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Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Hawaii Day 3: Ala Moana Beach

Saturday morning we met up with Nana, Papa, Jojo, Abby, Ryan and Capri and the Keawes at Ala Moana Beach. Crue got some birthday sand toys and a new swim suit from Nana and Papa!  He was happy to use them that day! 
 Kellan was happy too!  The boys dug a big hole!  It's a tradition!
 Auntie Abs helped Caleb with his digging.
 Daddy and Jojo were playing "football" with Uncle Ryan... but pretty much it just turned into wrestling matches.


 Crue went exploring with Papa

 I loved the sibling time!  I miss these guys and wish they lived in Arizona.  We really missed Auntie Nelly on this trip!  Wish she and Ben could have come but glad she didn't because she needed to keep her pregnant self at home to cook that baby!
 You know we love our jumping pictures!
 Yay Capri and her pregnant self joined us for some jumping!  I think we made her sit down after!
So glad Crue started to like the water more! I think he really is scared of waves so Ala Moana was perfect for him. 
 Caleb spent most of his time on a surfboard.


 He did awesome with paddle boarding!

 Yay Nana went out too!








 Crue was a little nervous at first...
 but warmed up to surfing too!

 I love this pic of their little pow wow and even more that Chris and Crue are doing the same thing!

I LOVE this little face!!!


 It was so nice having everyone together!
Crue was still smiles after going under the water!  You have to be happy in Hawaii! 

We were thrilled to have Uncle Kenny and Papa come from Maui!  The boys had fun visiting with them! Uncle Kenny was so cute with Crue!
Look at this adorable man!  Love Papa and all his picture taking! 
 Abby and I went out a couple times.  I let her give me a tour of the water while I just relaxed on the front of the board.
 We may have had a little trouble...
 ... when we first got on the board.  Or it was me just being a jerk and trying to knock Abby off!
Ah yes prepared to be impressed... I didn't just mooch off Abby doing all the work I actually paddled myself! 
Kellan was serious about his surfing but had fun! 

See what I mean? Serious! 
 It was an amazing beach day!  We had a blast!
Saturday evening we met up with the Uale families for a play date! 
 I had to post all four pictures because these kids faces crack me up!


What a great Saturday!

Sunday, April 28, 2013

Hawaii Day 2: Happy Birthday Crue

Crue had his second birthday on the second day of our trip! We started the birthday day off right with a malasada breakfast! He LOVED it! 



Happy Day! Crue is 2! 
The other boys loved their malasadas too!
After breakfast we hit the beach! Can't beat that on your birthday! 
The boys were chasing fish!
And trying to catch them in their buckets.
I just marveled at what a beautiful day it was and how clear the water was.  We were expecting a storm so I was pleasantly surprised!
I love how Crue wore his sunglasses all the time, everywhere.  
Crue slowly adjusted to getting sandy. The other two were thrilled by it!

Crue took several cuddle breaks from the sand and water.
The boys kept asking to go into "deep" water.


Crue just watched them and maintained a safe distance.
Justin and Shawna Uale met us at the beach with their sons Parker and Landon.  Parker fit right in with our boys. It was so fun watching them play!

They were exploring, play football, wrestling and having lots of fun!

On the way home, Kellan slipped his shades on and drifted off into sweet slumber!  Caleb couldn't believe how fast he fell asleep!
This kid can seriously fall asleep anywhere, within seconds!  On the trip he would fall asleep practically EVERY time we got in the car!
Caleb's homework while he was away from school was to keep a journal about his vacation.  He loves to write!
All the boys, especially Crue, were obsessed with Grandma's toy cash register!
Crue knows the value of "MONEY!"
That evening we had Grandma and Grandpa Young, whom we've decided to call Gung-Gung and Po-Po, and the Kaopua family over for a birthday dinner. Caleb showed Gung-Gung and Po-Po his journal.

The boys always loved having their cousins over.
We had yummy cupcakes! Crue loved having everything sing "Happy Birthday to you!" to him and blowing out the candles.  We had to do it over again and again!





It was a great birthday and we're glad we got to spend it with so many great people! Happy Birthday Crue!