Kalua Pig & Pineapple



seems best enjoyed at a Luau...



...or as REGULARS at a fun little hole in the wall...



...maybe while viewing the daily rainbow...




or when watching the Sunset in Maui.

More on Maui
 

Jared's Surf Collage

 

Audra's Surf Collage



The Road to Hana...617 curves, 56 one lane bridges, pineapple & sugarcane fields, bamboo jungles, rainforest, waterfalls, streams & pools, spectacular cliffs, desolate volcanic scenery, colorful island flowers and black sand beaches...makes for an Amazing 11 hour Tour of Maui!



Joyful June



Jared & I have had a Pirates marathon going...



...in anticipation of seeing the 4th one in a 3D version at the theater.



Audra had yet another Bday sleepover (now that Morgan is out of school for the summer too...)

 

My mom, the kids & I flew to Hawai'i!



Our first glimpse of Maui...



Our first TASTE of it too...

My view, on our first full day...red sandy toes & blue skies

 

Hula Girls on our way to Hula Grill



Front Street shops in Lahaina



Rainbows each afternoon...



Pupus for dinner at Duke's



Gorgeous Sunsets as we look out toward Moloka'i & Lana'i



Up next...

SURF lessons for Jared & Audra today,

and The Road to Hana tomorrow.

May has come and gone.

 Rounding out the month was Jared's final Swim Competition,

 (Here's my dad, proudly tracking Jared's race times & medals won)

That ends his high school aquatics career and it was time to graduate...

But 1st, he had Baccalaureate Mass, where my mom attended,

And then, his graduation night followed by an all night sober grad party.

The next day, we had a celebration lunch in his honor...

And finally, one last meal out before our weekend came to an end
& our dear friends had to leave for their home.

 Now here it is, the beginning of JUNE, & Audra says that means it's HER TURN!
On the 1st, she had her end of school swim party....

Then on the 2nd, she came home HAPPY
with a handful of awards on her last day of 7th grade...

and didn't miss a beat getting right into PARTY MODE, since it was her big 'Turning Teen' BIRTHDAY!!!

So she's been celebrating with her 2 best school buds ~ including a sleepover, presents, cake & ice cream, projecting movies on the wall outside, a fireworks show (compliments of her dad, of course), crepes at the Parisian Cafe and an appointment to get feathers installed in their hair.