Just the sweetest brother

 

 

These little cuties made a snowbunny that was pretty shockingly good!

 

Mia shaped this little chunk of ice into a heart :)

 

Tessa:

I was busy working on something and Tessa burst in asking emphatically, "Mom WHY??! Why mom why?!"

Me: "Um...I don't know"

Tessa: "Because?"

Me: "Umm...ya"

Tessa: "Oh. Because." *walks off

 

When a babysitter was putting her to bed, "I want mommy. She's my favorite."

 

Reese:

Reese was watching 'Gabby's Dollhouse'. A character on the show is a half cat, half octopus with a hoodie on. His name is DJ Catnip.

Reese: "Mom, don't you think DJ Catnip is handsome?"

Me: ";) Ya."

Reese: "I kind of want to marry him." 

While playing memory with Chris and I, she turned over two cards that she was sure were a match, and when they weren't a match she said, "WHAT?! I'm so cofused!"

 

Rhett:

Rhett was playing house with Reesie and she was pretending to be his pregnant wife. She had a baby stuffed under her shirt. Rhett said, "Let's go get that baby out and then you won't have this big fat belly anymore."

Me: "Don't practice saying that to your wife!"

 

Mia:

While I was singing in the car she said, "I feel like you could be a famous singer. Or on tv."

 

Kauai HI

We loved being back in gorgeous Kauai, this time with Dylan and Sammi.  The boys golfed at this gorgeous golf course, Princeville Makai Golf Club. It had gorgeous views overlooking Hanalei Bay, Queens Bath, and beautiful ocean views throughout the course.

 

My favorite Hawaiian trees with these beautiful orange flowers

 

 

 

 

 

View of Hanalei Bay

 

Queens Bath

 

 

We did an incredible hike that goes along the Napali Coast, 2 miles to Hanakapiai Beach and then turns in to the rainforest for another 5 miles to Hanakapiai Falls. The hike along the Napali Coast is pretty amazing, and also pretty grueling. The waterfall was so amazing to make it to.

Napali Coast

Hanakapiai Beach

The rest of our trip took a pretty sad turn. Our kids at home all tested positive for strep throat almost right after we left, and Chris started feeling increasingly sick as we were there. By the 3rd day, he really wasn't up to very much at all. He spent the most of the rest of the trip on the couch, and we took it pretty easy hitting some beautiful beaches and snorkeling. We did rent a surf board and a body board and used those at Hanalei Bay.

 

Anini Beach

 

 beautiful snorkeling

 

 

Tree tunnel on our way to Poipu for some snorkeling and Puka dogs

 We saw a beached sea turtle and a beached seal at Poipu beach. We also had some beautiful snorkeling

 We drove up to Wailua Falls

 Secret Beach is really beautiful! We did some really cool snorkeling here too! The coral was so tall, it was like swimming through caverns/kind of like a maze. It was so beautiful, but also kind of scary. 

 Quick stop at Waimea Canyon