North Shore with Nana and Papa

For the week with the Moon's we spent the morning getting breakfast in the harbor and then headed up to the North Shore where we rented a home.

 Erik had already been a fish since we came to Hawaii while in the midst of our Aussie summer. While Grandpa Pooper was in town he really worked a lot with Erik in the pool and actually pretty much taught him to swim with no float aids and on his own. Thank you Grandpa! So then the last week we found Erik a snorkel and mask and he loved practicing in the bath tub before trying it in the ocean!

 Playing pretend with Nana on the back veranda. This home was awesome! It was a home split into apartments and on the side of the house was a half pipe. All the apartments had small kids and so when we were around Erik had kids his age to play with which he was sorely missing by that point. They would ride their scooters up and down and slide from the top to the bottom. It was awesome.

 One day we went to walk and enjoy the beach without swimming. And there was this young man selling raw coconuts that would cut up with his machete for you. First he would cut it so you could drink the water, then he would cut it open and give you spoon to eat the raw flesh. 

 Erik really liked it, and this was him explaining, what you do, and how good it is...

 Playing with papa in the sand

 this is Erik having a think about something. Trying to decide if he likes it.

Sadly those were some of the few pictures we got with Nana and papa. Our time spent with them was so relaxing and more on the low key side of things. I think by the end of the trip we were over pulling out the camera for every detail and just went into complete holiday mode. We went to turtle bay, a Budhist temple (if I remember right) and had many a long discussions and enjoyed each others company. The whole trip in general, although stressful in some ways, was so rejuvenating and great. And without realizing it, it started off the year full of adventures for us. This year has been jam packed with trips where we have traveled, people have come to us and it's not over. I think it will go down in the record books as biggest travel adventures!