Sunday, March 24, 2013

Hawaii Day Eleven

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This day we met Jenny at Kahana Bay the sun was shining and the Bay made for a perfect place to jump little tiny baby waves. The downside was it pulls in trash and doesn’t push it back out to sea so it was slightly more dirty than the rest of the beaches. You guys didn’t care….you just wanted to play with the cousins! Lyla you got SO brace jumping waves and would giggle every time you’d get hit in the face. Charlotte, you were tired by the time we got there so you mostly sat on my lap and relaxed. Lyla, you met a boyfriend! He was a native Hawaiian boy about your age. You two played together for almost an hour digging in the sand. At one point I heard you call him Pohley, which is the nickname Olya has for Zach. I DIED laughing. You move fast babe---make a boyfriend and already gave him a pet name. LOL. After we were tired of jumping waves we walked along the bay quite a ways. We collected all sorts of coconuts, leaves and rocks, It was a highlight for me to go on one of our nature walks in this environment. We talked about everything we saw and collected all sorts of treasures. There was also a HUGE rock (kinda like the one Ariel sits on and sings) that Lyla you climbed on. We made it into a boat and pretended to be floating out to sea. It was glorious just learned and playing the 3 of us. Dad was talking a nap. That night Zach and everyone came to hang out and Zach caught the biggest frog in our parking lot that I’ve EVER EVER seen. It was cool and disgusting at the same time. Lyla, you were very intrigued until Zach got to close with it. Then you FLIPPED and cried hysterically. That night we had a picnic outside and then a dance party with glow sticks.

Hawaii Day Ten

Day at the PCC! It was a long and hot day but was filled with tons of Fun. You two got a kick out of watching the man climb the tree and light the coconut on fire, making necklaces, tossing Poi balls, getting tribal tattoos, doing the Hula (Charlotte was too tired by this time but Lyla rocked it!! Cutest thing ever) and watching the men do the Haka. Their energy was so infectious that you two started grunting and putting on your mean face. It was hilarious! We didn’t hit every village but went where you were interested. We all loved the boat ride and the main show. Lyla got so excited and was completely enthralled by the beautiful Polynesian women dancing on the boats. By mid afternoon, Charlotte had had it and was sooo tired. I sent you two ahead and tried to get Charlotte down for a nap. I tried to find a secluded spot by the bathrooms to get you down but there was no such luck. It was so busy and you couldn’t settle. FINALLY, I had had it with the heat and your crying so I climbed into a tall flower bed behind the arena and nursed you to sleep. The things we do as parents. You finally went down and gently laid you into your stroller. By that time the Luau was starting and dad was holding my spot in a giant line. We were on the phone and I just got there when he said he was about to go in. Then I learned there was more than one luau and I was at the wrong one. Doh! He had to get out of line and we had to start over. It was miserable but we finally got in a sat with everyone. That’s when Charlotte woke up. Good grief. Luckily you were both good and enjoyed a local Hawaiian feast. We enjoyed the show and running around by the stream.

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