trippin'.

From Maui to Lake Powell we have had a great summer!  We went to Maui with my entire family to celebrate my parents' 50th wedding anniversary.  The kids had a blast swimming in the pools, going down water slides, kayaking, snorkeling and eating Lappert's ice cream at the Grand Wailea.  And we all loved the luau we went to.

Gaige swam with a turtle while kayaking with Matt some one yelled, "Turtle!" and he jumped right in to swim with it.

We also upset some locals by wearing sunscreen in the water at their beach and surfing in their water...Awesome.

Gaige learned to the Hula at the Luau and was very serious about it.

The grandkids put on a talent show.  Gaige sang a song about Hawaii - "I like Hawaii.  I like Hawaii.  I really really like Hawaii."  And Bentley showed us karate by kicking Chance.

All the ladies spent some time at the spa and had a massage.

We went to Lake Powell with The Wells Family and lived it up wake boarding, wake skating, knee boarding, and fishing.  Gaige and Bentley caught some catfish and striped bass off of the back of the house boat with their spiderman fishing poles and some grilled hot dogs! 

 

 

We've also frequented the beach, Disneyland now that our passes work again, and the pool. Needless to say, I am TIRED! But we have had a terrific summer. Now it's time to gear up for school and soccer.

Elle has grown so much this summer! She is at least 30 pounds and has a whole arsenal of tricks and accomplishments...

• Blows kisses
• Puts both hands over her eyes to play peek a boo
• Blows on her food when it's hot
• Gives real kisses with the "mwah" sound included
• Swims on her own in her floaties
• Jumps into the pool - falling, really
• Says: Hi, Hello, fish (ish), shoes (oosh), horse (orse), ball, Mom, Dad, yes, up
• Loves books
• Runs around with her arms behind her

Her favorite foods are clementines and ice cream. She sleeps from 7:30 pm to 7:30 am and takes a nap from 1pm to 4pm. She is happy all of the time and loves to snuggle. Her favorite person in Hawaii was her cousin Blake. She gets really excited when she sees her and any of her other cousins that she recognizes. She loves Chance too. She is a great baby and we love her guts!