One week into our vacation

So we have survived one week in Hawaii....I know sounds rough :) I am sitting here staring out at the beautiful water and the many boats enjoying the sunshine and perfect water. The boys have been playing so wonderfully this morning while I have been cleaning the condo. We have been keeping ourselves very busy with walking to the beach and driving around learning the roads. I have become very comfortable here and could only wish that it was closer to family and the groceries weren't so expensive because I could get used to this kind of life. We have kept updated on the winter storm at home and the boys have been sad to miss the snow. I was a little sad at first because I love sledding and making snowmen but that usually only lasts for a day for me and I much prefer the sunshine.

Sean has been kicking butt as usual and they are halfway done with the job. They are waiting for more casing for his holes but they won't be in until probably Tuesday. He is helping the general contractor today but hopes to have any earlier day today. So we are waiting patiently for him so that we can all drive to some lagoons to go play for the second half of the day. I think we are planning to drive to the North Shore this weekend and do some exploring over there. That is what Sean had said he wanted to do because he hasn't gotten over there yet. I'm hoping to see some turtles for the boys. When I was here 11 years ago I stayed over at Turtle Bay Resort and we saw lots of turtles and I know the boys would be in awe.

My poor boys have come down with colds in the last couple of days. I can say this has been the WORST season of colds and flu for our family. It has been a little better having colds in warm weather versus cold weather. I feel like we just can't get away from being sick. Three weeks ago Brayden was diagnosed with bronchitis and then the Wednesday before we left Seattle, Hunter started screaming because his ears hurt and I rushed him to urgent care because we were getting on a plane in 24 hours. Poor guy had 2 middle ear infections but we got him on antibiotics and some numbing ear drops and he was good for the flight.

I must say that I was very nervous flying with 2 young kids. I didn't want to overwhelm them with too much so we made it all about the fun things they were going to get to do on the plane ride. They had color books and new twistable crayons, their video games and the hope that there would be a kid appropriate movie playing. Then when we arrived at the airport I explained about the security and how they were going to have to listen really good and do what they were asked. Hunter did fantastic and the security guy we had was great. Brayden got a little confused but security was very patient with Brayden. I did have to tell them that I had Hunter's antibiotics with me because it was much bigger than the 3oz. limit. They had to take it over for a special screening but it turned out to be no big deal. So we boarded our plane at 5:10pm and arrived in Honolulu at 10pm which was midnight Seattle time. The stewardess's could not believe that both boys stayed awake for the whole flight with the exception of Brayden sleeping for the last 15 minutes of the flight. I was very proud of them and how they behaved on a 6 hour flight. I have some pretty fantastic kids!!