Paradise!

Mom and Dad Hoffmann took us to Hawaii in June, with our brothers and sisters! It was a blast, and the trip of a lifetime! We wish we could share every amazing thing that we did while on this trip, but that would be quite a long post! So, we picked a few of our favorites to share with you!

Jacob got to go golfing with some of his brothers the first day we were in Hawaii! They had a ton of fun!

(Alex, Jake, Ben, Jason)

Our second day on Kauai we went on a helicopter tour of the island.

Captain Jacob Hoffmann of the USS Missouri. This was probably one of Jake's favorite excursions that we went on. We saw Pearl Harbor and toured the USS Missouri in the same day, and he was on Cloud 9.

We played on the beach, went boogy boarding, and found a new friend!

We were able to enjoy seeing the grounds of the Laie Temple. Unfortunately the temple was closed during our trip, so we were not able to enjoy the inside.

We went to the Polynesian Cultural Center and played all day! We learned how to do a Tongan dance, play local games, throw spears, and make coconut bread. We went to the dinner and show that the PCC provided at the end of our day.

Jake and Josh are putting our spear throwing lessons to good use!

The Dole Plantation, where we were able to sample tasty pineapple. We also picked an oyster and got a pearl while we were here!

Para-sailing was AMAZING! We even got a dip in the ocean on our way back to the boat!

The Hilo Burger Joint is a local joint in... you guessed it, HILO! They have games for you to play while you wait for your meal... Jacob's practicing for his next surgery!

We saw a few beautiful waterfalls. We took a small hike to see this one.

I decided to take the path not taken... Flash back from my barefoot days of running around in the woods as a kid!

The Black Sand Beach, where the sand really is black! This beach was gorgeous!

And people wonder how Jacob fell in love with me.

This was on of my favorite activities! We snorkeled in Maui.

Jacob absolutely loves Forest Gump! How fitting!

We also got to spend some time with our nephew Grant. CUTE! Baby Grant added so much fun to our vacation!

We really did have a BLAST! We can't wait for our next Adventure! Thank you to M&D Hoffmann for this wonderful opportunity! Hawaii is amazing, but even better with family!