Hawaii

Words cannot explain this trip to Maui - it was simply amazing.  It was our first real family trip with the boys.   The flight going to Hawaii was perfect.  The boys sat the entire time, played games, watched Sponge Bob on the iPad, etc. 

We stayed at the Marriot Ocean Club, which was again perfect.  We really did not need to leave the resort.  It had water slides, great pool, great bar, great hot-dogs...., and the beach was steps away. Every day was sunny, with a nice breeze.  

Jeremy's birthday was on the 17th, a day we were in Hawaii.  We got him a cake at the local market, which he loved so much that he wanted it for breakfast every morning.   We spent Father's Day at Dukes for dinner. 

We did a few things like surfing with Randi's old friend, Zach (who happens to live in Maui and is a surf instructor), did a catamaran with snorkeling, barbecue and drinks.  Somehow, Randi happened to know one of the crew members on the boat (or should I say, knew Randi's friend, Melissa...ha...ha...).  We also do a Luau at Old Lahaina Luau, which was a lot of fun. 

We really did not want to come back - seriously.  We came very close to buying a time share at the property, but, we held back.  Some day for sure...

 

Off to Hawaii

There is a lot to catch up on (Mother's day, Zach's last day of school, Jeremy's birthday party, Zach's last baseball game, etc...) but wanted to write a quick note before Hawaii.  A big thank you to my wife, who did an amazing job this year spending once a week (the entire school year) in Zach's class, teaching the children. Zach loved when mommy was in the classroom every Monday!  Thank you all around for being a great mother to the boys, and literally being all over the place (even with a full time job)!    

We are off to Hawaii tomorrow - It's our first real family vacation.  Looking forward to the trip and spending time with the family. 

And what better way to start this trip then with my new bottle opener flip flops that Randi gave me for Fathers Day.  Yes, only Randi can find these neat gifts...  Looking forward to opening my first beer on the trip... 

And thank you Zach for the cool rock and bag!  I love it. 

       

Jeremy's 3rd Birthday

It's hard to believe that Jeremy is 3 years old!  He's growing up so quickly and not a baby anymore... Although, we still sort of treat him like a little baby...

We had Jeremy's birthday at Scooter's Jungle.   We have never seen Jeremy so excited for anything.   Although he refused to go down the big slide, he loved playing ping pong, ride the scooter, and playing in the bounce house.  What made this place perfect was that we had this place all to ourselves.