Nana and Papa invited us once again to head to Mauai. Why they did
this, after my golfing excursion last time, I have no idea. But they did.
And we are grateful. Mauai is as beautiful as ever and in no short supply
of goats. If you were worried about there being a shortage of goats on
Mauai, well then I have great and fantastic news. There are plenty
of goats on Mauai. Worry no longer! We have seen them, and they are
indeed plentiful.
- a train called "the sugar cane train" can actually be a hell-ride
from which your butt never truly recovers. They call it "the sugar cane
train" because that's a name that sells tickets. "Butt killing train ride
after which you cannot walk" does not sell tickets. These people are
smart.
- sand tastes good, but grapes are better (dash). But you can
throw sand and get away with it, sometimes (declan).
- if simonica takes off for "dinner" make sure you frisk them for
clandestine tickets to Paris
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a nice mommy's day brunch. this looks like diablo!
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the two moms!
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dash, dad, mom
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a retro hawaii family picture
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dashi's favorite word in hawaii? "Bbbbbaaabbbbaa" or "papa"
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that boy loves his papa
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the beautiful sunset. the wind. the trees. you know what mike wants to do! speak german! yah!
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if there is a train within a 10 mile radius, we'll find it
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ready to board. dash says: "hoooo hoooo!"
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your humble editor found the sugar cane train very bumpy but managed to smile
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enjoying the ride wtih dash
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we could see other trains, which was cool
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n and p? "we love this train!"
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dash observes the hawaiin sugar cane production
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ready to go
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the train rumbles along
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nice view of the ocean
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should we move here?
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cool view from the side of the train
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we're going to dinner. that's right. pay no attention to those Air France tickets in my pocket.
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nana and papa (looking very papa-esque, given that hemmingway's nickname was papa)
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dashi and liss confer
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and when we can't find a train, by golly, we'll MAKE a train. this is declan's train of chairs. he got the thing extended out to the front yard
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there is a certain light on our teeth here that gives us a little hip-hop platinum teeth "what of it" look. nice
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"i threw your germain biaritz book in the ocean!" says lissa
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the boys play in our patio
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two bros
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birds were flying around
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our first morning, and by god it was early
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beach bound and packs to prove it!
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headed down the path
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play a little soccer on the way
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dec stays close to his moms
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the rocks, our favorite spot.
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aquarium time!
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they were cleaning the tank, dec got a close look. it almost looks like he's in the water here
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dash says: "relief from that sugar cane train!"
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now for something, completely different - this is grandma's coffee
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these are goats! when in doubt, take your kid to see some goats (which are also called kids, incedentally)
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dash - the farm hand of the family - suddenly decides he's going "straighten these goats out" and takes a broom to them
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quite literally, a horny goat
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dec feeds the kids
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dash, once again showing his experience as a herder, immediately pets the kids
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go ahead i do the same thing at home!
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great one of dash!
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then it was back to the pool.
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and the beach, where dash had his early-to-mid-morning nap
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your not-so-humble editor
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dec and daddy on their way to "surprise rock"
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uncle mike helped build an awesome sand castle
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ba ba
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dec's train
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