Heather Hodges

Wade and I returned home today after our “second honeymoon” in Hawaii this past week.  My parents deserve a medal for their willingness to go above and beyond the call of grandparent duty.  Their heroism in taking care of and taming Caleb and Elijah for a week will not be forgotten.  Thanks you guys!!!!

The weather was perfect, while we were there.  Wade called it “weather neutral,” not too hot, not too cold, not too windy, just right.  The water was beautiful, the snorkeling excellent, the food delicious, and the company outstanding.  If it hadn’t been for two little boys waiting for us back home (and two grandparents who would have hunted us down) we would have started looking for an apartment and jobs at the Shaka Pizza Shak.

The worst part of the whole trip was leaving 79 degree weather and arriving in 9 degree weather.  That just HURT, especially since I still had on my Hawaiian shirt, shorts, and flip flops.  Poor planning on my part.

Thanks again to everyone who helped me pull-off this surprise for Wade, I’m in your debt. (R.B. I guess you will take your pound of flesh in a few weeks when we head to Siberia.  Burrrrrr.  Bring it on, I’m ready.  See you soon.)

Makena Big Beach.  The largest undeveloped beach on Maui.

Almost sunset. We were on our way to Cafe O’Lei, our favorite eatery in Kihei.

The last lava flow on Maui erupted out of the side of Mt. Haleakela in 1790.  The area is a still a desolate moon scape after 200 years.

We stopped at the Maui Plantation at the base of the West Maui Mountains and I learned how to make a lei.

My new hand made lei.  More pictures to come of our underwater adventures.