Big Big Big Big Big BIG Wada

We're there!  After a looooooong day of travel we arrived at our condo in time to see the sunset on the beach.  We've been telling Axel that we were moving to "Big Big Water, Hawaii."  However, when he actually saw it he renamed it, "Big Big Big Big Big BIG Wada."

The kids did great on the flights.  The lady in front of Joslyn turned around when we landed and said she didn't know there was a baby behind her for the past 7 1/2 hours.  As far as Axel goes . . . we'll just say that there were kids on the plane who were worse.  The time change is making things interesting, but they really are doing better with it than I thought.

Our first morning we woke up to the whales playing off the coast.  I'm not kidding.  They tell us that in a couple weeks they play in the same spot at the same time every morning, just like clockwork.  If we're lucky, we might be able to see them from our bed.  It's crazy. 

Our condo is beautiful.  Above is our view when we look left/west off our lanai (oh yeah, we speak Hawaiian now).   Below is the view to the right/east.  So, yeah.  It's gorgeous.  I forgot about the mountains until we arrived.  They're every bit as breathtaking as the ocean.  And they're everywhere!  The high today is 81, with a perfect cool breeze.

We got to see our house on base yesterday.  I LOVE it!  We're so excited about it that it was almost hard to leave and come back to the condo.  That is, until we remember the view.  It's a little better here than on base.  Axel was VERY excited when we showed him his room at the house.  He jumped around yelling, "Aaa Room!  Aaa Room!"  Then he about exploded with joy when we showed him that he can see the basketball court in the park from his bedroom window.  I have a feeling that I'd better get in some good beach time now, because I'm going to be spending the next 3 years at that basketball court.

Last night we celebrated New Year's by going to bed at 9pm.  Probably earlier than any of our family back home.  :)  However, we did get up at midnight to watch the best fireworks show on the island from our lanai.  The kids slept right through it.  We already have sores in our mouths from our pineapple breakfast.  It's definitely a different experience to be eating breakfast, drinking coffee and watching football in your pj's.  I can probably get used to it.

P.S.  We really do take pictures of Joslyn, too.  I promise we'll post some soon.  :)