Watch us grow!
Mama’s favorite udon place is open at 7am so we went out to pick up breakfast this morning.
Peanut and his pal Avia were strolling the streets of Waikiki pretty early.
We ordered the food to go and brought it back up to the hotel room for Janie to eat. She made good use of the tv table that she borrowed from Auntie Yoon
Peanut was up early again so he got to take a walk down Kalakaua Ave with Mama to pick up some breakfast.
We got spam musubi at 6:30 am when it opened.
We bought so many different kinds to share with the family.
It looked like he wanted one for himself.
Once Janie woke up, she picked out the one with spam, egg, and cucumber.
Today, we went to North Shore with Uncle Jason and Auntie Jia.
We went to Laniakea Beach (aka Turtle Beach) but all the turtles were surfing in the big waves instead of napping on the beach like they usually do.
After the beach, we ate lunch at the shrimp trunk and then headed to Matsumoto for Shave Ice.
This girl was so happy and ate her fair share of shave ice and the ice cream underneath.
She also scored a smushed penny from the store inside.
Somewhere along the way, Janie acquired some sticks and played with them in the car on our way to the Dole Plantation.
Instead of paying lots of money for the train ride, we opted for a handful of fish food and watch the koi fight over the food.
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The kids also posed for some pictures.
No visit to the Dole Plantation would be complete without some Dole Whip!
Peanut scored his very own Matsumoto Shave Ice shirt and it was a good thing we bought it because he had a blowout right after we bought it.
What a fun and exciting day! This is how Janie fell asleep tonight. So sweet.
This morning is rained lightly on our way to breakfast. For a girl who is growing up in the midst of a California drought, this is a strange thing to understand. She kept saying “I need an umbrella!” She also didn’t understand why the sun was still out.
At McDonald’s Mama and Dada had the spam and eggs platter. Janie got her very own hotcakes and sausage today!
She also helped prepare Mama’s coffee.
Peanut just chewed on his fingers and blanket while everyone ate.
On the way back, it was sunny again and Janie practiced her “shaka”.
Back at the hotel, we hung out with Uncle Jason and Auntie Jia while they ate the breakfast we brought back for them. We were all smiles including this chubby little fellow.
This afternoon, we stopped at Leonard’s Bakery to pick up some tasty malasadas.
We had so many to choose from!!
Peanut really wanted a taste of Mama’s haupia-filled malasada.
Janie shared a chocolate-filled one with Dada.
Yum!
After the pool, everyone got washed up and then we went out for an early dinner. Janie had just enough energy left to eat edamame and drink her milk before falling asleep at the table.
So, she spent the rest of dinner in the stroller asleep.
Meanwhile, Peanut gave the highchair a try. It was his first time and he did great!
He enjoyed eating his fingers and then tried to grab things off the table.
He had a blast being a big boy!
These girls really worked up an appetite after a whole morning in the pool.
In addition to swimming and snacking, they loved getting cold water from the coolers. They felt like big kids doing it all by themselves.
At the end of the day, they got a special treat – ice cream!! Look at those happy faces!!
The kids were up super early today as expected for their first morning in Hawaii. Luckily the stores open at 6am so Janie and Mama did a little shopping. Janie picked out a cooler bag for herself and browsed all the trinkets in the store. She particularly liked this sparkly turtle. No, we didn’t buy it.
We then went to the Infinity Pool for breakfast and to watch the sunrise. Peanut was not amused by the lounge chair this morning.
We went to breakfast around 7 and scored a table at Eggs n Things with virtually no wait. Janie tried out the new light-up pen she picked out at the store.
We also ordered her very own kid’s breakfast. All she wanted was the sausage.
One of the nice things about being up early is that the sidewalks of Waikiki are empty. Janie ran back to the hotel without having to dodge the crowds.
We went to Jack and Reese’s house for their annual pie party. Poor Peanut didn’t get to taste any of the pies.
There were 16 pies to taste and Janie voted for her favorite. She liked the lemon poppy seed one the best.
After lunch, she drew pictures in the sand in the backyard.
I’m not sure what she was doing here.
While Peanut was in Oakland with Mama, Janie got picked up from school by Dada and they went Downtown together. First stop was to the mall for a snack and to do some shopping.
For dinner, they had Chipotle and shared a chicken bowl.
Dada reported that she did a fantastic job following directions this evening – especially at the train station and on the train ride home. She earned 3 pennies today!