Oh wow, where do I ever begin. After a third Christmas in a row of being cold and sick last Christmas it was decided ( by me) that this year we would spend Christmas in Hawaii. Spend it warm and swimming. After a year of saving every penny we were blessed to fulfill this dream. A trip of a lifetime for these kids. A trip I am pretty sure they will never forget.
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| Technically we traveled for about two days. With a snowstorm headed our way we left Pagosa around 4pm Sunday and arrived in Hawaii at 11pm Monday (or 2am Tuesday in Colorado) The kids were total troopers. |
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| And were so excited to see our cousins!! |
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| A Hawaiian Christmas tree looks much like a Colorado tree. Skinny but perfect. |
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| First day was a little rainy so we headed to the aquarium. |
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| walked a little on the beach of Waikiki, saw a real live pirate ship... |
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| Christmas eve we headed downtown to Honololou City Lights. |
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| Shaka Santa and the Mrs... |
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| Carnival Rides on Christmas....pretty fun! |
and then did what most people do, (wink wink)
headed straight to the beach....
This is where most of our days where spent.
A convenient 5 minute walk from The Coates residence Lanakai Beach is ideal for these kids. Calm, clear, and warm....
We wanted to take the kids to the Pillboxes. A hike we had done last summer, which was pretty amazing. You get a little history and an amazing view. It is fun to let them see something different from the top of a peak.
We then came home to this cutie pie ready to ride some bikes...
and of course head back to the beach...
Our last goal of the trip was to visit Pearl Harbor. It was really amazing how many people arrived there on a Monday morning. We arrived at 8:10am and over 2000 tickets had already been sold.
It was an amazing week. We hope to go back one day, now that Uncle Gray is there!!
New Years cards with more pictures coming you way soon!!!
