Monday, August 5, 2013

Camp Grandma 8/1-8/3

 Abby went to her writing conference in LA for 3 days, so I watched Lee while Philip worked.
 Lee having breakfast in Philip and Heather's old highchair
 We started off with his "Discovery walk," which included studying
what a raccoon had done the night before to our planter.
 Once we got onto sloping areas, he rode in the stroller.
 One of Lee's favorite prepositions is UNDER!
 Stop and smell the flowers...
 ...or pull off and eat the tiny red tomatoes and strawberries.
 Lee said something VERY close to "Grandpa" when he came home from work! :)
 We enjoyed a delicious dinner with Bob and Esther Flores.
She had fun introducing him to her water fountain.
 She also has great Grandma toys:)

 We got this refrigerator box from our neighbor and it came in very handy. We were very busy cleaning out our garage on Saturday, so Lee had lots of fun in the box!


 He LOVED it when Grandpa gave him a ride on the dollie. He wanted more and more rides!
He enjoyed helping Grandpa clean things.

Then he needed a bath!
I think I was made for being a Grandma. ;)

Saturday, July 6, 2013

Maui Part 4-Hana

After driving "The Road to Hana" which is 52 miles, 617 curves & has 56 one-lane bridges, we found our Ekena B&B high on a hill above Hana. Here are some pictures along the way.
 Our first stop was to watch these wind surfers zip along!

 Keanae Pennisula has the most beautiful waves crashing against a lava coastline.


 My morning cup of coffee on the porch of our B&B (Jasmine suite)
 Pancakes--comin' up!
 Hamoa Beach in Hana

 Our B&B. We stayed, basically, in the center section. 
Our unit was 1800  square feet with 2 master suites.

 We had delicious Thai food at a tent/restaurant (Panee's Thai Food) in Hana Town. 
Here I am enjoying the Thai tea with condensed milk added. Yum!
 What is it about guys and caves??!!
 Black Sand Beach
 Oheo Gulch (or Seven Sacred Pools)
 Free apple bananas and mangoes!!! SOOOOOOOO sweet and delicious!
 We dressed up for our last night and took a few "group" shots.
We had a wonderful time and are so grateful that we could go. :)

Friday, July 5, 2013

Maui Part 3-Napili Sunset

Our condo in Napili (Napili Sunset) was just a few feet from the water, so John could snorkel whenever he wanted!


 The waves and trade winds made a constant sound day and night!

 A walk along the rocky path around Napili Bay

 Waiting for our burgers in Cheeseburger in P-a-r-a-d-i-s-e in Lahaina
 The view from the window near us. Yes, the waves crash under the restaurant!
 Mmmmmmm, worth waiting for! California burger with pineapple and avocado


 Shopping in Lahaina Town
 This is a Rembrandt etching from 1633! It's only $400, 000.00. So cool to be able to look at it closely. It was called The Descent of Jesus from the Cross and had so many details. The Harte Art Gallery/store had 4 other smaller Rembrandts, a Durer and 3 Picassos.
 Kirk and I enjoyed eating breakfast at the Sea House in Napili Bay.

 I got to stop by and see Ed's cousin, who lives in Napili.


 Sittin' under the cabana in Napili Bay
 Getting ready for our Teralani Sunset Dinner Sail. :)
  We sailed from Kaanapali up to Kapalua Bay (the next bay over) and had our dinner there.
We had a lovely fish, chicken, rice, salad, etc. dinner on this catamaran.


Can you tell I love sunsets?????!!!!!


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