Sarah and Adam arrived in Hawaii before the crack of dawn and spared me the agony of having to pick them up at the airport. They shuttled it over to their hotel and did the Waikiki thing for their first day here on the island. It was hard to not rush right to town and go see them, but I knew they'd be exhausted and want to sleep, and everyone needs to experience Waikiki, so they did just that. I enjoyed a last full day with Nana while Sarah's family did their own thing. But I picked 'em up the next morning as early as possible! I was SO excited to see my "baby sister" and her new baby!!! Brody was born in January and it's all but killed me to not be able to see him before now. I was so happy they made this trip while he was still relatively itty bitty so I could meet him as a newborn :)
We headed to Pali Lookout on the way home so they could see that gorgeous, lush and green side of the island before coming to our "desert" home to stay with us the rest of their trip. I dropped them off at the Swap Meet and they did their thing the rest of the day. Actually, that's how most of their time here went. They would take the car and go do their touristy fun stuff during the days and we'd reconnect for dinner at night and hang out. It was such fun just having them here in our home. The first night they stayed here at our house I literally felt the seclusion/distance I usually feel disappear. I sometimes really feel the intensity of the physical distance between Hawaii and Utah where all my family is. But having Sarah here eliminated that distant feeling altogether. It was awesome! While they were here Willy escorted them on an awesome snorkeling adventure at Tracks Beach and I got to babysit Brody! Yippeee :) Then Saturday we met up with Teresa's family at the Polynesian Cultural Center for a day of Polynesian fun. Sunday they came to church with us and met back up in the evening for relaxing and hanging out. Monday was a full day, as well, as we tried to help them pack as much into their last day as possible. We headed to Hanauma Bay for the afternoon, Teddy's Bigger Burgers for dinner and then we had to say our good-byes :( I LOVED having Sarah and her family in our home. It was awesome getting to know Adam better (my kids LOVE LOVE LOVE him! Especially Molly, who is usually resistant to "strangers") and getting to spend time with Brody still as a new baby totally made my Auntie heart sing. It was a GREAT visit! My only regret is not taking more pictures! Since Adam and Sarah were on the go visiting the island a lot, I just neglected to take many pictures in the evenings when we were back together. I've got a few though! (And I swiped a few from Sarah's blog.... LOL)
The Pali Lookout
Cousins at the Pali.
A really awful picture of me (and how my hair reacts to the humidity... this is my perma-hairstyle here because my hair is completely uncooperative in any other style) but it's of me and Brody, who I adore, so I have to include it!
Speaking of adorable Brody, how's this for a cute cute kid? (Too bad he wasn't interested in a photo shoot. This was the best I got before he told me off...)
And Molly wasn't very cooperative for a couple's photo shoot either. But boy-oh-boy did she LOVE Brody! She didn't like sharing him with her mommy, but she REALLY loved touching and hugging him. She's got that little maternal thing going for her already.
Saturday night at the Polynesian Cultural Center...
Maybe my favorite pic of Brody the whole time... He looks a bit like a Boobah to me hehehe.
And a shot of me, Sarah and Teresa! We definitely felt our sister Mindy missing, but she was living it up in Disneyland with her family so we couldn't feel too badly about it.
All the Campbell/Williams/Dowland cousins Monday afternoon after our trip to Hanauma Bay.
Saying our good-byes Monday night :(
Sarah and Adam... you're welcome ANY time! (As long as Brody comes along and you remember your admission price: 2 bottles of Winger's Amazing Sauce! Hehehe)
Love you guys!
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