Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Maui in July

~ Paradise ~

Here we come! Last month we were blessed with spending some time in beautiful Maui


So...a long plane ride with a 1.5 year old isn't exactly easy, but Cayden actually did really well



Just passing the time







Finally Here!



This is the view from the back porch of our bungalow; Beautiful!





Even as the sun was setting our firsrt day; we couldn't resist taking a dip in the warm ocean







Cayden sat on this bench every morning and waved to all the joggers as the pased by :)





Having fun with Uncle Chris "Fus"










Cayden loved the ocean so much! We literally had to chase him around! ...there he is running off again :)














Cayden takin a dip with Uncle Bryan



Enjoying a good family dinner at Hard Rock Maui











Here we are heading out for a hike in the tropical jungle to find a waterfall





The sign says "WARNING flash flooding could occur at anytime" Great!

The water was FREEZING!







(Cayden spottted Big-Foot)

yeah...not exactly safe. We had to balance through water and rocks to get to the waterfall

Next stop: the volcano

Us, being the tourists that we were - went from a hot hike to a waterfall; straight to the top of a freezing cold volcano!






LOL! Everyone else on the volcano was wearing pants and jackets! I guess we didn't get the memo - COLD





Cayden checkin out a rare volcano flower.

Nice job guys. The sign says 'Endangered Species Habitat Stay on Trail'

Chris and Cayden; Checkin out the girls



We went to see a blowhole too

Unfortunately the news showed that someone died at this blowhole just the day before we went





Of course we just happened to go at low-tide. This was all we saw of a blowhole...some rocks that were damp



Ready for dinner

Beautiful view



We couldn't get enough of the sunsets



Yeah, so Cayden decided this was how he wanted to ride around in his stroller; sunshade under his arms









It doesn't get too much more relaxing than this!





Cayden would take a dip in the pool and then walk around and say 'hi' to anyone who would listen :)

























Cayden trying to be like his Uncle Bryan :)



Cayden taking off for the ocean yet again





A final sunset before heading home



Cayden had fun checking out the ocean waves 'bobble'



We had an amazing family vacation! It was a great experience to share with Cayden. We made lots of memories and experienced new things!