Back from paradise and back to reality!

The night before we were leaving, Braden came down with a full blown ear infection (which was so odd because he had not even been sick or shown any symptom's of getting sick) and Morgan's wire came off of her braces. All of this at 9 pm on a Saturday night when all doctor offices are closed. Thanks to a great friend and doctor we know, he helped us out with Braden and we tried the best we could to fix Morgan's wire to hold her over until Monday morning. By the time we got all that taken care of it was past midnight. We needed to be at the airport by four-thirty to catch our flight out. So we started our vacation on less than three hours of sleep. Then when our plane landed in San Fransisco, we arrived to find that our next plane had been delayed for four hours! What do you do for four hours in an airport. You find a bench and take a nap! Once we arrived in Kauai, things went better. Jon worked the first three days, which left me with ALOT of alone time. I drove myself around the island and did some sight seeing. (Jon and I went to Kauai ten years ago with my job, so alot of things and places were already familiar). We did not spend any time in the ocean, but a fair amount of time just sitting on the beach and relaxing to the sound of the ocean waves roll up onto the shore. It was rather windy so the surf and tides were really high. One thing I found interesting is that there are more wild chickens, roosters and cats that rome the island than there are people. It was a much needed vacation. Thanks to my mom, grandma and Uncle Eric for making it possible for me to go with Jon. They did a great job taking care of and entertaining the kids while we were gone. For the sake of boring everyone with too many pictures, I have only posted a few of Jon and I here, but you can go to Sunflowers Photo Bucket to view some of my favorites from our trip.