Kauai

After all the fun on Maui we headed over to Kauai to meet the rest of the family!

After all that Maui sun Evie's sight was a little off! Grandpa's reading glasses did the trick!

Here are my little love bird parents! I always assumed I was part mermaid...

There is no wondering why Kauai is called "The Garden Isle". It is absolutely beautiful.

After church on Sunday in Hanalei, we drove over to Waimea Canyon. It is the Grand Canyon of the Pacific. It was pretty incredible.

Now we know where Evie gets her facial expressions!

A view of the canyon.

We left Waimea so we could get into Lihue on time. My dad volunteered to give a fireside to seminary and institute students and their teachers. I think everyone loved it. They were all in "symbolism shock" afterwards though. They didn't know what hit him! He did a great job, as always!

We went on a hike the next morning. I can't remember what it was called, but it sure was beautiful.

Little Evie slept so peacefully. It was nice to have others help carry her!

This is a view of the ocean through some of the trees.

Here is a sign explaining all of the dangers of the beach were about to get to.

We hiked down to this beach. Swimming is not allowed here, hence all of the warnings. I guess 80 people in 10 years have died here. It was pretty cool watching the waves come up over the steep beach and into the little stream area.

We wandered down the beach for a look. There were caves and waterfalls all around. It was incredible.

Alona decided to do a helicopter trip. She got some great pictures. You can go to her blog to see them all!

Adam decided that he couldn't be in Hawaii and not go fishing. He took a tour and had a lot of fun. He caught that Tuna that is in the boat and helped to catch this Marlin. He said that Marlin wore him out. That is one big fish...and one strong man!

Here is Adam's fishing video. He had to drive the boat while they actually pulled the Marlin in.

He took the tuna home and we cooked it up. It actually tasted pretty good. I ate more than one bite!

This was my favorite beach on Kauai. It was called Tunnels Beach. There was great snorkeling here. We liked playing in the waves here too. The beach was steep here as well, and it made body surfing pretty fun. Alona was brave and took her camera out to sea. She got this picture of the shore. Adam and Evie are having fun in the sand!

We were all pretty hungry after swimming. We had heard that Bubba's Burgers was the place to go. We tried it out. We're too cheap to buy drinks there, so we went to the grocery store across the street and got some POG...our favorite island drink. We didn't have cups so we used the little condiment cups! Here's Adam modeling!

After lunch we headed over to The Queens Bath. When we got there we saw tons of sea turtles swimming around. Some of the local teenagers would jump in the water and grab onto them.

This is the actual "bath". It is a tide pool that you can swim in. It was pretty fun. There were fish in there and no real waves.

Adam, Mom, and Alona swimming in the bath.

We took a little boat up the Waimea River to the Fern Grotto. I guess this is a popular place to get married!

Here is a better shot of the Fern Grotto.

Some of the leaves were way bigger than Evie!

This is a shot of a place where they filmed part of Raiders of the Lost Ark. I love that movie!

Adam and Evie are contemplating the meaning of life!

What is Hawaii without a Luau? We went to the Smith Family Luau. They have 30 acres of land that you can wander around. There are tons of birds and other animals.

Adam loved the goats! He even got bit by one of them!

There was an all you can eat buffet afterwards that was incredible. This is how they cooked the pig! Delicious!

Evie LOVED the poi! I have a strange daughter! She ate a ton of it, plus the purple potatoes! At least she is healthy!

Kauai was a blast! It was fun spending time with the family. Truth be told, however...Maui is still my favorite!