Last but not least, I post about our trip to the north shore. I had heard it was beautiful up there so we definitely wanted to check it out. And it was just as beautiful as everyone described.
We spent a little bit of time at the beach where the kids had some fun playing in the sand and found all sorts of treasures.
Eli looks thoroughly unimpressed but I assure you he was happy because we couldn't get enough of Chicken in a Barrel.
Or JoJo's!
On the way back we found a really cool playground for the kids to lose some energy!
And made a quick stop at a waterfall.
As if the trip wasn't good enough, the grandparents were willing to keep the kids for an evening so Peter and I could get out and enjoy a dinner together! This was so refreshing for us because while the trip was amazing, there is very little relaxing on any trip with kids. They want to go to the beach, then they need a bath, then they want food, then they want to swim, then they want another bath because they're hungry, then they want to relax but we need to clean up and do laundry before they get up to move again. Then they want more food and then they want to be entertained again and on and on it goes!
Not only was this some relaxing downtime, but this was also some seriously amazing food! I don't even know what type of fish I had but I know it was delicious and fresh and I pretty much wanted to lick my plate clean. Peter got a mix of teriyaki chicken and beef.
And of course we had to try a staple to the islands for dessert - hula pie!
All that to say, this trip was amazing and hands down the best family vacation we've taken! I am loving our time away exploring new places as a family and I think now I understand a bit of the hype about the magical Hawaiian islands. The trip went far too fast and we had to return to reality but man oh man we all can't wait to go back!
There was one thing left that the kids wanted to experience and hadn't. The search for the sea turtle. We had checked the beach early in the morning a couple times with no luck. I suggested to Peter that maybe he should take the kids to the beach one last time while I worked on packing and sure enough right before we headed to the airport the kids last wish was granted!
All that to say, this trip was amazing and hands down the best family vacation we've taken! I am loving our time away exploring new places as a family and I think now I understand a bit of the hype about the magical Hawaiian islands. The trip went far too fast and we had to return to reality but man oh man we all can't wait to go back!
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