Maui

So we did several fun things in Maui, but the kids loved the beach. We stayed in Napili and the door to our room was like 30 feet from the beach. The bay is incredible there. Mike liked the snorkeling and the kids loved the waves, water and sand. I kept thinking that they would get tired and want to come in from the water. They never did--we always had to call them in.

Bev collected some shells and got lots of sand in her hair.

Andrew with a hula girl at the luau. Mike had to get his picture taken with her first for Andrew to want to do it. I would post that other picture, but it is kind of creepy--some Dad getting his pic taken with a hula girl.
The kids favorite part of the water was being pulled to shore by the waves.

Every morning Bev found a flower on the ground and wore it over her ear.

The fam at the Iao Needle.

We loved touring around in the convertible. Andrew played his ukelele as we drove around and the weather was perfect--not to hot and never cold.
Bev with the hula girls.

My favorite picture of the trip--we had a full rainbow. It has been years since I have seen a full one.



I made an attempt at some artsy photography.

We had a great time. A&B are at great ages to take to Hawaii. They did great at snorkeling--we saw sea turtles, eels, lots of beautiful fish, and a reef shark. We loved the hotel we stayed at--very family-friendly and no televisions. I loved swimming in the ocean--the water was perfect. Mike spent a lot of time snorkeling in the bay. He got pushed into a reef by the water and hit a sea urchin. I got to remove them--some were very deep.

It was a great trip. We missed C&J, but it was really nice spending time with A&B. Thanks Mom and Dad for watching the little ones. Now, back to packing. We have a lot to do this weekend. We are moving into the apartment, getting the rest of our stuff moved into storage and getting our house clean. It was nice having such a wonderful vacation right before the craziness of this weekend.