Hi dear friends!!! Oh, and my precious family too! I haven't fallen off of the face of the earth. I was on vacation! Several of you have e-mailed asking if I was okay since I have been "quiet." Well, for the first time in a long time, I didn't take my laptop of vacation with me. Shock, I know! But I came home to 1,246 e-mail messages. It will take me a bit to respond and catch up but I will (
eventually). :)
As you know, I don't share much personal stuff on my blog but I had to share a bit about our vacation. We went to Maui, and we stayed in Kapalua! We took the kids 6 years ago but this trip was even MORE amazing! We did all sorts of fun things we didn't do last time, and our condo was beyond spectacular. Let me share a few photos for those of you that wish to see. Oh but before I share, I must say something about my camera. After talking to my dearest aunt and uncle, I decided NOT to take my Canon 50D. Now don't faint! I thought I would not be able to get good photos but they recommended the Canon G9. Canon doesn't make that camera anymore so I bought the newer version, the Canon G10 right before we left. This little thing is PEFECT for a trip where you don't want to lug all of your camera gear! It fits in my purse, and as you will see, it took spectacular pictures. NONE of these photos have been edited except to add my watermark. That's it. Thanks SO much Aunt Joanne and Uncle Gregg! You were right, it was the perfect camera for the trip! We love you!
Okay, so let's look at some photos. First, our condo. This condo had three walls of windows on the backside overlooking the beach. We could look from the bedrooms on both floors, from the dining room, the kitchen, the sitting room, everywhere and always see and hear the ocean. It was amazing. The second picture shows the view from one of the balconies. And yes, the beach was crowded in this picture! It was always empty!
And here are my husband and two of our girls on the beach. Can you see what one of the girls wrote in the sand?
Yes, it says "Jesus is Lord." I watched her write it from the balcony, and I cried and cried! I prayed many would see it from their own condos that day!
Every morning and every night, this is the sunrise and sunset we got to see. I just could not get over God's beautiful creation! Isn't it stunning!!!!
We also went horseback riding. We made ti leaf leis. We picked pineapples in the field. We watched the humpback whales from our balcony everyday. And two brave souls went zip lining. And you can bet it was NOT me! :)
And for the final picture for today, I will leave you with this guy:
He is a Red Crested Cardinal. These guys were on our balcony everyday. And they were not afraid of us. That's how I was able to get this picture. We could literally go right up to them. Isn't he beautiful? :)
Now, I have truly spared you because I took 526 pictures on this trip! Whew! I think I have enough scrappy pictures to last a long time! I hope you enjoyed seeing a few of the things we did. And please remember to bear with me as I catch back up. I also have a VERY busy month ahead but I will be posting my normal posts as I can. Have a blessed evening everyone!
I can't wait to scrap those beauties! I also found a very fun article titled "40 Ways to Scrap with Flowers" on scrapbook.com. This article is worth printing and putting in your inspiration notebook! I hope you enjoy it, and have fun with those flowers! Have a great Tuesday!
