Hawaii: a semi brief re-cap

So, we are a bit behind. We spent 9 days enjoying the lovely island of Maui, and had a fabulous time. Too many pictures to post them all, but lets just say it was a wonderful 9 days.


We spent a lot of time at the beach. Allie and Shannon both enjoyed the sand and building sand castles.


While at the beaches, we spent some time snorkeling. Kyle worked with Allie, but she was not quite ready to take on this new adventure. Next time. However, we love snorkeling.. the fish were amazing. And, we finally met a sea turtle!!!!


Our condo also had a pool, so of course, each day we had to get in... Allie is such a swimmer.


(by the way, next task... saying goodbye to the silly pacifier... that oughta be fun)

Right outside of our condo was a nice grassy area that the children were able to enjoy.... running around. For some reason, they loved chasing the birds. There was a also a fish pond that we spent a lot of time checking out. The girls loved the fishies.

And, I couldn't help but get a picture of the giant frog.


But the ocean was the best part. And the whales. Everywhere. We went on a tour, and saw a ton of whales.. even this baby humpback breaching over and over... it seemed to be doing a show just for us!!



Allie even got to help out pulling in the microphone. She was in such awe that the whales were talking into the microphone!! :)


We had a great trip... though, I am a little sad we couldn't get a better picture of Shannon.. she is at the age where posing for a picture is not happening! ugh.