the best place on the planet

We had an absolutely amazing time in Hawaii. Logan spent his first birthday there, Lexa and Logan flew in an airplane and swam in the ocean for the first time. We saw so many great and wonderful things: USS Arizona/ Pearl Harbor Memorial, toured the USS Missouri {stood on the spot where the Japanese surrendered WW2}, Lance hiked to the top of Diamond Head {inactive volcano & landmark of Waikiki Beach}, visited the Waikiki Aqarium, drove around the entire island and visited the famous North Shore, saw a green sea turtle {Honu} in the wild sunning himself on a beach on the North Shore, saw the Holona Blow Hole in action, Rabbit Island, visited the Honolulu Zoo, hiked up to Moana Water Fall {Lance could have killed me}, became our own family photographer with the help of a tripod and remote {to much amusement to other morning beach goers}, went to Sea Life Park - Hawaii and saw amazing Ocean Life and Dolphin shows, visited the Punchbowl {National Cemetary of the Pacific}, played on the beach, played on the beach, played on the beach, did some shopping to celebrate my new job {yeah ;)}, and toured the US Army Museum on Ft. DeRussy.

Weird Fact: Lost count how many Japanese tourists took pictutes of Logan. Why? Most have never seen a red-headed blue-eyed baby.

Vacation was awesome. Traveling via airplane in and out of airports all day with young children, not so awesome. Totally worth it to be with the 3 people you love most in the world and visiting the best place on the planet.