The Lowes are in Maui!

This Sunday I had the pleasure of spending some time with the Lowe family as they vacationed here in Maui. Tonya has been coming to Maui her whole life (those lucky West Coast people--Hawaii is only a five hour flight!), but it was her husband Brian and daughter Kylie's first time to the island.

Kylie just turned one, so I'm going to warn you: it's going to get cute. Like, really really cute.

What I really appreciated about Tonya and Brian was how incredibly patient they were with Kylie. Kylie had never been in the sand before and she was shy to warm up to it. But Daddy Brian sat down with her in the sand and gently put it on her legs, letting her get used to the texture. Meanwhile, Momma Tonya got the pacifier and coaxed into putting on her happy face.

This was her initial reaction...

...And before we knew it, she was crawling and clapping!

While baby Kylie enjoyed the sand, we had .125 seconds to snap some pictures of Mom and Dad before she realized they weren't by her side.

There's something about dads and daughters that just gets me...

A big mahalo to the Lowes for letting me spend some time with your wonderful little family!