Oahu...

 The last 3 days of our trip we regrettably spent in Waikiki.  The last direct flight home from Kona for the season was exactly one week after we arrived and since this was our first real vacation in 3 years, we wanted to make the most of it and stay a little longer.  That meant having to fly through Honolulu on the way home.  We thought it would work out well though, because Dave hadn't gotten to tour all of Pearl Harbor like he wanted on our previous trip.  So, this was his chance.  Plus, the beach is practically right out your front door unlike the Big Island.  We opted to stay on the other end of Waikiki this time and I don't know if it was because of the different location or just that much had changed since our last trip, but, we hated it.  The streets were lined with homeless and at night the street performers were on every corner.  It was miserable.

Anyway, the first day Dave and Owen took off to Pearl Harbor.  Liv still wasn't 100% and since we had to return the rental car and take a 1 hour bus ride back to the hotel, I opted to stay behind with her.  I thought we'd go to the beach, but, almost immediately after arriving, she had a HUGE tantrum and I took her back to the hotel.  She was clearly tired so I put her to bed, but, only after a fight over the fact that she wanted "my hat" in bed...guess who won that one!!

Again, since I wasn't there, it's hard to speak to these pictures.  I only included the ones with Owen and Dave in them, hopefully, Dave can tell me if I left out any of value and I'll add those later.

 Dave and I had never been to the Waikiki Aquarium or Honolulu zoo, so, we made a point to take the kids this trip.  The aquarium was nice, but, small and a little of a let down.  Olivia LOVED it though.  She was so excited, she squealed "Fish" at every tank we walked past.

This was her all time favorite tank...the one with "Nemo" and "Dory"! ;O)

Since the aquarium only took about 30 minutes to stroll through, we figured we'd hit the zoo on the way back to the hotel.  Big Mistake!!  It was massive!!  Plus, they were filming scenes from the new Jurassic Park movie there and so they had part of the paths blocked off requiring us to back track a LOT.  The kids loved it and Dave and I were impressed, but, we were all worn out by the time we finished looking around.

This was taken back at the hotel one morning, what's funny is this is not the sides they went to bed on...they switched at some point during the night.  Nobody knows how!!

Liv insisted this was "my hat" since brother thought it was so great, she must need it!

This one is funnier than it looks too...I think this was the last day we were there and Dave had taken the bus to the airport to pick up a rental car.  Olivia desperately wanted to go play on the rooftop playground, but, it was getting close to nap time and I was trying to pack.  She was so insistent that she even managed to climb up in the stroller and was going to sit there until I agreed to take her...guess who won this battle!!! ;O)  Doesn't happen often, I have to document these things!!