{Hawaii day 2}

Day two in Kauai was just as amazing as the first. We naturally woke up with the sun due to the time change and maybe the roosters... Kauai is the only island that has roosters roaming around, nobody owns them they just strut around like they run the place. Brent and I didn't mind because we are so used to waking up early anyway so we headed down to the same beach we found the day before for a morning walk to watch the sunrise

We had fun searching for cool pieces of coral that had washed up on the beach.

And avoiding the crazy sand crabs that bury themselves in the sand.

I spy a creepy little crab!

After the hike back to the house we made it just in time for breakfast!

Egg whites and Guava. 

I am a fan of all fruits.. I have found only one fruit I don't like.. those pear-apples.. and now guava.. It has a gooey texture that I'm not a fan of and just not flavorful at all! Did I just pick a bad one?

Some family went on a fishing charter, so Brent and I stayed home with the kids and hung out at the pool while they went and did all the work..

Sami my brother in law reeled in a 10 ft MARLIN!! The captain said he has only caught 12 marlins in all the thousands of charters he has been on! So we felt pretty lucky, They also caught 13 tuna! 

Sorry for the gruesome picture.. they had to cut off the head of the fish to fit in the cooler... 

Naturally, guess what we had for dinner..

Yellowfin Tuna! (They have to process the Marlin meat, which they explained is more like steak then a flaky fish?)  

We headed to poi poi beach to snorkel. I decided to just chill beachside. 

Didn't last very long.. The sand was hot and we just were sunned out for the day so we packed up quick and went out for dessert.

I had a few friends & tweets recommend the wishing well! AKA.. a old white van. I wasn't to impressed by it though. The guy making the cones was high as a kite.. & pretty sure it wasn't from a "sugar high" from one to many snowcones.. and we found a hair or uh... two.

See.. I was happy with my little bowl of sugar.. Just to be disappointed.. it went in the trash about 1 minute after this picture was snapped...To bad so sad. 

Although, it made a great story... and I guess there is another "wishing well" on the island.. So maybe we just picked the wrong one.. (obviously.) We spent the rest of the night hanging out with fam and chatting away. 

The next day we went on a catamaran! Can't wait to share, until tomorrow..

Good Night!

Q. Do you love or hate Guava?

Q. Has anyone ever tried Marlin? 

ALOHA!

We are back on the main land! We had such a wonderful trip! As much fun and relaxing as we had in Hawaii, there is just something that I LOVE about just being home. I enjoy routine, schedules, comfortable surroundings and of course MY BABIES!! I missed them SO much!
To remember each day I will post a Hawaii re-cap post, along with the daily shenanigans, recipes, etc. Lets get started.

Kauai. Day 1.

First thing I learned.. I have been spelling "Kauai" wrong.. It's not K.a. u. i. FYI. Now that we are all on the same page.... Here is Brent and I at LAX after our first flight, We had a 2 hour delay till we boarded for Kauai to meet the family.

I was starving so we grabbed a quick snack to share.

A $13.00 Pina Colada smoothie and a bran muffin --- Airport food is scam. The smoothie was delicious though and got us in a island mood and the bran muffin was soft and filling. 

This was our view for about 6 hours. PS. pack snacks!!! Delta only offers 3 options.. cookies. peanuts. or pretzels.. none of which float my boat. Good thing I had a apple to munch on and blueberry Larabar.

Once we arrived we picked up our rental car, someone else was trying to hitch a ride with the transport bus. Roosters are ALL over in Kauai. I promise, you will notice them around 5 am. 

We stayed in a house with the fam! The house was perfect, all the rooms were inside but the "family room" was more like a backyard patio connecting all the bedrooms! 

We had an amazing view of the ocean! Something about waking up looking over to see blue water just makes my heart happy.

Self-timer.. self taught.. no lessons. 

We love to explore the island by going our own way, The first morning Brent and I wanted to get to the beach  first thing! So we just started going down random unmarked roads to find a beach. We came to a trailhead and thought why not.. The water was breathtaking and the hike was downhill through lots of trees, it took us right down to the beach!

So you see that wave.. you see my shoes and camera... Take a big guess what happened.  My camera and shoes got washed into the ocean. (This is actually an iphone pic.) Luckily, my camera was in the case so it got a little water in it. We let it dry out and it worked!!! Phew!

We found a little love coral. 

Later that day we went sight seeing with the family! 

Missing a few peeps, but here is the gist. 

Waimea Canyon is beautiful! 

Next up was the Puu Hinahina look out.

Last but not least...

The Kalalau Lookout! Look Familiar? This is where Jurassic Park was filmed! 

It was a great day of sightseeing, beach days, kayaking, hiking and waterfalls to come! 

I'm counting down...

Hey friends! I have two days till we leave for Hawaii!
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I actually haven't announced, that we decided not to take the twinners! After several tweet and facebook conversations asking for YOUR input the majority.. okay, practically everyone advised us to leave them home. I made a list of pros and cons, and as much as we would LOVE to have them with us, traveling will be easier, packing, suntime, naptimes etc. will be more enjoyable. We are going to take the week to relax and enjoy being baby free and actually doing some of our favorite activities TOGETHER!! I feel as if this last year we just haven't gotten to do much as a couple so this will be a trip to remember!

 I can't wait! But my to-do list is a mile long! Our friends who are so SO kind to take T & B for the week are staying at our house so the babies will be in a familiar environment. So I want to make sure they have everything they need.
I went to bed last night with the intention to get a good nights rest, but my mind would not turn off! I kept thinking of all the things I had to get done and I tossed and turned till a eventually fell asleep around 2! Then I woke up by myself about 6 so I just got up and started crossing things off my to-do list! At about 7 everyone was still asleep so I figured I'd go get my workout in at GPP,  On the way out the door I snacked on half of a banana with some Homemade Cinnamon Chocolate Almond Butter! + a finger dip.. or two. (This stuff is delicious!

not actual picture.. but you get the point right? ccab is  def. chocolaty looking! 

Recipe coming soon!!!

Along with a handful of mixed nuts I was out the door. 

We did this workout today! KILLLLER! I felt great! There was a 400 m run X5 in this workout and my foot felt great!!! Thanks to my brother in law who is practically a Dr. and the new foam roller that I received last week!

When I got back home I of course whipped up a recovery protein shake

Chocolate for Breakfast?- Yes please!

• 1 scoop of chocolate elite protien
• 1/2 frozen banana
• 5-7 ice cubes
• 1.5 C. almond milk
• pinch of each: gaur gum/ xanthan gum
• 1 tbs of cocoa powder unsweetened
• 2 handfuls of spinach! (spinach ALWAYS makes my shakes a funky color, mostly green if you + berries usually gray)

 and took a little time on this sweet deal. I am LOVING my foam roller and highly recommend them if you are a runner or athlete! My hips get sore from running and I have knots that require a LOT of pressure to undo. This hurts in a good way!

Q. Do you foam roll?

Q. Hawaii Ideas? (if your a new reader, tell me the must do's in Hawaii!)

Wedding and Aloha!

Hey guys! Hope you are having a great day! Its been a little cloudy and windy here but I was able to tackle my to do list! (That is a mile long) This week is a little crazy, but there is a happy ending!

Tomorrow Brent's youngest brother gets married!                                                                                                 The sister's are in charge of the candy bar at the wedding so we traveled around salt lake picking up bulk candy anywhere we could! We got gummy bears, taffy, kisses, and jelly beans! Not to mention, ribbon, bags etc. We got everything and tonight we are decorating the reception hall! Busy times. Don't worry Janey, we totally planned on procrastinating...
The actual happy ending I was talking about is that we are going to HAWAII on Saturday!!  okay.. the wedding is a big deal to.. we are going to have the honeymooners with us as well :) lucky them.
Its our family vacation with Brent's side, I am SOOO excited! We will be visiting the Island of Kauai. Does anyone have any recommendations for must-do's? Places to eat? etc? So far we have...

• Kayaking
• Hiking
• Cliff Jumping (eeek!)
• Rope swing
• Shaved Ice
• Scuba diving

This will be our second trip to Hawaii, I love the islands and the people there. If you have been there before, what did you do?                                                                                                                                             We are going to make the best of this trip!                                                                                                     Dinner came together pretty quick tonight- Chicken and Veggie bowl.      

                                                                         The Bowl

In the mix: Green beans, Romain lettuce, Spinach, Cucumber, onion, tomato and 2 strawberries. I love the fresh crisp of veggies in my salad. Drizzled with TJ's Raspberry vinaigrette dressing this salad was perfect for tonight!                                                                                                                                                         Off to DECORATE!!!