Celebrating 9 years in Kauai

We were visiting Dennis's parents one weekend, when his mom mentioned that they were thinking of going to Kauai to celebrate their 40th anniversary and they would like us kids to come along with them. So, we all put our heads together and I got to planning this trip. We had a wonderful time with Lloyd, Jenny, Lenora, Saisha, Dennis and I. We stayed in Poipu in a condo that has amazing ocean views. We could see spinner dolphins and whales spouting from the lanai. We also saw tortoises and lots of colorful fish. We went on a tour of the island the first day and saw the Waimea canyon, some waterfalls, the tunnel of trees, visited Kauai coffee company, ate lunch at a wonderful place and snorkled. We had a grand old time! We also went to a luau and snorkled on our own, ate fresh fruit, played in the ocean, visited Princeville ... and probably lots of other things. 

 The whole time we were there, I was thinking how rewarding it would be to have a baby/child there and to experience travel through their eyes. 

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