{"id":724836,"date":"2009-09-07T16:05:00","date_gmt":"2009-09-08T00:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.centerdeep2.com\/riverbendprep\/2009\/09\/07\/maui-2009-the-family\/"},"modified":"2009-09-07T16:05:00","modified_gmt":"2009-09-08T00:05:00","slug":"maui-2009-the-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.centerdeep2.com\/riverbendprep\/2009\/09\/07\/maui-2009-the-family\/","title":{"rendered":"Maui 2009: The Family"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We were blessed to spend one of our two weeks&nbsp; with Fabio and Esperanza (AKA Dado and Dada), staying at the same property, two doors away!&nbsp; They brought two couples with them, visiting from Colombia.&nbsp; FUN was the operative word!<\/p>\n<p>Good times snorkeling&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Dado and Dada&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2654\/3896650783_423b3be378.jpg\" \/><br \/>\nAmigos de Colombia&#8230;Alejandro, Isabel, Roberto, Albalucia<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2502\/3897430972_6229bafc68.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3437\/3896652963_72c2a9c3cc.jpg\" \/><br \/>\nWe had a feast one night.&nbsp; Tons of food&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>David and Fabio grilling the meat&#8230;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3509\/3897434290_7014666ca4.jpg\" \/><br \/>\nDada and the spread&#8230;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3451\/3896656273_f39829d0ca.jpg\" \/><br \/>\nWhat do Colombians do when they get together? They <em><strong><font color=\"#ff0000\">SALSA!!!<br \/>\n<\/font><\/strong><\/em><font color=\"#ff0000\"><br \/>\n<font color=\"#000000\">Isabel stood on a ottoman to dance with David \ud83d\ude42<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3419\/3896657683_980dcd08c1.jpg\" \/><\/font><br \/>\n<\/font><\/p>\n<p>Lovely Miss Shannon, Uncle Paul&#8217;s beloved&#8230;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2575\/3897439068_2913a44e31.jpg\" \/><br \/>\nThe group sans moi (someone had to take the picture&#8230;)<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2629\/3897442410_7fb8aecd2f.jpg\" \/><br \/>\nThe group with me (Isabel took the shot)<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2531\/3896664815_b09f46594f.jpg\" \/><br \/>\nOne night, after dinner with John and Ann, we were all walking at Whaler&#8217;s Village, and outdoor shopping mall.&nbsp; They had a hula show and we noticed a familiar figure on the stage&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\nEvery time we visit Maui, we also get to visit Shannon&#8217;s family.&nbsp; They are such wonderful people, and we are blessed to have them as friends.&nbsp; Carol always goes above and beyond, making an incredible dinner, and opening her home with loving &#8216;hookipa&#8217; (hospitality.)&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p>The boys adore Nick.&nbsp; We will miss this Army-bound young man&#8230;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2423\/3897444792_e714e7cf89.jpg\" \/><br \/>\nThe sistahs&#8230;(Shannon and &#8216;A&#8217;&#8230;)<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2560\/3896666793_7cc623681b.jpg\" \/><br \/>\nThe mamas&#8230;me and Carol<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2661\/3897446582_d8cb4c8852.jpg\" \/><br \/>\nThe papas&#8230;.David and Cowboy<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2663\/3896670271_aa970e1997.jpg\" \/><br \/>\nThe lovely couple, Uncle Paul and Shannon&#8230;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2661\/3896671329_80cf06f84b.jpg\" \/><br \/>\nOn our last full day on Maui, we spent the late afternoon with Paul and Shannon.&nbsp; Paul took us to the beach where he practices on an outrigger canoe team.&nbsp; This is their boat&#8230;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2554\/3896673443_5210543e6d.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We were blessed to spend one of our two weeks&nbsp; with Fabio and Esperanza (AKA Dado and Dada), staying at the same property, two doors away!&nbsp; They brought two couples with them, visiting from Colombia.&nbsp; FUN was the operative word! 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