Hawaii - October 16

A trip to Whole Foods was in order, to stock up on gluten free goodness. I brought quite a few staples with me to get through, but a few extras, like pasta and bread, were needed to make full meals. We made a morning of it by leaving after Danya headed to school and got back for a quick lunch and naps.

It was a fun Whole Foods trip, but the best part was what came next! 

Our first trip to the OCEAN!!!!

The kids' first experience of the ocean came at Waikiki Beach. It was earlier in the morning on a Tuesday so it wasn't very busy, and we were making some of the first tracks along the beach. There was one couple already getting their wedding photos taken (the first of many that we saw while in Hawaii). I should have known better and just changed them completely into their swim suits, but I was fully prepared and had a change of clothes for them. They had squatted down in the water then right away would sit down on the sand, leaving a semi wet and very sandy bottom.

We had to be careful because even the smallest wave had a nice pull too it, leaving both Brianna and Carl a little unstable in the water. Carl didn't seem all that impressed with the water. He preferred the individuals relaxing on the beach.

This is one of my favorite pictures of our time. I think it is so funny. Yes, that is my mom looking at her cell phone!!! Just look at the palm trees and the fabulous lagoon we are standing in with the buildings in the background - it was a very nice setting, and she is on her phone!

Ok, Sorry Mom for giving you such a hard time!  She is actually taking or trying to take pictures of the fish that were swimming by their feet. Brianna was at the wrong angle with the glare of the water and couldn't see them, so she was trying to catch a picture with her phone. She did put it away and continued playing in the water!

Back home we went to take naps and then play outside once Danya got home from school. A pretty fun day with so many left in our trip...