{Day Six}

 

7.12.12

The week passed by toooo fast. We really didn’t have a relax at the house day. Since Zak got his tattoo the day before and couldn’t go swimming on the last 2 days, we decided to spend some time downtown again. Z, Chica, and myself enjoyed a morning filled with everything Mady wanted to do. It was her day with just us. All attention on her! This was a wonderful day and I am so thankful for such a perfect child and amazing Husband!

First stop.. hair wrap! She has been rocking this hair wrap since she got it, loving it every day! I remember doing these in middle school so that was fun to see her doing it. We were going to get them to actually wrap her hair but it was $4 an inch.. if you know how long her hair is, that is around $70 {or more}.  so yea.. No Way! We bought a premade one ($15) and they braided it into her hair. Even better since we can take it out and put it back in!

 

{braiding her hair to hold the wrap}

After the hair wrap.. she was… wait for it  … wait for it… Hungary!! So she chose one of the million restaurants on the water.. based on the menu.. and of course she chose the one with mac and cheese (the only time she had mac and cheese in Hawaii) it was an $8 easy mac in a bowl {just like red lobster}  but, she is worth it! (it wasn’t the price of the food that was ridiculous, Ill pay for some good food.. but $8 for easy mac, gets me every time!


Sailboat Classes once again!

After lunch, a little shopping, and enjoying each other.. we drove back to the villa while absorbing every little bit of the landscape on our last full day.

Thursday afternoon was spent in the pool, playing music, and followed by a photographer coming to take family photos. She was a beautiful, kind, wonderful women!
{we do not have the pictures yet}

I have tons of videos with her jumping, doing a cannonball, and so on, but I have not yet uploaded them to YouTube. So, more videos.. coming soon!! Until then enjoy the belly flop!

I know, I know, she has every instrument available.. but heck.. what's another ukulele? Thanks Grandbob!!

After the photographer took our pictures, K and I headed to get our tattoos by Chuck at Soular Tattoo! I have had mine picked out for about a year.. I just wasn’t sure exactly how I wanted it. It is Chica’s bday in roman numerals. Says: 08.12.07. I blurred out the rest of the picture because {even though my boob was covered} I didn’t want to offend anyone. {or chance not getting a job in the future based on a picture from my blog. Just playing it safe!}

Location of my tattoo.. close up of my tattoo.. and the Kayla’s cute tattoo!
(no, these are not our first tattoos but they are all in hidden places) Yes, it did hurt. Well.. not as bad as I thought. I actually enjoy 70% of it. (when he was filling it in) The outline was what hurt.. right on the ribs. OUCH!

 

Story Time-

Although Zak could not swim with Mady, I had to get in the pool one last time with her. As we are floating around doing what we do best, I ask her:

Me- Mady, do you want to jump off the side?

Mady- no

Me- Do you want to pull me around the pool on the float

Mady- no

Me- Do you want to swim without your floaties?

Mady- no.. well actually.. yes

Me- What? you do? OK!!

And this people is the day she swam by herself for the first time. If you know her, she is afraid to even put her face in the water for more than .5 seconds. She is afraid of sinking and doesn’t understand the concept of coming back up for air. She truly believe she will not be able to breath under water {even though my amazing God-Daughter is a frog in the water all the time around Mady.} She doesn’t trust the water really. But heck.. I make her take her floaties off and try.. Today SHE wanted to.. and SHE SWAM!! She swam back and forth to K and I at least 15 times. Each time with us backing up more and more. Watch close and you will notice Kayla is not holding her as she swims! I was so so very very proud!

Swim Mady Swim!!

 

 

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{Day Five} Hawaii

 

7.11.12

Wednesday was a busy day. For some, the day never stopped (Zak) His day began with leaving the villa at 1 am in the morning for a deep sea fishing trip. Of course I had to make sure he was up and then I couldn’t go back to sleep. To be honest, K and I stayed up late that night anyways so sleep didn’t really happen which made the day seem even longer. The deep sea fishing trip was supposed to last about 8 hours.. it didn’t.. it lasted 12 hours. This would have been perfectly fine but Wednesday was the day that there were specific “times” for the planned stuff.

While he was away fishing, Mom, Chica, K and I got to spend some time just us. First I had to wake up the zonked out chica boo..

After getting dresses we headed down to Cheeseburger in Paradise for breakfast.
(opened in 1989 by two girls) They have the BEST breakfast!

I ordered a breakfast burrito (which I never get anywhere). I now crave this. Scrambled Eggs, Colby Jack Cheese, Sautéed Onions, Hash Browns, and Bacon wrapped in a Flour Tortilla. Served with Fresh Salsa! Sadly enough, I was only able to eat half of it. Mady had French toast on Hawaiian sweet bread. Scrumptious!

We then took our time around Lahiana eating snow cones, watching a children's sail boat class, picking out jewelry, getting our pictures taken while holding beautiful birds, and Mady even did the pearl in a oyster which then led to her ending up with a beautiful pearl necklace.

My bracelet came from Jewelry Stand Maui. Kat was the designer and I picked out the pieces I wanted on it. She hand made it and it is beautiful. I get complements on it daily! The round blue beads are “rare blue coral” also known as Heliopora Coerulea.- The only species in its genus and one of two genera in the family. It is a rare shallow water coral as it grows quickly in 20 feet of water. It is not a true stoney coral but it relates to the soft coral. It support skeletal spicules inside our and is known to strip the water of iron and oxidize into blue salt. It also has pink coral, fresh water pearls, and blue stone. 

Mady’s pretty Hawaii pearl necklace!



The above picture looks much better in person. It is in a frame and I took a phone photo of it so the dots in my hair and the color are not what it actually looks like. Regardless, you get the point of us holding real birds! I loved it!!
 

The sail boat class was awesome looking. These for kids as young as 7 it looked like. The sail boats were mini sized and then would just sail from bowie to bowie.

The snow cone was amazing. Ice cream under the snow cone?! SAY WHAT.. why didn’t I ever think of that? Smart people! Finally, after all morning waiting.. The deep sea fishing boat was docking! Time to see what the boys caught.

Catching the big one!

Mahi, Tuna, and some other fish (the long one) that I forgot the name of. {Zak reeled in half of these including the one he is holding} Like I said earlier.. the boat was supposed to be only 8 hours and Zak was on a strict time schedule.. of course the trip took longer. 4 HOURS LONGER. and what can you do about it? Nothing. it isn’t like you can just call a taxi in the middle of the ocean. So, after the extra 4 hours and missing his appointment {being the good wife I am I gave in and called to reschedule his appointment. No, I didn’t want to at first because (bitchy wife or not) I told him not to schedule the appointment at that time in the first place.. and to make sure if he did that it would all work out.) but like I said, I gave in and push the time back} by now you are wondering “an appointment for what?”

 

For this!! by Chuck at Soular Tattoo

We did our research before we went to Hawaii then, we visited 3 different shops to pick from.  His shop was around the corner up some stairs in the top of this building. {Although in a few weeks he is moving to a bigger place across the decking.. it was a shopping center thing.. not a house like it looks like} His was pumped to say the least. Chuck was amazing and really an awesome guy. If you are getting a tattoo in Maui.. HE IS THE GUY without a doubt.l We knew a year in advance we would be getting tattoos. Yes, I said we.

On the way back to the villa we needed to turn around and ended up pulling over at this beautiful side of the road.

 

Just a picture I send my friend cause I missed her! Yea, we are weird

 

Next time spot on the daily schedule? LUAU! Just Z, my sister, and myself. Oh and some hot hula dancers.. drinks, a beautiful sun set, and amazing food! 

 

(two pictures right above came from their website but it was the exact same thing)

The food was amazing! AMAZING!! I could have eaten plate after plate of it.
The Luau Feast
Grilled teriyaki steak
Kalua
Sautéed Mahi Mahi with Macadamia Nuts and Capers
Steamed Sweet Potatoes
Lomi Lomi Salmon
Poi
Kula Greens with cucumber and tomato salad
Potato macaroni salad
Pasta salad
Fried rice
Sliced papaya and pineapple
assorted rolls and butter
assorted desserts
Drinks and Open Bar

They had the “pig ceremony” or whatever it was called. It was neat though. Kind of put you in the spirit of the Luau. Next it was time for the cliff diver show. I thought it would be all these people jumping into the water amazing me. I was wrong.. By the time the guy jumped, it was dark (these guys were no longer standing on the cliff) and we could not see him at all! Couldn’t even hear a splash.. did I mention it was only ONE guy. ReAlLy?

Photo in frame Iphone photo again.. so color is off on here but this is our Luau photo!!

Have you ever really watched Hula dancers? I can shake my hips pretty good I must say BUT shaking it like theirs? Oh Heck no.. or maybe.. maybe it is just the skirts that make it look so awesome! I loved it though. Every bit of it!

Just to let you know..

it takes Forever for my videos to upload on here so you can watch them.. in other words.. you better enjoy them

This was the honeymoon hula. They asked all newlyweds to come up on stage. This little boy thought they said newly as in to Hawaii maybe? so, they let him dance!

Fire

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