Random Trip Days

Here's a bunch of random pictures from the Wright family Hawaii trip. I have one more beach/lagoon day to post, but I'll have to do that when I get back from Atlanta next week (so Stay Tuned!). I love that we have been here for over 3 years, and we are still discovering a lot of new stuff to do. For people who get island fever, or say there's nothing to do, pshhh. Tons of stuff, just gotta look for it :)

My beautiful Lexi at a new Mexican restaurant. It was delicioso!
little posers

we ventured out to an area of the island we had never been before. the northwest side.

actually you cant even drive there. the paved road ends and you have to hike or have an off road vehicle.

lots of lava rocks.

we got to see wind surfers. it was really cool and looked like a lot of fun.

Lela, Alex and Nico

Me

it was all around beautiful

We went to Hooters and the Aloha tower one day. Here's the view from the Aloha tower. The Aloha tower was for a long time, the tallest building in Honolulu.

from outside of the tower

after lunch at Hooters we played :)

and all of the kids got a balloon

Papa and Grandma bought the girls pretty matching Hawaiian dresses

haha the mob

on another day we went out to the blowhole on the east side of the island. its beautiful out there. and this particular day was so clear, we could see the next island, Molokai. its hard to see the island in this picture, but you can barely make it out.

George and Lela

Okay I'm off! Hope you all have a fantastic week!

Our 5 days at Bellows Beach Cabins

While Josh's parents were here, we all saved our money so we could spend 5 days/nights in at cabin at Bellows beach. it was absolutely awesome! we had an oceanfront cabin so the beach was only a few steps away.

And swim we did!

haha Lexi is going snorkeling.

Cutie pie in a bikini....with a gun

Lexi and Nico

We had downtime where we would play games, like here we are playing Simon Says, and acting like chickens.

The boys had smores for the first time

ha ha this was fun to watch, laundry basket racesKylee loved racing Nico and Alex

Look, Kylee is in the lead!

One day Kylee was copying everything Grandma did. I dont know why she was...but it was so cute!

Papa enjoying the beautiful scenery

Grandma and Kylee, chillin

Daddy helping Kylee roast marshmallows

Mmm her first smore!

We tactically acquired boogie boards...and had just as much fun on the grass with them as we did in the water

There's Nico boogie boarding

my beautiful princess Kylee

yup. love how beautiful bellows is.

little happy Lexi

the view directly in front of our cabin

awww...snugglers

haha Lexi loved being swung by the boys!

We had so much fun I want to go back again and again!

Oceanarium and Submarine

Check out my little smiler. She loves the sun.
Papa and Kylee. We went to dinner in Waikiki and had to stop by the beach real quick.

Me and my favorite mother in law :)

So we went out to dinner at the oceanarium. Some bad mommy left her dessert cup a little too close to Lexi and this is what happened.

The oceanarium has a huge aquarium (I mean HUGE) where you eat dinner. We were lucky to get a table right next to it. Sometimes you even see divers feeding fish. She's giving us the "shaka" sign.

The kids love it.

The fish come right up to the glass.

My girls.Papa had 2 drinks!

Josh and his mom went down to the fish market in Chinatown and bought tuna steaks, shrimp and salmon. Josh is grilling us shrimp hereWe went on a submarine ride the first weekend they were here. it was pretty cool. Lela, Nico and Alex are getting off the sub hereWe got to see lots of fish hereOur guide, with the depth of 102 ft

diamondhead

a beautiful flower we saw after the sub tour

Awwww :)

I realize the pictures jump around a lot. I uploaded them wrong. Here is an old ship with a turtle on it (in the middle)

when the ride just started

We saw this cool thing on the way out to the sub

Getting ready to board the ship to take us to the submarine

We went out to the North Shore the next day. Of course we had Macky's shrimp and we snorkeled where the turtles are. This is Josh and I.

Josh and his Mama

We got lucky. 6 turtles beached themselves that day and we got to watch a few of them come up. They move faster than I remember.

Josh, Lexi and Nico

hi Nico!

We stopped by the Dole plantation to have pineapple ice cream. The Wright family took a family picture. Lol whose that crazy girl in the blue dress in the background?

On our second day, after the temple, we went to a beach to swim. Here's Alex right before he got officially initiated into Hawaii. aka he got stung by a portugese man o war.

all tuckered out on the ride home.