Hawaii!!! Part 1

Hey kids,
Daddy here. Well, we've been talking about it for months and it's finally time to get our vacation to Hawaii started! Last night, when I got off work, we drove down to Sacramento and stayed in a hotel. We didn't get there till 11 o'clock at night and were almost too excited to sleep. We finally got to sleep a little after midnight and the alarm to wake us up went off about 4:30! Al says that he wasn't able to sleep at all because he was so excited. We all wiped the sleep from our eyes and got to the shuttle by 5 am. We got to the airport, got through security (ugh) and made it to the gate by 6:10. A few minutes later, they told us that the flight was delayed by an hour and a half! Ugh! So, eventually we got on the plane and since they managed to set us together, we got the first row behind first class!

We played cards, we played on devices and Alex and I tried to get Cody to eat that stupid gumdrop, but eventually, we made it! We got off the plane and immediately saw Tutu, smiling and waving. We all hugged and kissed her. I have to tell you, it's kind of a weird sensation to not see your mom for two years, but we're here now and I'm so very happy.

We decided to take a taxi to the hotel rather than pay $140 dollars for a shuttle. We got checked in, and decided that we needed to eat. We walked down the street, past St Augustine's Catholic Church to....Cheeseburger in Paradise.  As we waited in line, Alex and I talked.  Jake and I got a Kahlua pork an Al got a seared Ahi sandy. After lunch, we headed back to the hotel to get settled in our room. We changed and headed straight for the pool. We splashed around for a bit and I decided to take the kids for a little excursion to the beach. We walked down to the beach and hung out in the ocean by the pier and behind this little cement wall. The boys jumped off it a few times and even Izzy jumped off! After a little bit, we headed back to the pool and met up with mom and Tutu and headed back to the room. We decided, after not finding anything easy, to get Pizza Hut. We rented Zootopia and ate pizza. It was awesome. We all fell asleep, and after a few minutes mom woke us up and Jake, Mom, and I headed back to our room for a well deserved night of sleep. We had been awake in total for about 20 hours. We all fell asleep in about 2 seconds. I can't wait to see what tomorrow brings. I love you guys,

Daddy