Hawaii: Part 6

Day 9:  Wednesday morning, we went boogie boarding at Malaekahana State Park close to Laie.  We loved this beach so much, we went back two more times during our vacation.  The beaches were white and sandy, and it was one of the few spots with decent waves this time of year.

Brian was obsessed with all the crabs on the beach.

In the afternoon, we walked back on the beach to the house, and after driving Lorrin to work at the airport, Amy and London went with us to Waikiki so that Brian could go surfing for the first time.  The picture below is the only one I took of Brian's first efforts.  Unfortunately, the waves were so far out that you can't really see anything.  I was miserably sunburned by this point, so I didn't surf at all, but Brian got up despite the few waves and large crowds.

Day 10:  Brian and I were were so sun burned, chaffed, and tired that we decided to take the day off.  In the morning, we babysat this little girl...

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and took naps, watched lots of episodes of That 70's Show, and made dinner and dessert with Amy.  We didn't even leave the house until the sun went down, and we finally felt brave enough to venture to the grocery store for ice cream.

Day 11:  Friday, we were feeling much more refreshed, so we decided to get some coconut pancakes at the Hukilau cafe and then try our hand at surfing again back at Malaekahana.  I got up on my first try! (even though Brian didn't get a picture of it...)

Friday night, Amy and Lorrin got a babysitter for date night, and we all went to Chile's for dinner.  Great way to start off the weekend.