Our family recently returned from a trip to the beautiful Hawaiian Island of Maui. We try to take a special trip somewhere warm each winter. I think it's our way of making up for our summers being so busy here on the farm. We go away in the winter when things are slow on the farm and pretend that we have a few days of a carefree summer. Thanks to channeling most of our farming bills through our awesome Chase Visa, we can earn tons of points that pay for our family's airfare and rental car each year. This was our first time to Maui, and while we remain loyal to Kauai, we have decided that we like Maui's weather a lot better. Because of the beautiful tropical rain forests in Kauai, you're a lot more likely to get rain, and when your kids live for the beach and water, you always long for perfect sunny days. Maui gave us 10 straight days of pure sunshine and warmth, and we enjoyed every second of it. There were so many wonderful memories made, and we can't wait to go back someday!
amazing! love all of these sherelle! i love that you get to take an awesome trip to hawaii during the winter :)
Posted by: alicia king | February 08, 2015 at 11:22 PM
What a fun trip!! It makes me want to count how many swim suits are in these photos. :)
Posted by: ellen patton | February 02, 2015 at 02:08 PM
Nice to be back here seeing your beautiful pictures again. I've been such a facebooker for so long, but trying to get myself back blogging again. I commented on your instagram that I am not much of a beach person- part of that is because I never looked great in a swim suit, even when I was thinish, but also because I would be so fried! So would my kids- at least half of them! My husband and I didn't go with family this past year to one of the islands. There was the part that it sounded like "you should totally want to do this" and the other side that thought "that's just not our cup of tea" I knew I would have loved to take pictures, and see the pretty stuff, but the burned and sandy bodies, and emotional meltdowns of weary, sensory sensitive children, and maybe even myself, and a few other reasons... just decided it wasn't the best time. But I still love to see the pictures.
Posted by: Jeanne Miller | January 24, 2015 at 03:15 AM
wonderful pictures, wonderful family time... thanks for sharing that. Love from Belgium and Tenerife ;)
Posted by: Valerie | January 22, 2015 at 02:22 PM
What a wonderful opportunity for your family! I love all of the pictures, and the COLORS!!
Posted by: Jenn | January 22, 2015 at 11:12 AM
beautiful, thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Danielle Higginbottom-Brown | January 22, 2015 at 08:26 AM
What an awesome opportunity for all of you! Your pictures capture such joy! I just love seeing everyone so happy. Can you even imagine living in a place where the weather is like that almost all year round?? I can't... I do hope to one day get to visit Hawaii. The closest I have come to Paradise is Bermuda...and I just love it there! And it's only a quick plane ride off the coast of North Carolina! Glad you all had such a great time. I'm sorry to hear that you lost your phone...though...that's not good at all!!
xo Jeanne
Posted by: JeanneP | January 22, 2015 at 12:24 AM
Sherelle, theses photos are so full of life and just beautiful! And to think, you did all of it in just 10 days (and gorgeous photos even with the loss of your iPhone- amazing!). You have inspired me to get out and explore more of the island while we are here; we are without excuse! It was such a blessing to get to catch up with you a bit while you were here; so thrilled it worked out! Jeff really enjoyed David, too. Love to all of you, and Lord bless you til we meet again!
Posted by: Laura King | January 22, 2015 at 12:11 AM