Hawaii 5-0!

Hawaii was a fantastic trip. I highly suggest it to everyone. We went to Kauai for our tenth wedding anniversary and it was just Garrett and me. The girls stayed home with Dave and Carol, who were nice enough to watch them for a whole week.

We stayed up in Princeville on the northern side of the island for the whole time, except for the last night when we stayed in Lihue by the airport. We had fabulous weather, sunny and in the 80s. There was some rain here and there, but who cares when you're in paradise? We did some snorkeling, sight seeing, shopping, did an eight-mile hike to swim in a waterfall, and a three-hour zipline tour.

This vacation was a great way to celebrate our ten years of marriage, but we were ready to come home to our sweet girls. Here's to ten more!

Taro fields outside Princeville.
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Pictures from our hike:

This is what most of the path looked like. Uphill, both ways.

Apparently this is emergency helicopter landing. It must be the smallest helicopter ever.

It's bizarre to see it raining in the middle of the ocean.

Random fireplace with a pot leaf on it. Classy.

Garrett and his unsuccessful try at picking bamboo.

We're so close, we can see the waterfall.

See those people under the waterfall? It's not us, but we were there!

Mai tais on the lanai.
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Pictures from ziplining:

Ziplining into the lake. Random guy, but it made more sense to have a person in the picture.

I love these signs!

Kilauea Lighthouse.

On our way to the lighthouse.

Pretty Episcopal church on the road to the lighthouse.

Waimea Canyon, apparently aka, the Grand Canyon of the Pacific.

A nice tourist offered to take our picture. One of the few pictures of both of us from this trip.

The rainbows are fantastic over there!

Wailua Falls

The Princeville Fountain, right outside our condo complex.

Close to Thanksgiving!

Not much happening in the first part of November. After getting home from Hawaii, Garrett and I both went back to work and the girls went back to daycare. I took Kami to get her hair cut since she had already done a number on it herself, and we had some fun just hanging out at home. Brooklyn is becoming more active and independent (maybe a bit too independent) and climbing on top of everything. Lately we've found her on the couch or on the rocking horse and if we try to help her, she screams at us. Nice.

Making messes is fun.

Brooklyn is a professional climber these days and climbing on everything.

One of her favorite hang out spots lately. It's the gateway to the couch...

Trying to decide what book to read.

Attacking Dada is fun!

She's a screamer too!

It's all fun and games till Kami cuts her hair off...

Most of it was fine except for the pieces around her face, that were about chin-length post scissors. There's also a good chunk that everyone missed until later by her crown that was about 2-inches long. That will grow out one of these days.

The fabulous Hayley and her skilled scissor hands.

Kami did really well and got a sucker for listening and holding still.

She got about eight inches chopped off and it's now much easier to manage.

Trying to use a fork.

She's got some!

Forget the fork-these are finger foods!