Since Daniley started school we don't have a lot of time together.  To remedy this, I took her to the beach, just us two, for a long weekend.  It was one of the best beach trips of recent memory.  We just chilled and relaxed.  The weather was perfect.  The last time I spent Spring Break at the beach I must have been in high school.  I did not realize how wonderful it was this time of year.
This kid is hilarious.  I just sit on the sidelines and watch her work the adults.  She strikes up a conversation and before you know it she's roped them in.  I even heard one tell her, "You should be on TV."  haha.  True entertainment for me!!

 This last one is a selfie of her.  She kills me.

Dan repurposed an old motorcycle tire, cut back an old tree, and BOOM!  Tire swing.  The girls LOVE it.  To not have wanted any girls, he sure does go out of his way...  Ha!!!!!!!

Dan and I have been married for 10 years.  Yeh, that's right.  TEN.  In some ways it seems like forever, and in some ways it seems like yesterday.  I decided for our tenth anniversary we would go to Hawaii.  For TWO WEEKS!  I didn't tell Dan anything.  He actually did not find out where we were going until we arrived at the airport and I handed him his ticket.  :-)

I sort of thought this might be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity so we left the kids at home and headed out.  (Bless those precious GRANDparents for their loving care in my absence!!)  All I can say is Hawaii was everything I thought it would be.  I recommend that everyone try to make it there.  It's beach, mountains, rainforest, volcanoes, swimming, hiking, cruising, motorcycling, snorkeling.  It's adventure, relaxing, and exploring.  It's the heart of the Pacific right here in US territory.  Start saving and get your bags packed!!!

We visited two islands:  Kauai and Maui.  We have hundreds of pictures capturing the beauty of this place, but to keep it manageable I just picked out a few of our favorites.  If you need descriptions, I posted them on the photobucket website.  Click on the link to view the album.
Best vacation of my entire life!!!!!!!!!

Oh, and coming home to get our abandoned children...PRICELESS.  Here is pickup and souvenir time.