Part 2: Our Favorite (Hawaiian)Things

The trip was made up of a million little memories that look different to each of us but we all love it just the same. There are our highlights:

Keith: Aloha and the Kiddie Pool

There is something alluring about the Hawaiian hospitality and Keith TOTALLY got it. He started in with his "Aloha's" the minute we got to Maui. Hawaii was pretty much his state after that. If you want to fly low under the radar, leave Keith at home. His social light is so bright Patrick gets caught up in the party. Keith gives you an "Aloha" and a couple of eye bats, Patrick is going to fill you in on his full name, everything he has eaten and plans to eat, and his hopes and dreams for the future. Patrick's Hawaii audience is usually the daddy and baby set. Keith specializes in the blonds.

And the Kiddie Pool is where these two saw most of their action. Many new friends were made at the Kiddie Pool.

Patrick: The Baby Beach

And sushi (duh).
This is the four of us at Sansei Sushi, but I already told you all about it.

We went to Baby Beach in Lahaina on our last full day in Maui. Baby Beach is protected by an outlying reef. It has calm, warm shallow water making it the perfect location for Patrick and Keith. And (back to the Aloha) there was a boy who rivaled my kids' gregariousness, GAME ON! His dad was catching creatures in the coral so that was super fun for the boys.

Mama: Dinner alone with Daddy at Merriman’s

Our wedding coordinator made reservations for just the two of us at Merriman's after the ceremony. Scrumptious (I had the lamb, Kev had the filet)! In case you were wondering, going out to dinner in a wedding dress is a brand-new experience for me (people were kind of staring). I wasn't sure I wanted to go through with it, but we ran out of time for a costume change. The upside, I wasn't the person wearing the fanciest dress in the joint, we sat next to a couple who got married (for real) on the same beach. Cute. Here is our dessert, chocolate some sort of thing, sorry for the blurry camera pic, we had a shuttle back to the hotel.

Kevin: The Wedding

(hee, that was my first choice too but I figured that went without saying) Next up the wedding...a retrospective (which requires scanning, so bear with me, I promise I will be back with wedding pictures and the story that is lingering in my heart.)