Snorkeling Trip

Snorkeling was a lot of fun, Jared took to it like "a fish to water" that was supposed to be funny! I enjoyed it as well, but once I got cold it took a lot to get warm. It is so amazing to see all of the fish and coral, the beauty that is below the water. Jared was flipping through the channels when we got back and came upon a PBS scuba special, something that we might have skipped before but it was exciting to see it all again, and this time to really know what it looked like for ourselves.

Nakalele Blowhole

What a windy day! We spent most of the day shopping in Lahaina, and that was a fun experience. Jared does love to shop! But after all of that fun, we drove farther up the coast to this blowhole. We were able to hike right down to it, and it was truely amazing. We didn't realize how far up it was really shooting until Jared was almost standing on it.





This makes me realize how small we all are, I was a ways back on the trail and decided to go around some rocks and sneak up on Jared, when I was almost there a rather large wave hit the rocks we were standing by, soaking us in its path.
The views from here were AWESOME!!!
This is one of the falls along the road to Hana.

The Road to Hana

This road to Hana is quite the road. We left our hotel at 7:30 and didn't return until about 4:30. The road is full of twists and turns and about 55 one lane bridges, I read somewhere that someone thought there were about 600 turns, but what beautiful sites. We saw many waterfalls, these trees that looked like they had been painted, just not quite real and the black sand beaches were beautiful. And the drive for the most part was right along the ocean. It took a lot on Jared's part to stay on the road and not watch the coast line. Which is why we made numerous stops along the way. It was definitely the journey and not the destination.

Bike trip down the crater in Maui

This was an amazing sight to behold. They picked us up in our lobby at 3:30 am, yea, it was early! And it was really cold, like 30 degrees at the top. Elevation 10,000 feet, but WOW! It was breath taking. We were above the cloud level and the colors were exquisite. The pictures don't do much for it but its all we have left. After the sun rise we biked approx. 17 miles down the canyon, it was a cold ride, but it was a lot of fun.
This second picture is actually clouds you can see, and not water. Wow! WOW! WOW!














No, Jared did not get to ride on the handlebars on the way down, and no we did not buy these lovely yellow outfits. Who knew it could be so cold in Maui you would need cold weather gear?

Cool Shades!

It is so nice to have friends that watch out for us and our kids. A friend of ours is an eye doctor, and he noticed what he thought could be a problem with Kenzie's eyes. It turned out to be nothing at all, but he took time out of his schedule to check, and Kenzie got to come home with a new pair of these designer glasses. (Available anywhere your eyes are checked, and free with a doctors eye exam!)

Stitches!!!

Our first bloody experience requiring a doctors attention. Tyler was having a shower and slipped and split his chin open. He was so brave he whimpered a little but not much. He didn't even flinch when they put the shot in to numb it. He lay perfectly still while his mom tried not to throw up watching. Only four stitched were needed, and three days later he has all ready pulled out two of them, I hope we don't have to have it restitched. He thought the blue stitches were really cool, but his big brother continually tells him how ugly they are. His school teacher calls him Mr. Whiskers, because he looks like he has a small beard. Note to all who know this child, it in no way shape or form slowed him down for a minute!

Our Little Man

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ZACHY!!!


Zach was so excited to get baptized, and the fact that it was on his Birthday mad it even cooler. All he wanted for his birthday was a new suit, and some legos. It was a great day for him. He also wanted to go sledding and was a little worried that he wouldn't get to go because the day before it was about 50 degrees and almost all of the snow had melted. But it snowed the night before and he was so excited, the day couldn't have been any better. What a cute little man, he looks so grown up.