Thursday, May 23, 2013

Hawaii 2013

We were lucky enough to go to Maui again this year! It was extra fun going with Jordan's whole family (sans Cash and Chloe). I love spending time with the Kemp clan and what a better place to do it than Hawaii?

We did so many fun things and enjoyed lot's of time together as a family. Kids sure make things more fun but I don't know if I'll bring them along next time we go, I think we're due for a "Jordan and Amy Hawaii trip." It's super fun to have the kids but REALLY far for them to travel. My kids were absolutely amazing while we traveled inspite of the horrible layovers, red eye flights and missed flights. Little angels they were.  =)

Here are a few things we did while in Maui:


 WE FINALLY ARRIVED! It was 3 in the morning Utah time.
 
 
 Our first couple of days there were cold and rainy but we didn't mind, we were in Hawaii!
 
 Here is Hendrix playing in a pile of ants..... boys.
 
We swam A LOT.

She loved the warm weather and was happy to be around her cousins who adore her.
 
 

 ARRRRRRRR!
 



 Remmi's reaction to sand for the first time. She hated it. lol!


 A couple of Hams. The face that Hendrix is making reminds me of a funny face that Judd would sometimes pull. It makes me smile knowing that he's got a little bit of the Juddles in him.  =)
 
 Jaden and Brooke stayed in a hotel room so we were able to play at the resort pools with them! There were super fun water slides, caves and waterfalls!
 

 We caught this little guy on the beach. It was so funny to watch run sideways back into the ocean. I don't know if Brooke and I had more fun playing with him or if the kids did.


FAMILY PICS
 
We tried to snap a few family pics on the beach with the sunset in the background. Brooke took some great pictures of our little family with her nice camera. I'll post more when she gives them to me.




 I cannot put into words how much I love this man. Next time we go to Hawaii... it's just going to be us. Maui is so romantic and I would love to experience it with just the 2 of us.
 


MAUI AQUARIUM


 On our way to the Maui aquarium! This was our second time there and we loved it just as much! Jordan said I looked like Kid Rock with my fedora and aviators on, that's why I'm throwin up a rock on sign.
 


 Remmi was fascinated by all of the fishies. She kept saying, "ewwww and ohhhhh" the whole time. It's find that she looks like a boy in these pictures.  =)
 
 Hendrix touching the star fish and sea urchins.
 
 This was my favorite fish. He looked to grumpy. lol.
 

 Hendrix liked this sand fish because it's like the one on Finding Nemo, Mr. Johanson.

 The baby sea turtles were to die for!

 Hammerhead! YIKES!
 



 I love this picture because you can see how GINORMOUS some of the fish were. They could have easily swallowed my little 4 year old.




 Jordan and Hendrix are sitting in the under water tunnel. You can see the take from above, below and all around you. It's pretty amazing.
 
 Remmi girl at the pool... happy as can be. 
 
 
 
CONDO
 
 We stayed with Judy in her condo for the first half of the week then moved to a condo down the street for the last few days. It was such a cute little bungalow, we loved staying there.

View from our balcony.


BIG BEACH

Here is Hendrix SO excited to go to Big Beach and wear his new goggles in the ocean. We played for hour in the waves. This was our favorite beach.
 

 
We stopped and got snow cones while our kids were passed out in the back seat. BEST SNOW CONES ON THE PLANET!  =)

 The view from our balcony.

 Remmi's favorite thing to do was sit with her legs in between these slats and watch the waves.

BABY BEACH
 
We loved this beach! It was a giant tidepool where the kids could play in the shallow water. It was super windy that day AND we got rained on but we had fun anyway. The beach and the water here were beautiful!











 Our last night on Maui. Dinner at Leilani's on the beach.


 My view of the sunrise after a long red eye flight.


Our poor kids sleeping on the airport floor after flying red eye and having an 8 hour layover at the LA airport. DAY FROM HELL. I have never been more excited to pull into our driveway.

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