Maui, Hawaii

We are home safe and sound from Maui! It was a great trip, not the relaxing one I had hoped for, but great none the less. It was our first time actually traveling with Peyton. She did well until the plane ride home where I will say she threw a kicking fit for the majority of the 5 hour flight. O....were we glad to be on the ground after that, especially Bry who was sitting next to her :)!

The weather was perfect, the towns had a quaint personality, and the beaches and resort grounds were beautiful. Most of the sights we visited were a short drive away, which was helpful so we did not spend too much time in the car. I think Maddie was the perfect age and she spent most of her time in the water. Peyton on the other hand, I felt, was a little too young for this kind of trip and her short one year old attention span kept us on our toes and chasing her from place to place (not relaxing). We would love to head back again when Peyton is older so we can visit and spend time on the other side of the island where we can hike and see the lush green of Maui and the waterfalls.

Here are just some pictures from our time in Maui (I have about 300 and I wish I could share them all)...I miss the beauty already.

Waiting at the airport to take off... thank goodness for the fun of moving sidewalks!

I loved seeing all the beautiful colors of the plants, flowers, and trees.

We spent much of our time in the pool. Maddie was a little fish! Peyton was in and out of the water every 2 min. Hence the lack of pictures she is in. Maddie had fun swimming with Grandpa and loved being thrown in the air between Daddy and Grandpa.

We spent a couple of days visiting the town of Lahaina where we did some shopping, ate lunch, saw fireworks on 4th of July, and saw a Banyan tree that filled a city block. That was one big tree!


We saw some beautiful sunsets!

Maddie and Aunt Heather at Whaler's Village
Peyton and Grandma watching Maddie and I learn a Hula Dance and then we saw a hula show.

My favorite part of the trip was a 5 hour snorkeling trip out to Molikini Crater and to Turtle Town. We (the adults) saw fish and green sea turtles. It was so cool! A big thanks to Jan for staying with the girls!



A day at Baby Beach. This area was great for kids because there was a man made wall out in the ocean that blocked the waves. It was shallow and calm water. It was fun to swim in the warm waters and enjoy the sand! I love how chrystal clear and blue the water is!



We took a train ride on the Sugar Cane Train. It was supposed to be a 45 min. ride that turned into a little longer because on the ride back to the train station our train hit the back side of a truck that thought it could make it across the tracks...it didn't. No one was hurt and the damage looked small. We just got to sit on the train a little longer then planned.

Part of our last day was spent at Ioa State Park. It was beautiful and we were able to see a little sneak peak into what the greener side of the Island must be like. What a beautiful place!

I will leave you with a few pictures from our resort grounds. They had a great waterfall that made a picture perfect background for a few pictures. I do look forward to returning to Hawaii some day. Sorry this was such a very long blog...but it was fun to remember our days in paradise!