Aloha! We just got back from the most amazing trip to Maui. We have been depressed since we left the warm weather and came back to snow. Here are A LOT of pictures from our trip (really only about 1/8 of the pictures).

Maui Aquarium. The boys loved touching the starfish and sea cucumbers. Xander would do a little happy dance each time he went up to one of the fish tanks. It was so cute.

We absolutely loved swimming and playing on the beach at the hotel.

Too bad they were able to free themselves from the sand.

This was my favorite place - the Black Sand beach in Hana. The sand was actually the tiniest round pebbles you can think of. I wanted to bring some home, but I now hear that would bring bad luck.

The road to Hana had 180 twists and turns. We had fun stopping along the way and exploring and swinging on the vines.

Our whale watching tour was exciting. We saw eight humpback whales, five of which loved to circle the boat. We just ran back and forth watching them.

A lava tube that is now a cave you can walk through.

I had to include the cheese cow. We were eating nachos for lunch and Braxton noticed his melted cheese looked just like a bovine. He insisted that we take a picture and even film it.

My baby Xander. He loves to be mobile now. Here he is at Kapoto Gardens in Seattle. We had an hour to kill before our flight, so we stopped to enjoy the gardens.

Xander would point out all the flowers.

We were in heaven just building sand castles and playing in the sand and surf all day.