Family Beach Day Part One

We didn't have very many beach days while my family was visiting so this one particular day we decided to risk it even though it was mostly cloudy and the weather outlook didn't sound promising. It turned out to be a little windy which made it chilly, but it was beautiful while the sun was out. Every so often the sun disappeared and you could see rain moving in across the ocean, but we all had a great time anyhow. I sat up under the umbrella with the kids and we ate our picnic lunch and I tried to capture some pictures of my mom, sister and nephew braving the big waves. Unfortunately you can't really tell from the pictures, but the waves were quite large. Well, large by a Canadian's standards since they don't ever get to experience the ocean.
Here's a picture of mom getting pounded by the waves. I think my sister was a little nervous.
The same wave knocked her into my sister, who fortunately caught her. What I didn't catch on film was what happened next. The two of them were knocked over and I saw 4 legs up in the air and then they were dragged back out into the water. I soooo wish I had caught that on film!
Dayton giving me his best surfer boy smile.
Saige inspecting the lunch cooler.
Dayton eating his lunch and looking all grown up in his beach chair.
Saige inspecting snacks in someone else's bag.

The Makapuu Lighthouse Hike

I hadn't been on this particular hike in a long time and thought it was a good one to start with for my out of shape pregnant state and to ease my mom into the steepness of the hills around here. It's also stroller friendly and since I had Saige with me, it was a good choice. Turns out, being pregnant, pushing a 20lb stroller with a 25lb child in it was much more difficult and tiresome than I had thought it would be. And here I was worried about my mother...A rare upclose photo of the actual lighthouse since it is closed off to hikers.
My sister demonstrating her illegal tendencies. We'll add this to the aloe plant situation.
My nephews checking out the bunkers at the very top of the hike.
My nephews on their way up to the check out the bunkers. Fortunately not stroller accessible.
A rare picture of my mom since she always hides from the camera.
A picture of my sister with my mom. Also known as a resting opportunity for me.
I always like to take pictures of things that are out of the ordinary and for some reason I am still surprised by the amount of cactus that grows here on the island. I always think of cactus as only growing in the desert. So this picture of a cactus growing off the mountain side with the ocean in the background is kind of cool. (At least I think so)