Hawaii- time to say Aloha....

Waikiki Beach was the first beach we visited.... and it was also our last.

Mallory played and played in the surf and sand.... 

She played more in the ocean on this day than any other.  She held hands with Charles and I as we sang "Ring around the Ocean" about a million times over!

But she of course still made time to play in the sand.  Once the sun started to hide behind some clouds, it got a little chilly, so we walked up to the Hale Koa and enjoyed their heated pool until sunset....

...and what a sunset it was!  Such a perfect way to end our trip!

This was the last picture of Charles and I together.... 

The next morning, Charles, Mallory and I headed to the airport bright and early.  We checked in for our flights, and we all went through security.  Charles' plane was to leave at noon, and we stayed with him until he boarded.  Once it was really time to say good-bye, Mallory got very upset, and Charles got a little choked up, too.  Of course, I was upset too, but I didn't want to cry in front of Mallory because we had 11 more hours until our plane left!  So we just said goodbye quick like a band aid, and walked away.

Suzanne was such a God send, and picked Mallory and I up at the airport.  Her movers were there, but she let us shack up at their TLF so Mallory could take a nap, and play on the playground before we had to leave.  She and Rob took us out to dinner, and then back to the airport.  I put Mallory in her pajamas, and we got on the plane back to Los Angeles at 10:30pm.

Mallory looked at a magazine as we pulled away from the gate.

You know she is deliriously tired when she turns and poses for the camera!

As we taxied, she held up the magazine to block out the lights........

....and before I knew it, her hands dropped to her lap, and she was asleep!  She fell asleep before we even left the ground, and didn't wake up until after we landed in Los Angeles!

She slept on the plane from LA to San Antonio, too!  No doubt dreaming of her Daddy the entire time!