The Beach and Boogie Boards at the Grand Wailea

Lots happening over here on this Tues. morning. Aunti Am. and Uncle B. went out on a half day fishing excursion that left at 5:45 am. The rest of us woke up around 6 or 7 or 8. Papa was going to do a bike ride up a volcanoe. Grandma, Auntie Al. Uncle R. the twins, and 2 od Am & B,'s kids were going to drice up the volcano and see papa at some point but also enjoy a nice hike. Am. and B. were going to catch up with them after fishing. My family plus one of Am & B's kids left for the beach around 8:45, hoping it would not be as crwoded as the other day. There was a lot of people already out for 9am, but we found a spot with 6 chairs by the kiddie pool and the kids had great fun there. They enjoyed the lazy river and several water slides. Then we walked a little ways farther and enjoyed the beach for 30 minutes. Kids have boogie boards ... that was really fun. After 30 minutes there, though, they were ready for the pool life again and we went back to our spot by the kiddie pool. We headed back to our condo around nooon and are resting a bit while we have lunch, then we are going to check out the Maui Ocean Center, Hawaii's largest aquarium.

Lazy Monday ...

The bigger kids and Daddy and Papa, and one aunt and two uncles went out on a kayak/snorkeling excursion. O. was going to go with them and he got in a kayak for a little bit, but then decided that he did not like being out in such deep water and so far from shore, so Papa brought him back to stay with the rest of us. Papa is going to buy a cd of photos from their kayaking/snorkeling guide ... he had a digital cmaera with him. I'll upload those photos whenever we get that cd (should be later today)

Grandma, Auntie Am. and I hung out at the condos with the 2 babies, the 1 year old the 2 year old, the 4 year old and then O., the 6 year old. We were just finishing lunch and getting ready to goto the condo pool when all the kayakres returned so we waited till they got lunch and then most of us headed down to the pool ... spent 3 1/2 hours down there. The kids were swimming and playing most of the time, but I spent most of the time on a lounge chair. Z. even ended up falling asleep down there ... such a cute little guy!