Aloha!

Well, lucky us, we're in Hawaii. Without children!
So, this is like a second honeymoon, except that it's for Tyler's work so we only had to pay for my ticket and we have to attend a bunch of trainings--perhaps a bit less romantical than paying for it all ourselves, but certainly cheaper!
We got in Friday--flew out of COLD, snow-covered Utah and landed in 80 degree, sunny Honolulu.We stayed by Waikiki beach for the first two nights and though we were subjected to the fine dining of a traditional Hawaiian mall food court our first evening, we found a great swap meet and Subway sandwich shop to improve the overall quality of the dining. Saturday was a ton of fun as we caravaned around Oahu with some friends, visiting the swap meet at Aloha Stadium, hiking to the top of Diamondhead to enjoy the amazing views, and then polishing the adventure off with a good old fashioned dip in the Pacific at Sandy Beach just north of Hanauma Bay. Of course the waves were big and thick and seemed to thrive on picking up grown men and slamming them into the sandy ocean floor. Needless to say, Ali opted to sit on the beach and watch all the fun things the ocean could do with Tyler's little body! A fun time was had by all! A brief and refreshing visit to the hotel was followed by the culminating Hawaiian experience for the day when we ate more mediocre and not-so-good-for-you food at a local Hawaiian restaurant where they also put on a variety show of Polynesian songs and dances. The entertainment was far better than the food and was topped off when the final number involved audience participation! None other than Tyler himself was selected by the head dancing girl to be escorted to the stage and do a little ditty that Elvis would be proud of--shake those hips honey!! They even dressed him up in a grass skirt and gave him a hat, and he got to get "bumped" by all the cute hula girls!
Stay tuned for posts on BYU Hawaii and the Polynesian Cultural Center!