Maui friends

We were lucky to be able to spend time with M and Z, the friends we met when we were in Maui last year.  We watched the luau with them one night from the pool and they invited us to their house for pool time, pizza and iPad movies.

This is the view from their condo.

Hawaiian Traditions

We joined our friends at the Four Seasons for a little hula and torch lighting.  It was a lot of fun to chase the torch lighter around the property.  We also saw some hula accompanied by Hawaiian music at the Wailea shoppes on Wailea Wednesday.

The beautiful sunset from the Four Seasons.

We were pretending to blow the conch shell.

Stand up Paddle Boarding

Mama decided to take a stand up paddle board lesson on Tuesday morning at 8:30 am.  My friends were already visiting for some pool time, so we all went down to the beach to send Mama off.

After learning about what we are supposed to do once we are out there, we helped Mama carry the board down to the beach.

And, off she went!

A few days later at our friend's pool, Jordan tried a little stand up paddle boarding on the boogie board. Fun!

Jordan's Maui Obsessions

Jordan was obsessed with the "golf carts" and even got me into stealing time on them.  We would often run to a cart if it was unattended near the pool and get the seat all wet with our bathing suits!  When we saw the guy coming back, we would run.

Jordan got to ride on his first cart after our pool time at the M and Z's house.  He was thrilled!

But, the biggest thrill was to ride with the whole family on our last day.

Besides milk, baba (paci), bowie bops and Daddy, Jordan also loved watching the fish and any other animal that was wandering by.  He kissed and hugged and fed many dogs along the way.

The beauty of Maui

Maui is such a magical place for so many reasons.  The natural beauty is incredible.  These three photos were taken on our Twin Falls hike.

We also went to the Nahalele blow hole.  Mama is the only one who hiked down this far to get a few photos.  The rest of us were in the car as it was quite windy on this part of the island.

This is a beautiful beach on the north part of the island.  Very windy, so we didn't stay long.

And, of course, the adult-only Serenity Pool.  I posed for a picture before most adults were up!

And, of course, sunset.

The koi pond at the entrance to our hotel was visited at least once a day by me and Jordan.  One day at lunch time, I was able to feed them.  Here they are eating.

A windsurfing photo from the north part of the island.

Food in Maui

Mama and Daddy ate some delicious seafood on this trip, as always.  We went to the Eskimo Candy Seafood Market and Deli for lunch one day and they had the poke bowl above.

Our favorite restaurant because of location and good food was Tommy Bahama's.  We ate there 4 times.  It was my favorite because the bartender gave me a whole family of monkeys to play with.

Mostly, Mama and Daddy had white or rose wines given that it was warm, but occasionally, they had cocktails.  This was their drink at the Four Seasons - sort of like a mojito, but with some lavender in it.

My favorite meal for the trip was a burger and fries.  Here I am having one pool-side at the Four Seasons, but I also had one at restaurants and from room service.  I had a lot of energy to build back up after all the swimming.

Jordan (above) was so thrilled to finally get his "bowie bop" (lollipop).  He asked for one at least once a day, but of course, doesn't get one every time he asks.  At the airport, Mama really wanted to buy a giant-sized Chupa Chup (lollipop) that had 15 pops inside, but really, Jordan doesn't need that many (unless he is going to share it with me!)

Another of our favorites was the morning blueberry muffin from the hut near the beach.

Twin Falls

On the early part of the Road to Hana, we decided to try the Twin Falls Hike.  Mama really wanted to go back to the bamboo forest where she and Daddy hiked before we were born, but it is past Hana and quite a trip.

With our guidebook, we set out to find banana bread and waterfalls.

The flowers on this hike were beautiful.  As were the waterfalls.

We even found a baby pineapple growing.

At the end of the hike, we made some new friends :) and had some banana bread.