Home from vacation

After a wonderful vacation, we are home. It was a great trip and we have many happy memories of our time on Maui. A few more pictures ...

Family photo near a waterfall on the road to Hana

All dirty --- covered in black sand!

Our little turtle --- making tracks for the ocean



Loving the pool

Hiking in the IAO Valley

Grady with a pineapple (making his funny squishy face!)

On our way home from Vancouver, we stopped in Gibsons to pick up Ryder from Grandma and Grandpa Syme's (he had a wonderful doggy vacation with them!) Near their house, there is a road with a pretty neat name:

Big Beach

Our favorite beach on Maui is called "Big Beach". It's a long stretch of sand with great snorkelling and big waves that crash right at the surf line. We spent the whole day there yesterday. It was a great beach day, but we are all a little sun-burnt today! (except Grady who wore his sun suit all day long :)

Big Beach

Riding the boogie board ... on the sand!

Playing with Grandma

Practicing his standing with Grandpa

After a face plant in the sand

Wiped out after a long day at the beach.

Aloha!

We have been in Maui for a week now and we've loved every minute. This is a beautiful part of the world.

The first few days were a little rough because Grady was exhausted, sick with a cough and cold, and also completely off of his routine. Once he settled in, we all relaxed and really started to enjoy our vacation.

We've done a few hikes, some shopping, and toured around a bit, but we've spent most of our time at the beach - relaxing, swimming, and snorkelling. Grady loves the freedom of having so much space to crawl around. He plays with his beach toys and we take him swimming. So far, it has been the perfect vacation.

At the Vancouver airport before our flight

A quick walk on a trail

At the beach!

Playing with Grandpa in the condo

At a luau in Lahaina

And, back to the beach!

Out of the way, he's coming through!

When Grady feeds himself ...

This is the mess that happens! Unless we are giving Grady something that needs to be eaten with a spoon, he completely feeds himself. It's great for him to have the ability and independence to pick up the cubes of food and feed himself, but it's also very messy! (It wouldn't be so bad if he didn't rip off his bib - not all the time - but sometimes, he just refuses to wear one).

Little monkey

Two peas in a pod

Grady and his friend, Ethan, ready to go out for a walk (neither one is actually looking too impressed!)