Hawaii- Day 3 - Sunday!

I woke up completely alert and not tired at all at 5:00.  I laid in bed for about 15 minutes, realized I was not going to go back to bed and got myself up.  As soon as I decided that, the kids were also up.  I got them a light breakfast while I got ready to go to the gym and off I went.  I have never worked out at all while in vacation.  I was quite proud of myself. 

After that I went and got lattes from the coffee bar that had just opened and went up to the room where everyone was awake.  We all took our time getting ready and taking showers then headed out for a morning walk.  Aidan still hadn’t taken a tour of the grounds yet so we all walked around. 

 

We also wanted to take a walk to where we heard monk seals and turtle sometimes basked.  While we didn’t see any this morning, it was s till a great little hike!  While we were out though it started to sprinkle and Aidan cut his foot on some rock so we headed back to the room. 

 

 On the way though we found the community hall.- it was pretty cool!  It was a big room where I guess they hold arts and crafts things at times.  When they aren’t though, it’s a place to play wii, play family board games, watch movies together and read books.  You can also rent dvd’s from them overnight if you want for your room.  We hung out for a little bit but then came back to our room because P needed to get ready for her salon apt.

 

We had booked her the biggest kid treatment- the keiki wahine experience which was a manicure, pedicure, hair, makeup and a new dress.  She LOVED it! It  was pricey (similar to the bibidi bobibidi boutique in the Disney parks) but she had so much fun.  It was much more inclusive then the parks experience too- you get more for your money and they didn’t rush (it took nearly an hour and a half). When she was done and we were out in the waiting room, everyone gushed to her how pretty she was (and how she looked like Taylor Swift lol) which made my shy anxiety ridden little girl very uncomfortable.  She got over it quick once she left though

We headed back to the room for lunch and Matt went to get Aidan from the kids clubs (he put him in there while he went to the gym) and we all sat down for lunch (nothing fancy- just pasta and red sauce).  We laid around for a tiny bit then headed out to the pool for the first time!

First thing on the kids’ list was the lazy river. We forgot sunscreen though so Matt went to run back up to the room and while we were waiting we ran into Goofy.  In the pool!  It was the cutest thing- he had water shoes on lol.  

 

Matt caught up with us and we headed to the last river.  Aidan wanted his own tube and he jumped in quick so he was a little ahead of us.  P and I shared a tube and Matt had his own.  We made our way around it twice. 

 

The first time around P took control of the tube and once I realized she was steering I got scared….for good reason!  She completely got me drenched! 

 

 

The second time around she swam it with Aidan and had fun tooJ

Then the kids wanted to go down the fast water slide (in the inner tubes).  I honestly had no desire too so I laid in the sun while Matt went with the kids.  They came back and they wanted to go in the normal pool.  Right around now it started to sprinkle.  Within a few minutes it was pouring, then it turned into the hardest most awful rain I think I have ever been caught in. And I live in Seattle!  What’s worse is we were all in our bathing suits lol.  I went from being mostly dry to being so drenched I could wring out my hair!  It was so weird- being hot and muggy outa and having such a crazy downpour.

We headed back to the room to dry off and change and the kids decided the wanted to go to the clubs.  We dropped them off and then we headed to the bar. Luckily, even though it was outside, it was covered.  It was almost easy to forget it was raining since it was still hot out!  I decided it was my goal to drink all the drinks in the bar menu that looked good by the end of the trip. 

 I already had the ginger lemonade yesterday (but forgot to take a pic) so then I had a Kona-red Lemon drop -yes the drink is half full lol- it was really good!:

a Wild Pink Hibiscus (good but a little too sweet for me)-

and a Pineapple Ginger mist (good at first but got too sweet at the end)-

 I do not remember nor cared at that point what Matt was drinking:)

We went back to the room around 4 and tried to sober up with water and then at 4:30 Matt went to go get the kids while I made them an early dinner (bagel bites and frozen fries- so healthy lol).  Then it was time for our dinner reservation so Matt and I put the privacy sign on our hotel door, locked the balconies and gave the kids a cell phone and said we would be back in a little over an hour.  They were great!  I did call and check once and they wanted nothing to do with me- they had gotten settled in watching America's Funniest Videos.

 

Matt and I went to Ama Ama and unofficially celebrated our anniversary.  We shared some wine and bread then an appetizer (the tuna poke- good but really salty).  Then he got the snapper with lobster (good but not amazing)

and I had the fresh catch (it was a white fish similar to Mahi Mahi- amazing!)

Then we had dessert. I got the chocolate cake with molten middle and ice ream (SO good) and Matt got the Apple Guava tart topped with ice cream and cotton candy- he said it was really good:)  We finished up with coffee(oh- and our free mini red velvet anniversary treat) then headed back to the room. 

 

When we got back I took P out for a walk and got kinda lost trying to find our room again and somehow ended up in the parking garage.. note her angry "you got me lost look".

 

 I did take her to the gift store though and got her a Hawaiian Chip and Dale, tee shirt , ice cream and the other Dooney & Bourke for myself.  Note- it is DANGEROUS to shop while still semi intoxicated.  Also, you lose face with your children when you get lost for no good reason…

 

When I found our room and changed into comfy clothes then it was time for some TV.  Amazing Race was on!!!  Yes it is vacation , but we love our reality tv and I was very excited.  Matt and I got cozy while P took a bath in our bathroom and watched from the little window into our room (she loves that show). 

 

During commercials we looked over the Ewa for the next day to see what we wanted to do.  We also made a list of all the things we keep saying we should do while we are here so we don’t miss anything:)

The kids then went to bed and I ran down to the kids clubs (our tower is really close which is nice) and signed P up for the 3 hour program the next day called Fish are Friends (it’s a training thing for the fish in the snorkeling lagoon where you learn about them, make their fish food, etc).  Right up my animal loving daughter’s alley!

After that it was 8:15, I got tired and headed to bed!

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