I grew up in California and have fond memories of playing at the beach with my family. While attending the university, I met and married my wonderful husband. We honeymooned in Maui and Oahu where we experienced the incredible Hawaiian islands for the first time. We graduated from college and he whisked me off to his home in Wyoming. We have lived there for 21 years now. It is a great place to raise our 5 children. Now we have 3 grandchildren who live there as well! (My husband and I are pictured with our oldest granddaughter on Poipu Beach.) We have horses and enjoy taking them into the Rocky Mountains for week long "high adventures" in the summer time. In the winter we like to ski/snowboard as a family.
You can guess that raising 5 children comes with great blessings, but also expense. We always wanted to return to the Hawaiian islands, but it wasn't until our 25th anniversary that we returned. We wanted to share this beautiful place with our children so we took them all with us. They too fell in love with the incredible beaches with crystal clear water and the beautiful trees that produce flowers. That trip was over an Easter Sunday so we met as a family on the beach for our own "sunrise service" on the sand and expressed our love for each other. It was a special bonding time and a memory to be treasured.
On our first trip to Kauai, we knew we had found our "place in the world". Kauai was clean with lots of open land which is what we liked about Wyoming. It did not have the high rises and bustle of the other Hawaiian islands. When we visited the sunny south shore and the tropical open spaces of the Kiahuna Resort, we knew we had found our new home. We came for a two week stay and then turned around and went back again the next month! When the opportunity came to purchase a condo at Kiahuna, we took it! We have renovated and redecorating it with all of the things that we love. It is our beach home for half of the year.