There are benefits and downsides to starting out the year with a vacation. Benefit: Your year starts out on a huge high note. Downside: Everything in real life seems dull by comparison.
This family trip to Hawaii was a dream come true (minus lost phones, luggage, etc.). Shout-out to my parents for all their love and planning. We could not have asked for a better vacation.
Kayaking, tubing, beaching, boating, helicopter riding... It all added up to an unforgettable week with my favorite people. Aloha until next time, Kauai!
This family trip to Hawaii was a dream come true (minus lost phones, luggage, etc.). Shout-out to my parents for all their love and planning. We could not have asked for a better vacation.
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| Sea Spray Win |
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| Floating Down Sugar Cane Irrigation Canals |
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| It Was Raining... Phil Was Cold |
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| Family Beach Day |
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| I Sure Love This Guy |
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| Roosters and Chickens Everywhere! |
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| Kayaking... Before We Lost Our Phones |
| My Seal Besties! One Swam about 10 Feet from Me! |
| That Turtle Though |
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| Taking Off in the Helicopter |
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| Aerial View of the Napali Coast |
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| Happy Because Helicopters! |
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| Those Views! |
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| Biking along the Beach |
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| Getting Back to My Brasilian Roots |
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| When Your Shaved Ice Is as Big as Your Face |
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| Cutest Fruit Stand |
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| Agua de Coco! |
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| Lazy, Lazy Beach Day |
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| View of the Sunset from Our Catamaran |
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| He Looks Good on the Ocean |
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| Poipu, I Miss You! |



















