"We ARE going back."

Mama turtle roped off so that she can lay on her eggs :) Huge and beautiful!

Magnificent sunset...we loved the sunsets there!

late evening in Kauai...

HUGE waves. We are actually up on a wall above them.

At the Luau (well the show afterwards)

before the Luau (about to get the pig outta the ground)

Just landed after our helicopter ride around the island

Our helicopter and 26 year-old pilot

Our hotel room at the Marriott Kauai

Wailua Falls (huge!)

View from the Kiluea Lighthouse

Dinner on our anniversary- worst food and service and view the entire week. Go figure!

But....it was our 5 year anniversary so we just went with it.... :)

Hawaii was FABULOUS. We had a BLAST. We WILL go back. We made that promise to eachother as I was getting teary-eyed the last night knowing that we would have to leave the next day. The natives are so nice, the scenery is the best ever, and I went with my best friend. There is nothing better than that...especially after 5 years of marriage with a baby on the way. More pictures to come...sorry these were so random but I just wanted to let y'all know that I am still alive... :)

Oh, and THANK YOU for your prayers and concern for my Daddy Joe. He made it thru surgery and is still in the hospital recovering. He has 54 staples between his head and chest and has had a tough time recovering so far. (these pics were taken with our old camera-hence the bad quality)

He is not out of the woods yet, but I am so thankful to have friends who are thoughtful enough to keep him in your thoughts and prayers.