Hawaii

We started our summer off with a bang this year

and headed off to Maui as soon as the kids were out of school.

Here are Grandma and Milo digging in the sand.

Milo had such a good time. He loved all that sand and water.

He was SO busy.

Brian was in scuba heaven. He went out 6 times.

I've learned that I'm going to have to get certified

if I ever want to spend time with him on trips like these.

I didn't get to see much of this boy.
Unless he was starving or injured he didn't need me.

We stayed at a nice resort that had a great kids pool.


The girls loved the idea of buying an oyster in search of a pearl.
I kept telling them that not all oysters have pearls in
them and that they couldn't get upset when they didn't get a pearl.
Chloe got a big, beautiful black pearl

and Lillie got a big, beautiful white pearl.
Go figure.

Lots and lots of beautiful beach.

Lillie loved all the pretty smelling flowers. She was constantly
picking them and had fistfuls of flowers everywhere we went.
Plumeria were her favorite.


Scuba dive, windsurf, beach, repeat.

I feel like I should have something really profound to say

after such an amazing trip, but I don't.

We're just so grateful we were able to go.

We all had a wonderful time.

But next time...it's just me and Brian.

What?!

For those of you who missed it...

Noah's annual mohawk to celebrate the last day of school.

It only lasts a couple of days. Thank goodness.