MONDAY NOVEMBER 26/07 - DAY 2

We were up early this morning to head out for our 1st snorkeling excursion. We headed to Ulua Beach in the hope of finding sea turtles. I love snorkeling!! It takes some practice to get the hang of it but once you do it is remarkable! The coral and the fish....amazing.

We are back at the condo getting dressed to head to lunch then on to Lahaina for some shopping and then the Old Lahaina Luau.

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 25th/07

We met the sunset this morning a top the Haleakala Crater at 10,000 ft. above sea level. It took nearly 2 hours to go up the road. The road was ALL switchbacks. I thought about Lee......she should NEVER do this! Anyone subject to car sickness would not find it enjoyable. None of us felt any ill effects from the altitude or winding roads. The pay off was a remarkable experience. It was freezing cold and very windy. We knew what to expect but WOW it was very cold.

We huddled together and waited for the sun to peak over the clouds we were looking down on. We also watched all the other people waiting with us. Some were in many layers of jackets, towels, blankets, sheets. And there were some morons wearing shorts and light jackets. They were more fun to watch!

On our way back down the mountain we had our 1st look at Maui in the day light. We arrived Saturday night after the sun went down. It was poetic to start our 1st full day in Hawaii with the sunrise.

We are a pretty tired bunch today. We left Edmonton yesterday at 7am which meant an early trip to the airport (up at 4am) and arriving in Maui around 5:30pm. We went for a quick supper and a Mai Tai (YUM) and groceries. To bed by 10pm in order to get up for the sunrise we were up at 3:30am. We are now up from our 3 hour nap and ready to check out the BEACH!

By for now...........oh one more thing...................

GO BOMBERS!!!!!!!!!!

Off to Paradise

Well....we are leaving early tomorrow morning for Maui. I have not been blogging much lately as I have simply been pretty wrapped up at home and I can't access at work any more. I should have LOTS to blog about when we return!

ALOHA everyone!

Trick or Treat

Starring Carter as Batman and Luca as Buzz Lightyear!!

Raymond dressed up as Woody and he was living out his dream! Stayed in character telling "Buzz" to wait for Woody and letting out the occaisional yee haw! Carson was the cutest little dinosaur!


For once we enjoyed a Halloween without snow, without rain, without windchill and without SNOWSUITS!!

After some trick-or-treating outside we went to visit Cindy who was working at the hospital. I showed Luca where he was born and he said, "I know Mama!" Carter didn't quite understand why we were visiting Cindy at the hospital. He asked if she was picking up a baby. LOL! I guess he remembers us "picking up" Luca and Lee "picking up" Ronan. Such a simple mind.

I must apologize for being such an unreliable blogger lately! October was very busy. Lots of company, renos starting in the basement. We have the basement framed and the wiring done and drywall starts this weekend. On top of that we are getting ready for MAUI! We leave in 24 days!!

Turkey Day

It isn't officially Thanksgiving but we are having our supper tonight. I made my 1st ever pie from scratch this morning. Hope it tastes as good as it looks. Mmmmmmm.....apple pie!!

Saturday Morning....New PJs.....Life is Good!

Is there anything better than waking up on a Saturday in your brand new pyjama's?

Not for a 2 & 5 Year old!

Family Fun

We had a great time with Darryl, Tanya and little Liam. They came to town 2 weeks ago for a wedding and we spent the weekend visiting, laughing and playing the Wii. Made the pilgrimage to Ikea (a must-do for all Manitobans and Saskatchewanites err...Saskatchewaneans, people from Saskatchewan(??)). Liam is a doll! He stayed with us while D&T enjoyed the wedding and reception. He is very easy to look after. Here are some random pics from our weekend

Tanya kicking Joel's ass Wii Boxing!