Hawaii Day 6 &7

Day Six was our relaxing day.  We spent the entire day at the resort.  We first started at the beach.   The water is to cold for me, but I enjoyed laying out on the lounge chairs taking in the scenery, and nice weather.  The kids had fun with those pool squirter that I brought a long.   After some time at the beach, we made our way back to the lagoon pools.   There the kids hung out going down the slide, enjoying the hot tubs, playing tag, and eating snow cones! I went to the gift shop and bought an in inter tube that Sophia used for most of the day. (Should have bought that earlier)    I ordered lunch poolside, and we all enjoyed some yummy food.  The kids had some really good chicken strips and of course I ordeded a turkey panini, which was do delish!   After awhile the boys headed up to the room to watch sports, and the girls hung out down by the pool.   Around 3:00 we decided we better go in and get out of the sun, before our bodies become lobsters.   Later that evening we went back  to eat dinner at the resorts restaurant.  It was very pricey, but the food was amazing!  It included a salad bar, that the kids loved, and the soup of the day was lobster bisque, which was also amazing!   After dinner, we spent some time mingling with friends we had made at the resort.  We then took the kids back to the room, and then Ben and I went back to the beach and laid on some lawn chairs, to enjoy some time alone.   I'm so glad our last day was spent relaxing. The only thing that could have made it better was a spa treatment:)
Day Seven (Sunday) we just slept in and then packed up.   We thought we would stick around the resort, but we weren't really in the mood to get wet and then dress in the locker rooms.  We stopped at Target to get some snacks for the flight and then stopped for lunch. We  made a stop at Big Kahuna's pizza, again.  Well, I guess I should say, Aubrie, Ethan and I stopped there.  Ben and the others ate Hawaiian BBQ next door.  This time I tried the Spinach and tomato pizza and loved it!  Once the cheese balls were ready, everyone miraculously showed up from the other restaurant....big surprise.
After lunch we headed to the airport.  And when we got to the terminal, there were our friends we had made, ready to leave on their flight back to California.  We  exchanged information, and now we keep upu on eachother on  Facebook!  We look forward to seeing them again, next time we go to Ko Olina!    The flight back was good.  Aubrie and I read books, and the others watched movies.   We sat at the very back of the plane, which was nice being close to the bathrooms, however we were last to be served dinner, and by the time it got to us girls, the only thing left was curry pasta.  I was not too happy about that.   The turkey sandwiches should have been offered up to the little kids on the plane, before the adults, if they are going to offer such a "different" meal choice.   Luckily we brought snacks.  We got into Phoenix at midnight, and got home about 1:30.  I let the kids sleep in and checked them in at 10:30.  What an amazing trip!  The kids ranked it right up there with the cruise.  I was so happy that they liked it so much.  I'm so excited to go again!

Hawaii Day 5

Friday was another  early morning, as we had  to make it to the Movie tour at Kualoa Ranch, on the eastern side of the island. Ben and I have seen that several times when driving on that side, but never knew what it was. Someone at the hot tub told us all about it, and the fun tours they offer. They told us the Movie tour was fun. On it we were able to see where several movies were filmed, like Jurassic Park and Lost. There is one scene from 50 first dates where Drew Barrymore is driving down a road and hits Adam Sandler. I always wondered where that road was. As soon as we were on it I knew it was it, and second later the tour driver started telling us about the movie and the scene. It felt good to finally have that mystery out of the way! After the tour, Aubrie found an affordable necklace that she could put her pearl in. She was very happy about that, since the ones at the Dole plantation were hundreds of dollars. The rest of the day was saved for the North Shore.

 We drove by the Donkey Ball's Chocolate Factory for some dessert, and held on to them until we got our lunch. Which came after our stop to BYU Hawaii. We made a quick stop there. That's about all it can be, since the bookstore is so small, and there is really nothing there to buy. When I asked Boston if he wanted to go to that BYU he said, "Not really, I like the other one because its bigger." I would definitely have gone there for a semester or two! After BYU we drove by the temple and took some pictures, and then headed to another famous Shrimp Shack; Giovannis. The shrimp there was good, but the lines were long, and it was super crowded. While we were waiting, Sophia got bit by one of the cats that were hanging around. (There are a lot of cats in Hawaii. It reminded me of Rome.)  After the cat drama, we finished up lunch and headed to the North Shore. We pulled out our dessert (the chocolates) only to realize they had melted.  I guess things melt in other places besides Phoenix!  We ate what we could of them, and they were very good, despite the gooiness.

Sophias "injury"

 Our first stop at North Shore was Waimea Park.  We got there only to find out they didn't have the diving show anymore.  The kids were looking forward to that show, being divers themselves.  We left and headed back to   Sharks Cove.  This time we had snorkel gear, and the kids did a bit of exploring.  The tide was a little higher this time.  I just hung out on the sand for most of the time, while the kids explored the waters.   We then left and back tracked to the Bonzai pipeline.  This probably was my most favorite stop of the entire trip.  First the boys played football, and the girls sat by the waterline chasing the waves and watching the surfers.  When the boys came over, all the kids started getting brave and got in the water.   They got even more brave and laid down on the shore line and let the waves push them up the banks, and then drag back down.   They had SO much fun doing this.  They spent an hour doing it!   I loved just sitting there watching them.  The weather was perfect, the views were incredible, and the kids had pure fun with no fighting!

Banzai Pipeline

 After the Bonzai, we headed to Haleiwa for some more shaved ice.  This time we tried the famous Matsumoto's.  I didn't think it was any better than the first place we tried.   But it was awesome just the same.  Mmmmm, I could gain a lot of weight living in Hawaii!  After shaved ice, we headed back to the resort, but not before we made a stop at Teddy's Bigger Burger (a suggestion from Molly).  The burgers were good, but by that time I think we were all done with eating out.   After dinner we headed back to the hotel for some more time in the hot tub, before we rested up for the next day of RELAXATION!