Maui 2013

Get ready for picture overload!  We took the kids to Maui last month and I think I took almost 500 pictures.  The kids were counting down for months before our trip.  They were so excited!  I was excited, but I was also dreading the flight with Grayson.  You'll be happy to know that they all did surprisingly well!  Grayson had a few small meltdowns on the way there but slept the whole way home.  I even had a lady come up to me when we landed in Maui and compliment me on how well our children traveled.  Yay!  We stayed in a condo at the Honua Kai Resort in Lahaina.  I thought it was fabulous!  There were three big pools, a water slide, and Duke's Beach house restaurant.  I think I tried just about everything on the menu!  And we were just a hop, skip and a jump away from the beach.  Every morning we ate breakfast and then came the big question, should we go to the beach or the pool?  The kids were in heaven!  It took Grayson a few days to get used to the water and the sand.  He never really did love the sand and didn't want to get too close to the ocean.  He loved playing with his sand toys and tools in the kiddie pool.  We did drag the kids from the pool and beach to see a few other things.  We walked around Front Street.  They loved the big Banyan tree!  We went to Whaler's Village for ice cream once or twice.  And watched the Hula show.  We went to the Maui Ocean Center.  They loved seeing all the fish and sharks.  We attempted a scenic drive but didn't get too far before some of us were feeling car sick.  We're kind of crazy like that! We went night swimming a few times.  It was fun with all of the torches lit around the pools.  The kids were happy to hang out on their pull-out bed and play the Wii when we were in the condo.  It really was such a fun trip!  I'm sad that it came and went so fast.  I think this is a trip that we will definitely remember for years to come!