Hawaii Fun

Geoff, Michael and I took off to Hawaii for my Spring Break this year. We had saved up enough miles to make the trip, and with Michael still being under 2, he was able to fly for free.... this made me one nervous mama! I know my son is adorable, but he is one wiggly monster! Fortunately, he surprised us all by being the Model Baby on all 5 flights!!! Of course, the DVD player broke so no Elmo on the flight, but he was entertained with a SLINKY, of all things, and books:)
(After brunch at the Mauna Kea)

Once we arrived in Hawaii, it was close to 10:00 Dallas time, Bear goes to bed at 7:00 mind you, and by the time he got in bed, it was past 11:00 Dallas time- we were expecting the worst, again, and he surprised us all! Geoff and I were awake before he was the next morning, we woke him up! Needless to say, we had a FABULOUS time with Nana and Pops! And, my parents were across the way at the Hilton, so Bear had a lot of Grandparents time- and some much needed Nana Time- he missed her so!! Pops too of course:)
(Waiting for food at the Mauna Kea for brunch)

We started off slow, trying to get Michael used to the water in the progression pools and salt water pools- our little man loves water!!! We took Michael to the ocean, he let the water come to his toes and then he was hooked- he would have dove right in if Geoff hadn't been standing there! We had to be sure someone was standing between him and the ocean at all times! He LOVED the waves and the sand! It was the greatest thing watching his little eyes light up with every wave that crashed! I think this was the best part of the trip, watching Michael's love for life!

We were very sad to come home, but knew we had no choice- luckily we had 3 beautiful days in Dallas to get Bear out and playing to "re-set" his clock, before it snowed, yes, SNOWED in Dallas! We had a hard time getting Michael back on Dallas time- we had some LONG nights, I say we, I mean me:) Geoff is a much better sleeper than I am! It seems we might be coming to the tail end of this, thank goodness:)

Here are a couple of pictures from our trip! Thank you to Nana, Pops, Annie and Pop Pop for all of your help with Bear this past week! We had a WONDERFUL time:)

Kate