One day we decided to take Brandon's parents up country. Because they have been to Maui so many times, we thought we would show them some places they had not seen. Little did we know our trip to up -country would be such a long adventure! We began the day by stopping by the sugar cane museum....thinking it would be a free educational moment about Maui. Nope, our education cost $7 dollars per person to walk through three little rooms. But boy did we learn about Maui! We each walked out with a little packet of raw sugar like you get at Starbucks, hardly worth $7....pricey sugar uh? After the museum we headed on our way to up-country, but suddenly we were heard a really loud noise coming from under the car.... a flat tire! However, nothing would stop the Smiths! On the side of a country road, the boys replaced the flat with our spare and we were off once more! (I wish we had taken a photo of that!) In up-country we stopped at a cute store where we had elk buggers and hot dogs for lunch. (Brody's fav) It really is beautiful up there...another world. I think Brandon stopped the car every ten minutes and he and Laura got out to take photos. (Like mother like son...the whole photography thing runs in the family genes.) They got some great shots. I wish I had more room to post them here. We ended up going to the Lavender Farm were just Laura and I walked around the beautiful gardens, while the men stayed in the car with sleeping children. It was a nice quiet moment for us! The view was beautiful - we could see the other half of Maui. We ended the day,where else?, other then at good old Costco for new tires! There is nobody else we would have rather spent the day with, because we laugh so much when we are all together. Nana and Papa are such a joy to us! Beside, we love our adventures with them because we always end up having such funny stories to tell later!
We spent most of the morning in the doctor's office for the kids and myself. Not so much fun. Brody got two shots and Brookie five! But don’t you worry because Batman was in FULL costume at the Dr. office! Brookie was a bit lethargic, but warmed up later. It turned out to be a fun night. We had a bunch of friends over for real San Diego Mexican food…then off for trick -or -treating! We also were blessed to have Brandon’s Aunt Beth and Uncle Randy here for Halloween! It was so nice to have family with us on that night….Brookie just wanted to be held for an hour or so and Aunt Beth was just the Aunt! The street in our neighborhood was the place to be…children EVERYWHERE!!! Brandon kept telling me all night that this community reminds him of his childhood neighborhood when he was growing up. (Well his parents still live in the same house, but the neighborhood has changed because most of the kids have all grown up and moved away.) He was excited that Brody and Brookie get to have a similar experience. Brookie and Brody were so stinking cute and so excited about ringing door bells…..I will post those photos as soon as possible... with Brandon’s help!
