Sunday Family Funday

After Hadley's morning nap Trey loaded up the jeep and I got the girls dressed and ready for the beach.  Riley had been asking for the water everyday and since we didn't make it to the beach last weekend we decided it would be fun to go there today.  We drove out to our favorite spot, the Bellows.  On the drive there it started raining and there were terrible dark clouds ahead of us.  Trey and I were laughing and thinking maybe this wasn't the best idea.  But it's Hawai'i and the weather changes in the blink of an eye.  Luckily when we got to the beach the sky was clearing up and the sun was breaking through.  It was still a little overcast when we got there but it was nice because it wasn't too hot.  We didn't go to our normal spot at the beach.  Instead we hit up a little lagoon area that we always say we should try next time.  Well we tried it this time!  As you can see in the picture above it's just a really shallow area of water that was absolutely perfect for the kids.  Plus we could walk right past the rocks and go into the ocean if we wanted.  It's hard for me to go into the ocean these days with Hadley needing to be attached to my hip at all times.  Today was actually the first time that she sat in the water.  I've dipped her feet in before, but the water has been chilly.  Today the water was nice and warm and Hadley seemed to be a fan.  She just sat in the lagoon and splashed away at the water.  Hadley was enjoying herself until she realized that sand doesn't taste very good.  She kept picking up loads of sand and shoveling it in her mouth.  I kept trying to grab her hand before she attempted to put the sand in her mouth, but the second I looked away she's have another handfull.  Oh well, a little sand will never hurt anyone, right?

Riley loved the fact that we were at the beach.  She was an even bigger fan of the lagoon we were playing in because she could just wander around without having Trey or me telling her to come back.  Shallow water is the best!  Riley played in the water for 3 hours straight! 

After a few hours at the beach we packed up camp and headed home.  On the way home we decided to just stop through Waikiki and grab some dinner because Trey and I were both exhausted and I didn't feel like cooking.  Trey wanted to go to one of our favorites, The Yard House.  After waiting there for 15 minutes with two tired and hungry children and two tired and hungry adults we decided to go elsewhere.  Not to mention the restaurant was playing the basketball games and it was extra noisy inside.  We could just tell it wasn't going to be a good combination.  We walked down the street a little bit and found a non-crowded cheeseburger joint.  Absolutely perfect for our tired and hungry family!  We'd got our food quick and didn't disturb anyone.  Of course both the girls were very well behaved so if there had been anyone around us I'm sure they wouldn't have been bothered.  We all felt better after chowing down on some food.  We headed home and then finished the evening off playing outside.  Then it was bathtime and bedtime.  Ahhh! 

Riley and Hadley both received a lei from the hostess!  Hadley wanted to eat her lei!