A very Maui Christmas

Only 3 months into the winter Mommy was already sick of the cold and wet weather, and decided that we should warm up a little first before heading to the even colder Wyoming and Montana to see grandma and grandpa. That's how we end up here in maui.

Ellie was particularly excited about this trip. She got up 5am in the morning and asked me if we are ready to go. After we got here, we went to the beach that is across the street from our rental, she was so excited about the sand and the water and kept repeating "this is the best day ever!" :) Ellie: I hope you have many more best days to come!!

Ellie is also a lot more comfortable with the water this time (this is her 4th trip to Hawaii.. Believe it or not!) she was practicing "surfing" with me and daddy. If water or sand got into her face, she just grabbed the towel and wipe it off!

We both got a Hawaiian dress! Ellie was dancing and showing off her new dress.

A little competition between mommy and daddy trying to make the tallest sand castle. I think it was a close call!

Finale in our trip is to watch sunset on the Haleakala summit. We stayed around for another hour to watch the most beautiful starry sky! We had such a wonderful time! Next stop: lewistown and gillette to spend Christmas with families.