A little rain, a lot of surf

Hello again! Today we awoke to clouds and drizzle, or maybe mist? It came and went earlier in the day so we went for a drive to see the 'Iao needle. It is a ridge that looks like the eye of a needle (so they say) from a certain view. It was drizzling when we arrived so we went to have lunch with John, Stacey and Jack and hoped the wet would stop. It did while we were eating and then started again by the time we returned but we went anyway. It was very lush and not too far of a hike from the parking lot to the sight. Then we returned to the hotel to play more mini golf and join Michael's swim team for the end of the year banquet via web cast compliments of Chris Miller, the coach. It was pretty cool to be nearly 3000 miles away and feel like we were there. Michael got the "I'm too cool to attend a banquet" award, he earned a letter for qualifying for state, and also was awarded the Male Swimmer of the Year for Orem High. He scored more points than any other team member to earn that. I am such a proud Mom, can you tell?? Then we went and hit the beach. The storm that came in had really churned up the ocean and the current was really strong and the waves pretty big. We did some boogie boarding and some wave jumping, diving, etc. It wore us out! We hot tubbed and then had Maui tacos for dinner. My neice Lani, who is 7, says she can't even remember what her house and dog look like. How would it be to immerse yourself so fully in each day that Maui is what she now knows. Too cute. She also lost her tooth last night and is pretty proud of the gap in her teeth. Well, one more day...I'll have to finish the trip report after we get home. It's been a dream.