Water fun and shopping in Lahaina

  This was Avery's year for the water.  In times previous Avery has not enjoyed the water, but this trip to Maui she loved the water.  She and Addison had fun splashing in this little kiddie pool that they could run around in.  They also got in one of the big pools with help from parents and many aunts and uncles.  Addison lives in Phoenix and goes in DeAnna's pool all the time, so she is already great in the water.  Avery was really good and let us put her under the water and tried kicking with our help. I think swim lessons are in the near future.  We stayed at the Ritz-Carlton in Kapalua so we could stay close to where the wedding was happening. The hotel was nice with four pools and two hot tubs, and the beach it was attached to was awesome for boogie boarding.  The only problem is that on that side of the island it tends to be cooler and windier, so actually it was warmer to play in the oceans than in the swimming pools.  If we went to Maui again we would probably stay some place in Wailea where it tends to be warmer and less windy.  Otherwise it was great , and we were able to take the hotel shuttle to the wedding.

  The last half of the pictures are from when we went and visited Lahaina. We did some shopping and stopped at the Banyan Tree Park.  The Banyan tree in the park was planted in 1873 and is huge.  You can see us posing for pictures on one of its many limbs.

Avery enjoying the water.

Lulled by the tropical warmth, Harper spent a great deal of time sleeping pool side.

Addison in her cute little tutu swimsuit.

This is from lunch at Kimo's in Lahaina.  I like how angry Harper looks.  I don't think  it has anything to do with Grandpa holding her . . .

We remembered to get a picture of us!

Me and my sisters and our girls under the limbs of the Banyan tree.  

Avery walking along one of the giant Banyan tree limbs with help from Daryl.