Let's start with Hawaii!! We went to Kauai the end of September with Shawn, Shannon, Callie, Blake, and Katie Ambrose, Barb and Scott (Shannon's parents) and Rex and Jackie. It was such a great time! We had awesome weather, great friends and good times! Here's some pics:

This was the pool at our timeshare in Princeville

Callie and Emma enjoying the water

Emma and Callie catching some rays!

Love the flower!

Katie

Barb and Blake just hanging out
Em and me having a snack by the pool
The kiddie pool had this amazing slide. The
girls must have gone down a hundred times
a day!
Emma with no fear

The bay by the Marriott

Em enjoying the sand and water

Pappa - is he going to snorkel? Or play in the sand?
I have a feeling Emma is deciding for him =0)
Beach front at Marriott
It's a little far away - but that's me on a paddle
board. It was fun but really hard!
Chris, Katie, Shawn and Scott got to play some
amazing golf this trip!
Scott had heard about this waterfall from some locals and
Chris, Shawn and Katie went to check it out. This is Katie
at the top of the waterfall
Shawn checking it out
Ready...one, two, three...
bombs away!
Katie's turn....
There was also a rope swing attached to
this amazing (huge) tree. It was hard to get
the rope - but once they managed - look out!
Chris didn't actually jump when he and Katie
and Shawn went the first time. He told Katie
he was afraid of heights and water??? This is
the second trip that we took - Me, Katie and
Chris. Funny - he must have conquered his
fears...he jumped this time!
I am afraid of heights - so it took some coaxing
but I finally jumped. Felt good to do it!

We got to have an adult night out one night so we went to
Kintaro's for some sushi and hibachi. It was really good - fun
night

Saki anyone?

down the hatch!

We were rockin the mini van - and Katie
volunteered to sit in the car seat...
Finishing up our Adult night out...waiting for Scott to pick
us up - trying to hurry and have one last drink.

Shawn and Shannon celebrated their 5th anniversary while
we were there - so we took the kids and let them have some
romantic time =0) The girls at Duke's enjoying their umbrella's


Really?
Seriously?
Emily checked in at the Kalapaki Beach Hut!!
Emma wanted to get these swim trunks for
Austin - sorry dude!

Emma and daddy on the boat to the Fern Grotto

Fern Grotto



Em at spouting horn