Happy Easter...

from Maui :)

We arrived after a 10 and a 1/2 hour airplane ride with an hour layover in Seattle. The first leg went well, but the second trip (6.5 hours) had a crying baby behind us. The poor thing was so tired and she could not sleep. Luckily we had our own TV screens and could watch different programs (the volume control worked great!).

We got here about 7 pm Hawaii time (5 hours behind Minnesota) so we were very tired. Got our rental car--free upgrade because they were out of the midsize so we are in an Impala--nice!!! Then drove out to the hotel. We are staying at the Kaanapali Villas
http://www.resortquesthawaii.com/hawaii/propertyOverview.do?propertyGroupId=25568
It is right on the ocean and has a beautiful setting. We got an upgrade here also from a studio to a one bedroom with a pull-out sofa. We also can see the ocean from our very, very small lanai :) But at least we can see the ocean :)

After getting to our room, we then headed down for dinner at the onsite restaurant. It is right on the ocean. The food was pretty good, but we were all so tired that we could barely keep our eyes open. It was then up to the room for bed.

I woke up the first time at 3:30 am and decided to play Easter bunny. Then it was back to bed where I was able to sleep again until 6 am. That was a bit better, but hoping I can sleep in a little more tomorrow. After we all got up and got ready, we went to McDonald's for breakfast :) We needed to do something quick because Lisa, Lynn, and Jake were going up on a helicopter tour. We then headed over to Kahului to find the heliport.

We were early so we went to Wal-mart to get some food for the condo. After Wal-mart I dropped them off at the airport and then I headed out to drive around Kahului. I just meandered for about an hour before heading back to the airport to pick them up.

Sounds like they had a nice time, although both Lisa and Jake were a little green when they got into the car. Lynn was bubbling over though :) We drove back over to Lahaina to do some more grocery shopping (perishables) and then back to the condo. We made sandwiches for lunch and then got ready to go down to the ocean. We hung out at the ocean for a couple of hours and even hit the pool for a bit.

We went to dinner about 5:30 pm. Jake wanted a steak tonight so we just hit Outback so that he could get something he would like. The meal was great and our server was awesome. We had replacement drinks before they were completely empty! Sign of a good server.

After dinner we went into Lahaina to find out where our submarine tour is leaving from tomorrow. We are going on the Atlantis submarine:
http://www.atlantisadventures.com/
It looks fun. We will probably do a bit of shopping afterwards.

So that brings you all up to date. We are so far not burned (well, I am not--can't say the same for Lynn) and enjoying ourselves. We are still suffering from some jet lag, so I can just imagine what the trip back is going to do!

We are currently hanging out in the condo watching some Family Guy DVD that Jake put in.

Talk to you all soon!!!!!