Vacation Diary... Day 2 in Hawai'i

I've decided to try and get on here as much as possible while we're visiting Hawai'i. I find myself with "extra" time in the mornings as I am still on Washington time. Woke up at 6:30 this morning and just laid there, so I thought that this would be an excellent opportunity to get my blog fix in. I'll try and do daily events in the morning or the evening...

We landed in Kona 22 minutes early on Wednesday night. Nothing like stepping off the plane and instantly felling "sweaty" because of the humidity here. But it can't beat the feeling of being at home. We made the 1 1/2 hour drive back to my moms with no problems, except a couple super slow tourists who were driving like they were on vacation or something! Got here around 9:45 p.m. and I was EXHAUSTED! Where my children get their energy is beside me. Even my reserve tank was empty!

I got the brutal effects of the time-difference factor when I woke up on Thursday morning... at 5:45 a.m. This is the one thing that I hate about travelling between time zones! But we still had a wonderful day inspite my sleepiness. The first thing that we did was go to visit my 94-year old grandmother. That woman is amazing... It was so good to see her. She looks great for her age, but she is 94-years old, so frail is the word... Mentally however, you can't find many people in their 30's who are sharper than she. Inspite being in a car accident last week, she's still going strong.

Kalani and I went to Waimea with my cousin Desiree, who will be the blushing bride on Saturday. It was a day of pedicures, manicures and lunch at Kamueala Deli. Let me tell you, you need a second job if you want your nails done in Hawai'i! It's literally twice as much as Washington! Kiale and Charlie stayed with tutu to visit with her. She absolutely loves all of her grand/great-grand/great-great-grandkids!!! After that, they went fishing down at the point. Kiale was waiting at home for us to show off his first catch of the trip, a little Hina'lea!!! Then he waited, not so patiently, until Grandpa came home from work so that they could head back down for more fishing and swimming. Aaah... the joys of the ocean being only 3 minutes away.

Last night, we all went to my Uncle Kenneth's and Aunty Val's to help Desiree with her wedding favors... all 200 of them... Even my 94-year old grandma was cranking out these boxes with boys on them!!! Then, I got to see some of my aunties family who I have't seen since my cousin Jaime got married...

My exciting moment... My mom has this awesome Canon camera. She even has the HUGE lens that goes with it. Problem is, she NEVER uses it!!! It's a film camera, but I'm going to have a blast with it while I'm here... Can't wait to see those photos!!!