Trip to Maui

Saturday, August 1---- Before we headed out from home one of neighbors came out to say goodbye; D came running in from putting away toys whisper/screaming "Bobcatbobcatbobcatbobcat". Apparently he was headed in from hunting and he and D met in the backyard. Luckily bobcats are shy so he didn't try to get in the door D left open.... we might not have been so lucky with a raccoon or the cougar that has been spotted around.
I have to say the trip to Maui (nearly 6 hours by plane) was uneventful. All 3 kids even tried the spinach manicotti meal and E and G finished theirs. Everything was in order on this end and it is really beautiful. I will try to take some pics to post at some point.
Observations on the kids reactions so far are:
E- less scared of water, but still has a healthy caution. He is making a real effort so far to try new things. Our goal for the trip is to get him to slow down and enjoy things instead of rushing on to the next agenda item. He has been so excited about this trip!
G--- no fear of the water. He was body surfing yesterday and I fear getting out the wake boards today. Should have brought him a life jacket (though he does swim pretty well). He rolls with the flow of travelling and would be a perfect island child; just so laid back.
M--- Woke this morning and went out on the lanai (balcony) and said "This ocean is awesome". He was a super traveller on the plane, sticks with the group well, and is too adventurous in the water for my taste. He sat in the waves yesterday and kept getting rolled over by them..... no really. He would get rolled once or twice before he could figure out which end was up and then would run over to us and say (in his strange Brooklyn accent; he sounds like Joe Pesci) "That wave just beat me up! See!" Then he would grumble all the way back down where 'his guys' were in the water and sit and do it all over again.
OK, this is why I am going to try to blog several times during this trip. To remember all the little quotes and looks and everything.
love and hugs and aloha! B