Rebekah's Writings: Maui In Pictures

I have been dying to share our Maui trip here. We have been home almost 3 weeks and I am just now finding the time to do it!

I would say that taking the kids to Maui was one of the BEST things we have ever done! We just, plain 'ol, had a blast! We played hard, relaxed, played hard again, ate tons of delicious food, tried new things, forgot to try some of the new things on our list (shave ice and Dole whip!), shopped, walked, went on family runs, slept HARD and bonded.

Hannah tried snorkeling...in the pool.

Hello

Bethany played on the steps of the pool and loved it!

We told the kids our first day in Maui would be spent doing nothing. Shad and I sat by the pool for a couple of hours while the kids played in the water. Unfortunately, we underestimated the sun in Maui and the kids all started our vacation with a fresh, shiny sun burn.

They were good sports about the sun burns and wore the rash guards that my friend loaned us for the trip.

(We are still getting sand out of those Barbies.)

Our fist day at the beach. We each found something that we enjoyed. Shad boogie boarded (I did a little), Josh tried boogie boarding too, Hannah played in the waves (her fav!) and Bethany was covered from head to toe with sand. After I played in the water for awhile, I enjoyed sitting on my beach chair and watching my family enjoy the beach.

Shad got both the big kids on boogie boards.

Love this guy!

Bethany's Olaf sand castle. Ha!

Sunset at the beach.

Even after she is in dry clothes, you cannot keep this girl out of the waves!

LOVE!

One of my most favorite pics from the entire trip!

More love!

These two were like peas in a pod the whole trip.

Rock diva

These pools were so cool and right. next. to the raging ocean.

Bethany getting brave.

Huge wave!

Bethany now out of the water and NOT going back in.

The waves didn't get us, but they were powerful and very overwhelming for this spunky girl.

My small man.

I love this family!

Peace

4 years ago, this waterfall was roaring down the cliff. This year: a small trickle.

Day 2 at the beach. We loved this beach so much, we came back for our last full day in Maui.

Don't let her fool you, Bethany would just sit on the board on the beach. It took her until just before we left to even let the waves go higher than her ankles. She was totally content in the sand.

The surf was very high this day with a strong under toe. Josh and I both tried to go out for the big waves with Shad, but even he was getting beat up by the waves. Josh and I discovered that we could catch the waves as they came up to the beach and they would push us way up in the sand.