Well today was supposed to be just a relaxing day at the resort... but when you have a toddler there is no such thing as low-key or relaxing!!!!! Our day started out bright and early at 5AM again!!!! We had some breakfast and hung around our room! I was looking at the events for the day at the resort and I saw that they have canoe rides....I thought "how cool, I wanna do that!."
When Chris and I were here in 2008 we did NOTHING on the water. One of the only things I regretted about that last trip! You are in Hawaii, you have to take some sort of boat ride. The glass bottom boat wasn't exactly what I thought of for boat right, but it would have been fine if we decided not to do the canoe ride. I really wanted to go kayaking but who wanted to do all that paddling - going for a canoe ride sounded so much better!!!
So, they had an 8AM slot open - first thing out in the morning, sounds great! Only this is that it was 7:41 when we were at concierge trying to book this. They said they would wait for us on the beach but we had to go now. My parents watched Brady and Chris and I booked it to the beach. I didn't have time to change in my bathing suit but I figured what the hell, how wet can I get on a canoe ride?! Well boy was I wrong - thank God we didn't have time to read the waiver that we signed because I am sure somewhere in that fine print it would have said that if you're pregnant they suggest NOT going on the canoe "ride"! We were the ones rowing the boat!!!! Honestly, it wasn't that bad - even if I knew that going into it I still would have done it! It was AMAZING and now totally took place of the kayaking! I feel complete!!! We were in a boat with another couple and 2 "locals" that were really doing most of the work! We were out on the water for about an hour and it was an amazing hour. I really wish that I had my bathing suit on because at one point they let us jump in the water. Who am I kidding, I most likely would have NOT been able to get back in the boat and then my secret would have been blown that I am "with child" (good thing I had a baggy t-shirt on)!
After the boat ride I met my parents in the "Discovery Room" for "Toddler Time" for Brady! There were only 2 other kids in there playing but it was really cute. They have it again on Thursday and maybe we will go again. After 20 minutes Brady was sick of it so we left anyway - that's pretty much all he can handle of 1 thing anyway! I wanted to hit the pool after this because I was still sweaty after all the rowing that I did (Chris was smart and made the speedy change during the 1 minute that we had to get ready). I made my way up to the room to get changed and on my way down Chris was coming up because Brady was ready for a nap. My mom said that she would take Brady upstairs so Chris and I can relax by the pool for a while.
After pool time we went back to the room and Brady was sleeping - my mom and I decided to take the jewelry making class, her and I always liked to do that cheezy stuff. Oh, and boy was it cheezy - it wasn't even a class really it was just "here's some string, put some beads on it" class! I'm not sure what I really expected but it was just ok. It took us 20 minutes to make an ankle bracelet and we were done. After jewelry class it was lunch time then off to Whalers Village for some shopping!!!!
My parents decided to go to a Luau tonight. I really wanted them to go because I feel like you can't go to Hawaii and not experience a Luau, but I knew that Brady would never make it up that late. So they went to the Luau at the Westin and Chris, Brady, and I went to Downtown Lahiana to go to the BBQ restaurant. It was soooooo good! After dinner we just walked around downtown! We have realized A LOT on this trip that Brady is soooo much like me, he can't take the heat - during the day he is ridiculously cranky but he was great tonight. It could have been that he was "relaxing" during his sugar high from the 2 oreo cookies we got with his kids meal at the restaurant. But either way he was having a ball tonight, he was dancin in his stroller and clapping his hands. It was a perfect way to end a great day!!!!
Until tomorrow!!
xoxoxoxo
Jill
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