Hawaii Vacation - Day 1 (Friday) - Denver to Honolulu

I tried to create new postings for each day we were in Hawaii but it was becoming a HUGE mess. Therefore, the postings will be out of order. Bummer.

DAY 1

We left for Hawaii on Friday, Sept 19. We had a seven hour flight from Denver to Honolulu. Since we were flying with Oliver on such a long flight we decided to cash in some United airlines miles and upgrade to First Class. This gave us extra room and floor space for Oliver to crawl around and lay down for a nap. This also included meals and cocktails for Mom and Dad. WOOHOO!!! Oliver was a champ on the flight and didn't seem to mind it too much. He even made some friends with the kids in the seats next to us, Bonnie and Gary. Not only did Bonnie and Gary love Oliver, but they also have famous parents. Read on...

La Cucaracha cha cha... Vodka cocktails for Mom and Dad. Now we're REALLY on vacation! Vodka Cranberry for Mom and a Bloody Mary for Dad. Don't worry, we were responsible parents and this was our one and only cocktail of the flight.

Oliver's buddy on the flight, Gary. Not only did Gary befriend Oliver (even though Oliver has decided to quit smiling for pictures) but they took over Keith's seat as well. Do you know who's famous Dad this kid belongs too? Does his hair style look familiar?
Oliver cuddling with Gary. Gary's sister Bonnie in the background. Oliver loving First Class!! Look closely.... Do you see the famous parent in the window seat on the other side of the aisle? Can you guess who it is? Place your guess on the survey on the right side of the blog.
Oliver lovin' First Class!
Look closely.... Do you see the famous parent in the window seat on the other side of the aisle? Can you guess who it is? Place your guess on the survey on the right side of the blog.

Keith and Oliver on the airplane. Keith gives a survey hint in this video. (Survery on the right side of blog)

This is a new thing that Oliver does ALL the time. We LOVE it and it makes us giggle.

Mom and Oliver.

ALOHA in Hawaii!!!

The Hamilton's have arrived in Hawaii with a lei greeting.

Room with a view of Waikiki beach. We were suppose to get a high ocean view but the only view we had was if we leaned out over the balcony. This has happened to us on vacation before and we never complained. Knowing that we paid for the upgraded room AND we were going to be here for three nights I called and complained. They couldn't move us for the first night, but they moved us the next day while we were at Pearl Harbor. The only bummer was that we had to re-pack all of our stuff before we caught the shuttle at 6:30 AM the next morning. After we returned to our new room the next day it was well worth re-packing.

For a few more pictures of Day 1, go to: http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=19ph730x.2ud2jyzp&x=0&y=-t1w0dm&localeid=en_US