Maui: Parasailing & Baby Beach

For my Dad's last day in Maui, he and Wes went on a parasailing adventure out of Lahaina.  They had fun out on the boat and floating through the air.  

Meanwhile, Great Grandma and I took the kids back to baby beach to play.  We watched the skies to see if we could spot Papa and Grandpa parasailing, but they were too small to identify from there.  Here's what they would have looked like from our view, but this wasn't them. 

The small inlet at baby beach is just perfect for little kids.  It almost creates a little pool to swim in.  

The only downside is the bathrooms are a bit of hike, and I had to make a couple trip running with kids on my back to carry them across hot pavement.  It was a little crazy but some friendly locals land us some flip flops that I'd left behind in my haste to not have a potty accident on our hands.  Anyway, all's well that ends well, and we loved swimming at this beach.

Maui: Paia & Sea Turtles

Another day trip we took on Maui was out to Paia.  Wes lived in Paia for about a month when he was 19, so he wanted to go over there to drive through and show us around a little.  First we went to Ho'okipa State Beach to see some green see turtles.  This state beach has a sanctuary resting area for the turtles to come rest before heading back out to sea.  

The turtles were amazing to watch, then we had some beach time.

Then we headed into Paia for some lunch.  Here's grandma and the girls, and the whole crowd.

Maui: Napili Beach

One of our favorite beaches to play at turned out to be Napili beach.  It sits in this little cove with both good waves to play in, as well as some calm water to swim in.  The color was just amazing.  It was a bit of a hike in from some street parking, but maybe next time we could stay at one of the hotels close by.  Gosh, we hope there is a next time!  

Here's some of our time at Napili beach.

And one more bonus one of the girls in their matching dresses and leis :)

Maui: Luau

Next up to celebrate Dad's birthday was a luau.  Aunt Diane booked us at the Hyatt Luau where they do some fire dancing.  The show was an eclectic mix of different types of dances from cultures around different islands.  I didn't get many pictures of the show since it was dark, but here are some pictures from before the show.  

We got the girls some beautiful dresses to wear to the luau.  Too bad no one was in the mood for pictures before the show.  This was the best we could do.

The traditional sibling shot.  We missed Uncle Rick who couldn't make it.  

Another with Grandma and Emeline.

The birthday boy, ready to celebrate.

Kids enjoying their pint of tropical juices.  Yes, we spent the majority of the time in the bathroom.

Sweet Adele.

Grandma, John, & Susan.

Dad, Diane, & Miles.

The whole table.

Fire dancers!

Maui: Lost Tooth and Honokawai Beach

Emeline had her first loose tooth for a while before we headed to Maui.  In fact, I was worried I was going to miss her losing it while I was in Nicaragua.  But that little tooth held on until Maui.  We woke up one morning and she was excited to show us it came out!  What a fun place to lose a first tooth.

More pics by the beach with Great Grandma and the girls.

Later that day we headed to Honokawai beach just north of Kanapaali.  Some friends recommended it because there is a playground there as well.  It ended up being too hot to play on the play structure, but the beach was very calm and perfect for the kids to play in.