Maui day #3

 Scott and I went on a morning run together.  It had rained yesterday and through the night so it was super muggy.  We went down a little trail to the ocean and that beats any view I can get running in Utah.

 

 

 

 

We had a fun adventurous day! The storm that rolled in last night made today a little cloudy with a little rain on and off. The storm meant very high and powerful surf which was fun to see. We walked the Kapalua coastal trail enjoying the fabulous views. The trail ended at D.T. Fleming beach where we spent some time playing in the water.  The waves at the beach were so powerful that there was a lifeguard on duty and you could only go out in the water if you were experience swimmer and had fins.  We just played near the beach on our boogie board.  We decided to move on since it was super powerful. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We continued driving north stopping to watch surfers.  We hiked down to the nakalele blow hole which is so powerful you can get sucked back into it.  It was fun to see however.  Kristoni had remembered this hike with her Dad years before and we found the heart shape in the rock which was super fun.  We stopped for local treats after a few miles on a one lane road which was a little scary at times.  The treats were yummy and we used this as our turning around point.  The beauty of this island is amazing. 

Mom and Scott remembered a trail through trees with swinging vines so we wanted to find it on our drive back.  We parked and walked along a trail but we think the vines were cut down.  We got to an entrance into the water with good snorkeling but the water was pretty rough and no beach area.  We probably won't go back.  I leaned over and my sunglasses fell off but luckily they did get far.  

 We went back to Lahaina after dinner to walk around and get another round of snow cones.

Maui Day #2

 

We had a great day on a snorkeling trip off the coast of Lanai. We saw a lot of colorful and good variety of fish, turtles and eels.  I usually get seasick and bought a granola type bar as we boarded and it helped so much.  We bought the girls underwater disposable cameras and they had a lot of fun taking photos.   Kristoni is really comfortable in the water and was super great with the girls.  We saw really good fish on that first stop and then the next stop was back off the coast of Maui but they fish were not as good.  I was really hoping to see a Whale, which have already been spotted off the coast or dolphins but we didn't.  

Maui Day #1

 

We had a fabulous first day in Maui! We spent the day at Ka'anapali beach snorkeling and playing in the sand and water.  The sand was perfect and soft and the color was so blue and a perfect temperature.  We saw a lot of colorful fish, sea turtles, an eel and my mom saw an octopus.  The girls both gave snorkeling a try and seemed to have fun.  We ended the day with shaved ice and waking around Lahaina

On our way

 

We are so excited to be on our way to Maui!!  We purchased plane tickets last Thanksgiving so we have been looking forward to this trip for almost a year!  We woke up early and headed to the Salt Lake airport, Mom went to catch her flight via San Francisco and we went via Seattle.  Our flight was delayed for several hours leaving Seattle, after we boarded the plane and their was no air conditioning we all had to get off.  We walked back and forth between 2 gates before they finally let us board a flight.  The plane was smaller and not as nice but we were excited.  We are really looking forward to this fun trip.   We found Mom in Maui and made a stop at Costco.  By this time Scott's flight had arrived so we met him for dinner.  We headed to our condo and he waited for Kristoni's flight.  Tabitha threw up almost to the condo, it had been a long day!

High Valley Arts Choir

 

Tabitha has been singing with High Valley Arts children's Choir.  It has been a busy schedule for her but she has really enjoyed it.  She performed tonight with the children's choir and then performance from High Valley Arts Singers, a instrumental quartet and a soloist.  It was a fun musical night.

Pinewood derby

 

The girls have had fun the past few weeks getting their cars ready for the pinewood derby tonight.  This is their first time and they had fun along with the activity day girls and cub scouts.