Hawaii- Day 5

Friday morning we spent at the beach. There was a big storm coming in so we didn't even attempt to get in the water, but we enjoyed lounging on the beach!

As we were walking along the beach we saw a bunch of little crabs. Ben started poking at one with a plastic spoon we found, but he ran away into the water. Then he and Woodson cornered this little guy.
That afternoon we headed to an old whaling port called Lahaina. It had a really great boardwalk with tons of galleries and souvenier shops. That's just our thing! Ben and I love to walk through little shops and we found some souveniers for the kids. Along that same road they have a park that is taken up by one huge Banyan Tree. This thing is massive!

All of these trees you see are part of the same tree. As the branches grow out they have sprouts that grow down to support them. It was so cool!

We got some dinner in Lahaina and then headed into to the airport. It stared raining just as we were leaving Lahaina. Here is poor Woodson getting SOAKED by the storm while he filled the car with gas. I'm glad it was beautiful weather up to this point!

We made it on our flight home and we were so excited to see our kids. Being away really makes you appreciate them.... and makes you really appreciate the parents for taking care of them!

Thanks to Woodson and Jenny for planning such a great vacation! We had so much fun and can't wait to return someday!