Sunday, September 30, 2007

Hawaii trip


Chad & I just returned from a wonderful 10 day vacation to Hawaii. The kids stayed home with Grandparents Simmons. We missed the kids a lot, more so towards the end of the trip. We went with my parents and stayed mostly on the island of Maui. I love the background in this picture.

We snorkeled alot and every time we swam with Sea Turtles. We stayed in Honolulu for 3 days and while there visited Pearl Harbor and the LDS temple grounds. Then we stayed on Maui for the remaining 7 days. This was our first visit to Hawaii and my parents 10th (or more). They were the best tour guides and very familiar with the best shopping and snorkeling spots.

While at Pearl Harbor we also visited the USS Missouri battleship. Here we are posing under the big guns. Also nearby was the submarine "Bowfin". The sites were completely interactive with all sorts of weaponry equipmt. for you to sit on and test out and take pics on.

Here we are at the temple grounds and at the famous Pali (probably spelled it wrong). The wind is so strong you can't wear hats or loose fitting shirts.






And last but not least our favorite pic from this trip. We took a hilariously eventful drive to the inactive volcano on Maui 10,023 feet above sea level. We were above the clouds, where Chad teetered on the edge for an awesome shot!

The holidays are approaching.......yeah!! Hope everyone is happy and well.....Mahalo.