Dad's 35th Birthday

The man of the family turned 35 on June 9th and I felt the need to do something special.  Other big birthdays have come and gone and we have always had a good time and enjoyed the days.  This time around, I planned early and decided to surprise Eric with an overnight trip for just the 2 of us to Kaua'i. I'm not positive, but I think this is the first trip we have ever taken alone together since our road trip to Sandusky, Ohio sometime around 2001.

Uncle Tom came to our house on Saturday for a "BBQ," and brought extra clothes to stay the night as we would have some adult drinks.  Little did Eric know…he was staying 2 nights so he could care for our children while we were gone!  I ended up surprising Eric Saturday evening as our flight left at 5:18 the next morning!

We had such a fun time!  Here is a little review in photos….

On the plane at 5 a.m.!!!

 And 27 minutes later….landing on Kaua'i.

First stop Waimea Canyon State Park. And then a little breakfast at a local cafe. 

 It's the Grand Canyon of the Pacific!

Got to take a look at Ni'ihau and Lehua off in the distance (17 miles off shore).

And we made it around the island and to the north shore to our hotel in Princeville by 11 a.m.  Thanks to our early start! 

We were unable to check in until about 3:30 so we made friends with the pool bar and watched some playoff bball for a while.  We later played pingpong poolside for a while and met lots of wonderful people!  So, so fun. 

Monday morning was another early start for Eric's actual present…playing golf at the The Prince course in Princeville, Kaua'i. 

Pretty fancy! 

 They even had a place for me to rest while Eric warmed up. :)

 The driving range was unlike Tower Tee, where I used to frequent.

 We experienced the full effect of Kaua'i weather…trade showers and all!

 Even rainbows!

 Pretty sure I took over 100 pics of this man golfing on his birthday. :)

 The natural waterfall was my favorite part!

 Kaua'i is filled with chickens.  So many more than on Oahu.  Apparently there are no mongoose on that island leading to the increased poultry population. 

 We cut it a bit close after a nap at the resort pool and a trip to Secret beach.  We were being paged at the airport, "Last call for Amy and Eric Selter!" as we were rushing through security.  We made it, sandy feet and all!

 This guy (and his wife) had an awesome b-day!