Maui (part 3): Surfing, cousins, and more

The Friday we were there we rented surfboards and all took turns riding the waves in. Theses boards are huge and the waves are fairly small, so it's pretty easy to get up. We even got the kids to lay down and catch little baby waves. Our fearless little Paige loved it! (On a side note: the rented rash guard they gave Ben looks like a creepy bowling shirt)

That night we headed to Tommy Bahamas and a squeezed in a little shopping. (This was also the night when poor baby Deacon developed an eye infection. Luckily we were able to see a pediatrician the next, who said he most likely rubbed sand in his eye which then led to infection. Thankfully with drops his eyes cleared up quickly. But he was one sad baby for a few days)

Sunday we headed to church (no Mitt sightings this time).

 We went for a walk down to a park on the beach to have a little picnic and let Paige swing to her heart's content. I could let her swing all day if I could sit and bask in the sun.

That night we put the kids in their matching shirts from my mom and got some cousin pictures. Paige and Deacon are the youngest of the grand kids (for a few more months), and at times she seemed much younger (like falling asleep in every car ride), but she gave it her all trying to keep up. She loved getting to play with these girls and still talks want to play on her pretend "beach" and talk about seeing all of her cousins.

 Love these boys. And it's so nice that Evan is now the old cousin that can help the younger ones.

Sadly our last day in Maui arrived. We were able to get in a few more pool hours in the morning before our flight.

Then one last stop at Ululani's. We went so much we filled punch cards.

The flight home wasn't quite as smooth. We got on the plane (which had no extra seat for Deacon), started moving to the runway, and then headed back to the airport. "Technical problems" led to a 3 hour delay, which equaled over 9 hours on the airplane. We were all exhausted by the time we got to Seattle, but that didn't stop the kids from a good shuttle bus celebration.

A HUGE thank you to my sweet parents that made the whole trip happen. It was so fun relaxing in the sun, playing all kinds of games, and seeing Paige have so much fun playing with her cousins. (And well worth our kids not being on the right time zone for weeks ;) Thanks mom and dad!