Kauai

Last week we headed to Kauai with the Jones family and man, do I wish we were back there.  The girls LOVED the beach, which is where we spent most of our time.  Especially Laurel... we would have to drag her away from the water and sand.  We rented a beautiful house which allowed for a lot of room for the kids to play both indoors and outdoors.  We explored the island, snorkeled, built sand castles, watched seals on the beach, enjoyed a date night and had an overall great vacation.

Our view from the house.

The girls fishing in the pond with Uncle Brent.

Our daily trek to the beach looked a little something like this... kids come with a lot of gear!

We rented a boogie board with a window on it so the kids could ride and watch the fish below.  They all loved it. 

We found a couple beaches that had rock walls blocking off the big waves.  This created a shallow, protected area for the kids to play in.  They were quite the little fish by the end of the week.

And we were able to relax a bit while they waded and played.

Surfing!

Watching sea turtles ride on the waves and exploring the tide pools.

The kids played and played and played in the sand.  We made castles with moats, dug giant holes and looked for buried treasure.  Each and every one of them loved it. 

Surfing on our sightseeing drive around the island.

Cousin love.

Movie time before bed on the very last night.  I think we successfully wore them out.

Beautiful Kauai shoreline - can't wait to go back.