We left here at about noon to Vancouver and we were able to visit mom and dad for a couple of hours before our flight to Maui. They hadn't seen Grayden in about three months so they were thrilled to have spend a few hours just to see him and spend some time with us. Grayden was so good for the flights!! I was dreading that 6 hour plane ride but he slept almost the entire time. He was awake for about 2 hours during our flight to Maui but kept himself busy with all the new toys Grandma Beecher had brought for him. He nursed himself to sleep through every take off and landing!
We finally arrived to Maui at about 11pm Hawaii time which was 2 am our time. and when we arrived to our hotel it was about 3:30am our time. It was an exhausting night to say the least. Cody went scuba diving for the first time with his dad but other than that we didn't have anything planned down there so we mostly stayed at our condo and hung out for the week. Our condo was right on the beach so we had a nice walk every morning and night. When Grayden napped we just sat out on the deck and starred at our amazing view. There is something about the ocean that is sooo soothing and relaxing!! Anyway our days consisted of swimming in the pool with Grayden (he loved the pool), playing in the grass (he found the grass sooo amusing...he would just sit there and pick at it forever). We played in the waves ( Grayden didn't like the ocean very much and would clinch on as tight as he could every time one rolled in) and of course taking loads of pictures. We did a bit of shopping here and there. On the third day the weather wasn't so nice to we spent a few hours at the aquarium, Gray loved watching all the different fishes swimming around. It was cute to watch him tap at the glass over and over. Other than a few good pictures it was a big waste of money. I guess everyone else had the same idea to go there on a not so nice day. It was jam packed in there and just all around not that great.
Anyway He napped at least three times a day which made it difficult to really plan on doing anything for long. Naps in Hawaii were a nightmare...lol thats the downside of rocking them to sleep everyday I guess. He had such a hard time napping without it!! He would sometimes nurse himself to sleep on the bed but for the most part we each took turns rocking him side to side in our arms. He has a mind of his own I tell ya.....I would try but once he figured out what I was doing he would have a big fuss so I would pass him to daddy and most of the time he would fall asleep but sometimes he gave daddy a big fuss as well so it was Grandmas turn and ususally every time Grandma had him he would fall asleep.
Thursday was a ruff day for Cody and I but know one had it worse than poor Gray Gray. We decided that for Graydens morning nap we would set the play pen by the pool so that Cody and I could have a little fun while he napped. Well as soon as we FINALLY rocked him back and forth to sleep and put him in his play pen, someone started up a saw which woke him up immediately. I quickly picked him up and put him back to sleep. We moved the play pen away from the noise closer to the ocean and as I put him down he sat right back up. By that point he was not going back to sleep and that was that. We got him all sun screened up and went in the pool instead. Well he rubbed sun screen in his one eye and while he was in the pool Gray bumped his other eye on the side of the pool. He was cranky tired, tears coming out one eye, a bruise on the other, and drooling all over from his tooth. IT WAS HORRIBLE.... emotionally draining for Cody and I but like I said I don't think anyone was more upset than poor Grayden. That was probably his crankiest day ever and I can't blame him.
It was a wonderful and much needed vacation. We had a lot of fun!!
Thank you so much mom and dad Beecher for everything!!
Awaiting the tide....dun dun dun
Hanging with Grandma Beecher
Grandma and Grandpa Beecher
Playing in the pool
Pulling out the Grass
No shoes....no shirt....no problems !!
Graydens bad day :(
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