Maui Adventure Day 1: Los Angeles to Maui

We started our trip very early on January 2nd, waking at 3:30 am to be on the road before 4:30.  We drove to LA and dropped our car off and then took a shuttle to LAX.  After checking our bags with Hawaiian Airlines, we made it our gate an hour early.  We were able to sit together on a large airbus A330, one of the largest planes I've flown on!  The flight was 5 1/2 hours long from LAX to OGG (Kahului airport).  We were served a small breakfast and had complementary drinks.  We slept, watch TV shows, and looked out the window at the Pacific ocean below.  We landed at 11:00 am Hawaii time and then headed to baggage claim while texting with the car rental place.  After getting our bags and car, we drove to the local Walmart to pick up the groceries we need for the week.  We then drove to an area where they had food trucks parked and ate some shrimp and chicken entries with white rice and pasta salad.  We quickly noticed that roosters roam freely here and will hunt for handouts!  We were ready for a nap to recharge so we headed to our condo in Kihei.  The views on the way there were spectacular!  We rested and then headed across the street from our condo to get a closer look at the ocean.  We found a local spot for burgers and fries, ate in our condo and then headed to bed.  Tomorrow the fun begins!  

New Years Eve

For New Years Eve, we invited the Grandparents over to play games and enjoy another round of cheese fondue and chocolate fondue.  Ethan even got in on the fun after he got off work!  We made it to midnight and are ready for a new year.

Anniversary #25

Derrik and I celebrated 25 years on 12/28/21!  I ordered us a pretty ornament and got roses.  I even tried on my wedding dress!  We celebrated with a lovely dinner out and are looking forward to our Maui trip!

Christmas Day

 

Presents, presents and more presents!  We enjoyed a fun day of monkey bread, enjoying our presents and took a trip to see Christmas lights.

Christmas Eve

Our Christmas Eve kicked off with a cheese fondue lunch and steak lunch and a round of presents.  Then we headed off to the Christmas Eve service.  Cameron had to work at the church service and following the service, Ethan had to go to work.  Before he left, I presented them with the blankets I tied for each of them.

Early Christmas

With everyone's crazy holiday work schedule we had an early Christmas and the boys opened their pajamas and slippers/socks early!  Another year for the matching pajamas!

Still, Still, Still Performance

 We were asked to perform at the XYZ group at church.  We redid the number "Still Still Still" from Dad Hubbard's album.  Derrik played on the keyboard, Ethan on bass and singing, Cameron on the clarinet, Ashton on drums, Dad Hubbard on euphonium and singing, I sang and another musician, OD Hall, played the piano.  It was fun to be all on stage together and bringing some Christmas music to others.

Merry Christmas!

New Photos of Cameron

 Cameron had a friend take some photos of him last week and shared some of his favorites with me!

Derrik and Dad Hubbard share the stage

 Derrik and his Dad both had an opportunity to share the stage at church this past weekend!  Dad played his euphonium and Derrik played the synth.  It was fun to see them up there together!

Cameron teaching Ashton come camera skills

A Job for Ashton!

 Ashton got placed at Rite Aid through his work prep class!  He had to go through an interview and works 9 hours per week stocking items on the shelves.  He really enjoys it!  Great experience for him!