...And Then Scotty Happened. A Hawaiian Adventure (CHAPTER 32 Added 5/23--THE END)

[Poolrat]

Baby Update: Nothing happening yet. We were on the wait list to go into the hospital this morning for an induction, but there were no beds available. It’s possible we could get a call to come in this afternoon or evening, or we could just have to wait some more. It’s never fun to wait, but it’s also not a process we have any control over. Hopefully we’ll have more exciting news soon.

I hope cletus is not being born duning the snowpocalypse or are you just going to name her Leon?




I hope everyone is happy, pain free, and safe.

Ok, fine, that was us. But they also have a sneaky $1 fee per pedestrian, so we still ended up forking over $5 to get in.

Doh

Apparently they saw you coming...... They did the math, if a family of 5 was going to park at the road to save the parking fee but gets charged the walk in fee they MIGHT just steal the toilet paper.

Now if that is like where I work only 1 person has the key and the day they all run out is his day off.

I took this picture with my iPod, and it turned out to be my favorite one. Isn’t this just beautiful?

And yes, the falls are pretty too.

Beautiful..... Yes the falls too!

Of course. The food looked great and well a good burger in a starving stomach is heaven.

We had one more stop on the day’s agenda: Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. In a rarity for our road trips, we were completely doubling back on our driving route. The waterfall and burger joint had served not only as worthwhile stops on the tour, but also helped to kill time as we waited for that typical vacation cliché: sunset in Hawaii.

Hey at least you had a reason to drive around the island and back.

Was it worth it?

YES!!!!!

A long but you made the most of the time you had. Bravo!!!

 

[Cinderella909]

Just joining in on your trip report! So glad to have stumbled across your report! Love your family! I'm only up to chapter 4... and will book mark and keep on reading. Hope to catch up soon.

Karen

 

[KatMark]

Congratulations to ALL of you on the new baby.


Hope momma is doing well.

 

[Captain_Oblivious]

Just popping in to announce the birth of our son! Andrew (Drew) was born yesterday at 6:07 p.m. and weighed a whopping 9 lbs., 12 oz., once again making me glad to be a man. Julie rocked that delivery. Everyone is doing great. I'll try and get a picture posted when I have access to a computer. Thanks to everyone for the prayers and well-wishes along the way.

 

[jedijill]

Just popping in to announce the birth of our son! Andrew (Drew) was born yesterday at 6:07 p.m. and weighed a whopping 9 lbs., 12 oz., once again making me glad to be a man. Julie rocked that delivery. Everyone is doing great. I'll try and get a picture posted when I have access to a computer. Thanks to everyone for the prayers and well-wishes along the way.

Congrats! Hoping all are well.

Jill in CO

 

[GoofyIsAsGoofyDoes]

Just popping in to announce the birth of our son! Andrew (Drew) was born yesterday at 6:07 p.m. and weighed a whopping 9 lbs., 12 oz., once again making me glad to be a man. Julie rocked that delivery. Everyone is doing great. I'll try and get a picture posted when I have access to a computer. Thanks to everyone for the prayers and well-wishes along the way.

I said it elsewhere but it bears repeating here…

Congrats to the entire Oblivious clan.
A wish for a speedy recovery for momma
And as for Drew…

Welcome sir… the world, and The World, awaits you!

 

[franandaj]

Just popping in to announce the birth of our son! Andrew (Drew) was born yesterday at 6:07 p.m. and weighed a whopping 9 lbs., 12 oz., once again making me glad to be a man. Julie rocked that delivery. Everyone is doing great. I'll try and get a picture posted when I have access to a computer. Thanks to everyone for the prayers and well-wishes along the way.

Congratulations! I hope everyone feels all better soon!

 

[Dugette]

Congratulations to your family!!!

 

[afwdwfan]

Ok, fine, that was us. But they also have a sneaky $1 fee per pedestrian, so we still ended up forking over $5 to get in.

Well at least Julie managed to smuggle Drew in so you didn't have to pay $6...

And there we discovered that toilet paper is apparently a highly-prized treasure in these parts.

Everything is expensive in Hawaii...

We tried getting some family shots in front of the falls, but it was tough fitting both the people and the falls into the frame.

You did a nice job catching the chain link fence though.

We finished taking pictures and shamelessly sucking up for brownie points

We wouldn't expect anything less of you, Mark.

I’ll post the name here and leave you to puzzle out why it might have caught my eye

I'm guessing it is the same reason why I'm sitting here right now thinking I could use a good burger.

Of course, having starved ourselves all day may have had something to do with it as well.

Starvation makes everything taste better.

We looked around and saw hundreds of people who’d come prepared with long sleeves and jackets. And five idiots standing around in their shorts and t-shirts. The cloudy skies and light drizzle combined with a light breeze didn’t help, either.

But at least you weren't one of those idiots who plays golf in a rain storm.

All of us were grateful to have spent the evening there. Your mileage may vary.

Definitely something I'd have to take time to see if I'm ever there.

Just popping in to announce the birth of our son! Andrew (Drew) was born yesterday at 6:07 p.m. and weighed a whopping 9 lbs., 12 oz., once again making me glad to be a man. Julie rocked that delivery. Everyone is doing great. I'll try and get a picture posted when I have access to a computer. Thanks to everyone for the prayers and well-wishes along the way.

Congratulations! I really like his name.

 

[WDW2012]

Just popping in to announce the birth of our son! Andrew (Drew) was born yesterday at 6:07 p.m. and weighed a whopping 9 lbs., 12 oz., once again making me glad to be a man. Julie rocked that delivery. Everyone is doing great. I'll try and get a picture posted when I have access to a computer. Thanks to everyone for the prayers and well-wishes along the way.

Congratulations to you, Julie and the family. 9 lbs, 12 oz?!?! WOW!!! Glad everyone is doing well.

 

[Poolrat]

Just popping in to announce the birth of our son! Andrew (Drew) was born yesterday at 6:07 p.m. and weighed a whopping 9 lbs., 12 oz., once again making me glad to be a man. Julie rocked that delivery. Everyone is doing great. I'll try and get a picture posted when I have access to a computer. Thanks to everyone for the prayers and well-wishes along the way.

Congrats!!!!! 9 pounder WOW- I guess he really liked all those Maui Onion chips.


Here is to wishing he is a good sleeper and an all around happy and healthy baby.

Hoping for a quick recovery for Julie.

 

[OurDogCisco]

Congrats!!!!

 

[glennbo123]

That's great news!!! Congratulations Mark, Julie, and family!

 

[Iamthequeen]

Congratulations Capt'n and MrsKnowitall! Andrew is a great name - my son Andrew was also a 9 pounder!

 

[DVCmom4]

Congratulations!!!!!

 

[Flossbolna]

Congratulations to your new addition to the family!! I hope you will all have a fabulous time with Andrew over the next many years!

I am sorry that I am so behind with your TR, but I thought I ought to check whether it isn't about time for the new family member to arrive! It seems that I looked just in time!!!

 

[FauntleroyFAN07]

I hope cletus is not being born duning the snowpocalypse or are you just going to name her Leon?

cleautus is the new name of the monster truck for monster jam. parker and i saw it in Indy this last weekend.




congrats on the new addition to the family.

to bad he cant eat chips yet, i have 2 bags of maui onion chips i would have sent for him. but ill just hang on to them for now.


ohh PS...check the ABC store website they sell and ship those chips now. the abc store from the islands not the TV channel...you might not have luck getting them at the tv channel website.

 

[Captain_Oblivious]

Thanks for all of the well-wishes! Mommy and baby are doing great so far. Now I really need to catch up on replies.

Thanks! But at $34.95, I'll just wait until we go there! Then they will be more like $3,495!

Ain't that the truth.

They call them "Cost Plus World Market" out here. Frito Lay came out with a line of kettle cooked chips about a year or year and a half ago. We usually buy the "original" flavor, but I believe that they sell the Maui Onion flavor in markets throughout California, I would think that they had them nationwide.

We have regular kettle chips all over the place, but the Maui Onion hasn't migrated to the East coast yet. Hopefully someday...

I hope something happens soon! I'm sure Julie could use the relief!

It was hard work, but she was so ready to have that baby.

Very beautiful!

OMG! This place just went on the list for our day in Hilo on our "someday" Hawaii trip! I looked at the menu and wanted at least five of the burgers on there!

Good stuff! I would definitely go back.

So what caught my eye was the wine, beer, spirits, and joint all in one sign. What caught your eye was undoubtedly "BURGER". I don't know how you all went that long on Onion chips and danish, or whatever the heck you guys rummaged up. I would have been

We had just enough to make it to this point. It was a struggle. There are just a lot of remote areas on the big island with few options to choose from.

Wow - that crater. Just amazing. I am sure that was a spectacular site, especially considering the context you described it in. Awe inspiring for sure.

Truly amazing to see. I'm glad we made the effort to get there.

What a great day. Are you sure there weren't just a few ZZZZZzzzz's on the way home? (thankfully not from you).

Oh, it was no problem. I just set the cruise control and then closed my eyes for a little rest.

Oh - and boo to the baby day getting moved back. The waiting at the end IS the hardest part.

Julie says the last month basically equals the first 8 in terms of annoyance.

 

[Checkers]

Just getting caught up -- Congratulations to you and your family on the new addition!

And, thanks for a great TR!

 

[Captain_Oblivious]

Hoping for baby news soon.

Hope it was worth the wait!

Sure...making the pregnant hungry lady go the longer route again.

Would you expect anything less?

Eh...the falls are okay; but there is nothing as beautiful as a pregnant woman.

Agreed. Julie wins.

BURGERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yes, please!

All I had for dinner tonight was soup...one because it warmed me up on this frigid day and two because Mark is getting sick and that's all he wanted.

Was it Le Cellier cheddar soup? Because that sounds great right about now.

Thank you for shutting up...those are great pictures.

If I had a dollar for every time someone said "Thank you for shutting up" to me...

If we ever get back to Hawaii, I would love to go and see that. Although I really could do without those winding 2-lane roads.

Yeah, not sure how you can avoid those.

Coffee? I'm in for that for sure.

Man, you need to wait until I'm sitting down before you spring shocks on me like that!

Great update. Other than the temporary starvation, looks like a very cool day. Beautiful waterfall and that sunset lava light was really neat. (Not to mention tasty burgers!) Makes me wish we were going to more than Oahu on our trip. Someday!

Worth the effort for sure! I hope you get the chance to explore the islands someday.

Best wishes for the induction, whenever you get the call!

Thanks! It was a long wait, but the sleep deprivation is finally here!