Hawaii

Finally! It's almost been a month since our trip, but there were so many pictures to go through that it kind of overwhelmed me so I kept putting it off. But I finally narrowed it down and here they are...

Poipu Beach (Kauai)

This was actually Reese's second time to Hawaii. (Poipu Beach 2006. I was about 7 months along with her.)

But I'm guessing she had a tad bit more fun not being in my belly this time around.

This is a section of the pool and grounds of where we stayed. Absolutely gorgeous!

Reese leading the way to our room with all our luggage. As you can see, the Koch family does not pack light.

Charlie and Reese were definitely the most valuable and precious of all the luggage we brought along though. They definitely made for a more low-key Hawaii experience, but we still had a ton of fun.

The whole gang at Bubba Burgers.
Tom, me, Adam, Charlie, Nora, Reese, Dad, & Mom.
This picture believe it or not was actually taken by Rob Lowe. He was sitting at the table next to us and ended up taking a group shot for us. We think it's kind of funny that we didn't even get a picture with him. (Emily, there's our next celebrity to be included in our gossip column. And just for the record, he's just as cute in person!)

Tunnels Beach

Tunnels beach is Tom's favorite. He is such a cute little snorkeler and could stay out there forever. I love Reese's face in this picture.

Charlie and Reese kickin' it in the shade with their buckets and "sand excavators."

They played there for quite a while.

Well, Charlie's version of "playing" mostly included a game called "eating as much sand as I can get away with before somebody catches me." He's so cute!

Happy as a clam!

Adam, Charlie, & Nora

Wailua Falls

One afternoon part of the crew hiked down to the base of these waterfalls.

The Food

So I kind of like to eat. So the food alone deserves its own separate section.

My absolute FAVORITE place to eat in Kauai is Hamura Samin. It's basically a cheap hole in the wall little joint that serves jazzed up Ramen Noodles. (Emily, my fellow Ramen Noodle lover, it would be your heaven! Em, two references in one post!) I ended up eating there a total of 3 times! I love it! I mean, what could be better for a pregnant woman than 20,000 mg of sodium in one sitting? Yummy!


Another must when you visit Kauai is Jo Jo's Shave Ice. It's flavored shave ice with ice cream on the bottom.

Adam turned 32 while we were there so we went out to a Hibachi style place to celebrate.

One night my parents were nice enough to stay back with the kiddos and let the 4 of us escape for a fun stress free dinner out.

Buddhist Temple

The boys had to wear these skirts as a sort of modesty thing. Don't they look cute? We of course couldn't take pictures inside the temple, but it was pretty cool.

These are some of the beautiful grounds surrounding their temple.

Golfing

Adam and Tom got to do a round of golf one morning. (My parents attended a time share presentation in order to get 2 free passes for them.)

I would definitely say this was one of Tom's main highlights of the trip.

Feeding the "Ducks"

And finally I have to include Reese's absolute favorite activity which was feeding the chickens every day with Momoo. Chickens are everywhere in Hawaii (they're like prairie dogs to Colorado), and there were always some right outside our room. Reese called them "duckies" the whole time, but that's okay...all cows used to say "neigh" and all horses used to say "moo." She'll get it in time.

All Good Things Must Come to an End

Saying goodbye to the birthday boy.

A huge thanks to my parents who were generous enough to let us tag along again. We loved it!

P.S. If you're not all pictured out you can see even more Hawaii pics on both my parent's blog and Adam & Nora's blog.