Ah Hawaii. The last time we went, I was pregnant with Silas, and this year we decided it was time to go back. We spent the first three days on our own in Wailea, and had a terrific time. We played in the pool and at the beach, and ate delicious seafood. It was nice!

Here’s Jonathan and me at happy hour

Meanwhile…

One of the perks of a vacation: breakfast in bed (donut holes and Cheerios)

With my littlest cutie

At the pool

We met another family at our hotel with two little boys, 5 & 2. They all had a great time playing together during our stay.

On day four we swung by Costco for pizza, then picked up Ashleigh and Mark (and later Nana) at the airport and headed to Ka’anapali.

We spent much of the remainder of our vacation here:

Our minions pampered us (at times)

Snow cones!

Silas enjoyed the slide on the pirate ship

Everyone loved to warm up in the hot tubs
        

Hey ladies!

Having a POG with Nana

Our donut hole monster

We spent a lot of time at the beach too

Avery went snorkeling for the first time and got to see turtles up close

On our last day we tried to get some cute portraits with the boys. It went okay. Kieron brought his A game, but the other two were, ahem, a little uncooperative.

And before we knew it, it was back to reality. Here are the boys at the airport.

They were super flyers!

All three slept on the flight home! I even got to read (a lot of) a book!

We visited Santa and his reindeer at the Cougar Mountain Zoo in early December. The boys were so well-behaved, and we had a great time seeing all the animals together. We bought some apple slices to feed to the reindeer on our way up to Santa’s cabin. There was no wait to get in (we never have to wait more than five minutes). Then Avery presented the list to Santa, shared what he and his brothers would like for Christmas, and we got this cute picture. I love that it’s become a tradition to go to this small local zoo each December!

Silas, ready to feed some reindeer. He took a few apple slices for himself.

Little wallaby

The boys weren’t feeling so cooperative when it was time to take a picture with Daddy (at the end of the day).

We travelled over the mountains to spend Thanksgiving with the Avery’s of Pullman. We had a great time, and enjoyed catching up and spending time together. The kids had a blast. It’s always fun to see them play together, they have so much fun! I love that despite all the years between my brother and I, our kids are close in age, and little buddies.

Playing Wii

Here’s Kieron raiding their fridge in the morning

Thanksgiving Day

We all went to see Penguins of Madagascar
  

Silas enjoyed his first movie