Oahu trip to visit Raul!

We planned this Oahu trip to visit Raul from May 17 to 21.  We had a blast!  Aliyah is 18 months old.  Aliyah and I stayed in a vacatio rental, literally on the beach, and the beach was gorgeous!  So, we went to the beach every morning, and after Aliyah's nap, we went to the park with the swings everyday, we went out to eat three times, we went to a Japanese Temple, our Temple, Ala Moana Shopping Center, the Disney Hotel (just to swim hehe), to the Zoo with Max and Cliff (pictures in another post), to church, and Raul showed us his work, and we got to meet a bunch of Raul's friends. 

Here we start, Aliyah and Mommy on the airplane!

Aliyah is buckling her seatbelt, all by herself, then tightening the strap.

Aliyah, you are such a good girl!

Oahu's cheap gas!!  Hilo was around $5.00 at this same time!

Aliyah riding the horse at Ala Moana Shopping Center.

These next few pics are of our time spent at the beach, aka, my back yard at the vacation rental, lol!

We digged MANY holes for our "little baby pools" and sand castles :)

My little sandy beach baby.

My even sandier beach baby! lol!  She's chillin with her shades.

Yes, sandy from head to toe!  Literally!! Hehehe

Mama with baby :)

Aliyah concentrating on digging a sand hole.

This is the face of a happy little girl!

Mama and Aliyah's foot prints.

The next few pic's are of the Japanese Temple & Park....

Here is a good looking couple!  Hehe

Raul and Aliyah, walking while holding hands, too cute.

Raul and Aliyah feeding a few of the hundreds of Koi fish.

Here we are with the Temple in the back ground.  This temple is a replica of the

original one in Japan.  It is built without the use of any nails (or screws)!

My beautiful family.



The next couple pics are taken when we spent time walking around the Laie Temple...



Here we are at the visitor center.

Aliyah walking up the stairs towards the Temple. 

Keep it up, my little one, you're on the right path ;)

The next few pic's are of our time spent at the Disney Hotel & Resort.  We just went there for the day to swim.  Now, this took a lot of convincing to get Raul to agree to this.  He has never done anything like this before.  We had lots of fun swiming and walking around.  And we did put back into the hotel, we ate dinner there :)

In the car.

Here's Stitch, from the movie Lilo and Stitch. 

One of my favorite quotes (and it's from Stitch): 

"Ohana means family, family means nobody gets left behind. Or forgotten."

Watching the Koi fish.

Aliyah says "CHEESE!!".

My beautiful dolly with a flower in her hair.