Our Trip to Hawaii: Days 8 & 9

On our 8th day in Hawaii, we decided to re-acclimate ourselves back to a climate similar to Utah's by driving up to the top of Maui's volcano--Haleakala...

We went from sea level up to over 10,000 feet...

It was chilly!  We all wore our jackets, but were still a little cool.  It was overcast up there, but when the clouds parted for a few minutes, it was a gorgeous view...

We had fun exploring the volcano.  It felt like we were on another planet at times...

It was fun, and we had a great time up there.  After exploring the volcano, and the long drive there and back, it was about time to board our red eye flight home.  Vivvie was a little sad to be leaving Hawaii after such a fun vacation.  I can't blame her...

The kids did really great on the overnight flight...well, except Aiden who got kicked repeatedly by Vivvie throughout the night.  Haha!  We flew to LAX first, and then from there flew home...

As you can see, our vacation to Hawaii was amazing!  It was everything I dreamed it would be, and I am so grateful we had the opportunity to make it happen!!  Now, I just have to figure out how to get back there sooner rather than later.  Aloha Hawaii!  Mahalo for the memories!!  --Lindsay