We came back from Hawaii this past Sunday. Though we managed to get out and see quite a few sites, a lot of time was spent in the condo, just chilling with the kids. Kai loved stacking or arranging his matchbox cars in various configurations.
And Kai absolutely dotes upon Sora, so whenever he saw her lying nearby, he would try to get as close to her as possible.
There was also plenty of time for R & R.
But backing up a bit.. on Friday, we had an unpleasant surprise when we found out that our rental car had a flat tire, but we managed to get it repaired with relative ease on Saturday morning and then spent a rainy afternoon visiting the Ala Moana Shopping Center. We then headed off to Chinatown to eat French dip banh mih at a Vietnamese fusion restaurant.. hipster central, but pretty tasty. We also saw some lion dancing in honor of the upcoming Chinese New Year, unfortunately the loud cymbals and lion costumes scared Kai.
I commented to Nik that before we had kids, we would always try to catch the sunset on our Hawaiian vacations, but now it seemed that with the kids, we watched a lot of sunrises instead. So on Saturday evening, we hustled out the door with the kids and tried to watch the sunset. Unfortunately, the colors weren't spectacular that evening, but we still managed to get a few good pictures. :)
Before heading off to the airport on Sunday, we made one last stop to Rainbow Drive-In and Waiola.
We then headed over to Tanioka's for some tasty take-out poke and fried chicken. On Sunday afternoon, the line was absolutely insane, but it moved quickly.
The flight back went smoothly; Kai behaved himself and Sora was asleep almost the entire time. All in all, the trip went quite smoothly although it was, as David put it was a true "family vacation". We're grateful for David's help and this trip certainly wouldn't have gone as well without his help. We're sad that our little vacation is over, but we'll certainly be back again.
Nik's mom is back with us and I want to wish everyone a happy Chinese New Year, but I'll write more about that another time.
And Kai absolutely dotes upon Sora, so whenever he saw her lying nearby, he would try to get as close to her as possible.
There was also plenty of time for R & R.
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| Passed out on papa's back |
But backing up a bit.. on Friday, we had an unpleasant surprise when we found out that our rental car had a flat tire, but we managed to get it repaired with relative ease on Saturday morning and then spent a rainy afternoon visiting the Ala Moana Shopping Center. We then headed off to Chinatown to eat French dip banh mih at a Vietnamese fusion restaurant.. hipster central, but pretty tasty. We also saw some lion dancing in honor of the upcoming Chinese New Year, unfortunately the loud cymbals and lion costumes scared Kai.
I commented to Nik that before we had kids, we would always try to catch the sunset on our Hawaiian vacations, but now it seemed that with the kids, we watched a lot of sunrises instead. So on Saturday evening, we hustled out the door with the kids and tried to watch the sunset. Unfortunately, the colors weren't spectacular that evening, but we still managed to get a few good pictures. :)
Before heading off to the airport on Sunday, we made one last stop to Rainbow Drive-In and Waiola.
We then headed over to Tanioka's for some tasty take-out poke and fried chicken. On Sunday afternoon, the line was absolutely insane, but it moved quickly.
The flight back went smoothly; Kai behaved himself and Sora was asleep almost the entire time. All in all, the trip went quite smoothly although it was, as David put it was a true "family vacation". We're grateful for David's help and this trip certainly wouldn't have gone as well without his help. We're sad that our little vacation is over, but we'll certainly be back again.
Nik's mom is back with us and I want to wish everyone a happy Chinese New Year, but I'll write more about that another time.
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| "Welcome back, Grandma Ben!" |
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