yay for hawaii

im just finally getting around to blogging our hawaii trip. it couldn't have come at a better time. i was so ready to leave the snow. we had so much fun. taking niya made it especially fun. shes such a good sweet baby, it made travel a breeze. i was worried about flying, but she was a little angel on all the flights. we first flew to oahu with the security national board. we stayed at the jw marriot. it was beautiful.

i especially loved being able to dress niya in summer clothes. im so sick of the cold and snow
it was her first time really wearing a bathing suit.
it was fun to be there with drews family. grandma lisa, and amanda are so much help
we spent lots of time just hangin out by the pool. it was so nice and relaxing
our second night there we had dinner with the whole board but really it just felt like a family dinner cause we had our own table. notice niya has pig tails.
we went to the north shore and ate shaved ice at matsumotos. its supposed to be the best but to be honest i liked our shave ice at jo jos in kauai way better.
we went to sharks cove and niya had her first little dip in the ocean.
it was really cute. she liked it.
i was happy her first time was a good experience because the second time i was holding her not realizing that i had her face in the water. who knows how much sea water she drank. oops
we stopped by giovannis shrimp truck on the way back
sooooo delish. but i think i was sweating garlic for days
on our last night on oahu. the whole fam went out to dinner. we tried to go to the fishermans warf where the quists always used to go but when we pulled up the it was out of business and the building was deserted.
so we took the time to take a few pics while we figured out where we were going to go

all the girls. we had so much fun on oahu. the next day just drew and i and niya were off to kauai. i was excited to go. i'd never been to that island
heres drew and niya going through security
us waiting in the terminal. it was freezing in there
niyas a natural flyer. i love this pic.
in kauai we stayed at the st regis princeville. it was AMAZING
this is the view out of our hotel room window
we spent one of the days on our own private beach. it was kind of a treck to get to it but once we were there it was perfect.
i even got a minute to read
i put this picture here for drew. he loves sunsets. and this was his favorite. we just sat out on the hotel lounge chairs and watched the sun go down.
here we are
this day we hiked the napali coast. unfortunately i didn't bring my camera. it was pouring rain that day and it was just one more thing to carry. drew was so pumped to do this and i was really glad we did. it was soooo beautiful. we hiked 2 miles in to this little beach and the 2 miles back. drew carried niya in the baby bjorn. she did great. people along the trail were always surprised to see a baby. well worth it
that night we wanted to go out for a nice dinner but didn't know what to do with baby. it worked out perfect because we made a late reservation and just put niya to sleep in her car seat. she slept under the table and we had an amazing dinner (one of the best i've had) at the kauai grill.
we had such a good trip. yay hawaii!!!