Finally!

I've been trying to get my camera to connect to our new computer and finally figured out it was just me that was being retarded... Anyway, here are some pics from our time here in Hawaii thus far.

We started our time here by spending a few days on the island of Oahu where we went to the Pearl Harbor memorial, the Polynesian Cultural Center, BYU-Hawaii, the Hawaii temple and Waikiki beach. It was a blast having a little family vacation before the madness started!

Tyler slept in a "big boy bed" for the first time and didn't fall out!! Yeah!! (I was kind of losing sleep over the transition from crib to bed and it totally turned out to be wasted energy. He's been completely fine!)

Pearl Harbor:

It was H-O-T the day we went and Tyler was not in the mood to pose for pictures so I told him he wouldn't get any ice-cream unless he smiled for this picture. Not one of my better moments and that’s probably what I’ll think about everytime I look at this picture but at least he smiled!

This one man submarine was crazy to see. It's hard to imagine anyone actually getting inside knowing they are going to die. I can't even imagine!

Tyler's reward for posing for pictures: ICECREAM! Probably the highlight of the day for him next to riding on the boat to see the USS Arizona.

The little boys thought this boat ride was the coolest thing. We had to wait a few hours to ride the boat but a day in the hot sun was definitely worth it!

Waikiki Beach:

Unfortunately we got there after the sun set so we just let the boys dig in the sand. Tyler LOVED the water and the sand and the rocks and pretty much everything at the beach. I'm hoping we can find another sandy beach to go visit at some point during the summer. The little boys had a blast!

The Hawaii Temple:

This was definitely one of my favorite parts of our time on Oahu. I love this temple. Both the temple and the grounds are gorgeous!

The Polynesian Cultural Center:

Nancy and John on the canoe ride:

Tyler loved fishing. They put a little piece of food on the end of the line and the fish would swarm. It was pretty fun to watch. I love his facial expression in this picture.

The show:

This was definitely the highlight of the day. Tyler thought the show and the fire dancers were amazing and kept saying, "Wow!" He still talks about it.

We had a blast on Oahu! I'm so glad we took the time to have a little family vacation before the work begins!


P.S. As you may have guessed, I did not get a tattoo. At some of the villages in the PCC they had stamp tattoos so when we took Tyler to get one I lifted his leg and they quickly stamped his tattoo on before he really knew what was happening. He got the saddest look on his face and just started to cry like we had marked him for life. So, in an effort to help him see that it was supposed to be fun Gordon and I got one as well. He was alright with it then although I don't think he ever really loved it. As sad as it was to see the look of betrayal on his face, I'm hoping his view on tattoos won't ever change!