Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Aloha and Happy New Year! Part 1

Can I have a "do over"?!

Arrival to paradise
Oahu: Pearl Harbor


Cheers to arriving on the Ship!




Christmas Sabbath Day in Maui




Let's hit the beach!

Room Service - a favorite commodatie!(spelling?)
A new special friend every night
Dinner out (every night)
2nd day in Maui - snorkeling at the Dump


Dessert and appetizers were the best!Cousins . . .


. . . and more cousins . . .

. . . and more cousins!


Team Joseph RULES!!!



Close yet lovely quarters


Friend #2

5 comments:

Angela said...

The pictures are wonderful, I'm sure you're experience and memories are even better than the pictures, but I'm feeling a little depressed about now looking at this snow coming down and thinking what it would be like to be living in Hawaii right now! That is so awesome that your whole extended family could do these vacations together! Poor Elle having to go with a cast. :( What did you mean by snorkeling at the "Dump"?

Jodi said...

First I must say "OH MY GOODNESS, LOOK WHO DECIDED TO START BLOGGING AGAIN!!!!" You get us all hooked and then you drop off the face of the blogging world!!!!!!!!! LOL!!!

OK- your pictures are soooooooo cute!!! I love them! What an amazing memory for your entire family to do such a fun trip over Christmas!!! It looks like you guys had so much fun!! I especially love the one on Maui for church! What beuatiful picture and family!! Love ya!!
Glad you had a great time!!

Care said...

Angela - the pictures are depressing me as well - now I'm wishing we would have gone AFTER Christmas - like today!

The Dump was the name of the place but it was because that was where the islanders use to dump their garbage - YEARS ago. It was where the lava flow dropped into the ocean. Lots of fish to see and right at the beach (leg reaching area)

Jodi - I loved the blogging comment - so true. That's what I usually do - get everyone all hyped up and then disappear. . .

Don't be alarmed if I don't blog for a few months again. You know I should be making dinner right now. I'm still feeling lousy and I'm trying to gear myself out the door to the store. Putting up warm Hawaii photos is not doing the trick!

Jeni said...

I absolutely loved looking at the warm hawaii photos! What a wonderful christmas full of wonderful memories.

Ellie McFreaken said...

OH man this is so great Carrie! It's getting me so excited! I love love love your pictures....you guys know how to Partay!!!!

I'm with everyone else.....you get us all pumped and then BAM..you're gone!!!!

Keep blogging.....