Ahhh…more vacation pictures :). After yesterday’s post, I decided to change my Shade of Shay for the week and make Friday’s Shade of Shay What Wear/Take/Read on a Vacation Part 2…because you people had a lot of questions! I’m also going to include tips for taking your family to the beach in that post too…not that I have all the answers…but I do think I have a few good tips that I’ve learned over the years. If you missed Hawaii Part One, click here.
Bravo’s Andy Cohen is always posting elevator selfies on Instagram, so we practiced our elevator selfies too :).
My men and me.
Ahhh…another beach day. I was really surprised how much my kids loved the beach. I really thought they would prefer the pool to the beach but really, I think they loved the beach more. The hotel pool sits right on the beach, so we were able to walk back and forth easily.
My mom took this pic…us.
The life. Those are my dad’s feet there. We are listening to the Red Sox/Rangers game, watching the kids and I’m reading at the same time. Pretty perfect.
Dressed and ready to go into Wailea for dinner.
After dinner, we enjoyed ice cream on this beautiful night!
Love my mama!
On this day, we headed to Kapalua to eat lunch at the famous golf course there…but first, we decided to stop and ride the Sugar Cane Train. Oh dear. I remember riding this train when I was in junior high…but I do not remember it being so bad. By bad, I mean we were 100 yards from the ocean in one direction and 100 yards from the mountains in the other direction but instead of the train taking us anywhere near those glorious things, it took us behind shopping centers and around gas stations. It was an hour and a half of yuck.
We’re on board and excited (because we didn’t know that in 10 minutes we would be seeing the back side of a Shell station and Taco Bell).
My dad and I laughed and laughed after we took this selfie…Kensington’s expression in the background says it all.
After we finally got off that dang train, we made our way to Kapalua and had lunch outside at the golf course. Andrew has his “I’m ready to eat something” look on his face…and my dad is watching the Red Sox game on his phone (a plus to being on Hawaiian time, we saw our Sox play early in the day!).
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After Kapalua, we went back to the hotel and let the kids swim some more and then ordered them a pizza from the hotel’s Italian restaurant for dinner. After that, they headed to bed and watched a movie. There is nothing better than clean kids :).
This was our last day in Maui. Lovie and Papa Jay headed home after this day and we headed to Lana’i. My parents in the ocean with my kids.
Smith drew this fish on the sand…not going to lie, I was super impressed. He is not really the artist in our family…but he apparently can draw a fish!
Me and that tattooed boy I’m married to ;).
K out in the ocean
This girl loved the ocean!
Smith napped outside, of course.
And on this day, Kensington asked me to pack a book in our bag for her. She saw me read every day by the pool and wanted one to read as well…this is her Little Mermaid book. Cuteness :).
Heading to dinner on our last night in Maui!
Tomorrow, we take a sailboat ride to Lana’i. I get seasick people. In the bathtub. Why did we take a boat? The Shull four head off on another adventure that involves huge waves, a rocky boat and someone losing it along the way…stay tuned.
And today, we’re doing Meal Planning Monday on Tuesday! Click here to see my meal planning for the week!
XOXO
Tab & Erika says
EEK!!! I'm loving these vacation pics!!! K at the pool with her book…LOVE!!
Sheaffer {Pinterest Told Me To} says
K in the back of that selfie is freaking hilarious. And OF COURSE Smith slept on the beach in Hawaii. And HOW IN THE WORLD HAVE I NOT HEARD THE SEASICK STORY? Poor you!
hagerty6 says
My family is going to Maui in June. Can you mention the specific restaurants you ate at and which ones you recommend? Kind of like a Maui guide for visitors. Thanks – your trip looks amazing!
Andrea says
I would recommend Leodas on the kanapali side. On the kihei side- Eskimo candy/ Monkeypod/ cafe O'lei/coconuts. I live here.
Andrea says
Ha! I have ridden that ferry. No! It is not easy going!
Tara G. says
We took a Dneiper River cruise and then crossed the Black Sea to Yalta. Unfortunately, a category 4 storm came up and our old Soviet boat with no stabilizers rocked and rolled all night! We were SO happy we had planned to get off and explore Crimea rather than finish the cruise!!
Narci says
I love that your kids loved the beach so much! Those pics of K in the ocean–she was having so much fun! 🙂 love it!
Katherine says
Thanks for the heads-up on the Pineapple Express. We will not be riding that when we are there in June. Reading your post got me so excited…I can taste the shaved ice already!!
Polka Dot Blossom says
Oh my word, I was trying so hard to keep quiet this morning and not burst out laughing when I was reading about your Sugar Cane Train experience. HILARIOUS! And the pix? Priceless! I rode that thing 20 years ago but don't remember it being an hour and a half, sheesh! Thanks for sharing your vacation with us. So glad you are back! Love your blog!!
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Melissa Kelly says
Such a fun trip, thanks for sharing your beautiful pictures. Totally impressed with Smith's sand fish drawing skills!
Kristen says
Ahhhh this makes me miss sweet Maui!!! Gorgeous pics!
Heather Watson says
Looks like such a good time! What books did you read/are you reading?
Liz/ says
What fun pics, I just adore your sweet family!!! Love one of the first pics of you and Andrew and Smith, so cute and K reading her book by the pool….she is just a doll!!! Thanks for sharing your vacation pics with us, so fun to see!
Angela Patterson says
I've come across your blog and I love reading it! You are so kind to share all of your recipes, tips, photos, etc…. Keep up the great work! Love it!
Also, I'm loving the pics of Hawaii! We are heading back over there this summer…your pics are making me wonder if we should take our boys (ages 9 and soon to be 5) after all…Hubby and I were going to take the trip (his gift to me for my 40th bday) just the two of us, but I'm wondering if we should take the boys after seeing how much your kids loved it! Last time we were in Honolulu, but this time, we are planning on going to Maui. Thanks again for sharing about your vaca!
Melanie says
What a cute family!
Darcy says
Fun pictures! You can really tell it was relaxing!
abigail louise says
you are beautiful! darling blog.
{Hi Sugarplum!} says
So dang cute…looks like a perfect trip!!
Spirt Mom says
Andrews face when he needed food cracked me up. In our family we call that "the hunger grouchies". You can get away with a lot by throwing down the hunger grouchies card!
Anonymous says
Looks so fun!! Will you please share where your yellow earrings are from ?? 🙂 🙂
Liz says
Your dad's Sitka hat cracks me up. All I can think about is Sandra Bullock in The Proposal when she finds out Ryan Reynold's character is from Sitka.
"Yes. Sitka. Sitkaaaa. Alassskkaaaa."
Sethsmom says
My boys LOVED boogy boarding in the ocean there….the waves were really calm when we went but it made me nervous still….lol….
sarah c says
You are so beautiful Shay!!! Thanks for sharing your life . Your kids are such cutiepies I want to eat them up!!!!!
Amber Sanders says
Where did you get that adorable white cover up you are wearing in the elevator selfie? Your family is adorable and I am loving the vacation posts!
Jenna Sorensen says
My family goes to Maui quite often and I have just loved seeing all of your pictures of places we go, too! We love it there and I'm so glad you had a great vacation!
Traci says
It perplexes me that I can do little boats, but cruises make me seasick. You are the opposite. Weird.
Elizabeth {Chasin' Mason} says
That picture of Kensington reading a book by the pool is so adorable! Love it!
Unknown says
You have such a beautiful family, it looks like you had an amazing time!
Go Cats says
Is that a powercat on your hubbie?! My husband and I, KSU alum, we're married in Maui and stayed at the Grand Wailea. It's so beautiful there!
Susan Pelizzaro says
Love that white cover up! Where is it from? It looks like you had an amazing vacation!
Anonymous says
Beautiful photos! Maui is one of my favorite places! I second the request for an earring link… they look so cute on you 🙂
amoveableme.com says
I am so, so happy I found your blog about a month ago! I love reading about your family's adventures, and you are very inspiring!
I have been to Kuai, but never Maui. I love seeing your pics!
AmyJo says
Love Kensington and her very own reading material!
Aubrey says
That photo of the four of you on the beach…amazeballs. So glad your kids have reached the age where they love the beach! Fingers crossed my girls get there eventually…
Anonymous says
I just wanted to say how much I love the family blog and food blog – but I esp liked the book stuff. I was glad you posted what you read in Hawaii – because I was going to ask. And all of my kids are readers, too. It sets a good example for your kids – just like she wanted to read because you were reading! Awesome!! Kim