well, i am back from maui and i had a blast! it was beautiful in every way. we stayed at the grand wailea at their home rentals and it was beautiful. we had an ocean view and ate dinner outside every night! it was wonderful and i was enjoying every minute that i forgot to blog well, i did think about it but it did not happen! i do not think that a blog entry will suffice in summing up my vacation but i can show you some fun pictures that i took and fill you in on some fun activities that i did. a lot happened in 7 days and it flew by too fast. here are a few items that were on my list: went surfing, drove on the road to hana, sat on the beach, drove in our jeep to fun beaches, looked at plants, ate at mama’s fish house, went sea kayaking with ron bass, jumped in a waterfall pool, hiked (a little), ate some mangos, drank from a coconut, attended a luau at the feast at lele watched stella play lots, laughed a lot with my husband, swam in the amazing hotel pool, went to bed early, made sand castles on big beach, tried to swim at big beach (almost died!), and much more! i have to say that it was a fun vacation and i can’t wait to go on many more.

here is the view from our balcony

josh’s dream home. i thought it was a fun ride. wonder if it runs on vegetable oil?

our first morning on the island. it was around 6 am. stella was up at 3 am!

here is a shot of the volcanic rock left behind from the volcano. there were tons of rocks and little vegetation.

stella loved to ride in the jeep! we were going up and down some hills.

surfing for the first time. it was fun! big wake huh? photo credits to john and sol photography.

big beach looks beautiful but it is scary out there in the water!

an after dinner ride with the best friend.

self portrait on the road to hana

stella is enjoying herself at a waterfall

me again! just seeing if you guys are reading this! it is not me…just a local surfer on a lunch break!

my little assistant! she loves to take photos!