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Maui, Part Elua (2)

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As luck would have it, the T-Mobile awards trip to Maui coincided with the dates Way, Kevin and Ian (and their Nana and Papa) were going to be there! They arrived the day after the T-Mobile trip was scheduled to end so how could we not extend our trip so we can keep with tradition and do our yearly Hawaii vacation together as a big family?!

We checked out of the Sheraton on Monday, rented a car, and headed down to Wailea where we rented a condo at Ekolu Village for the next 5 nights. It was so nice to have more space to spread out plus a kitchen of our own to make meals and have snacks. One of the biggest bummers about sharing a room with little ones on vacation is it means having to go to bed pretty much when the kids do. On the bright side, we were able to get tons of sleep while we were at the Sheraton because we were on the same sleep schedule as the girls. Anyway, at the condo it was a nice to be able to put the girls down for bed and then sit out on the lanai with a glass of wine.

Each day followed a pretty standard routing: wake up, eat breakfast, drive down to Way's condo to meet them at the beach. After some romping on the beach, we would head up to Way's place to cook a casual lunch. Then naps, followed by pool and play time.

On our first morning at the beach, we were greeted by a big Shark Sighting sign and lots of beach patrol making sure no one went in more than ankle deep into the water. How exciting, and terrifying! I don't think it affected us much though since the kids just played in the sand all morning.

Funny enough, as much as Nora is the crazier of the two girls, she hated the beach! She didn't like the walking on the sand and was scared of the waves. It wasn't until the second to last day that she was comfortable enough to sit on my lap in the sand. That was as close as she got to enjoying the great Maui beaches.

Not a bad way to spend each morning, eh?
YIKES!
Warm sandy beaches.
Nora did a lot of hanging out and snacking on the lounge chairs.
Getting water for our sand castle.
Family picture!

Nora refused to walk or site on the sand.

Look how distrustful of the beach she looks!
On our last day, we decided to treat ourselves by going to get Shaved Ice. You can't go to Hawaii without getting this delicious treat. Since it's so sugary (we like to get a scoop of Macadamia Nut ice cream in the middle), the 4 of us all shared one small Shaved Ice. Evie got to choose the flavors so we had Blue Raspberry, Coconut and Guava. It was kind of funny and sad how fast we gobbled it down! Nora was not too happy about having to share, either!



Blue tongues!
Even better, that night we did our first night swim! Evie and Ian were giddy with excitement to be able to do such a grownup activity. Nora and I stayed dry and just watched the shenanigans in the pool.

Going down to the pool

"Best Night Ever!" - Evie and Ian.
 The shaved ice treat and then nightswim was a great way to cap our Maui trip.

Mahalo, Maui! Until next time!

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  1. WJune 8, 2016 at 8:38 AM

    Oh man, I'm so behind with posting our photos! Thanks for putting your's up!! We had so much fun with you guys, so happy that you extended your stay!

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