S&N 3: Kapa'a Bike Path, Ono Ono and Kalipaki

Monday morning, we went to the Kapa'a Bike Path and biked along looking like a family of polygamists without Brady.  The kids were nervous to do this adventure because they were afraid of falling off the path into the ocean, but after getting on the trail, they realized there was nothing to worry about.

Kate wasn't concerned at all and fell asleep within minutes.

We finished off the adventure with a trip to Ono Ono Shave Ice, getting there just before the rush.  I can no longer count my shave ice purchases on one hand, and decided that shave ice really is pretty tasty.

Scott and Natalie's family went to Kealia and boogie boarded for hours (I had to pick up Zac from school and get him to basketball practice).  Our favorite story from the trip was when they got stuck driving in the sand.  They dug and dug, and tried and tried to get the car out.  A nice man came over to them and said, "Isn't this a Pathfinder?  Don't you have 4WD?"  Sure enough, 4WD was activated and off they went.  Love!  Also, again love their endurance--they stayed at Kealia for more than 4 hours.

Monday night: Lapperts.  Everyone was so nice and kept it from sleepy Kate, who wasn't deprived because look at the pic above.

Tuesday, Audrey joined Kate at ballet.  One of Kate's favorite memories from Utah this last trip was going to Audrey's gymnastics class with her.  She seriously talks about it all the time, and couldn't wait for Audrey to come to her class.

Then, we met Brady and the family at Kalipaki.  The day started with rainstorms but after the first downpour at the beach, we had sunshine the rest of the afternoon.  Perfect day for drip castles, paddle boarding, and Porky's hot dogs with pulled pork and BBQ sauce.

I need to do some fact-checking, but I'm pretty sure they took out all of their kids on the boards.

We finished off the trip with dinner and graham crackers with peanut butter and chocolate chips (we only do fancy around here!).  Zac was so excited that his cousins liked his treat.

Ahhh, then it was departure time.  Tears for everyone and a week later, my house still feels empty.

Thank-you, thank-you Scott and Natalie for bringing your family.  One-on-one time with families is my favorite way to socialize.  I love that I know about Easton's classes, Parker's fearlessness in the water, Brynlee's wide-eyed expressions, Audrey's laugh, and Maddie's observations.  I love that Natalie and I talked late in the night with our sleepy husbands next to us.  I wish this was an annual thing.  Love you all!