Hawaii: Days 3 & 4

Day 3: the road to Hana

We decided that since this was the day it was raining that we'd all hop in the mini-van and go drive around the island of Maui. On to the Hana highway, over about 56 bridges and 600 bends in the road, we went to rainforests, waterfalls, and awesome beaches as we explored the east side of Maui.

This was on a little hike into a rainforest. There was lots of mud on the trail, it was a tough hike.

East and Ella posing with the grandparents... cheese.

Conn, East, and Gramps.

This is at the black sand beaches... it was cool.

This is me and the kids at the seven sacred pools (you can see them in the back).

Day 4: relaxing at the beach and pool again...

Chillin' in the pool.

Playing in the sand, making castles, talking to grandma and grandpa.

I'm cute.

Hawaii: Days 1 & 2

Day 1: We're There!
Arrive at the airport around 2ish in the afternoon. We wait in line FOREVER at the car rental (Thrifty, FYI) and then pick up the rest of the family at baggage claim. We jam everything into the back of the van and then we're off to Costco to stock up. Can I just say that Costco may be the coolest store ever.

Once we get to the condo and unload we take a stroll around the condo area, check out the pool, and then go to the beach. We chilled out that evening, eat a pizza and enjoy just hanging out.

Day 2: The Beach
Once settled in we decided to just take it easy this day. We spent most of the day on the beach and at the pool. Here's us boys having some fun with the boogie boards.

Waiting for the waves (FYI, that's Lanai in the background)...

Chewed up and spat out on the beach...

Easton on the attack...

I think this night we had pizza again from a local place down the street that is REALLY good. Pizza Paradisio in case you're interested.

To be continued...

First update for Hawaii

Hi all,

Now that we're settling back into life in Utah I thought that I should probably get started on updating everyone with some pics of how the trip went. I'm going to start with those I have handy... the ones on my phone.

Allen and I went golfing at the Wailea Emerald golf course one day (can't remember which one) and it was beautiful. And, for being our first time out for the season we didn't do too bad. And, if I could actually putt, it would've been a whole lot better.

Anyways... this is the view from the 1st tee. As you can see it's tough to concentrate on golf when you're in such a breathtaking place.

Enjoy... more to come later.


P.S. - I got par on this one. One of only a few. :(

Why do kids revolt and melt when it's just Dad?

So, tonight Michelle is off with the girls at some Relief Society thing and I am watching the kids. They've done alright most of the night, but then when it's time to get ready for bed all emotions are thrown in the wind and they start crumbling. Easton has to be prodded and herded to every task like cattle, Conner seems to forget everything you ask him and then deny emphatically he didn't hear you, and Ella... oh, Ella. She just bursts into tears wailing, "Mommy, Mommy, I want Mommy..." continuously in one monotonous mumble.

My patience is being tested... and right now they're REALLY testing it. Let's hope 15 minutes of reading without me yelling at them will do the trick. Blog out.