Take My Picture

Sophia was on a roll with wanting her picture taken. Thank goodness for digital cameras! I couldn't imagine having to develop film anymore!

 The only thing missing? Our little Kalista! We miss you!

 Not sure what's with the hand on the hip. 

But it seems to be her "signature" pose.

 Ah...the innocence!

 Polynesian Princesses

 I'm pretty sure we took a picture with just about every

fisherman/pirate statue in Lahaina!

"Ahoy there!"

Water Slides

On our first full-day in Maui we were greeted with some winds and a constant drizzle along with the Hawaiian sun. But nothing was going to get in the way of a fun-filled day! Well, almost nothing...check out the pictures below:

Nice, kid-friendly ship wreck water slide

 I repeat...kid-friendly

Sophia was scared to go down the ship slide.
So scared that she made David walk her up the stairs.

 Crazy girl!

 But she wasn't scared of the BIG slide!
Not scared once out of the 20-something times.

Nor was she scared of having to swim to the side

by herself since they did not allow more than

one person at a time on the slide.

I guess swimming lessons are paying off!

 And the biggest kid of all! : )

Because I Love You

Our first night in Maui was spent shopping and eating in Ka'anapali. I was in one of my favorite stores, Swarovski (I have a small collection), while Sophia & David strolled around outside. All of a sudden Sophia came running into the store with a huge smile on her face and yelled, "Mommy look at the bracelet I bought for you!" She was so proud to have picked out such a beautiful bracelet. Sophia gave me a hug and said, "I bought this bracelet for you because I love you."

 I'll treasure this bracelet for the rest of my life.

Thank you my sweet Sophia Grace!

Not Until She's 3!

A long, long time ago when Sophia was 8 months old I swore I would never take her on a vacation that consisted of an airplane or a time change. In fact I swore I would never do any of it again until she was at least 3 years old. To make a long story short, it was not a good idea to take a teething, almost walking 8 month old to the Bahamas...you get the picture?

Well the time has come! Sophia is 3 years old and I kept my pledge. So off to Maui! And because I did not want to repeat history...Little Miss Kalista will be in good hands back in Santa Barbara with Grandma & Grandpa. : )

 Pretty happy for 5 a.m.!

Airplane #2 - Maui here we come!

Stay tuned for more of Sophia's Hawaiian Adventure!

Ready for the Rain

 Rain dance

Is it working, Mommy?

I'll try again!