Hawaii ~

Here are Molly and Jane's grandparents.

Molly says," they are all very nice and she loves us all."

Here is the story of our Hawaiian vacation together.

Rick decided to take me to Hawaii for my 50th birthday. Tom & Debi were going to be there so they invited us to meet up with them. They took us around to all of their favorite locations on Maui. We loved every minute of it.

The first morning looking out from our balcony we caught a rainbow over the ocean.
Our first evening, we went to dinner and sat out on the deck.
The breeze was cold but the sunset was beautiful.

Tom & DebiThe next morning, Tom & Debi took us to now one of our favorite spots. It is very rocky and the surf and spray were powerful and facinating to watch. Nearby is a labyrinth that we walked through. Nothing like it to begin our stress free vacation.

Here the water is receeding.
It is amazing to see that living creatures are able to cling to these
rocks with all of that powerful surf. Me

The guys.

The girls.

The weather was rainy, windy and overcast at times.

Here we were able to catch a few rays.

Debi loaned me a rash guard to keep me from burning.

Something I am very good at I might add.

Enjoying a little shade under the famous banyan tree.

Here is a bigger picture of the tree. It is quite amanzing.

Rick and I with Lahaina in the background.

Tom & Debi

The girls. This tuberose lei was so fragrant.

It smelled like heaven. I loved it.

A beautiful sunset.

Rick & Lori

Rick

The four of us at Mama's Fish House.

What a fabulous feast.

The presentation was works of art and the taste was magnificent.

This is one of the rare (and I'm not just a kidding) moments

when I had my eyes open in a photograph.

What can I say, I blink when a light flashes in front of my face!
Why does that surprise you?

On Tom and Debi's last day, we strolled through the labyrinth one last time.

I have to say that is one of the top rated experiences in my life. I loved it.

It can be quite emotional to say the least. We hated saying goodbye to our dear friends. They really showed us a great time.

Thanks you guys for a fabulous funfilled week.

I can't think of a better way to celebrate my birthday. Isn't this a gorgeous sunset?

and then as if on cue, a sail boat entered the scene.

On our last evening in paradise we went to a luau and

enjoyed our last sunset.

Oh yeah, Rick loved driving the Mustang convertible.