Mele Kalikimaka

We went on a trip to Kona, Hawaii Dec. 12 - 23. We went with my little sister Kari and her husband Casey and their 4 yr. old boy Emett. They left their 1 yr. old girl home. We had to leave our house at 4:00 a.m. to make our flight to San Francisco. The flight was fine and we had a short lay over before boarding the big plane to fly 5 hrs to Hawaii. This was the beginning of a BAD dream come true. We sat on this plane for 3 hrs (yes, 3 hrs.) without it moving from the gate. Every half hour they kept saying they almost had the problem fixed. Finally they gave up and said the plane wasn't going anywhere so everybody off. We get off and they tell us they have another plane for us to take, but it won't be there for 3 more hrs (yes, 3 more hrs.). I'm 7 months pregnant and we have all 3 of our kids with us who have all been up since 4:00 a.m. We have now been at the San Fransisco airport for 7 hrs (Good Times!) My sister Kari's family had a little earlier flight from LA and by the time they got to Hawaii, we were still in California. We finally get on a new airplane Hurray!!! Oh wait, its still 5 hrs to Hawaii DANG IT!!! I have to say that we were really blessed, because our kids were amazing, so it could have been a lot worse. It was 8:00 p.m. (Hawaii time) Midnight (Our time) when we finally got there. Geting ready to take off, or so we thought
Thank Heavens for Electronic Video Games
All the kids with their Pillow Pets that they got for the plane ride. This was our first morning in Hawaii.

We went straight to the beach at our condo. It was a small little cove with no waves and clear water perfect for swimming and snorkeling.The boys loved paddling around and looking at the fish.Me and Miley's cute toes (don't mind the swollen feet and ankles)The boys loved skim boarding

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