Hawai'i after 10 years married!!

It's hard to put our trip to Hawai'i into words. I now understand the meaning of aloha and we quickly fell in love with the Big Island. It exceeded our expectations is so many ways, foremost being purely together again without our beloved progeny. We truly felt like honeymooners again, although I thought it was even better than our honeymoon. There was an ease and joy that comes from the security of a good marriage. We landed with no set itinerary and fell into our own rhythm of life. We both love being outdoors so much that between snorkeling and hiking alone, we were in paradise. Kevin also did a zip line trip at Akaka Falls, while I visited a botanical garden (I was 14 weeks pregnant and still recovering from my broken ankle). My big excursion was a snorkeling trip with dolphins., although my photos don't do it justice. And after Kevin tweaked his neck on the zip line, we had a lovely couples massage. All in all, we had a wonderful trip and are already dreaming about our next family vacation there...

New Year's at Olivia Beach

Just a few photos from our first New Year's with friends at Olivia Beach.

We had our goods friends, the Hickerson's come stay for the first two nights. Then the Lillard's and the Mannhard's came to celebrate New Year's itself. Aside from sharing our cabins with close friends for the first time, the best part was the weather...it was amazing. Cool and crisp, but gloriously sunny. We got lots of beach and park time in, and simply enjoyed the relaxed pace of life that being at the beach brings.

Hopefully I'll get some more photos from friends to share, but for now, I want to make sure this memory is at least captured in our family blog. :-)