Fish, lots of Fish!

We had a great time visiting the Maui Ocean Center. It was beautiful there, with many brightly colored and unusual fish and water creatures.



Jadyn loved all the fish, sharks and turtles. They have a very large tank that the sharks and large fish live in. A scuba diver went into this tank and hand fed the fish. He was setup with a mic and actually welcomed Jadyn to the center. He told her when he was done feeding the fish he would come see her.


acting shy.

Scuba Jeff made good and came to meet Jadyn and family

He gave the kids lost shark teeth from the very sharks we watched being fed. Jeron claimed them as his own!

Scuba Jeff offered to give us a behind the scene tour. We saw baby turtles and watched a baby turtle named #2 eat lunch. We also learned about all the filtration system for the aquarium, which thrilled Ames. Scuba Jeff guessed that he was an engineer by his questions! Men!


My favorite, adorable Seahorse




Jadyn left the Ocean Center with a plush #2 of her very own.

Again, we have had a wonderful day here in Maui. The weather is beautiful.

Tomorrow we are going to a Luau.

Aloha!

Happy 4th of July

We had a great 4th, we started our day with breakfast outside.

this shot was right next to our table




smelling more flowers.

we spent most of the day at the pools, Jadyn has never been in a pool.
She was pretty nervous at first.






That didn't last long and she was ready to play!



this helicopter flew over the pool area and dropped thousands of tropical flowers, some had tags attached you could turn in for gifts! The kids really enjoyed watching this.

On our way to have ice cream.

Today we are going to Maui Ocean center. We are told they have a special dive planned for Jadyn.

We made it to Maui!
This place is amazing! The weather, the breeze, the scenery. I could move here tomorrow!.

Make a Wish has gone beyond what we expected, Jadyn has been treated like a Princess today.

Our name was called over the intercom before pre-boarding at the airport in our home town, they invited us to board early as VIP's. Once in Seattle, we were greeted by a Alaska Air employee who had a lei for Jadyn and a bag full of treats. She took us to the VIP section for more snacks and to meet some employees who were anxious to say hi to Jadyn. The pilot also invited our family to have our photo taken in the cockpit. I clearly instructed the kids not to touch anything, just as Jadyn grabs a large steering type device.

We landed in Maui and were greeted by and beautiful lady who had fresh, purple lei's for each one of us. We felt like royalty today.

they smell so beautiful!



The boys even enjoyed wearing them.

Our hotel resort is beautiful. It has an open air lobby, Jadyn really enjoys the birds and fish. Jeron loves to stand behind this waterfall.

I don't know if I'll be doing a update everyday, the Internet here is slow!
These pictures took an hour to upload.

(Dad, the Koi fish are huge, you would be impressed!)

Aloha!

Look Out Maui, Here Comes Jadyn!

We leave first thing tomorrow morning for this....



and this!

We are packed and ready to go. Our flight is wayyy too early, but we will deal with it!

Check our blog over the next few days, as I will try and update often.

Boats, Beaches and Dry Bottoms

We finally had a free weekend with sunshine. We got our boat cleaned up last week hoping that the nice weather would hold. We wanted Jadyn to experience her first time in the boat.

After the hunt for a blown fuse, we finally got out on the river. (Good job Daddy) Jadyn loved the boat, she showed no fear even when Daddy decided to "open it up" as he calls it.

I, for the first time and hopefully the last, forgot to replace my memory card in my camera. So these pictures were taken with my cel phone.

Jadyn tried to climbed out of the boat and jump into the water when we got to the beach. She wasn't to impressed with the temperature, it made your feet numb pretty fast. She really enjoyed playing along the shore line.

Jadyn is going to have to learn some river/ beach etiquette quickly, she was upset every time she got sand on her hands or feet. And after a couple juice bags, she had to go potty. How do you explain to a 3 yr. old that you have potty trained to use one means of...... well, you get it.

The river or bushes just was not going to work for her! She was plain miserable trying to hold it. Next time the potty chair is coming the the river with us! Just in case your wondering, Yes, she did finally go.

"you want me to go where?"

enjoying checking everything out


Jeron will show her the ropes, this boy has spent hours here on this very beach!

Grandpa and Flowers

Jadyn got to meet her other Grandpa this weekend. He is on vacation visiting his siblings and happened to be close enough for us to make a day trip to see him.

They were very excited to see each other.

love at first sight



and the hug!

Grandpa's brother has such a beautiful yard, it is full of all kinds of flowers. Jadyn really enjoyed smelling all of them



This was her favorite flower

I had to remind her a couple times that we are just smelling!

No flowers were actually picked during our visit!


Despite a case of bed head and the sun shinning in just the wrong place, this is one of my favorite pictures. She is watching a bee with such interest.


Thank you Grandpa, for a great day!

No Nap

This is a result of no nap today. This doesn't happen very often, thank goodness!

7:30 pm

It's so rare, that I think it's funny when she gets in these moods. So out came the camera, which she wasn't too happy about either

She tried to block my view of her in any way she could

She's saying "no smile Mommy"



Her fingers and blanket always make her feel better


This picture really shows Jadyn's personality, she just couldn't stay cranky when I tickled her!

We simply adore this little girl!

Smile

Ames and the kids got me a light meter for Mother day and studio lighting for my birthday. I'm trying to learn how to use it, correctly. Jadyn is the only child in our house that will actually sit and smile for me. The boys will entertain her in the background but prefer to stay behind my camera.

Don't laugh, I wanted to see if she had enough hair for braids!


Maybe it needs to grow a little longer.

More practice. She's on the horse again, because she stays put loves him!

Jadyn, Thank you for being so patient with Mommy.

I love you!!