The Feenstra Fam

The picture below is the view from the ground level at our condo. We had sun every day, a couple of sprinkles here and there, but for the most part the weather was perfect.

We went on a hike on the southern part of the island called Waihei Ridge. This was one of our favorite activities. It was an amazingly beautiful 5 mile extremely steep hike. We were huffing and puffing 1/2 mile in.

The hike from the parking lot to the entrance.

This was the baseline view- so this was where our car was parked. It was stunning from start to finish.

Surfing one day. We killed it (well, sort of :)

Naps every day because we COULD!!

One of my favorite evenings was at a restaurant called the "Sea House" that overlooked this beautiful inlet, but the weather was very wild, the waves were really rough and it made for a very majestic evening. Plus the food and my view (my mr.) were pretty spectacular as well.

On our last day we took a bottle of wine and a late lunch to the beach and just talked, read, swam and played. I decided to practice some yoga poses and ended up proving my age with my hand stands. We had a blast. It's amazing how much fun you can have just doing nothing when you are with your best friend in a place that absolutely delivers beauty at ever corner. I genuinely LIKE my husband. He is the most hilarious, witty, charming, thoughtful person I know...but mostly the funny :) That is one of the reasons I fell in love with him. I didn't realize how often I laugh at his jokes, but don't have the head space to really let myself LAUGH and enjoy him, just his presence. That alone was lovely. It goes without saying that I love him, but I think when you have been married and comfortable for a while, add a lot of life's curve balls, jobs, moves and a couple kids to the mix, it's not a honeymoon every day. We didn't even realize how much we NEEDED this time to just talk about anything and everything un-interrupted, and to just look each other in the eye. It was invaluable time.

We went to traditional Hawaiian luau

The drinks they served (Mai tais) were seriously pure sugar. Matt kept joking that we were going to be leaving with a parting gift of diabetes. We had a great time because we were together and it was pretty awesome people watching, but I'm not sure we would spend the money for it again.

Final sunsets on the last day.

I'm going to have to do this post in phases, there are THAT many pictures :)

We had an amazing time (back in May)! It is crazy how long it takes me these days to get on here.

Anyhow...Hawaii...

We slept every night with the doors open, just listening to the waves lap up on the sand. We had cable and wifi which was an added luxury.

Here was our condo. The bed looked out to the balcony which was 10 feet from the ocean. Stunning! It was truly a trip of a lifetime. With a 2 & 4 year old at home we were in need of time to reconnect more than ever before. BIG thank you to the grandparents, tete and the Wilson's for caring for our littles while we were away.