Koen has been quite the traveler in his 6 months of life. He's already been to 3 different states, Wisconsin, California and Hawaii! We left for Hawaii just after Christmas and stayed for 10 days. The trip was planned to celebrate Grandpa and Granny V's 60th Birthdays....and we had an amazing time! It was especially fun for Koen to spend so much time with his extended family! He was spoiled with constant attention (which gave me a great break!!!) from his aunts, uncles, Granny and Grandpa! He spent a lot of time shopping with Granny V, which they both loved!
We spent the first half of the trip in Maui (Kaanapali) at a beautiful resort. We spent the days laying around the pool/beach and the nights shopping in Lahaina. Lahaina is a small tourist town with famous restaurants and fun souvenier shopping!
Our third day we took the 'Road to Hana' tour, which is known for it's winding-cliff-hanging roads, beautifully lush landscapes and breathtaking waterfalls! It was a 12 hour day on a small bus (stopping every hour or so)....Koen was incredibly well behaved. We figured out that the new Ergo Carrier was our saving grace! Koen loved being in it! We all enjoyed the beautiful sites, even passing right by Oprah's huge plot of land! We ended the tour at a local winery where we sipped some samples and did more shopping. We spent the last half of the trip on the island of Oahu. The highlight was getting to tour Pearl Harbor, something that I've always wanted to do. The rest of time time we spent at Waikiki Beach in downtown Honolulu. The city reminded me a lot of Rio de Janiero...lots of highrises right on the beach, a great boardwalk and the BEST shopping! There were several high end stores (Prada, Gucci, Rolex, ect) which were fun to window shop at! Kyle was most excited for the Breitling store...where they sell $30,000 watches! HA~! This trip will definitely go down as one of the best!! We are all so thankful for Neil and Nancy and their gracious generosity! Thank you Grandpa and Granny! (the picture above is Uncle Chad holding Koen for the very first time!!!!....and they are sporting their new Hawaiian-wear!)
Here are some of the 300+ pics we took!!!!
Below: White Trash Koen when we arrived in Maui. He had the 'trotts' during the 8 hour flight and went through all of his onesies until he didn't have any left!!! Made for an interesting 8 hours!
Koen's first touch of the ocean! He loved it!
The whole group at the resort in Maui....with Mai Tai's!
Our family on New Years at Bubba Gumps!
Happy New Year! Chad and Ali popping the champagne!
The Road to Hana....our first stop! Hang Loose!
Koen fit right into one of the roots of this huge tree! Hilarious!
Kyle and Chad inside one of the caves on the Road to Hana....
Cliff Jumping on the Road to Hana! Ali and Chad.....the only ones who dared the jump!
On the bus...Road to Hana. Our little monkey!
Koen and dad on Waikiki Beach....
Koen LOVED spending everyday with his Auntie Kaycee...
Three Veenis Generations (USS Arizona Memorial in the background)
Granny and Grandpa V in the 'moped-car' we rented on Waikiki Beach!
Koen turned 6 months on the day we returned from Hawaii! He's had a lot going on.....
