The sweet bliss that is...Hawaii

My parents have a place on Maui and every year they take one of the kids and their family. This year was Julia's turn and a couple of weeks ago she had the idea that I should go with her. Well, once I hear the word Hawaii, I am going to do all in my power to make it happen. I was a little shocked when Brock said he thought I should go, so I booked a flight and the rest is history! Nixon and I packed up and headed out there last Thursday, the 17th and got back yesterday. I was a little nervous about having a 7 week old on such a long flight, but as always, he was the perfect gentleman. He cried for about 10 minutes the whole flight. And the flight home he never cried. I'm sure everyone on the planes were even happier than I was. My parents were such good hosts. They had already been there a week when I got there and had to share a room with me (and the newborn that doesn't yet sleep through the night) for two nights and never said a negative word about it. Then Julia joined us on Saturday and we went to the Volcano. It was really high and so beautiful up there. We drove through all the clouds on our way up, and then once we were at the top we were looking down on the clouds. It was amazing. Then we spent our time at the beach and the pool and shopping in Lahaina. From Saturday to Thursday, Julia had to share her room with us, and again, was so sweet about it. Nixon was really good though. He slept from about 8 to 3 and then to 8 or 8:30 most nights. I love Hawaii. This was about my 6th time, and it never gets old. I was sad that Brock and Jace had to miss it though. I just kept thinking how fun Jace would have had in the sand and water and how fun it would have been to watch him. Luckily, its our year to go with mom and dad next year, so I will get to watch him and Nixon will be one then, so he will get to enjoy it more too. He didn't even know he was in an entirely different state, and such an amazing one at that. I got off the plane in Salt Lake yesterday and it was soooo cold! I hate Utah! It's April! Back to normal life I guess.