Hawaii!

 To start with, I need to thank my sister Kelly and her husband for making this trip possible for us.  She watched our kids while we were away and did such a great job of helping me not to worry about things at home.  We were very grateful they were willing to do this and it was also very fun to spend a few days with them ourselves before leaving and after getting back.  Too see all the fun they had while we were gone, you'll have to look at her blog.

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So our first day in Hawaii we went on a boat tour of the Napali Coast.  It was beautiful but a bit of a rough ride.  Hopefully you can't tell too much from looking at us that we just stepped off the boat and started recovering from our sea sickness!  It was worth it though.  I just want to have the meal they served us on the boat again when I'm feeling good!

 

 This spot, that you can't really see because of the clouds, gets 400-600 inches of rain a year!  

That's wetter than Portland!!

 Most of what I saw was pretty much what I expected but nobody told me there were chickens all over the Island!  They were on the beach, at the canyon, on the mountains, at Wal-Mart.  We didn't really go anywhere that we didn't see them.  The roosters were actually quite pretty and the chicks were cute.

 If you drive North to the end of the road on Kauai and then hike 2 miles, this is what you'll see.

 If you look out our hotel room sliding glass door, this is what you'll see.

 If you're willing to get a little sea sick, this is what you'll see.

 This is my Titanic pose before I got sick and had to sit down with my head firmly against a pole the remainder of the tour.

This duck was around the corner from our hotel room every night looking in the mirror.  I started feeling a little bad for him thinking he didn't have any friends but his mirror image.  Luckily, the last night, he wasn't there so I felt better leaving thinking he made a real friend.

 Scott was one of the lucky audience members chosen to get a little hula lesson at this show.  It was pretty entertaining and I got a beautiful flower to wear in my hair out of it!

 Kayaking down the Wailua River and then walking a ways to Secret Falls.  This was really fun!

 After Secret Falls we Kayaked around the corner to this rope swing.  I didn't brave the cold water of the falls but I couldn't resist this.  It's not every day you get to swing on a rope into the water, and in Hawaii to boot.

 Scott did brave the cold water of the Falls and said it felt like a good massage under there.  I think he was just trying to make me feel bad that I didn't go in :)  It was really fun watching everyone else go in though while eating lunch on my rock in the sun.

 Walking to Secret Falls.

And of course we had to include a picture of the cool car we got to cruise around the Island in!  Who needs a convertible when you can have a Nissan Versa?