This trip was definitely one of my all time favorite trips! It was different from any other since we had Jayden, but being with her and watching her explore was so much fun!
Tuesday we took Jayden back to the beach in the morning...it was such a beautiful day!
After the beach we headed back to the hotel for nap time...since Jayden's sleep schedule was out of control (she was waking up every couple hours at night) Jonathan and I tried to nap whenever she napped!
That afternoon Jonathan and I hired a nanny service for Jayden so we could go out on a catamaran cruise off Waikiki Beach. It was so beautiful! The best part was I bought it as a groupon before we left for our trip and the other 4 people who made reservations pulled a no-show...so we had a private tour and the whole catamaran to ourselves!
It was not the best snorkeling, but Jonathan and I had such a fun time! It was pretty deep where we were, but we saw huge sea turtles! We swam with them and at one point they were no more than an arms length away!
The captain and his crew were amazing...after we were finished snorkeling we went searching for whales! We found quite a few and followed them as we made our way back to the marina.
Wednesday we hung out by the pool for a change and I have to admit it was a million times easier than going to the beach. The pool at the Hyatt was small but absolutely beautiful and of course Jonathan took our little angel in the water the whole time! She loved it!
That night Jonathan and I had a second date night. We had the nanny service come again and we spent the whole afternoon and evening at the Paradise Cove Luau. I've been to quite a few Luau's but this was such an amazing experience. The dancers were amazing, the food was really good and the games and activities before the show were so much fun!
They had yummy Mai Tai's waiting for us upon arrival!!
Then it was off to the activities...first off...spear throwing!
We both hit the target, but no luck :(
Then off to get tattoos...
...and get showered with flowers! Awwww I love the smell of plumerias and orchids!
Such a beautiful evening!
Then finally....the show started! We had AMAZING seats!
All the dancers were so beautiful! All the routines were amazing but our personal favorite was the Samoan fire dancer! He danced with fire for a solid 5-10 minutes! It was very impressive!! And all the hula dancers definitely knew how to shake it!!
Can you believe over 700 people were at the show?! Crazy!
I'm so happy we decided to go to the luau! It was the perfect Hawaiian date night <3
Thursday we rented a car for the day so we were up bright and early! Our self-guided tour that I mapped out a few days before was quite interesting...we quickly learned you can never fully trust google maps, the map on your phone or me as your tour guide :)
We got off to a rocky start just leaving the hotel...Jonathan was driving, but I think I may have missed telling him to turn on a street or two :) I'm pretty sure Jonathan would have fired me permanently from being the navigator if anyone else besides Jayden was in the car, but he was stuck with me!!
Luckily, we finally made it to our first destination, Diamond Head!
Hiking with the baby = best workout in the world!
And it was definitely worth the trip up! It was BEAUTIFUL! Such a perfect day to hike up! Look at that view!!
Breathtaking!
After enjoying the view, we headed back down to continue on our adventure...
up next...the Halona Blowhole!
Even though Google maps took us to the beach next to the lookout point, we eventually found it once the crowd died down...unfortunately there was hardly any water coming up through the hole, but the view from the lookout point was beautiful! We even saw whales from the lookout!
Up next...famous Matsumoto Shaved Ice!
Luckily there were only about 5 people in line, so we didn't mind waiting. Although we didn't really see what all the hype was about, it was a little too sweet for us.
Then, off to watch the surfers on the North Shore! We drove by quite a few popular beaches, but stopped at Pipeline. The waves were about 5-10 feet when we were there, but the day before we heard they were up to 30 feet! Of course we missed the big waves by a day! :(
It's ok, it was still beautiful!!
That night was our last night in Waikiki, so we decided to just enjoy a nice quiet dinner in our room with our little babe.
It was such a fun trip and I can't wait for our next big adventure with Jayden!
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