Summer of Travel!! 2009: Disney, Hawaii, Seattle!!!

The International Barbershop Harmony Convention was in Anaheim this year -- which made our annual Disney visit very easy -- and the crowds were actually not that BAD on 4th of July Weekend! You can see that the kids were quite DONE by the last night at the parks!

Their traditional Pooh-Bear Honey pots shot!!

Lightening and Mater!

Last night at Disney!! -- luckily!!!!

Just a week or so later, thanks to Gma and Gpa Androvich, we were able to have a fun and HUGE trip to Oahu and Maui!! We enjoyed luaus, snorkeling, swimming, tubing the waves, kayaking, hiking Haleakala crater and Diamondhead crater, etc... And got to stay in very nice Hyatt Regency Hotels too -- with great pools, slides and food!!

Old Lahaina Luau!!
Kayaking (the kids did it a bit too!) on Maui!!

Iao Needle, Maui

Samoan Fire dancing at the Polynesian Cultural Center, Oahu

Haleakala Crater, Maui

We finished July and started August in Seattle for niece/cousin Alyssa's wedding to Johnny. Unfortunately, that was also when we got news of Nathan's Mom passing away -- Dad called with the news just after we landed in Seattle. Still, it was a GREAT wedding, and we were able to go up in the Space Needle too!!

Lyssie and Johnny!

Space Needle and park, Seattle, WA