Hawaii...some beach time!

Phia and her Prince

 Daddy was able to grill  outside by the pool and Phia of course wanted to help! She got all dressed up in her Hawaiian dress that Nana bought her and went down to help daddy out!  The sun was setting.  I just love these pictures...

 Nana caught some cute pictures of Phia on the beach one night.  Hawaiian beaches meet my 3 beach requirements: warm water, clear water, clean water!

 One morning while Nana was with Phia and Bentley, BT and I spent some time at the beach alone with Presto.  We try to grab some alone time with each one while we can.  We like to call this "adventures in Presto".  Just getting down to the beach was  an adventure.  He loved this truck that came in the condo and "vroom vroomed" it all the way to the beach.  He's so good spirited and LOVED the ocean:)

Such a little adventurer...we could watch him all day!

 We were able to take some family photos on the beach toward the end of our trip.  Nana bought BT and Presto matching Hawaii shirts, Phia a beautiful lavender Hawaiian dress, and Bentley a Maui onesie!

Funny that this is one of the best family photos we got...2 of the kiddies aren't paying attention.  The perfection is in the imperfection!

Phia, Brady, and Blake(in that order...ha!)

Another one of my favorites.  Nana always has the perfect outfits and looks so beautiful!

One of my favorites...the only thing missing is Bentley bear!

Hawaii...feeding the fish and a day at the Maui Ocean Center Aqaurium

Mid week we decided to hop in the car and take a trip to the aquarium! This was by far the best aquarium we've been to. It was one of the more windy days on the island so it was a nice break from the pool! The kids had a hawaiian shaved ice and we stopped at Leoda's Kitchen and pie shop on the way home. They are known for their macnut chocolate praline pie(ridiculously amazing and did not disappoint) and for their seared Ahi sandwhich(BT got this and mama had major food envy!). We all had a blast at the aquarium and would definitely go back(the scenic drive to the aquarium is not to be missed!!) Each morning the resort has koi fish feedings in the courtyard in front of the resort so one morning we brought the kids to feed them...they of course loved it!

It's about time...Hawaii 2012(our pool time)

There are so many different little stories to tell about Hawaii. Way too to capture in one blog entry but in a nutshell the kids were amazing on the flight. We did all our grocery shopping on the way to the resort so we were all set when we arrived! The first few days we spent by the various different pools on the property. There were lots to choose from! There was a lazy river "pool" which the kids seemed to like the best b/c it was the warmest. There was a beach pool with sand and water spouts. There was a waterslide that went through the trees and then an waterfall pool. The kids LOVED the "hot pools" attached to each pool(jacuzzi!) . We LOVED our big family meals on our private lanai each day(this was my favorite part). We watched the sun rise and fall on this lanai...absolutely breathtaking. I'm going to dedicate this entry to our time at the pools!! We bought the kids the best "tubes" that kept them afloat so we didn't have to worry about them in the water. They both were soooo brave on the waterslide and went down alone many times.