Mike was scheduled to go to a work-related convention in Maui; the family tagged along. We first visited the Big Island and stayed with friends Cindy and Jon Seerveld (THANKS GUYS!!!). Then we flew to Maui and stayed at the incredible resort the convention was at, the Grand Wailea in the South part of Maui.
1. The Seerveld's house in Waikoloa Village,
Hawaii
2. Check out the house on the cliff, behind the Seerveld's house
3. Cindy Jo and Sherry with Staci in the background
4. Jon painting the house
5. Jeremiah, the youngest Seerveld
6. Meeko the Seerveld's cool dog
1. The Seerveld's have an AWESOME home theater
with a big screen digital TV...
2. Aaron reads on the porch
3. Aaron turned into a TEENAGER (13) while we were on vacation
4. Matthew acting goofy as usual
5. Plumeria outside the house. Hawaii HAS to have more flowers than
anywhere on earth
6. Staci and Sherry play with Meeko
1. Hapuna Beach on the Big Island, 15 minutes
from the Seerveld's house
2. Walking down to the beach
3. Aaron uses a "boogie board"
4. The kids playing in the waves
5. Jeremiah and Matthew
6. Jon, Cindy, and Karen
1. Karen
2. Matthew on a boogie board
3. Sherry Seerveld
4. Staci at sunset
5. Every sunset we saw in Hawaii was magnificent
6. Sunset at Hapuna Beach
1. through 3. Sunset at Hapuna Beach
4. through 6. We took a snorkeling boat trip to Captain Cook's Monument on the
Big Island
1. through 6. Snorkeling
1. Captain Cook's Monument
2. The gate at the Big Island's Kona airport...there are no walls anywhere!
3. Karen, Aaron, and Staci on Hawaiian Airlines flight from the Big Island to
Hawaii
4. & 5. Maui from the airplane
6. Grand Wailea Resort, on Maui
1. through 6. The Grand Wailea Resort is BEAUTIFUL with lots of pools and immaculate landscaping
1. The beach at the resort
2. The Grand Wailea has a wedding chapel
3. The kids in front of our resort room patio
4. Matthew buried in the sand
5. Maui mountain from the resort beach
5. Wall of waterfalls at the Grand Wailea
1. "Baby's Got Back" - the resort was
great but I fail to see the beauty of the odd nude statues that were all over
2. The kids swimming on the resort beach
3. The NWSA registration ladies asked me to take their picture
4. Mike mans the booth at the convention
5. Pat Gleason of Schaefer Smith Ankeney Insurance in Phoenix
6. Our booth was outside which was awesome
1. One last convention shot