Our Hawaii Babymoon

The doctor said we could only travel until the 28th week, so we packed our bags and headed to Hawaii for some R&R at the end of September. The timing was perfect, Christie had just finished her busy time at work with the successful completion of another year-end audit and Shaun was about to begin another quarter-end reporting time. You can see some pictures from our trip by clicking on the picture to the right.



We spent 3 wonderful nights at the Maui Westin Spa & Resort on Kaanapali Beach. We enjoyed laying out by the pools and going for dips in the pool and ocean to cool off. We did leave the resort a few times, venturing in to Lahaina for lunch at the Hard Rock and some shopping, a drive towards Hana to experience some waterfalls (which were mostly non-existent due to the drought), and dinner at Duke's.



From Maui, we flew to Oahu to experience a different island. We stayed at the Sheraton Waikiki which was right on the water and had a great view of Diamond Head. We rented a car for 1 day and drove all around the island. We checked out Pearl Harbor, the Dole Pineapple Plantation, the North Shore, the blow hole on the east coast, and of course, the Hard Rock Cafe. We got to see some cool sea turtles up close on the North Shore. Then we went snorkeling at Hanama Bay early the next morning and Christie got to swim with a sea turtle. It was so peaceful...we still haven't gotten the underwater camera pictures developed, but we're hoping there are some good pics of the turtle.



It was an absolutely amazing vacation. We have been so fortunate to be able to travel the world and experience so many different places. Hawaii is definitely a place we will go back to. We even talked about going back with our little one in the very near future. Only time will tell if we do, but Hawaii definitely seemed like a family-friendly place. We do realize that our travel will be reduced over the next few months especially once this little one arrives, but we are super excited about our new adventure.