Aloha! Well in February we escaped the cold (well, Fresno never really gets too cold) to go to lovely HAWAII. It was a family/business trip. That means Dave his parents and Ben worked hard selling chicken and shaking hands with all the bosses at the new Maui Whole Foods while Mitch, Monte and I ate very yummy pineapple in the prepared foods area. It was a very nice trip.
It was nice to all be together.
Nana tried to protect herself from the other travelers germs but, Monte was not seeing the point of the mask, except for playing peek-a-boo.This slide is where 80% of our time was spent. It went like this; eat, sleep, slide, cry when we take them from the slide.
I wanted to see a waterfall and Dave, the boys and BJ braved the rainforest's weather to go with me. It wasn't quite what I was looking for but, it was still beautiful.
The food was good as you can tell from Monte.
The hotel we were at had free Hula lessons, so I thought "Why not?" I learned that child bearing hips are not the same as Hula hips. If you look close you can see the littlest Hula dancer. Monte can sure shake it.
We went on a whale watching adventure. We really got our monies worth. It was amazing! A pod of whales put on a great show for us. Mitch talked about the whales waving their fins at us for months.
This was one of the first times on a Pitman trip where the girls almost equaled the boys (this picture is missing Nana, she was sick). The hotel also offered lay making. The flowers smelt wonderful.
Let me not forget the unforgettable Tsunami that occurred while we were in Maui. This was the actual Tsunami in progress. We were lucky that they had the helicopters getting everyone off the beach and to their rooms. We may not have survived (can you catch my sarcasm). But really we were grateful it wasn't more then a few little waves.
It was hard to come home but, a least we came home a little less blinding white.
The food was good as you can tell from Monte.
The hotel we were at had free Hula lessons, so I thought "Why not?" I learned that child bearing hips are not the same as Hula hips. If you look close you can see the littlest Hula dancer. Monte can sure shake it.
We went on a whale watching adventure. We really got our monies worth. It was amazing! A pod of whales put on a great show for us. Mitch talked about the whales waving their fins at us for months.
This was one of the first times on a Pitman trip where the girls almost equaled the boys (this picture is missing Nana, she was sick). The hotel also offered lay making. The flowers smelt wonderful.
The trip was great also because Mitch and Monte got some good time with their cousin on the Pitman side. Little Alianna seemed excited and a little frightened every time she was with the boys. They are three adorable kids aren't they?
Let me not forget the unforgettable Tsunami that occurred while we were in Maui. This was the actual Tsunami in progress. We were lucky that they had the helicopters getting everyone off the beach and to their rooms. We may not have survived (can you catch my sarcasm). But really we were grateful it wasn't more then a few little waves.It was hard to come home but, a least we came home a little less blinding white.
