Just before we arrived, Billy and Ging had an air conditioning unit replaced. So they had this big box laying around. Great for painting and other imaginative play! Makai, Damien, Hoku and Ka’eo all went to town on it. I was a little bit shocked when I went outside and Makai had painted his entire hand black to make handprints on the box. Great idea, but change your clothes first! Luckily it came out of his shorts.
Billy and Ging took the day off and we all spent the day together. We first went to Sandy Beach Park where we flew kites and tried to launch a rocket that Ging picked up from Costco. I think there was 1-2 good launches but it was funny to see everyone try to get it going!
Next we drove up the street a bit. There was a food truck and we got some hotdogs for lunch and some fresh pineapple smoothies. We walked down a trail with some pails and nets.
I didn’t know really what to expect. We were walking towards the ocean, but the tide was low, so the water in this lagoon was super shallow and it made a sand bar. There were fish and other kinds of critters stuck over there. I found out later we were on the Kaiwi Coastline.
Damien and Hoku were super interested in catching fish. They had nets and were putting them into a bucket. Makai wasn’t as interested in that. We explored around and found a sea cucumber. In one tidepool I thought we found a bunch of snails, but they started skittering around and we realized that they were all hermit crabs! Makai LOVED that.
I found an area where endangered Hawaiian Yellow-Faced Bees bees were nesting!
As the tide came in it made the water on the other side of the barrier deeper. This was a special spot. Such a cool place of nature.
The afternoon was getting SO hot. I’d been draping a towel over my shoulders for hours so I would not get sunburned. Were were there for several hours before we decided to pack up and head out. Billy opened a cooler that I didn’t even know he had. He’d packed cold juice for the kids and beer for the adults! It was the coldest most delicious beer I ever tasted! We were still so hot and sweaty, I took Damien, Hoku and Makai for a quick dip at the beach!
At home, Billy’s dad brought his grandkids, Billy’s nephews over. They played for a bit and then they all went to the driving range. Makai didn’t want to go to the driving range. I think he was all tired out.
Dallas and I were going to bring Makai to meet friends in Kailua, but Ging told us to leave him with her, so we took her up on that. We met Talbert, Dallas’s friend from Kamehameha Schools, and his girlfriend Debbie at Maui Brewing. We had a couple drinks and split some delicious pizzas. Somehow we all got talked into then going to the Kamehameha dorms! Talbert rode with us and Debbie met up with us all later. It was great to see all of our old friends, but I had a total headache and was exhausted, so I only lasted til 11:45 and then made Dallas come home with me!