Aloha!

Aloha and greetings from beautiful Poipu Beach, Kauai. Today is day three of our seven-day trip 

to the Garden Isle. Unfortunately, I can't post any pictures through this hotel computer, but I can relay the fact that we are all doing well and enjoying the sun, the beaches and a little island rain, now and again.
We had as good of a flight as you can expect, when you plop a toddler into a 767 for five and a half hours. She slept for a little under an hour during the first half of the flight and managed to have only a few little outburst/cries during the duration. The really good part was that we were kind of in the "toddler" section of the plane and there was a little girl behind us and one in front of us who were much louder than the little miss. So, all in all, she was quite well behaved, which is all we could have really asked for.
On the downside of all of this, is the fact that all of our biological clocks are a bit messed up by moving three hours West. So, as I write this at 10pm on Monday night, it's actually 1am back home. We are all doing much better with this, but the past two days were a little rough... especially for Finley.

Considering how important her nap schedule is, it's understandable that a three-hour push back made things a little difficult for her to handle. She was a bit more irritable than normal and leaned a bit more toward the "terrible twos" realm than we would have liked. But, now that she has been able to get her naps back on track, she's a much more enjoyable and pleasant baby... Which makes us much more enjoyable and pleasant parents!
One of the great things we have discovered, here, is how much she really loves the beach. When we went to Mexico, she was only nine months old and didn't have too much exposure to surf and sand. She couldn't walk just yet and was relegated to the pool for her swimming fun. Now, at 18 months, she is walking and running and it looks like we have a little mermaid on our hands.
She loves the way the waves run up on the beach and instead of running from the sea foam and water, she runs TOWARD it. Of course we're holding on to her the entire time, but she's definitely a water baby.

Some of the best images - and I'll be sure to post them when we get back - are of her and her Momma sitting on the sand screaming with joy as the water races up to get them. Except for all the sand we have to scrape away from her crevices, it's a pretty enjoyable scene.

We also have been having fun digging in the sand and utilizing all of the tools in her little sand 

shovel and bucket set. Of course, Daddy likes to build the castles and Finzilla likes to smash them to pieces. That's just the way it goes.

So, we're here on the south-end of the island for two more days before we head to the north part and three days in a place called Princeville. There are a bunch of beaches along the way and we hope to try and see as much of the island as the mermaid princess will allow.
We'll have lots of pictures and maybe a bit of video to share when we get back, so here's hoping you are all well and we'll talk to you soon, and maybe we'll be a bit more tan than usual as well!
ALOHA!