Hawaii, part two

There's going to be a lot of "parts" to these Hawaii blog posts if I continue at one post per day...! I never regret taking too many pictures though and love that I have our families best moments written down. So... Monday! 

 ^^  Judah's first flight and first "sleep somewhere other than my own bed" trip and he did amazing. Truly, such an angel baby! He continued to sleep through the night despite the time change, location/bed change, schedule change and teething. Counting our many blessings with this one! ^^

 After Stephen started the morning with a run, we packed up and headed out to the Waimea Canyon. We drove straight to the top to check out the view and hike around. While we were greeted with clouds, the view was still pretty spectacular. 

Canyon views from both sides of the trail and abundant greenery - it was beautiful! We headed back to the car once the trail got too muddy for the kids (thanks to the rain the night before) and drove back down the mountain a little ways to do some kid approved hiking through the woods. 

Shaded from the sun, protected from the previous night's rain, lots of cool plants (including wild ginger!) and perfect for the kids! We had the trail all to ourselves! We just did an out and back through the trees and finished with a picnic lunch by the car. 

 Continuing our drive back down the canyon, we stopped along the side of the road to get a "below the clouds" view. Talking to the photographer set up just past the road where we walked to, this was the best view point on the road, no need to stop at the marked ones! Lucky us! And what a view...! Several little waterfalls through the canyon and so much untouched wilderness. Uriah said "hiking" to this view point was the best part of his day! 

 ^^ An out the window shot as we neared the coast again coming down from the hill - I'll never tire of an ocean view! ^^

When we made it back to the coast we stopped for some local approved shave ice and headed to Salt Pond Beach, another local approved spot. Great for kids, as there is a natural barrier to the open ocean, the kids happily swam around played games running to and from the surf up the sand. Judah Budah was offically becoming a beach babe! 

We made it back just in time to throw a frozen pizza in the oven and run down to our secret spot for another sun set just Stephen and I. We really got the best of both worlds on this trip - time as a family with little chances to sneak away as husband and wife. So grateful!