Hawaii- Last installment, I promise!

Four hundred photos. Way to many photos to sift through and and then decide which are blog worthy. It just takes FOREVER.

But I've narrowed it down:)

We wanted the real Hawaii experience, and cracking a coconut is certainly that. Well, at least I think so. Cause it's no small feat!!

There is no way you'd ever see me standing over a spike and throwing a coconut down with enough force to break it on top of the spike. My luck and I would nail my arm, and then there goes the vacation. Then I could say how nice the Hilo ER is.

Of course Doug can't pass up a challenge.









Hmmm.... there is nothing coming to mind about these photos.

No commentary. Just cute pictures. We stopped at a random spot/park in Hilo and strolled around. Just gorgeous is all there is to it.







As we were wandering around, there was a man in flippers coming out of the ocean with a spear. He began to clean his spear in a nearby water spigot, and as we got nearer we noticed something very strange in his "bag."



Turns out he was fishing for octopus and caught two of them. Strangest things! When you touch them, the little tiny suction cups stick almost magnetically to your finger. Pretty strong little suckers! Pun intended:)



I can't help but love this picture. Andon was getting very tired of me asking him to smile.



Seriously, with the three hour time change, and the fact that he goes and goes and goes till he crashes, it's not really surprising that he passed out in the car.





We visited one of the active volcanoes on the Big Island. It was MASSIVE.





The Lava Tube was insanely big, as big as a subway tunnel it seemed. It was hard to imagine it was carved out by lava.







We also went to this hot pool. The ocean empties into this "pool" and it stays heated from the underground hot springs. It was amazingly beautiful! And the views...well, this is Hawaii after all.







Brittnee, for reasons I can't remember and at the time elluded me anyway, had forgotten to wear her swimsuit. I think Doug and I assumed she had it on since EVERYONE else had swimsuits on. Go figure:) But being the fish she is, she got in anyway. Clothes and all.

What a girl.







Elle took the girls to get pedicures. They turned out so cute!! Thanks Elle!




Of course we can't go anywhere without our phone:) Luckily though she was hardly on it which, I suppose, means that we were entertaining enough.



Just driving around the island afforded the most gorgeous views. This one was a very long road, completely covered by a canopy of vines and foliage. It felt as if we'd been transported into another world.









And lots of signs like this.





All in all, a FANTASTIC vacation! The kids are already asking when we get to go back:)