Sunday, April 1, 2012

Hawaii : Thanksgiving 2011

For Thanksgiving this last year the Taylor family was blessed enough, thanks to our wonderful parents, to spend it together (all 19 of us). It was the best trip in the world. So fun and relaxing. I am truly so so so thankful for my family...and Hawaii. Here's documentation of every step....literally, lots of pics, beware. Like it should be broken up into 3-8 posts kinda pictures, but whatever, it's all in ONE. Enjoy.

                       We found Zach and Jana                                                      Matching Buds
                                                                         Best Friends
 Feeding the "Fisshhiees"
 Two purposes Logan believes for sand: eating and putting it in your diaper
 Sweet Dean
 Emma
 The girls find a monk seal
 Hip mothers
 My guy's got a nice fanny
"Will you bury us?"
                             
 Mother's following orders
Buried
 Sand bum wedgie

  "Girlfriend"
 Talineenee
 Aunt Jana
 Adorable
 The set up
Grandpa boogie boarding with Ryls
Coley boy
                                       Jackers                                                                Zachy
 Cousins
 Mother and daughter
 Uncle Zach
 Rylee Roo...Sass
Dinner at Bubba's Burgers
 Cousin HUGS
  Deany Baby

 Dessert at Lapparts....EVERYDAY
 Logan's daily playtime photo shoots...she's a natural


 Screaming with excitement

 These two love each other. Best friend handshake in the backround of the left pic...love
 Zach and Jana


 The Taylor Boys
 My little Emma Lou...Sunglasses and a Coke Zero by the pool- Classic
 The Leavitt Family
 Thanksgiving dinner
 Thanksgiving performance by the kids (They sang us their Thanksgiving songs from school, and the songs that Jana always sings from when she was a kid/still is one :))
 The program coordinator and her biggest star
 We did a couple adventures while in Hawaii. Our favorite is/was the canal tubing adventure. You ride through the old irrigation canals and tunnels. The best. 
Crazy truck ride up to the canals


Morgan and Kaylee

 Zach and Jana
 Our part of the tubing crew

 We do what we want...when we want...where we want
Our other outing was a kayack/hike. Lil Jack and Cole joined us on this one, creating some interesting times and big muscles. It was also a bit windy, but it was so gorgeous and fun to all do it together.



 The only rest Brett would get the rest of kayacking
 I collected leaves along the way...It became a competition among a few of us, naturally, and they began to be worth money. I was rich.
 Our guide did the whole thing barefoot...of course. Curry and him were buds.

 Walking sticks necessary

 Giant vine castle in the jungle.
 "Walking trees." They just keep growing roots and moving along. Nomads, Gyspys, like us. 
Snake tree 
  Lindsey is thrilled with her husband...aka David Hasslehoff. Hey, if you bust those things out at the family waterfall hike, Imma put that crap on the internet. Your welcome. 
 "OUCH!!!"
 This waterfall was pounding at like 100 miles per hour. Painful. This seems peaceful and cool, but we were all screaming and yelling and grunting...laughing our faces off. Prob one of my fav trip moments. 
 Brett, Kelly and their boys Jack and Cole
 Lindsey and Curry
Thanks again mom and dad. We miss it! Happy Thanksgiving...I mean...
ALOHA - The Orrs

2 comments:

Kadee said...

Dang, that looks like a fun trip!

G said...

\HI kids....loved looking at your wonderful pictures and how you enjoyed your Thanksgiving. Nothing like the breeze in Hawaii or anything else that is there. You both look brown and happy.
Love to you both
G