Mahalo Hawaii

Here are the last of our holiday photos (well the ones I'm sharing with you).

Most of these were taken on our last full day on the island of Kona. What a relaxing and spiritual place.

While I was here ....

The rest of the family were acting the goat in the pool, like this ....

I did a little crafting on my holiday too....

William decided his traditional basket looked better on his head

A little posing never hurt anyone

Off to view the volcanos (we even saw lava flow)

The end of a lllllloooooong day

You could find me here most nights here after dinner

More Hawaiian magic

View from our suite at Fairmont Orchid on The Big Island.

One of the three turtles we had the pleasure of swimming with each day.

Private hula lesson for the kids!

Back home from hospital

A little bump in the road last week with an unexpected visit to the emergency room. A few days and a laparoscopic appendectomy later, I'm home safe and sound albeit a little sore and sorry for myself.

I am so thankful for the lovely friends that helped out with the kids and others that offered. It's so reassuring to know that you have others to lean on when you are in need.

Here are some more Hawaii photos to brighten my day. P.S. Wishing I was still in Hawaii at the moment!

A few trips to the Lego shop at Ala Moana made for some happy kids.

A few trips to RL made for a happy Mamma!!

I loved this adorable children's settee at Ralph Lauren.

My own little 'ralph girl' at breakfast. She hardly took her new dress off.

This is where we spent every afternoon.

My two little hula's

Let's start at the very beginning

a very good place to start ........

Well we are home and starting to feel a little more normal after the journey back from Hawaii. Thought you might like to see some happy snaps from our family holiday.

We loved every bit of Hawaii and I'll share some info on where we stayed and what we loved the most.

Right off the plane and into a limo taxi. The kids thought this was so cool. I felt like a hooker.

We check into the Westin Moana Surfrider and we are greeted with this view from our room. Breathtaking.

These were right below us. Very Gidget like!

Perry was kind enough to take the kids for a few hours while I had a much needed nap. And boy did I sleep hard. Tip for anyone thinking of flying Hawaiian Air - DON'T! Dodgy brothers are us. We are very lucky to have such a great airline here in Australia, Qantas that is.

The Moana Surfrider is a gorgeous hotel, in a great location with plenty on offer for everyone. Being a Westin hotel you know you are going to have a dreamy nights sleep. There is nothing like a Westin bed ..... heavenly.

I'll post more on our trip in the next few days ...... great to be home. x

Aloha!

Well only one more sleep till we depart for beautiful Hawaii. I can't tell you how excited I am to be going on holiday. First reason is we've never been to Hawaii and most of our holidays are spent in Africa. Whilst I love Africa, I haven't felt this sort of anticipation in quite awhile.

Our children are also bursting to go. Olivia wants to learn how to hula dance and William seems to be focused on the hotel!

I'm also looking forward to a little shopping! It's been a while since I've been to the USA, last time I was seven months pregnant with a 15 month old in toe. Shopping wasn't on the radar. This time however, is a whole new story. I'm hoping to find some props for my event styling business, plus lots of clothes for the kidlets.

See you on our return!

Photo courtesy of Leanne Stamatellos Photography

12 more sleeps and counting

Can you guess where we are headed?

Up, up and away ........

I'm signing off for a few weeks (three to be exact). We are heading off tomorrow on the "Dollar Family African Safari 2009".

See you on the other side!!!!

We are all dreaming of Africa

Hmmm .... hopefully we'll make a decision this week.

All images courtesy of CC Africa, our safari company of choice when wanting to view the Big Five!