Sometimes life is perfect...everything you ever dreamed of.  These moments don't seem to happen often, but last week we had a fabulous vacation full of those moments.  We spent the week on Maui...not to hard to get to perfect when you start out in Hawaii!  We went with my cousin Kris and her hilarious husband Lance and had a blast.  The kids adore Kris and Lance and showed it by smothering them the entire week.  Kris and Lance were good sports and our kids now think they are the standard for all adults.  I'm sad to say that I simply don't measure up anymore...and I'm totally ok with that!

We were blessed with a BEAUTIFUL house for the week.  The pool on the deck actually overlooked the ocean and lush Hawaiian vegetation and flowers.  A feast for the eyes and soul!

One of the highlights was a hike to the Olivine Pools.  These are natural "pools" made from lava that are at the edge of the ocean.  the waves from the ocean break on the lava rocks and continually feed water into the pools.  It was absolutely amazing!  The ocean was rather rough the day we went and the breaking waves shot spray unbelievably high...and we sat in the calm pools just a few feet away and enjoyed the show.

Matthew had a great fashion look for the week.  Since he recently had tubes put in both ears (life-changing for the little guy), he wasn't supposed to get water in his ears.  Anytime we were near water, he had in ear plugs and this lovely little headband type ear cover.  Unfortunately, the first day we were there, he got majorly tumbled by a wave...there were at least 10 rolls involved.  He was fine and it didn't slow him down at all, but we were digging sand out of his ears for the rest of the trip.  Somehow the sand got by the headband and the earplugs and I've discovered this same sand is now all over my house...no matter how many times I sweep there is always more.

It was simply a fantastic week that I will treasure...

My friend Michelle has started posting "Bits of My Weekend" and challenged her friends to do the same.  I've decided to take up the challenge.  How about you?  Take pictures during the weekend and post them on Monday to share bits of your weekend with us.  No words or explanations needed.  Just snapshots of weekend life!  If nothing else, it might motivate you to take pictures at least once a week...that is my hope for myself!

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