Liz's Wedding Festivities

The month of June has been full of celebrations! Mostly for this gorgeous girl

We had a 1920s themed bachelorete party. Didn't Liz look amazing??
Actually, everyone looked pretty good. We listened to jazz music, drank mocktails and talked all night about, well, I'm sure you can guess... I wish I took pictures of the decorations. I must say, they were pretty awesome.

I have to say, the gift was perfect. We should have gotten a picture of her trying it on!!

Andrea threw an awesome shower. Next time I have to throw a shower, I'll probably copy all the games she played. They were perfect!

The three bridesmaids at the temple.

Liz looked absolutely stunning. The day could not have gone better and I could not be more happy for her and Mike. The weather even cooperated and didn't rain at all.
Daniel and I were so lucky to be a part of their sealing. It made the day even better to be able to witness that special moment.

All this happiness and celebration reminded me of my wedding two years ago.
I thought we looked pretty cute that day.

If you want to see Liz's fairytale Bridal session done by her very talented cousin, click here.

Adventures in Maui 2

Just a few more pictures in our little Maui photo album...

This is the North shore of Maui where the wind is always blowing. We stopped here on the way to the airport on the last day to watch the windsurfers.

Daniel would want me to tell you that this was him. It's not. Although, kite surfing would have been way cool.

What a stud! This is at Waianapanapa state park, on the road to Hana.

Lahaina Front Street. 'Nuff said

One of the many water falls on the road to Hana. This picture looks like a postcard.

Black Sand Beach at Waianapanapa State Park

Da Kitchen. A family favorite on Maui. We ate calamari and deep fried ono.

On the road to Hana.

One of the fresh water pools we swam in. Also, the place that Daniel hurt his knee. He jumped off that little peak to the right of the falls. Probably about 50 feet.

So beautiful. We found this just off the side of the road.

The falls in the middle of the bamboo forest.

Another fresh water pool and cliff jumping site on the road to Hana.

Well, that's it! I hope you enjoyed the photos!!

Adventures in Maui

It's been over a month since we got home from Maui and I'm finally sharing some pictures. We had so much fun! I loved showing Daniel around all the places I used to visit with my family. Daniel loved it so much that he wants to move there. (although he said he would have to create some climbing routes somewhere on the island...)

This is the view from our hotel right on the beach. If any of you plan a trip to Maui but don't want to spend a bunch on the hotel, stay here!! It was perfect.

Take-out from the Maui Fish Market.

Daniel on the Scuba boat. The ride to Lanai was about 45 minutes

There was a HUGE school of dolphins that gave us a little show on the way out to Lanai. so cool.

The first hike on the road to Hana through a super dense bamboo forest.

Secret Beach. Probably the most picturesque beach that I have ever seen.

Delicious plate lunch of grilled ono, purple potatoes, and fresh Hawaiian fruit.

This is the little cart where we got the plate lunch, right by Secret Beach.

This is a part of the island that I had never seen before. We took a hike through an old plantation. The views were absolutely breathtaking.

Big Beach. The best place to play in the waves! This was my favorite place growing up, and it was just as wonderful as I remembered it.

We chose this hike because there were TWO bridges we had to cross. I felt so adventurous. This is Daniel using the first bridge as his throne.

Another picture from our mountainous plantation hike.

The trees are so big here!

We LOVED the snorkeling. There were so many awesome places to go.

How beautiful are these flowers?? I want one of these trees in my yard.

A school of fish we saw on the dive. There had to have been thousands of them! I wish the pictures did this sight justice.

SCUBA diving is my most favorite thing ever!

We got to hold this octopus. I even got inked... aMAZing!

We definitely lucked out on our first snorkel trip. Daniel had never seen a sea turtle before.

We dove through these lava tubes that were basically hollowed out mountains just covered in coral and sea life.

To be continued...