Sunday, January 25, 2009

2 days at Ala Monana Beach

Ala Monana is a beach in Waikiki that is awesome for the kids. There are no crazy rocks, no crazy waves breaking on the shore, and the water gradually get's deeper. Jaron's Mom used to take her kids here a couple times a week because it such a great family beach. The kids absolutely loved hanging out on the beach and playing until their hearts content.

I said in an early post how awesome it is to be out and about during the winter months because nothing is really crowded. We were able to just kinda spread out and have a plenty of space for the kids to play. It was fun watching people lap swim in the calm area and then watch people surf out where the waves are. Also, they have these stand up boards that are real popular. It looks like a long board (surf board) but is usually a bite wider and heavier. The person stands on the board and balances and paddles with a long paddle. Grandpa got to try one of the local boards and found it to be a little hard. But I say good for him for trying, because I don't think I would have. The local man was a middle aged and talked about how it was so much easier to catch waves on one these boards then the old fashion way. We saw people practicing paddling around on these boards in the calm water.

I think it was perfect way to spend the last two days that Nana and Grandpa were here for. It was easy and relaxing. They got to enjoy the sun and the beauty of Hawaii before heading back Colorado where its pretty cold right now.


Ava and me just playing in the sand.


Grandpa and Nana

Elijah and me.

Ava loving the water. It was actually pretty warm, so was able to enjoy the water as opposed to being really cold.

Grandpa and Ava having a moment.

Elijah pretending to be a shark and chasing Grandpa.

Our busy Edna Mae coming back from snorkeling


Grandpa trying out the stand up long board.
A man and his dog on the board together.

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