Today, it was Janie that woke up before the rest of the family. So we spent it on the lanai having Spam Musubi and watched the sun come up.
Rest from the Sun
Today was a rest day from the sun. It was also Toni and Thomas’ last day in Hawaii.
On our walk to the food court, we saw a Mama duck and her ducklings going for a walk too.
The kids love going up and down this escalator at the Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center.
At the food court, we got a special treat at Kokoro Cafe. It’s called a Shaka-Boom: waffle shaka filled with chocolate sauce and topped with Dole Whip and rainbow sprinkles. Yum!
We also spent the afternoon in our room. The kids had a fun time together.
For dinner, we went to another food court and got one last family photo together before Toni and Thomas left for the airport.
On the Lanai
The kids took a little break from the sun this afternoon and hung out on the lanai watching Peppa Pig and eating pineapple gummy bears. These are two lucky kids.
Eggs n Things
We had breakfast at Eggs n Things today. So happy it’s open for business!
Peanut got a strawberry waffle. Look how big that is!
Janie got chocolate chip pancakes. Yum!
Morning Walk
Peanut was up early and found a way to quietly entertain himself while everyone was sleeping.
He got hungry so we went for a Mama/Peanut walk to the ABC Store to buy Spam musubi and other little treats.
Evening in Waikiki
This evening, we went out for shave ice at Island Vintage just outside our hotel. We also hung out in Toni and Thomas’ hotel room for a bit.
Beach and Pool Day
We were up early again and the kids watched the sun go up again. It really doesn’t get old.
We went down early to get a pool reservation and set up camp at our favorite umbrella/beach spot.
Toni and Thomas joined us early and they tried out the turtle floatie that was given to them at the other hotel.
We spent part of the time at the pool (during our 2-hour reservation) before heading back to the beach again.
Auntie Yoon and Uncle Kurt joined us again and brought poi donuts from Liliha. Yum!!
The rest of the day was spent at the beach and we all took turns in the lounge chair floatie.
Peanut had a little too much fun on the turtle floatie and was falling asleep on the water.
We pulled him out of the waves and put him under the umbrella where he took a 2-hour nap in the same position!
It later started to rain so we had to pack up and head back upstairs to the hotel room.
Afternoon Snack
After a day at the beach, Janie tried some lihing gummies that Auntie Yoon gave us. What a gorgeous place for snacking!
Hawaii At Last!!
We are finally on our way to Hawaii!! We missed going last December and were excited to go after going through COVID testing and a long flight with masks on.
As usual, we had our first meal at Ramen Nakamura. Yum!!
We were also excited to get into the pool! We were lucky enough to get a 2-hour slot at the last minute.
For dinner, we met up with Uncle Jason, Auntie, Jia, Thomas, and Toni.
Breakfast in Class
Today’s Spirit Day was pajama day. Janie and her classmates ate breakfast together during their morning Zoom class.