Well, we finally made it! With a toddler and eight million pounds of luggage in tow we made it through three airports and four time zones to end up in Oahu where my best friend’s husband is stationed (though he’s overseas right now). I’ve been here two days and Ari’s finally stopped waking up raring to go at 4 am. We’ve visited beaches and traveled the most beautiful highways I’ve ever seen. We’ve seen where they blew up a campsite on Lost and even the tree where Kate found her buried treasure. We’re living in a house with two moms, two toddlers, a girl, a cat, four kittens, and a dog. I am having a blast and have decided that I *might* forget to come back home.

Here are some pictures from our recent trips to a park and to the beach. I edited them on a laptop so sorry if the color seems a bit off or if they are too dark. I’ll try my best to finish this post with a five week old kitten curling up on my keyboard. Yes, yes, I know. You hate me. Everyone does.