Maui 2017

This is a big year for the Warner family.  The Warner parents both turn 70 years old.  Plus they are celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary.  Plus Ryan and Carly just got engaged!  A celebration was definitely in order.  Thanks to the incredible generosity of my parents, we decided to do a family celebration in Maui!  All 8 of us traveled to Maui for a little over a week, shared one condo and lived to tell about it.  ;)  Just kidding--it was an amazing trip and we're so grateful to my parents for making it happen.

We got to bring the boys which was really their first time being at a warm beach/tropical location.  It was so fun to see it through their eyes.  It was definitely a different kind of vacation to Maui than what we're used to (which is usually sans kids) but it was so much fun and still really rejuvenating (note to self--if traveling to a beachy location and the kids are coming, always bring along the built-in babysitters  grandparents).

It was a week and a half of sun, Vitamin D (thank God--finally!), gorgeous views, whale watching, incredible food, sand toys, ocean, pool, snorkeling, being goofy, naps, laughing, and being together. We also surprised my parents with a dinner sunset cruise one evening which was really special for them.  And they got to see whales up close!

But I'll let the below photos do most of the talking...

Airplane ride!  They did great for a 6 hour flight

The gorgeous view from our condo!

First umbrella drink

Cool dudes

Loved swimming with Nana & Pops!

Beach time

Nathan snorkeled for the first time and saw lots of pretty fish and a sea turtle!

James and I got a special date night at our favorite place Lahaina Grill.  A Maui trip is not complete without it.

Fun times with Ryan and Carly who are newly engaged.  Woo hoo!

Major highlight of the trip: the Maui Ocean Center

Just love this photo

Walking around Paia

Can't you tell they had a terrible time?

Shave ice!

"Rainforest" walk to Honolua Bay

Honolua Bay

The incredible Banyan Tree in Lahaina

One of my favorite photos from the trip

My sweet brother also did a couple of family photo shoots throughout the trip.  So grateful for his talent!

Happy anniversary to my amazing parents and thank you so much for this special, unforgettable gift of a trip.  We love you!