Kauai Vacation

We had a fabulous time in Kauai! It was Luke's first vacation and plane ride. He did great! Due to mechanical problems we were actually on the plane for over 9 hours, and with a 5 hour time difference added in, poor little Luke didn't go to bed until 2am Dallas time. He was such a little trouper. Here are some pictures from the first day of travel. Since it was Luke's first plane ride, they let him up in the cockpit of the plane. Here he is with the pilot. Very fancy! =)

Luke did manage to take a few naps on the plane. What a sweet little face.

When we finally got to the house on the north side of the island it was dark, but look at what we woke up to!

Luke was a cheerio eating fool on this trip. I will say that I abused their "special powers" and he pretty much got them whenever he was fussy. Hey, mama's got to have a relaxing vacation too. =)

Here he is with Uncle Rett roaming around the house. Hmmm...I think someone gave him this piece of driftwood to chew on. Mmmm salty!

The first full day we spent hanging out at the house and then went to my favorite beach, Ke'e Beach. It is gorgeous and you can see the Napali Coast in the distance. We were able to swim with sea turtles and saw a ton of different fish. The sand is a darker color here, so if you go later in the day it is sooo hot and almost impossible to walk on with bare feet. The girls got a kick out of watching all the men sprint to the water in pain. =)

Here is Rett, Grant and Will at Ke'e.

The next day we took a walk to the beach next to our house, Tunnel's Beach. You could see Bali Hai and the snorkeling was great as well. This beach is now famous because it is where the teen surfer, Bethany Hamilton, lost her arm after a shark attack 5 or so years ago. Don't worry, we didn't see any sharks!

Luke got a little tired from the walk and fell asleep in the backpack.

After Tunnels Beach, the boys and I went on a zip lining tour. Since Ali is pregnant, and my mom doesn't care for heights, they stayed back with Luke.

The next day we went to Anini Beach. It was very flat and a great little picnic place. The boys started some competitions which included a rock throwing contest and and jumping contest. Boy are those men competitive. =)

Here are the Gibson 4 showing off our jumping skills.

That night for dinner we went to The Dolphin Restaurant in Hanalei. It had a fresh fish market and was so yummy. Here is the whole gang.

Another great site was Waimea Canyon. It is called the Grand Canyon of the Pacific, and is beautiful.

After the canyon we went to my Dad's favorite stop of the trip, JoJo's Shaved Ice. It is sooo good. The best combo is macadamia nut ice cream with coconut shaved ice. Yum!

Here is Luke just having fun on the beach...

...and enjoying a bottle on the beach. Speaking of bottles Luke is now on day 3 of no bottles! He is such a big boy now. =)

Overall the trip was fabulous and it was so much fun to share with family. I have so many more pictures and couldn't post them all. If you want to see them click on the link to my Kauai album on facebook. www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2070493&id=1209952244&l=68fda594a9