Maui 2

Here is the completion of the Maui trip! Lily, Uncle Justin, Papa Bob and Grandma Gaylynn spent many hours playing in the sun, sand and water. She loved being chased all around, actually, much of the day she insisted on being chased.  All the while she batted her eyes and flirted with Justin and every other boy who walked by.

Naturally, Lily loved the spa.  I was worried about her little organs getting cooked, so she was only allowed to spend a few minutes in at time. Of course she would speed off to the water any chance she got, so I was constantly getting in and out of the hot tub.  Ha ha I guess there are worse things in life.

We ate at Cheeseburger in Paradise.  It was yummy.  And crowded.  Once again, there is nothing better than eating on the water.  Especially when it involves french fries.

The Marriott has a few canoes made by masters of the trade and Lily had a good time exploring them with her grandparents after dinner.

We found a little playground and Lily spent many hours climbing up the slide and going back down. And she didn't want ANY help.

There was this neat pirate ship - aptly called the "Yo-Ho-Ho" by one of Lily's friends.  However, it was surrounded by little pebbles, perhaps to give the "real feel" of a docked ship.  Lily hated the rocks.  Her little swim shoes (that she never wore) had holes, so the rocks would get in and poke her toes.  She had to be carried all around the pirate ship but liked to play once she was out of the rocks.  Except for these pictures.  The whole time she kept using the two signs she knows.  Please and all done. So she kept signing "please all done, please all done." Over and over.  We got the point, but not without forcing her to take a picture on the turtle and with her grandma first.

We took a walk down the beach and swam in the ocean together.  Lily loved jumping over the waves, but did not like the taste of the salt water in her mouth. So she kept her little lips sealed.

Adam got to play some golf and had a marvelous time.  He played the Plantation at Kapalua twice, some other course I can't remember and played over on the Lanai island.  On Lanai there are two courses he played back to back called The Challenge and The Experience.  One is at the top of the mountain and the other looks over the ocean.  Here are a few pictures from his trips.  I'm not sure which courses these are from, but all look amazing! Adam was so happy to play - in his mind there is no better addition to a vacation than a few rounds of golf at what he calls "the most beautiful courses in the world."

Here is Lily reading to her baby, although she looks angry that the baby is doing nothing but sitting there.  I can just see her little mind saying, "Well at least pay attention to me since you don't even do anything.  I'm trying to read to you."

And the final picture. It basically summarizes the trip.  Lily sitting on her sidewalk with a mischievous look...

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Maui

We were lucky enough to spend the last week in Hawaii! This was our first family trip over there, hopefully to be followed by many more.  Since we were there for so long, I'll probably try to break this into two posts.  Although, I didn't take many pictures (horrible of me, I know), so maybe it will be shorter than I think.

We got prepared for the trip by outfitting Lily with sunglasses, swim shoes, protective (and cute) swim suits and of course, oodles of sunscreen. I got snacks, coloring books, and all manner of small toys for the plane.



 

When we got to the hotel and the beach, Lily was amazed by the ocean.  In truth, I was too.  I forget the magnitude of the water until I am there seeing it all again.  Beautiful.

Lily soon found another source of amazement... the sidewalk.  This is a beach walk that runs the length of the resort and has spectacular views of the ocean.  There is nothing more soothing than walking along the path  and listening to the waves- in fact this is how Lily took her naps everyday!  Still for whatever reason, she loved to sit directly in the middle of the path with all her toys and play.  Thank goodness everyone thought it was "just adorable" or the "cutest thing ever" when they had to maneuver around her.  Thus Lily was dubbed by the hotel employees and guests alike as the queen of the path.  She was so possessive that she would run to path as soon as anyone was coming and stare them down as if to say, "Excuse me, this is MY path."  Then as they smiled and passed she would wave goodbye like crazy and sometimes follow them. What a nut.

 

Since Adam's parents and brother, Justin, also made the trip a few days in advance of us, Adam and I got to enjoy a dinner out together! I think I can can count on two fingers how many times this has happened since Lily joined the fam. We met our friends Dave and Kirsten at a restaurant on the beach and watched the sunset as we ate.  I forgot to take some pictures at the place, but here are the "befores."

We spent many nights on the beach walk and got to see some beautiful sunsets.  Lily was pretty uncooperative for most photo shoots, so we basically gave up on the whole family picture for the wall thing. 

 Apparently I missed the whole black shirt memo.  Ah well, I always liked to stand out in the crowd.

Stay tuned for more, as Lily has now woken up from her nap and is trying to type in her own version of the story.

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