Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Summer Vacation in Hawaii - Week 4 of 4 (2nd half)

More sights to show daddy! The next day, we took him to see the volcanoes. Unlike our first visit when it was rainy and cold, we had perfect weather at the volcanoes that afternoon!

Here we are walking towards the lava tubes...


Bryce with daddy and Benjamin with Opa...


Another quick family picture after exiting the tube and daddy walking with his boys...



A volcanic crater...


This is the site of volcanic eruptions that started in mid-summer of 1970 and continued on for 4 years...


All around us, 360 degrees of lava rock as a result of the eruptions...


We stopped for a little picnic by the visitor's center, and the boys had fun running around the grass area. They looked so cute in their Hawaii t-shirts!


One afternoon, while the boys were napping, Evan and I went snorkling...


We saw lots of pretty colorful fish that day...


One of my favorites...a puffer!





The famous clown fish...



After the boys woke up from their nap, we went back to our favorite beach...




And, of course, I couldn't resist getting more pictures of the beautiful sea turtles!



I can't remember what Evan was pointing out to me...


Oma and Bryce walking along the beach...


Running around and enjoying some snacks...


Such happy faces :)


Back to the turtles!




The boys are so happy to be playing on the beach with their dad...and, mommy is happy to have her hands free! :)


Daddy taking the boys on a walk along the beach...


One of the things that I really miss about Hawaii...their gigantic avocados!


On our last full day in Hawaii, we went out to eat and sat on an outdoor balcony for lunch. Here is Bryce sharing his fries with Gabrielle. He must have really enjoyed his meal that day...Gabrielle played some music on her cell phone, and we got a video of Bryce bobbing his head to the music while eating his fries. :)


Blue lollipops for dessert...


Three generations of Berg boys...


The next day, Evan, the boys, and I got back on a plane to start our long journey home! Oma, opa, and Gabrielle stayed for a few more days to check out the other islands. What an amazing month-long adventure we had in Hawaii! To wrap up our Hawaii pics, here is Bryce looking adorable on the plane with his tiger head phones on!



Summer Vacation in Hawaii - Week 4 of 4 (1st half)

We were so happy to have daddy back to enjoy our last week on the beautiful Big Island with us! Surprisingly, when we went to pick Evan up at the airport and the boys saw him for the first time, they were afraid to go to him. I guess being away from dad for two weeks feels like an eternity to two toddlers. Thankfully, by the time we got back to the car, the boys started warming up to him.

Here is a picture of mommy and daddy at the airport... we were wanting a family pic, but the boys weren't ready to be held by daddy yet. :(


When we got back to the house, we caught a gecko feasting on one of our over ripe bananas!


After daddy unpacked, we went out for lunch at a restaurant by the ocean... we put daddy in between his two boys. :) Here are my three men checking out the menus...


Looks like Bryce is having a hard time deciding on what he wants...


Totally happy to have his daddy back!


After lunch, we couldn't wait to show daddy our favorite beach!


The Bergs...


Splashing daddy...


Now that we only have a few more days left in Hawaii, the boys finally started loving the ocean!


So different from the first week when they refused to even get near the water!


As usual, we saw lots of sea turtles at our favorite beach...




Two monkeys climbing a tree...


Opa watching me photograph a turtle...


I couldn't get enough of these amazing creatures!


From not wanting to step foot in the water just a couple of weeks ago to now dunking their own heads in the water!


Looking cool in oma's sunglasses and with a mouth full of cookies...


They thought it was funny to show us a mouth full of food...


I think this one was tired of having his picture taken...


Are you still following me?!


The boys wanted to get a closer look at the turtles...


Gabrielle striking a pose by a turtle!


Good grief, leave me alone, lady!


Okay, just a few more before we leave...




Daddy and opa watching me harass the turtles with my camera... (incase you're wondering, the blur in the middle of this pic is from water sticking to the underwater glass case for my camera.)


The next day, we went to a festival at the City of Refuge. Here we are getting a free ride on an outrigger at the festival. (Evan and I are on the far left.)


The boys trying to blow into these big wooden whistle like things... I have no idea what they're called.


Finally, a family picture. :)


Daddy and one of the boys watching a man prepare an outrigger...


Our handsome little Hawaiians...


Bryce looking cool on the left and wearing a hollow seed on his thumb on the right...


An exhausted little boy...


A beautiful Hawaiian sunset...


2nd half of week 4 pictures coming soon... (too many pics to put in one post!)