Maui

Two years ago when Scott and I went to Maui, we knew we wanted to share it with the kids, take the whole family. This December we did just that. We took all four kids and their partners and all 4 grandkids to Maui.

Joel, Kayla, Leah, Dave, Emmet, Henry, Eleanor, Scott and I flew out of Kansas City through Phoenix, to Maui. A very long day of travel. The kids did so well! Eleanor sat between us and colored most of the way. We took some selfies, ate snacks, watched Bluey and she took a tiny nap. The boys sat on either side of Joel and played games the whole way. Hannah, Kent and June met us there. June cried for two hours on their way.

We stayed at Grace Vacation condos where we stayed before in three separate units right on the ocean. The kids were duly impressed as we had hoped and we spotted a whale from the window the first day.

We played in the waves the first day. The tide was out and even the littles got in the water. The second day we went to the beach near our condo and built sand castles. The littles could play in the water in the shallow because of the reefs.

Each night we took turns cooking and ate in the condo. We watched sunsets and saw the amazing rainbows from the patio.

We visited several beaches, all gorgeous and impressive. The kids played in the waves, snorkeled, swam with sea turtles, and Kent saved a guy’s life who was struggling way out in the ocean. Three of us got knocked on our hiney’s by the waves and lost our sunglasses. The littles played in the sand.

A big highlight was the night we went for dinner to Mama’s fish house on the road to Hana. From the valet parking, the view, the food and the service, to the amazing dessert, I was impressed. We had three people serving our table and new silverware for every course. The bill was impressive too.

Another highlight was the aquarium. It was so fun to watch the kids marvel over the ocean life.

Spending a week with all the kids and grands in such a beautiful place was such a blessing. We created memories of a lifetime. We found out that Leah is also expecting, one month after Hannah is due.