Hawaii Recap

Our first sunset at the beach
Mimi and the girls looking at "Crush"
Date day with Allan (there is a four tiered waterfall in the background)
Claire Bear helping her decorate her daddy's birthday cupcakes The girls loved eating the cupcakes they had worked so hard to decorate

Well we are home and adjusting to the time change. We have spent a lot of time in our PJs and napping. It is good to be home, although we had a really good time on our trip...

So what did we do on the Big Island you might ask. We were really low key, trips are different with babies. Allan got to play a few rounds of golf and I had a couple of spa days with my sisters and mother in law, but the highlights of the trip for me were the times that Allan and I got to slip away and hang out without Claire. We went on an ATV ride up to the top of one of the mountains and stopped off at a couple of georgeous waterfalls. We also got the chance to play 9 holes of golf; I played terrible but it was fun to hang with my hubby. Other than that we just hung out with the fam at the house and beach.

It was so fun to watch Claire make a connection with her cousins. The four girls would follow each other around pushing strollers, splash in the pool together, and eat off of each others trays at mealtime. She also really strenghtened her bond with Gig (also known as Mimi). It was so sweet to see Claire reach for her Mimi, go knock at her bedroom door so she could watch her get ready for the day, sit in her lap while she read books, and just love on her. Gig is so good at putting her grandkids first and really gets on their level; we are blessed to have her in our lives.

Celebrity watch was one of our pastimes this trip. There were rumors of Julia Roberts and Hillary Swank staying at the resort adn low and behold we actually saw both of them. Claire actually pulled Allan and I into a couple of short conversations with Hillary Swank. She was so nice and really seemed into Claire which was cool. As for Julia Roberts, we just saw her quickly our last morning there and said hello- no major connection.

So all in all this was a great trip and we can't wait for the next one next year. We look forward to a little more time with the Kavalich side of the family in the next few months. hopefully both of Allan's sisters will come out to TX soon and we are planning a trip out to CA in October for my friend Krista's baby shower.