Happy Holaday's: Sights & Sounds

Yesterday Kieran, my niece Sage and I went to the Honolulu zoo. It was raining in the morning and we weren't sure the weather was going to work in our favor, so while we were in the car, I decided we all needed to sing no more rain songs. Anything we could think of to help make the sun want to come out. It worked! We ended up with a wonderful sunny day! :) The animals we apparently pretty happy about it too, because quite a few of them were out playing. I've never been to a zoo where the animals seemed to be putting on a show for you. Parents think the kids movie, Madagascar. We had some very playful and very loud, orangutans. They seemed to be playing some sort of high flying game of tag. They were fantastic! Like National Geographic, live! One of the best things about the Honolulu Zoo, is that the animals habitats aren't set far away, they are up close and personal. You really get to see the animals and how they live and in this case play. My personal favorites, were clearly the orangutans and the meerkats. They were equally out and and playful. They loved playing with the watching crowds. :) Plus, they have such great personalities of their own and would do the funniest things. One decided mid way through entertaining, that he/she was too hot and was in need of a nap and just flopped down and fell asleep. It was hysterical. Very, nope done, can't be bothered. Sage and Kieran had such a great time too, excitedly running from exhibit to exhibit. Spying animal after animal.

We went from the zoo back to the house (it was really humid out) to have an indoor picnic. We had fun laying out our super soft blanket and food. We told stories at lunch and made up games. We made plans for our upcoming trip to Maui to visit Grandpa and Grandma. After lunch, we decided we could all use a walk and went out in search or avocados. There's a huge avocado tree here, with equally huge avocados! Each of the kid's picked an avocado to bring to Auntie Tamara. They were happy as clam's with their giant avocado finds. So cute! After a few good hours of playing we had breakfast for dinner. Who doesn't like that? Then we headed outside for something I thought would might make a cool photo....tossing handful's of glitter in the air. Turn's out, I needed to wait until the sun went down. Oh well, it was still awesome! They had the best time and I'd totally do it again!!!!!! We all had a great day!!

Lighthouse number two! Not only did I get picture's of it, but I hiked up to it. : ) Jennifer, Cooper, Kieran and I hiked up Makapuu today. The hike itself is really easy. Which is a good thing when you have kids with you. Especially when it's really windy. Which Makapuu is most of the way. But, the views are amazing! It's gorgeous at the top! The boys, despite initial protestation had a good time. Kieran have it three fingers up...he said that's because it's better than two and it's also his third hike. :) After our hike we dropped Jennifer and Cooper at home and Kieran and I headed over to a wonderful farmer's market in Lani Kai. He ended up having dinner there, what looked like yummy panko crusted tuna steak, with brown rice and salad. He was happy with it! :) I then took him over to Cold Stone Creamery. Another lovely day in paradise. :)

xo,

-A