Hawaii in the Fall

What's so great about going to Hawaii the first week of fall?

You get this . . .

Instead of this . . .

Cause that's what we came home to! Right the first of October we were greeted with snow. Extra bonus about Hawaii that week, we actually missed the first snow. That's right this was our SECOND snow of the fall!

As I drove my tired and chilled Taz home from school that afternoon (we are all still adjusting to the shock of being home - time and weather wise) Some absolutely ridiculous woman on the radio announced that "You can sure tell it's October out their folks. Just look at the weather". I lost it.
"This is not October weather! Are you crazy!" I growled at the radio. "It's the first week of fall! That does not mean SNOW!"
Taz looked at me like I had gone completely nuts, "Mom, it is October. Why are you arguing with the radio?"
That's right, brought back to reality by my six year old.
It's a cozy feeling.

So, about Hawaii, it was great!
The first day we went to the black sand beach. It is pretty but not very swim friendly.
This is always a favorite activity

The rope swings were a lot of fun
The kids favorite activities where . . .
The Dolphins




Where we also saw a sea turtle, which was so cool.
The Volcano
Which included the Thurston lava tube
The kids crawling to the very end of the lava flow in the tube. For some reason they all took on this challenge, this year they were going to the VERY end! And they did.
And the zoo, particularly the Tiger!


And of course no trip to Hawaii is complete with out some beautiful waterfalls

Thanks Bob, for a great trip!