Aloha!

For some reason we don't remember much about our trip.... but I'll see what I can do.

Here's the front room/kitchen to the place we stayed. It was great! We each had our own rooms/bathrooms. We'd totally stay here again.

And this, my friends, was the view we had from our room. Ahh.... it was easy waking up to this every morning.

Jim and Julie (Kyle's parents) came with us and we all had so much fun.

Standing on one of our balconies.

Palm Trees.

We went to a Luau on Monday night. It was so much fun! We got all the free drinks we wanted and we totally took advantage! We were so giddy that we got something for free, that we acted more drunk than the people who actually had alcohol in theirs.

We also rented boogie boards for a few days and went to the beach and tried out our skills.

We saw a TON of whales while we were there. It was so amazing! We could see them from our hotel room too. It's whale season in Maui and I guess 80% of the humpback whale population head to Maui during this time. We were so lucky that that is when we were there too! I LOVED seeing the whales. We got some awesome video of them too.

Watching the ocean

Cool Sunset

Scenery. This was on the road to Hana. It was a pretty crazy, long ride, but the views were pretty incredible.

We went snorkeling one of the days and they took us to a place called Turtle Town where, yes, we saw some pretty huge sea turtles.

We also snorkeled at Molokini. AND, while we were snorkeling, we'd put our heads in the water and hear the whales! So cool!

Me and Kyle looking pretty good in our snorkeling gear.

Julie and Kyle swimming in the middle of the ocean. The boat that we took is in the background.

Kyle getting his snorkel on.

Me chilling on the stairs on the boat, getting ready to board to go to the next place.

Kyle on the boat- just sailing along, watching whales.

Self-portrait on the boat.

Just outside where we stayed.

The Road to Hana.

The road to Hana again.

More pretty scenery

One of the cool places we saw was Black Beach. It was really pretty and cool to see.

Black Beach again

We went to the Maui Ocean Center on our last day while we were waiting to catch our airplane. This is just to show you how big the whales are.

Again, at the Ocean Center.

And we became addicted to these lovely drinks while in Hawaii. The Lava Flow. Mmm... this is a picture of the last ones we had. Sad.

The End

We took almost 300 pictures while there, so even though this is a TON of pictures, it's not even close. But I'll spare you. :)

We had such a fantastic time and are now looking for jobs there. HA. I wish!

May the Force Be With You!

We celebrated Spencer's 7th Birthday and he requested a Star Wars party. So, us, being the fabulous parents that we are, obliged.


The light saber cake.

Some of the Jedis. They wouldn't hold still long enough for a group picture. :)

Eating the cake and having ice cream

During Jedi Training

This picture just makes me laugh. Kyle (who I must say is the BEST dad and a super good sport) dressed up as Darth Vader and fought each kid, one on one. Then they all attacked him and let's just say that Darth Vader was defeated in quite a battle. (Seriously, everytime I think about it I laugh out loud, it was SOOO great!) Just picture him with dark clothes on, a darth vader mask that was so fogged up, he couldn't see, a black fitted sheet over him, getting pummeled by 12 sevenish year olds with pipe insulators dressed up as light sabers... are you laughing? You should be!

Overall, I think the party was a success. And I overheard one of the Jedis telling another Jedi that this was the best birthday party he's ever been to. Ahh... success!

I Like To Giggle

And this guy is one of the many reasons I giggle everyday!

Teeth, fish, and hair.

Spencer is toothless. He lost his two front teeth on the top. He's very excited and now has a lisp.
And your welcome for not posting the before pictures.


We had a field trip for Carly's preschool. We went to the aquarium. Always a good time.

Sitting on a giant potato

Toothless in some branches.

Parker was in need of a haircut. Here's a before picture.

Look at his crazy hair.

He's pretty excited.

Oh, not so much anymore...

The handsome man after his haircut.

He looks so grown up with his hair cut.

Dates, parties, and haircuts

We had a great V-day! Kyle took me out on a date and it was awesome! We went out to eat at a great bbq place, then we rode the tram up to the top of the mountain and went hiking in the snow. Super fun!


Hiking in the snow

Great view of the city from the top!

Riding up the tram

The shadow of the tram while we were going up.

We also threw a Valentine's party for the kids. Spencer didn't get to celebrate in school this year, so we decided to have our own celebrations. Here's Spencer making a face (as usual) while decorating sugar cookies.

Carly decorating the cookies

Decorating the cookies

Again, decorating the cookies. We also made Valentines, played games, and exchanged valentines. The kids had a lot of fun!

Kyle and Spencer decided they were sick of doing their hair, so Kyle shaved both their heads.