three cousins, but he was so thrilled to see us!
And on top of everything else, we are finally moved into our house fully in Utah. ahhhh! Feels great!! Good to be home, and tan:) Sorry had to throw that in there!