We had such an amazing week in Hawaii....lots of good time at the beach, pool and just relaxing.
We went with the Brinkers and Grammy and Popo... we missed the Fishers and the Dunns.
I was lucky enough to have brought my own photographer (eileen) who took close to 800 pictures... here are just a few and then make sure to check out the slideshow at the bottom... such good times. Jack LOVED the water... the sand... the waves.
Here he is checkin' out the boogie board.
He even wanted to give snorkeling a try.
This is Madison doing a "fancy nancy" pose... if you don't know what that is and you have a girl... brace yourself... this is what 3 going on 13 looks like, YIKES!!
Madison and Mia had so much fun together.. playing dress-up with each other's dresses, flip flops, bathing suits, etc. They even gave hula dancing a try.
We really like the "lift in the air" silhouette pics... so here are a few of our favorites.
Look out "Dancing with the Stars".. nobody puts Madison in the corner... (sorry so cheezy)
Mark spent his birthday over there... so we got to sneak out for a little sushi dinner to celebrate.
This was a great shot of Madison and Mark getting ready to watch the sunset and say good night to another awesome day in paradise.
The weather was good but we did hit a few rainy days... so what do you do in Hawaii with kids when it rains... you hit the arcade in Kona... really? yeah really. Look below not sure if this stop was more fun for the kids or the Daddies.
This was a nice brother/sister photo shoot... smiling in the sun... until....
a little too much fun in the sun...how about some water wrestling?
The sand.... what a great place to practice gymnastics.... and play with Mia!!
This isn't long but there are definitely some good ones... take a look!!
On Saturday... we continued the Easter celebrations by joining the Brinkers and Grammy and Poppo for an easter egg hunt in Pleasant Hill. It was such a great time... topped off by a visit from the Easter Bunny!! 
This was Jack's first egg hunt so at first he wasn't quite sure what all the fuss was about but when he discovered it was an open field to run and that the eggs had treats in them.. it was game on!
Madison was such a great big sister helping him collect the eggs in his basket.. but making sure she took the treats out first.
It was fun to see what a difference a year makes... Madison was definitely into it this year... along with the hundreds of other zero to three year olds at this hunt. It was a wonderful morning and thank you to the Brinkers for hosting us... we will definitely be making this one a tradition.
This was the sight Madison and Jack woke up to on Easter morning... we were so excited to show them their baskets... little did we know Madison had already discovered the baskets and carefully unwrapped the chocolate bunny and took a bite of his ears. For the first few minutes Mark and I were perplexed and pointed the finger at each other but soon enough Madison came clean, "Mom, I woke up and came right to the kitchen, I bite the chocolate bunny's ears, and then I took off my diaper". How can you argue with that honesty?
Jack in the corner... discovering his first piece of chocolate.
Sunday we went to mass at St. Agnes and came back to our house with Oma and Opa for brunch. Opa is known for his scrambled eggs... and this year he had an apprentice in training.
