A Day Off

Today we finally hit the beach as a family and it was awesome! Lately Ella has been anti-beach which has made being a Beach Mom challenging. Today we dug out the kayak, dusted it off and paddled out to Flat Island. I'm sure we're quite a site the four of us piled in, along with Ella's Bath Baby who enjoyed having her head dunked into the water as we bounced in the waves. The girls were scouting for turtles and taking turns dipping their toes in the ocean. Finally Hannah got brave enough to jump in and float next to the kayak. We got out and explored Flat Island for a while and managed to see one turtle pop its head up for a quick breathe.

Next we portaged across the mouth of the canal and headed down the stream along side the golf course. The girls loved watching the fish jumping out of the water and spotting crabs basking on the rocks. As we were heading back to Kailua Beach through the shallow waters under the bridge Hannah saw a large crab, Jason tried to pick it up but this was one tough crab! He was in it to win it. The danced around for a bit, each grabbing for the other when the crab decided enough was enough and went for Jason's ankle. At this point Jason relented and Mr. Crab scurried off in the other direction. Unfortunately we also saw 5 dead puffer fish, apparently this has been common on the islands this summer and they're trying to figure out what is causing it.

After a yummy lunch at our favorite Mexican restaurant, home of the massive Margarita, we headed to our friend Matt's lanai for an incredible view of the Blue Angels air show. It was up close and very, very loud. After the show we headed home and while the girls watched a movie Mom got in a run. I've signed up for the marathon but haven't quite committed to it yet. I've done it twice before so its not just a matter of finishing it this year, I'd like to race it. Catch is I'm not sure I can make it a priority. Still deciding. But while I do I'll enjoy the occasional family day off.