upcoming vacation time....

HOME SWEET HOME...or 2nd home that is...this is where nick and i lived after we got married..right on the tip of Oahu's north shore Hawaii right on the border of the land and ocean..CRAZY still to think i lived that close to the ocean.

AND WE ARE HEADED BACK COME DECEMBER FOR 16 GLORIOUS NIGHTS AND TWO WEEKS OF FUN FAMILY TIME!!!!

This pregnancy was so very unexpected and has messed with a lot of our "plans" we had on our "to do" list before we were ready for another baby but we are both so excited now.
One thing we both felt strongly about is taking a big vacation with just the boys and us before we threw in another...we have told kaylin for a few years now that we would take him to Hawaii and he reminds us all the time that we need to go...we were planning to go this summer/fall but nothing was ever set in stone and some how we just put it of and put it off and then we decided to put our yard in and fence in and that really ate a huge chunk so once again it was put off.
Then i found out we were going to have another baby and the plans really got put off..but nick and i were talking one day and he said..if we are going to go with just the boys we need to make something happen and just do it no matter what it takes....me knowing all the baby stuff we need to buy and the cost of a big trip in such a short amount of time to save more made it a little hard to think we could pull it off but we are and so many blessing have come that have enabled us to really make it happen. We set the dates and just worked everything out to go...we booked our condo and it happens to be a high end luxury one that was WAY WAY out of our price range but i found some coupon codes and we got 3 free nights and it ended up being cheaper then the regular cheapest condo they had, AMAZING..i still sit here and try to think of how we got it but the numbers dont add up, when i first looked it up and found the price it was double what we got it for and its in the PEAK season over Christmas and we still got it. then we found tickets and a rental jeep for about half the price all the sudden and got those..so all the major stuff is done now we just have to save the play money a few other things but its really FINALLY happening and we CANT WAIT to enjoy our first huge family vacation for 16 days in Hawaii over Christmas...im excited for it to just be me and the boys on the beach for Christmas...we are trading in the snow for some warm beautiful sandy beaches!
its not the ideal time to go in December but its still so beautiful and since we lived there for a year we know what part of the island had the big winter waves and the ones that are perfect so its a plus for us to go somewhere we both LOVE and shared so many great first together and now it will be our FIRST together with our boys.
plus it helps going to a place you know what and where everything is so it not wasting so much time learning how to get where you wanting to go and when is a good time to go...we already have that covered and we can just take the boys to our favorite spots and make some new favorite spots with them!

Given that it will be a little bit of strange Christmas with no family around, all i want and need our my 3 boys...we want something different this year, relaxing and low key just the 4 of us! one big family time together before life gets really crazy on us again. It may not be ideal time for my huge belly to go but we thought it was the only time i would feel pretty good other then having a huge basket ball under my shirt...and being a beached whale...not to excited about that part but i cant have it all right! I'm just thankful to be going with my boys!

Oahu means so much to nick and I and we want to share it with our kids as well, it was just the RIGHT place for us to take them this time...it will for sure be a family vacation stop for life!

now as long as everything goes OK with this pregnancy that's our only concern because you just never know...we are going and cant wait!!!