We had the opportunity to join Marcus' dad in Kauai this year and we had a lot of fun. We didn't have the greatest weather there, but at least it wasn't snowing there! Payton had a blast in the hot tub and splashing anyone close by.
We were able to go to the beach a couple of times, which Payton absolutely loved.
Emma got to put her feet in the sand while Payton played in the waves. He thought it was so great when they would come up and get him. He was giggling like crazy, it was adorable. Megan took a video of it, it is kind of long, but fun to see his excitement and what water splashing on him made him do...
Payton got knocked down by a wave one time as he was trying to run to Marcus, and Megan was taking pictures. She captured the moment of the wave going over him and Marcus quickly reaching for him. Payton got a nice taste of the ocean through his nose and mouth, but once he recovered from it he didn't seem too bothered by it. We think it scared mom and dad more than him.
Marcus and Nick were able to go snorkeling once and got some great pictures of the frenzied feeding fish.
Payton also enjoyed digging in the sand and filling up his bucket. He only threw sand on a couple of people close by.
He also liked running around and collecting sticks or chasing any chickens that were close by. Poor chickens got more exercise in a few days than they do in their whole life!
Some non-beach things that we did is we went on a little train ride around Gaylord's plantation. We got to see how pineapples and many other fruits grow. We learned little facts about the island, saw some horses, and we also got to stop and feed the "wild" boars.
We also went to breakfast and had yummy banana macadamia nut pancakes with "coconup" syrup. Later Payton discovered the semi-fear of a baby gecko being put on his shirt...
And he also got to feed the goats by Grandpa MOH's house...
and he even got to go toad hunting with Daddy and Papa Nick! He thought that was so cool! (no they didn't kill or eat them!)
Payton tried to help out his Mommy by carrying her bag for her. It was quite heavy for him and the only way he could keep it from dragging on the ground was by putting his hand on his head. It was very funny and cute!
Marcus was nice enough to hold and take a picture of one of Megan's least favorite things in Hawaii. A huge nasty dead spider that we found in our room (scary!). Not to mention the 4 inch centipede we found too! Yuck!
We saw some beautiful sunsets and Megan had us pose for a cheesy kissing picture.
The kids were very good for us on the plane rides. We lucked out on our way home and had a really empty flight so the kids were able to lay across the seats and sleep, while mom and dad attempted to sleep sitting up.
