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Today was a perfect beach day.  We went to my favorite place, The Bellows.  You just can't go wrong with this beach.  It's got such beautiful scenery and areas for shade to lay out our blanket.  The girls absolutely love the beach.  I honestly think Riley could stay from sunrise to sunset.  Mr Kevin definitely enjoyed this day.  He kept saying how beautiful it was and asking why we'd ever want to leave.  We often ask ourselves that question when we are at the beach.  Our girls are definitely spoiled by the Hawaii beaches.  They see pictures of Ocean City and call the water nasty and dirty.   Everyone had a blast playing in the sand and in the ocean.  The best part was that nobody got stung by a man of war.  Hallelujah!  My mom did spot one in the water though, and Mr Kevin scooped it out.  Riley found one washed up on the shore as well.  We managed to not have any encounter with them stinging us though. ...

Today was a pretty chill day.  We let Emrey take her morning nap, which she'd been missing.  Then we grabbed some lunch and had a picnic at Moanalua Gardens.  After we ate, the girls ran over to feed the koi.  Emrey was pretty much ready to dive into the pond.  I gave Kiki the duty of watching her, or rather holding onto her(tight)!!  Mr Kevin just sat back and took in the beauty and peacefulness of this place.  It really is pretty and quite calming.   After a nice afternoon and naps we all went to Schooners for dinner.  It was actually suggested by Riley.  She said, "Hey Po, since you aren't watching golf anymore, how about we eat at the boat place for dinner."  It was hysterical.  She was upset that we didn't stay and eat there on Father's Day and wanted to go back.  It was a lovely suggestion!  We got to enjoy a nice dinner with a great backdrop of mountains, water, and sail boats.  

The girls were stoked to go to the zoo today.  Before we headed there, we dropped Mr. Kevin off at the Pearl City Golf course so he could play.  He'd been itching to get on a golf course.  So while he did his thing, my mom and I set off for the zoo with my little monkeys.  Hadley is completely obsessed with animals these days.  Not just one animal, she loves them all.  Riley has always enjoyed going to the zoo.  Now that she's older she loves to ask questions and learn about the animals.  She got to learn a little too much when we were checking out the chimpanzees.  There was definitely a little more action than a child's eyes needed to be seeing.  Riley asked what they were doing.  I simply replied, "playing.  Let's move on to the next exhibit."   Hadley didn't want to walk, so Kiki gave her a piggy back ride! Leopards!  They were pretty. Cheeeese! Emrey kept chasing the birds during our lunch stop We stopped and ate...

We voyaged out to the North Shore today.  I wanted Mr Kevin to get a good taste of Hawaii.   It's pretty built up where we live and Mr Kevin kept saying that it doesn't look like he remembered.  Well, no wonder, it's not still 1970!!  Joking, joking.  I knew the North Shore is the perfect place to really feel like you are on a tropical island.  The drive through the North Shore is always nice.  I took everyone to Waimea Valley to enjoy a beautiful walk through nature.  The smell of this place makes me want to stay here forever.  It's so peaceful and serene through this valley.  It's definitely one of my favorite spots to go on the island.  The only downer is you have to pay to get in.  However, it's well worth it.   Riley is about to pick a flower.  Definitely not allowed!  I thought she was just going to smell the flower which is why I was taking a picture. Emrey, climbing the stairs All Hadley wanted to do was ...