Wowie Maui

We're back. Felt like we were gone a long time. And given the response Hannah and Griffin gave us, it must have been, because they were a bit dazed and confused as to who Mike and I were when we walked in the door! Abby, on the other hand, welcomed us with open arms and told us that us coming home was her favorite part of our vacation :-)

Mike and I had a wonderful and relaxing time in Maui. We did a lot of lying by the pool, swimming in the ocean, eating good fish, and playing cards. You can't beat the Maui weather, sunny and mid 80s the entire trip. We took a fun sunset boat cruise one evening, but other than that, we didn't do any other activies....which was fine by us. Our goal was to relax, and we did just that. We went with our good friends the Seastands, and are already planning our trip in 2009!

Maui has some wonderful restaurants, and one of our favorites is Mama's Fishhouse in Paia. On our visit there, the owner of the restaurant told us that they would be filming a tv segment while were dined, and apologized for the intrusion. We said no problem, and went about enjoying our evening. We did see the film crew setting up near us, and we assumed they were going to be filming for a locat network. We were surprised to find out it was actually The Food Network and Giada DeLaurentiis would be filming. All you foodies out there know she is the host of the program Everyday Itailian. Jami and I were thrilled to see and meet her, and even more thrilled when she agreed to get a picture with us! Little does she know that she helped me survive last fall and winter while I was just about house-bound with H&G! Her biggest 4 year old fan - Miss Abby - was just about as excited as I was when I told her the story.

A big thanks to Mike's parents who held down the fort while we relaxed in the sun and surf. Abby had lots of fun G&G time, and Hannah and Griff obviously loved having them here, as they are still looking at me funny when they wake in the morning, like they are expecting Grandma to get them instead of me!

Anyway, we had a lovely time, and now it's back to the day to day. Enjoy the pics!