My parents took our family to Maui in January for Christmas. We stayed in condos across the street from the best beach (just right sized waves, reef to snorkel and explore, clean and not too crowded) for 11 days, 10 nights! Oh, it was heaven can I just say?!? Tyson and I seriously were considering selling everything and moving there. I would love to live in a warmer climate, I would just adore growing and eating from a garden year round... We found a gorgeous mango tree, the branches were literally about to break from all the beautiful mangos growing on it. Tyson loves, loves, loves mangos, and seeing this tree just about convinced him of moving us to a warm tropical place!
We've been to Maui twice before, with out kiddos. We are usually on the go 24/7, seeing, doing all there is to do on that fun little island. But this time, we had our little bug and naps and bedtimes really slowed things down for us, but in a seriously GREAT way! We don't have cable or even the basic 5 at home, we just watch movies and netflix, so have having 70 cable channels was just the ticket during nap time. We brought games and played games with my two sisters and brother in law almost every night, it was such a different trip, but so, so enjoyable.
Ethan loved playing in the water at the beach and at the pool. My little boy is fearless, he let the waves pummel him, jump in the pool going all the way under and would just scream with joy, he is a water baby, we need to get him in lessons for sure!
Tyson and I went out to a Japanese Sushi Steakhouse place, it was seriously the best seafood I have ever tasted, and so fun to try new things. I've been getting way into Zumba, and my sis went with me to a Zumba class, it was a riot, the Hawaiians taught us white girls to hula and shake those hips... we just laughed and had a great time!
So, we came back, got back to life in the cold, and got right to work on finishing our basement. In fact, its being taped, mudded, textured and sanded on Monday. Then we get to paint, carpet and have a real basement! We've been in our home for just a little over 2 1/2 years and this is milestone we have really been looking forward to. And it will be getting finished just in time to put our back yard in this summer, then this old bank repo might just start shaping up!
I can't believe its March, those first two months went by so fast, but all the better, closer to spring and summer. We are planning on going camping and Tyson turns 30 in July, so I'm working on some big celebrations for his big three zero!
