The Polar Express

Trip to the Grand Canyon:
We decided to suprise the boys and take them to the Grand Canyon but on our way we went on the Grand Canyon Railway Polar Express. We all had a blast the best part was seeing the suprise in our boy's faces when they found out we were going on the real polar express. Hot Chocolate and cookies were devoured and by the time we saw Santa they had soo much sugar pumping through their veins to keep them up and going a few more hours.

The next day we were on our way to the Canyon when "Dad" got pulled over by the cops and was served a ticket - which of course he gleefully accepted as one of his best Christmas presents ever!

No one in the family except "Dad" had been to the Canyon before and I must say it was very cool (but not nearly as beautiful as the one in Kauai :) )

Kauai - Arrival

Aloha from beautiful Kauai. We landed around 2pm local time and as soon as you jump off the plane you notice how much cleaner the air is - everything smells like flowers. We opted to upgrade our rental and get red Mustang convertible. The hotel is nice and we have a decent view (we thought we'd have a better view).
Here's some pics:



Days of relaxation await!