Thanksgiving in Hawaii

Matt and I took Matthew to Hawaii for Thanksgiving this year. We spent 10 fun filled days there with Mel! We did about every tourist-y thing you can do with a 2 year old! We spent a lot of time at the beach. Here's Matt and Matthew at Hunama Bay...Matt's favorite snorkeling spotWaiting for dad to come back from snorkelingWaikiki Beach....have you ever seen a 2 year old swim in the ocean with nobody holding on to him??

The best game in Hawaii.........chase the waves into the water

and run from the waves chasing you back out of the water!Hawaii has great sand for building sand castles............And coating yourself in from head to toe...................Cool beach on the North Shore.....we saw a lot of surfersMatt and Matthew at the Luau at the Polynesian Cultural CenterMatthew was diggin' this little guyTHE DOLE PLANTATION.........Mel and Matthew checking out the tiny pineapples.

Our own little pineappleRiding the Dole Pineapple Express.....our little train fanatic loved this! We did the submarine ride this time..........Matt and Matthew are patiently waiting for the boat that takes you out to the submarineMatt and Matthew on the submarine......it took us down 120 feet!You could see some really cool stuff from the submarine windows...fish, turtles, wreckage. We all had a lot of fun doing this!We went to the aquarium in Honolulu. They had some really cool fish there.....The sharks were the highlight for Matthew. We couldn't drag him away from the little shark in this tank. He kept running back and pressing face up against the glass to get a closer look!We went to the Temple on the North Shore.....I couldn't seem to get Matthew away from the Nativity Scene. This shot is from the Sea Life Park. Mel, Matt, Matthew and I all swam with the dolphins here. It was so fun to watch Matthew. We got down into the pool with the dolphins.........and we could hardly contain Matthew. I thought he'd be a little cautious around them, but I was wrong. He was mad that I wouldn't let him just grab on to one and swim away. FEARLESS!

Matt and Mel exploring a little cove we found. They had to hike down the side of a cliff to ge to it.Humauma Bay........Matthew wanted to get in and snorkel with his dad. In a few years!I love this picture of Matthew. We were just relaxing on the beach, having a great time!Lunch at Matt's favorite Hawaiian hang out......Big Kahuna'sStickers are so entertaining! I think Mel's probably still finding them in every nook and cranny of her house.
Our little island man.......all dressed up and ready to swim!
We had such a great time in Hawaii!!! Thanks Mel!