We arrived in Hawaii on Tuesday, February 9th, Tre's actual 19 month birthday. It was a ROUGH experience. We drove up to Jammer's parent's house the night before our flight so she could take us in the morning and Tre was asleep on the way there but then slightly woke up when we arrived and when he was brought into the room he was sleeping in and I put him in his pack'n play he cried, HARD! I was in the room with him for a LONG time and he was not settled even after he finally fell asleep. He woke probably every hour after that with a bit of crying and I had to shush him back to sleep. He woke up around 5am and this time was standing up and crying really hard, asking for me and so I decided to try laying down in our bed with him, he wasn't too keen on doing this at first but then we got in a good cuddle position and he got comfortable, however, I had to get up and get ready at 5:55am so by the time he got cozy and ready to fall back to sleep, my alarm on my phone goes off and upset him again. I tried to get him to cuddle with Jammer so I could sneak out and get ready but ultimately he wasn't happy and was crying. We finally tried to get him excited about getting up by telling him his Tutu was there and wanted to see him and that we were going to get on an airplane that day. Needless to say I did not get a good night's sleep! We got ourselves situated and off to the airport. Then of course due to the bad night's sleep Tre was overtired and would not nap. He FINALLY fell asleep around 11:45am-ish after a bit of screaming (which I had never heard him do before). He woke up an hour later because the little kid in the seat over from me (on the other side of the aisle) made some crazy sound and it woke Tre up, then Jammer tried to get him to go back to sleep since he was in the window seat (note to self, always make sure whoever is holding Tre while he sleeps is in the window seat to avoid aisle and next to aisle noise). He slept for an additional 35 minutes or so, then it was almost time to land. He was a happy kid once we were off the plane and in the airport checking things out. We had a tiny bit of drama at the baggage claim. First we thought we scored because our 3 bags were waiting for us on the carousel (looks like ours were the first to get off) BUT Tre's car seat was missing and never showed up. Freak me out! Luckily the airline had a loaner for us so we could leave the airport and they told us that as soon as they found the car seat they would have it delivered. Phew! Jammer's grandparents picked us up and we went to their house. Tre was so happy to be running around his Gigi's house. We decided to take him to the Outrigger beach for a little bit just to stretch his legs and get in the water. He LOVED it! I can't tell you how stoked he looked in the water, running to and from the water, etc. He even learned to say "HAWAII" and was saying it tons. I took a video of him and Jammer in the water and him saying "Hawaii", click here to check it out. That evening we had dinner on the patio at Jammer's grandparent's house, Tre got to bed SUPER late according to Cali time (9:20pm Cali time).
The next day, Wednesday, February 10th, Tre adjusted pretty closely to Hawaii time mostly due to being so tired he technically slept in but I'm sure the dark factor had something to do with helping him sleep longer as well. He woke up at 6am Hawaii time (Hawaii time is 2 hours earlier than Cali). We ended up just hanging at the house that morning, just because we wanted to adjust our times and just relax after a busy day before. The airline called us that morning to let us know they found our car seat, THANK GOODNESS! They were supposed to deliver it around 2ish. Tre went down for his nap, Jammer went surfing while Tre napped and then we took Tre to the Outrigger beach that afternoon. Jammer's Mom arrived in Hawaii that afternoon (once Tre was up we announced our baby news to her - to see the video you can click here). After all the excitement we got ready and went to the Outrigger beach. The car seat didn't show up and we waited until 3pm so we decided to leave with the loaner, luckily they dropped off the car seat an hour later so it was there when we got back. Then that evening we ate dinner on the patio at Jammer's grandparent's house. 
Thursday, February 11th Tre woke up at 6:25am HA time, we decided to take him to this hotel called The Kahala Hotel and Resort that has dolphins, turtles and fish. There was a dolphin that was playing with a basketball so immediately Tre was intrigued watching the ball, ultimately, he kept asking for the ball. Hehe. We wandered around there for a bit and then came back home to put Tre down for his nap. Jammer surfed while Tre napped. When Tre woke up I'm pretty sure we took him to the Outrigger beach, but for the life of me I cannot remember. Hehe. No pics to remind me.Friday, February 12th Jammer went surfing with his Uncle in the early morning so Tre and I hung at the house until he got back, then when it was time for Tre to take his nap, Jammer stayed home (and napped as well) while Jammer's Grandma, Mom and I went and did a little shopping. Then when Tre woke up from his nap we took him to the Outrigger beach. Check out this video of Tre doing flips with the help of Daddy.
Saturday, February 13th we went to Portlock so Jammer could do some stand up paddling. Tre got to do some cruising around as well. Tre was having so much fun on the paddle board and Jammer couldn't wipe the smile off his face if he tried, he was enjoying cruising around with Tre on the board. Here is a video of Tre cruising the ocean with Jammer. We then took Tre home for his nap and after his nap we hung out at the house and got cleaned up and stuff to get ready to go to the Outrigger Canoe Club for their Chinese New Year celebration. But before we left for the Outrigger we took Tre to the Waimanalo Fire Station so he could check out the fire truck and stuff. He had fun checking things out, playing with some rubber gloves the guy blew up for him and then of course when he brought out a ball, Tre was in heaven. Then back to the house to pick up Jammer's Grandparents and off to the Outrigger for a fun night. They had Chinese dragons or I think they were called lions that cruised around and you fed them money in an envelope. Tre was intrigued and wasn't afraid if he approached them, but if they approached him, he wasn't too happy about it and got nervous. Of course though, when they were leaving he wanted them to come back. Sunday, February 14th was Valentine's Day. Originally we were planning on going out to dinner that night but decided to wait until the day after. We went with Jammer's Tutu (Grandma) to the Outrigger for the infamous Sunday brunch. It was YUMMY! Tre wasn't super stoked to be there, he wanted to get down and run around so once we all had eaten a little bit we took turns wandering around with him. I think after being confined for dinner the night before and then waking up and being confined again he was wanting to stretch his legs. We then met Jammer's Mom at Jammer's Auntie Lo's house to visit with them for a little bit before it was time for Tre to take his nap. Then after Tre's nap we went back over to Jammer's Auntie Lo's house and Jammer did some more stand up paddling (as well as Tre and even I got cruised around on the board while Jammer paddled). That night we brought home some Greek food for dinner and put Tre to bed and all enjoyed a nice Valentine's meal together.
Monday, February 15th we ended up taking Tre swimming in the pool at Jammer's Grandparent's house. He had lots of fun jumping into the pool and got quite brave towards the end, Jammer had to really pay close attention because Tre would just jump at him without a moments notice. After nap we hung at the house and then got ready to go out to dinner for our belated Valentine's dinner at Roy's. YUM! The food was AMAZING!!! 
Tuesday, February 16th we took Tre to the zoo in the morning. Some of the animals were interesting to him and others were not so exciting. But it was a fun afternoon. He LOVED when he was let out of his stroller and got to roam around the kids area. There was a fish tank with a bunch of fish in it that he really enjoyed. They had a little tunnel in the middle that you could crawl into and see the fish from within the tank. Really cool! He played with some goats, one that we thought was so funny because it kept trying to head butt Tre. We were calling it the head butt goat, so Tre started calling it the head butt goat too. Here is a video of Tre running around the goat corral. We then took Tre home for his nap and then after nap we went to the Outrigger beach.
Wednesday, February 17th we decided to head to the North Shore but after the long trip over we were saddened by the stormy weather. It was SUPER windy and a little cold, so after telling Tre we were going to a new beach to play we ended up just walking on the windy beach for a short while, took some pics and then went into the town of Haleiwa and walked around. Tre kept asking for the beach so we felt bad that we didn't get to let him play at the beach, but we can't control the weather and even Hawaii has some not so perfect days. ;) We made it home without Tre falling asleep in the car (with the help of me doing anything possible to keep him entertained, so tiring). We put him down for his nap and we ended up taking a nap ourselves. When Tre woke up we got cleaned up and went to the Outrigger for our last night in Hawaii dinner. That was even an experience, we got this amazing spot with a gorgeous view and of course it got rather windy and then really cold as the sun went down. We got through the shivers and enjoyed a YUMMY dinner. After I was done I took Tre to wander around which helped keep me warm (I was wearing a tank top so my arms were super cold).
Thursday, February 18th was a LOOOONG day! It was time to say goodbye to Hawaii but our flight didn't take off until 2pm. So we decided to take Tre to the Aquarium in the morning before we had to get to the airport. Tre had lots of fun at the aquarium, we thought for sure after tiring himself out there he would want to take a nap on the plane (not so much). Anyways, after the aquarium we stopped by the Outrigger to get some lunch before heading to the airport. I'm so glad we did that because we would've been STARVING by the time they finally served us food. After the Outrigger we went to the airport and were on our way home. Tre was super tired and totally delayed in taking his nap, so I had a feeling as it normally happens if he delays going down for his nap, sometimes it's harder for him to fall asleep. He didn't sleep AT ALL! There was a point where he was just so tired that he looked like he wanted to sleep but as soon as he tried to position him in a resting position, he freaked. So he didn't end up taking a nap on the plane. He was quite the handful! After we got off the plane we got picked up and within 15 minutes of being in the car, Tre was asleep. Unfortunately, we had to wake him up when we got to Jammer's Mom's house because we had to switch cars (which meant moving Tre's car seat). We finally got on the road around 11pm at night and Tre fell back to sleep at 11:25pm. Poor kid had a very long day!The following morning he ended up sleeping until 10am (he was probably still a little on Hawaii time, but also super tired from the long day prior).
All in all, the trip was lots of fun and Tre had a blast going to the beach almost every day!
Here is the collection of pictures from Hawaii....
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=190034&id=541262742&l=ba71ed7f0c
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