Summer 2017 - Hawaii to Korea Trip

June 18, 2017  Happy Father's Day! This morning we packed up and checked out of the Aulani. Mikey was very sad to leave and wants to return in the near future. Today is the day that Joey and Mikey fly home to California. We made our way to Royal Hawaiian in Waikiki where Russell, Matty, and I will be staying for a night before our flight to Korea.  A slight detour to Leonard's to pick up a dozen Malasadas for the boys' flight.  After checking into the hotel, Joey needed to do some quick souvenir shopping.  Russell, Matty, and I still had our nonrefundable tickets to California (Korea trip was an afterthought).  We were trying to figure out what we can do with them. Hoping to get bumped, we proceeded to the gate. Unfortunately,  the plane still had empty seats so we had to forfeit our tickets. I was sad to see my two boys board the plane but was happy that they are in good hands with my parents. They are in for a surprise when they land in ...

June 17, 2017 In order to be able to do different things, Russell and I had to split up.  Russell took Matty to snorkel at Paradise Cove, Mikey wanted to go to the kid's club and checked himself in.  I took Joey shopping at Ala Moana Center.  After an hour at the kid's club, Mikey was bored and wanted to leave.  Russell eventually picked him up and took him to the cove.  The three of them enjoyed snorkeling and saw a lot of turtles.  Joey was happy with his selection of souvenirs for his friends.  We made it back to the hotel by 3:30pm so that Joey can go to his teen activities. At the last minute we decided to go to a luau.  The Disney and Paradise Cove luaus were sold out but we were able to book Germaine's Luau.  The bus came to pick us up at 5:30pm and took us to a nearby location.  The boys got to see the Kalua Pig get pulled out of the underground stone pit.  They were mesmerized by the Polynesian dancers and re...