E is for Erickson: Aloha from Hawaii

ALOHA! This week we are on our first family vacation in Hawaii and having an amazing time so far! We were a little nervous about the plane ride since it was Jayden's first time on a plane, but she did awesome! Our flight was about 6 hours and Jayden took two 1 hour naps...she even made new friends! She was very active and wanted to check out EVERYTHING! Good thing we brought tons of toys and snacks!

Even though it was raining when we landed, it was still beautiful and smelled like Hawaii the second we got off the plane...some people were joking we brought the rain with us from home!

View from our room!!

There's Diamond Head off in the distance! Can't wait to hike to the top this week!

This morning we were up bright and early...Jayden was up at 5:30!! Luckily Jonathan took the first shift so he kept her busy for an hour until I rolled out of bed. After a yummy breakfast, we hit the beach! It was a little overcast, but we had a great time!

Jayden was a little leery about getting her hands sandy...but before we knew it she was crawling everywhere and loving the water!

And once we let her start walking around, she didn't want to stop! She even walked in the water all the way up to her chest!

I LOVE this picture! Her face is classic!

Strutting her stuff along the beach!

We had SO MUCH FUN!

When the winds picked up, we headed back to the hotel. I thought it was around noon, but it was only 10:30! That's what happens when your baby wakes you up before the sunrise! LOL

So after her nap, we headed to the zoo! It was our first trip to the zoo with Jayden and it definitely won't be our last!