Aloha!

We had an absolute blast in Hawaii. We had an adjoining room with the Bakers and the girls have become quite attached to Dylan. They would wake up in the morning and go straight to the door, knowing he was waiting to come in. It was really fun to watch.

We would go to the pool daily and go down the slides with our buddies or play on the beach. The girls liked to have their legs buried and turned into a mermaid fin or make sand castles with their second cousins. Both girls certainly loved their freedom in the pool.

On Thanksgiving the girls were able to take hula lessons. It was so much fun for them. They got hula skirts and learned a whole hula dance. It was a kick to see my mom do the dance for them with the teacher:)

Thanksgiving night is the one night the entire family, 23 members, all has dinner together. I was very impressed with the service. They were very accommodating to my diet and even gave food back to the kitchen before I had a chance to see it, when it would not have worked.

On Friday, we went on a catamaran and went snorkeling in a turtle bay. It was amazing! On route to the bay we saw some whales and then saw at least 15 turtles while snorkeling in the bay. Will loves to tell the story of the turtle that was staring straight at him at the surface of the water. If you know Will he would prefer to see sea life from afar. But as usual, he was a trooper and took the girls out with me and pretended it was one of his favorite activities.

As a mother one of my favorite parts of the trip was watching my girls just love each other. They are truly best friends and love to take care of one another and play together. I am trying to enjoy this as long as it lasts.