Your beauty Lord, I know it captures me.....

Finally, following is a small preview of our Kauai vacation! We loved every second of this trip. It was a much needed time of getting away together to relax be able to experience more of the Lord's beauty on this earth. A song we listened to often while sitting on the beach was Jeremy Camps "Capture Me". This song encompasses exactly how we would describe our trip:

Your beauty Lord, I know it captures me

Your sweet embrace, it brings me to my knees

Oh, the love You show it pours over me

You opened up my heart and made a home in me

You lifted up the weight the wold has placed on me

Oh, You capture me, oh Lord, You capture me

Enjoy :)

This was our view from our room. We loved waking up and listening to our Bible on the I-pod watching as the waves came in.

Hitting the Napali Coast Trail. We spent 2 nights and 3 days. We should have done 22 miles but made 15. At 7.5 miles in, I no longer felt safe taking Little K any further, so we turned around.

The views from this trail were the most beautiful sites our eye's have EVER seen!

Night 2 this was our campsite, right on the beach! Even better we were 2 of 6 people on this beach!

This was our spot as we watched the sun set and see the new day come.

Yes, this trail kicked our butts, but it was worth every view we saw.

We went to a Luau and ate like royalty!

Mike would easily say this was the best meal he has ever had in his life! :) He went back for 3rds even! I almost needed to roll him out.

We found a great local farmer's market taking place. We bought a coconut and drank the milk. Mike didn't mind it, but I just wasn't a fan. We got lots of fresh pineapple, mangos, and passion fruit to make fresh smoothies at our cottage!

This was my highlight of the trip, an afternoon bike ride along the coast.

This dessert is an absolute favorite of some friends of ours, so we were excited to try it! Hula Pie at Dukes, so good!!!! Chocolate cookie crust, vanilla ice cream, macadamia nuts, whipped cream and an ocean of hot fudge! We came back later in the week to experience it again :)

We loved exploring the different beaches, and letting the Hawaiian sun bake our skin!

Behind us is a waterfall we kayaked and hiked to! Getting to swim in the water was very refreshing!

You can't end the day without a evening sunset stroll on the beach

Our last night, the resort offered smores on the beach. It was a perfect ending to a great vacation!

Here is Mike's prized souvenir, a real machete! We found this backpacking and he was determined to get it home. For safety, Mike spent a morning widdling a bamboo stick to place on the blade. I was terrified going through security at the airport thinking we were going to be arrested. But it was tucked into the checked baggage and it arrived with us back in the 'ville.

We had a 5 hour layover in LA on the way home from 5:00am to 10:00am. Our sweet friend, Heather, woke up at 3:30 to pick us up at the airport and had breakfast with us till we needed to leave. It was so great to see her! :)

So that was a glimpse into our Hawaiian paradise vacation!!! We can't wait to go back again, and we really think that everyone needs to go!!