Boys and Girls

The other night we were at Alex's football scrimmage.

E, D, and Peyton were all playing at the playground.

Drew kept running over to us

yelling the girls are chasing us and trying to kiss us!!!

Peyton ran over and said,

Mom, those girls gave us a note

that said they want to kiss us!

It was SO SCARY!!

Then under his breath I heard him say,

I mean it was so cute!

Another School Year Begins

We just got back from taking the boys to school.

Before we left Drew said,

I'm so glad that no one will

be in love with me today!

Well, it turns out the little girl with her heart

filled up with love for Drew is in his class.

I don't know what he'll think about that.

E starts his 5th grade A.L.L program today.

He informed me I could not take any

pictures of him at school today.

(He's growing up!)

This is all he'd allow this morning.

Alex's 3rd grade teacher's classroom

theme is all about sports!

He's in heaven!

Drew was so excited for school this morning

that he woke up before 7 all by himself!

He's so excited to be a 1st grader, so that

he can eat lunch and walk home with his boys!

It's going to be a quiet day around here

with just P.

We'll be happy when the boys get home!

Road to Hana

We started off our last day in Maui

snorkeling at Black Rock.

Ethan saw another big sea turtle.

Then it was off to Cheeseburger in Paradise for lunch.

The restaurant was right on the beach.

Beautiful view!

After lunch we started on the road to Hana.

The views were gorgeous.

Our favorite was the black sand beach

where Aar taught the boys to skip rocks.

Alex decided that we need to come

back once a year. I agree!

Beaches

Tuesday was our day of beaches.

We went to Napili, Po'olenalena, Makena Big Beach,

and Wailea.

We woke up early and attempted to

take a family picture at Napili Beach with

our tripod and timer.

We got a couple of cute ones.

We stayed at the Sheraton

in a Ohana suite which was amazing.

The boys loved the hammock

on the patio!

That evening they showed Bolt

on a big screen outside with popcorn

and punch.

The boys wanted to stay here longer!

We ended the day watching another

gorgeous Hawaiian sunset on the beach.

Maui

Sunday we were able to go to church

and spend the day with Grandma.

It was so nice to be with her!!

That evening we flew to Maui.

We stayed in Kanaapali - first at the Westin.

The hotel was right on the beach

which was beautiful!

The pool was so much fun with two waterslides,

a hidden pool, basketball hoop, and view of the beach.

Peyton loved the waterslide!

E and Alex had fun playing some hoop.

After a morning of fun in the sun

we drove up Haleakala.

It was amazing to go from sea level and 88 degrees

to 10,000 feet and 54 degrees in less than an hour.

I love these pictures of the boys

with the clouds and ocean!

That evening we ate dinner at the Hard Rock

in Lahaina and enjoyed a beautiful sunset!

More Fun in the Sun

Saturday morning we woke up bright and early

and headed to Hanauma Bay.

It was a gorgeous day

and no crowds at 7:30 am.

All the boys LOVED snorkeling!

The water was so clear and just the right depth.

Peyton loved that he could join in all the fun.

Alex and Drew became snorkel buddies.

They snorkeled for almost 45 minutes straight!

We finally had to send E out after them.

While the boys waited for Aar and E

to snorkel

I buried them in the sand.

E never wanted to leave.

After a fun morning of snorkeling

we decided to hike Manoa Falls.

This incredible hike was just past the University of Hawaii.

The scenery was breathtaking!

Compared to the hikes we've been doing

this was a piece of cake.

However, it was MUDDY and SLIPPERY!

We were filthy!

That evening GG watched the boys

and Aar and I were able to go to dinner

at an amazing restaurant

overlooking the ocean!

Aar was adventurous and ordered a surf plate

of ahi, swordfish, and ono.

I had to get the honey mustard ribs.

DELICIOUS!

The boys had so much fun with GG

and were not happy when we came to pick them up.

Another amazing day!

Day 3

Friday, the 10th was a busy day

as we headed to the North Shore.

First stop, at the recommendation

of Papa and GG,

Ted's Bakery for the famous

chocolate Macadamia Nut Pie.

As you can tell

it was delicious!

Next stop, BYU Hawaii.

The boys had a fun time wandering around the campus.

We then drove over to the temple

which has been closed for over a year

for major renovations.

We tried out our tripod and timer

for the first time.

Pretty good result....

Then it was off to Sunset Beach

to play.

Aar, E, and Alex all went snorkeling

and saw a giant sea turtle

and puffer fish.

Drew and P loved building

things in the sand.

After working up quite the appetite

we headed to Kua Aina for lunch.

My favorite - the chicken teriyaki sandwich.

This picture is priceless!

Then it was off to Matsumoto's for shaved ice.

A quick stop at the Dole Plantation

where Drew bought a ukelele with his own money

and formed a band

with Alex and P called the Travelers.

What a great day!