The Big Island Trip - Hawaii

Okay so I am a little behind. I am going to update everyone on Hawaii today and then we will get to Christmas tomorrow. Hawaii was so fun but I can say I will never vacation this close to Christmas again. We left early Saturday morning (15th) and the flight there wasnt bad at all. We flew the first leg (from here to Oakland) alone and then met up with everyone there and we were all on the same flight to Kona, HI. It took us basically the whole week to get used to the time change. Although it was ALOT of fun, it wasnt my type of vacation. We did an abundant amount of relaxing by going to the beach and swimming. Payton was so proud of himself b/c now he can make it across the whole pool by himself. Bostyn LOVES "simming". Brad would let her jump in and go under water then he will pull her up. put her on her belly and she could move her arms and kick her legs as if she was really swimming. It was so nice to spend time with everyone and for all of the kids to play together. We got to take Drew with us so he, Saige, and Payton had a ball (most of the time). My funnest part of the trip was snorkeling. I was so nervous at first but Brad held my hand and pointed things out (we kept our distance). It is amazing how friendly fish are to us humans that are invading their world. We went grocery shopping and my mom cooked all of the meals. That was nice because it saved money, but there also isnt anything better than homecooked food (Brad joked it was nice to have someone cook for him). We had talent shows every night with the kids and Bostyn was so cute participating with all of them. Her somersaults are getting better and better and she loves getting all of the attention. She also insisted that we all "cap" for her as she danced. It was so cute to see her and "Cosh" play together. He is my older brothers son, whose name is Cash. He is such a boy and can be rough but Bostyn needs it. They both love to cook and run around. We had to watch them because they would sneak off together and we were worried about them going down to the water. That is all for now... I will put pics up soon, REALLY!