Traveling with a 2.5 year old is exhausting! Mainly because our toddler does not run out of steam. Although there were a few days on this vacation where she just passed out and didn't wake up for a good couple of hours. We decided to be lazy Thursday morning. We stayed a little longer in bed and got in some ocean and pool time before heading down south to the Maui Ocean Center aka a big aquarium. Once again Penny made a friend, Jude, who I think reminded her of Logan and they were inseparable for a while. 
I am not sure if the boy was sick or had a breathing problem but his mom kept asking him to slow down. I could tell that they weren't tourist but rather locals. The boy wasn't slowing down and when we turned our heads she ran off with the boy. Penny was good and confused and tried looking for the boy and we would have helped her but the mom obviously didn't want her son by Penny any longer so we told her we went away. It took a second but she seemed fine. There were a lot of great fish displays. They even had turtles and a few came to say hi to me so that was cool. 
They had a big shark exhibit We enjoyed our time at the Ocean Center. It isn't too big but the exhibits where pretty cool and interactive. We got through the place in an hour and a half. They had the largest gift shop I have ever seen! Luckily, we got out without buying anything!
Afterward we stopped to have lunch at the Seascape Ma'alaea Restaurant which was inside the Ocean Center. The food was okay, nothing that I had to return to but it did have a pretty good view and a nice breeze as a plus. 
The waitress was super nice to Penny and Penny took her playfulness in. Penny must have been hungry as she ate a whole plate of pasta!
With lunch over we drove back to Lahaina which took about an hour. We stopped on Front Street to do a bit of walking. We decided to try shaved ice. We had always heard about Ululani's but had never tried it. All you need to know about this place is that their shaved ice is the BOMB! YOU WILL MISS OUT IF YOU DON'T TRY IT!!! Their shaved ice is truly the best, the snow is so fine and light and fluffy. It just melts in your mouth. Add the juice and your are in heaven!!! So if you are ever in Hawaii, wait in the line. It's totally worth it. I was going to order sugar free because I am diabetic and the lady asked me if I was sure. She said no pressure but she explained that all of the juices are made from real fruit. Unfortunately, the non-sugar juices are made with aspartame and are thus not real. I try not to do aspartame at all so I decided to go with the regular. The lady saw my concerned and said don't worry I won't pour as much juice on yours. She was quick to tell me I was welcome to skip the line and come back if I felt I needed more juice. Well, I didn't need to do that as it was perfect as and it left me craving another! Yes, its really that good. May I suggest Pink Lemonade and Sour Apple as the perfect sweet/sour treat!
Just plain exhausted, we decided to stay at the hotel for dinner, so we went downstairs to check out the restaurant overlooking the ocean and it was packed!! The host told us to take a seat anywhere so we did and another waiter yelled at us and said that the area we choose was closed. So we moved back into the busy dining room and took the last table. It was a high top which made it interesting with a toddler but we ordered and eat as much as we could until Penny got antsy.
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