Hawaii (Maui week)

After Ko'Olina on Oahu we moved on to Kaanapali on Maui...



Ahh!! Marriott's Maui Ocean Club... our home away from home!





Every night on Kaanapali Beach has an amazing sunset!





Dinner in Lahaina




Scarlett had fun exploring the island... (Savannah was there too! She just didn't get to hike and climb as much!)

Hawaii (Oahu week)

Well, we took our annual trip to Hawaii! This time we went for two weeks (we squeezed into a studio for one of those weeks!) and it was fabulous! Hawaii is such a great place to go if you have little kids-- awesome pools and lots of family friendly entertainment. Scarlett had a great time and Savannah was just happy to be surrounded by her family at all times!


On the plane, ready to go! The plane ride was pretty easy. Savannah slept for a lot of it and Scarlett had her Dora and Kai-Lan DVD's to keep her entertained! This was Scarlett's seventh plane ride... I didn't go anywhere on a plane until I was nine and she's not even three!

On the shuttle bus to the rental car agency... happy to finally be in hawaii, even if it's on a shuttle bus!

What do you do as soon as you get into your hotel?? Head to the pool/beach!

One of the cool beach lagoons that front the resort we stayed at


Hiking the Manoa Falls trail... one of the most beautiful hikes I've ever been on! Juan had Scarlett on his shoulders, Savannah bjorned on his chest. we didn't quite make it to the falls because it started to rain... big big big buckets of rain. We had no rain gear and tried to run the mile or so back to the car, Juan protecting Savannah's head while Scarlett squealed in absolute glee.







We spent most of our days being lazy at the pool and beach... we kept Savannah kind of wrapped up but she didn't seem to mind!

We met up with maja and Susan while we were there...



And, of course, lots of hanging out in the room!


Isn't my baby just adorable?



On our last night we went to Waikiki to enjoy the views and have dinner.

Chloe's 3!!

Well, this is old news now, but last month Chloe had her third birthday party and we were very excited to go! Scarlett was so excited that the night before she didn't want to go to bed, she wanted to go to the party! I tried to explain to her that the party was the next day and she said "no, party NOW" and cried. So we had a "mini" party, where I wrapped up one of her toys, sang her happy birthday and gave her a brownie. Needless to say, the actual party was a lot of fun. I love taht Scarlett can look forward to things now! Savannah had fun too, mostly just being passed around to lots and lots of people who want to give her loves!


Busy pool!

Mom and Alyssa with the twins

Juan holding a sleeping Savannah... tough job!

Shana makes the best cakes! I keep telling her she should turn it into a profession!

Uh oh... who let this happen?

Scarlett found some pretty cool sunglasses to wear!



Chloe and Scarlett love to hold hands!! They're so sweet (when they're not fighting over a toy!) We haven't hung out much lately because of vacations, but Scarlett really misses her. She says, "Where Coey go?" all the time!