Maui

Before I went out on maternity leave, I was awarded the Leadership Team award at my company, which is quite an honor. As recognition, I was invited to attend the Executive Conference in Maui. The CEO allowed me to postpone a year since I was getting ready to have Avery and Ryan. So, Andy and I were able to go this year and Nan stayed with Avery and Ryan during her regular days and we were able to have Sarah stay with them overnight and on the weekend. We were a little nervous to go so far away, but it was easier knowing they were in good hands! We left on Memorial Day and got in to Maui around 7pm as the sun was setting. This was our first visit to Maui and we stayed at the Fairmont Kea Lani in Wailea. Since we were without kids, we planned a lot of activies ahead of time around our scheduled events.








View from our room Tuesday morning








We took a tour to the top of Haleakala Volcano (10,000 ft) and biked down 23 miles with awesome views












It was very windy at the top












Getting geared up. We got some good tips from Vance Hodges, which included stopping at an asian bakery for some yummy donuts and a great lunch at Flatbread in Paia












Relaxing on the boat on our way to Molokini
Crater to snorkel














View of the crater














Andy ready to go



Next stop, was "turtle town" where we got to snorkel with the sea turtles




Thursday, I had a business meeting to attend for employees only. Once I was done, we headed to Mama's Fish House for lunch. The food was great and the setting was amazing.











After lunch, we spent some time on the Road to Hana. It was quite curvy, but well worth the views. We also stopped at Twin Falls. We had to head back to the hotel for our group dinner. It was fun to see some familiar faces and meet some new colleagues.










Friday, we had teambuilding and we weren't sure what to expect as it included spouses and kids. It ended up being "Survivor" and got to play some fun games. After lunch, we headed to Makena golf course for a round of golf. We had fun playing and finished 18 just in time to head back and get ready for dinner. We had a formal dinner with colleagues and spouses and it was very nice with great food, wine, and conversation.

Saturday, we played golf again as our group activity. This time, we played the Blue Course. After grabbing lunch, we headed back to the hotel to get packed up. Since our flight didn't leave until 10pm, we headed to Lahaina to walk around and have dinner. We enjoyed a nice meal and sunset at Kimo's

We had a wonderful vacation and were ready to get back to Colorado and see Avery and Ryan.