Just Another Day in Lanai

We rented paddle boards and boarded in the little cove close to the hotel. That's a great workout! We have no pictures of the actual paddle boarding because we were both in the water. And, for the record, if we did have some sort of camera I would not have wanted Bobby to have it. 

Why? Because he fell off of his board no less than 25 times (to my, say, 3). Finally! Some sort of physical activity that I was better at than him! 

  This cove behind us is a dolphin sanctuary where dolphin come to rest and feed their young away from danger. That made for some awesome paddle boarding. I just sat down on my board and watched them swim not 5 yards from me.  

I found this heart shaped rock after we finished paddle boarding. Awwww.....such love abounds:)

Bobby and I just sat at the beach almost until the sun went down. Then it was time to stroll up to the hotel and get ready to eat. That was pretty much our days....sleep, sit by the ocean, eat, and then sleep. Wonderful! 

There was a luau the last night on the hotel grounds. We were given leis again and I received a little charm of a hula dancer.

Then we capped off the night watching real hula dancers! It was kind of cheese ball but still, when you're in Hawaii you should at least see some hula dancing, right??

After this we decided that Hawaii was fantastic but we missed our little people. It was time to head back to the crazy grind. Turns out, we actually like the crazy grind:)

Crusin' a Catamaran

We took a catamaran snorkeling ride one afternoon. With the wind blowing from the catamaran it was a little chilly for my taste! 

There were some pretty sights though....imagine that!

I saw more dolphin than I've ever seen in my entire life. They were everywhere! 

We did some snorkeling and the water was not warm and cozy like I had imagined. I saw a few pretty fish but was actually disappointed in our snorkling area. I thought I caught a glimpse of a sea turtle so I swam like mad trying to catch up with that thing. Do you have any idea how hard it is to catch a sea turtle? Im.possible. Then I started having flashbacks of that awful movie Open Water and decided I better keep my eyes above the surface so I didn't get left behind. Don't think I didn't ask our boat captain if he'd seen the movie and what plans he had to keep there from being a sequel (or a trio, because unfortunately I think there's already a sequel). 

So, the bad news was that I didn't see many fish. But the good news is that I didn't get left behind and eaten by a shark. Neither did Bobby. Win.

Maui Wowee!

We spent the better part of our time in Maui just sitting here in big covered chairs watching the ocean. Why would you ever want to leave this view? Plus someone was coming around with water and cool towels for our faces so really, why would you ever, ever want to leave?? If we didn't have kids at home or jobs I'm pretty sure we'd be sitting right here until kingdom come.

We did rise from our duffs to take a hike or two and it was well worth the time.  Just ever so slightly strenuous but not exhausting and the scenery made it all worth it. 

This is Sweetheart Rock. The color of the water here was un.be.lievable. 

This was back on the golf course side of the island but these pictures are out of order so I'm just going to roll with it:)

The view from one of Bobby's favorite holes on the course. 

The hike on this side of the island ended at the golf course and there wasn't a soul to be seen golfing there. We had a little fun doing cartwheels and such:)

Back to earlier on the Sweetheart Rock trail:

Bobby went very close to the edge but my heart started beating too fast for my liking and I suddenly had a terrible fear of falling into the water below and leaving my children with no mother so I stayed back....far, far back. And I begged Bobby to please back away. He ignored me.

I did do a handstand there. Handstand in Hawaii. Boo Yah!

Another great day on the island! (It's hard to have a bad one!)

Lanai

We made it to Lanai without incident. One of the first things we had was a fancy dinner to attend on the grounds of some house. Rumors were flying about XYZ famous person owning the house next door. I can't even remember who they were saying....maybe Steven Tyler? 

In any case, it was beautiful and if I were Steven Tyler I'd own the house next door, too. The pictures just don't do the place justice. 

Sunset in Hawaii is breathtaking!

Me and my main squeeze.

 It was a super fun night eating good food and looking at God's great handiwork!

Hawaii Bound!!

Thanks to Bobby's stellar work performance he was rewarded with a trip to the Aloha state! We were super excited for the opportunity to travel to Hawaii since it was a place we'd always wanted to go. Unfortunately, a delay in Nashville caused us to miss our connecting flight out of L.A. So, instead of lounging in the Four Seasons, Maui we were put up in the Holiday Inn by the airport in Los Angeles. :( These are our sad/mad faces:

Fret not, we arrived the next day and were christened with leis and set out on our way to relaxation. 

It took me a whole day to figure out that there was an adult only relaxation pool. I could get used to sitting at a place like this...in the quiet with only the sound of bubbling spa water...with no water guns haphazardly spraying me in my ear hole...no whining/fighting/crying/screaming/splashing kids calling my name. It was a slice of heaven. 

This was the other pool where you could rent a little cabana thing. I spent one day there wondering why people would bring so many little kids to Hawaii and stay at the Four Seasons. Those people are crazy and have too much extra money. Eddie Murphy was there with his family. See? Crazy and too much money. 

Dinner was at one of the hotel restarants and it was delish.  

The missed flight made our stay in Maui short lived. I definitely would like to return one day! Now, off to Lanai!

I did make sure before I left Maui that I sent a planking picture back home to my workout buddies. It's since become a given....if you're off on some vacation you better send us all a planking picture!