Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Maui in March

In March, we took a month long trip back to Maui to visit with our Asato family.Ryan was incredible..he single handedly held Lucas for most of our 16 hr commute to the islands.The kids were THRILLED to finally land on the ground after a full day of travel!
My brother's and I all had new babies within months of each other.
Davin had his first child, Sophia. We had our 3rd, Lucas. And Jon had his 4th, Aysen. The proud mama's..me, Jocelyn & MarissaGrandma Asato & SophiaMalia & PaigeThe kids trying out the paddle board for the first timeMalia loves playing in the sand!The big kids braves the waves at Kamaole Beach.Great Grandma & her family Grandpa & Grandma and their 8 grandchildren
The kids perform a song at Grace Bible Church Maui on Easter Sunday.
All of our families do an annual getaway at a hotel in Kihei. We spend almost every night watching the sun set over the ocean while eating dinner together.
We made it up to the sleeping volcano...Mt. Haleakala.
Here's Ryan and Riley standing above the clouds on Mt. Haleakala. Ryan is securely holding Riley's arm so she doesn't fall over the cliff. In Michigan, sledding is a winter sport. On Maui, sledding is year round but looks a whole lot different. Here's Riley on her first sledding experience....
Malia & Alexis with Grandpa keeping an eye on them from the hill top.
Great Grandma and the Husted girls
We always enjoy our night time adventure of crab hunting at the beach. Look at all the crabs we caught!!

We had a GREAT time on Maui. SO much fun with the family!