Oh 2012... and Hawaii

We have been a bit down and out in 2012.  Like many, our house has been plagued with a variety of illnesses.  Jed has been sick not 1, not 2, not 3 but 4 times this year... strep throat, hand foot and mouth, a terrible cold and the flu.  Well, Jesse has managed to subsequently catch the terrible cold and flu... and I, also managed to do the same... Oh 2012.  This means little time with friends and family.  I miss all of you.  We hope to improve our social time in February!

We managed to have a few highlights... We took a trip to Hawaii to visit my aunt, uncle and cousin.  We were there for a week.  (Poor Jesse had the flu for 2 1/2 days of the trip... but we still had fun!)

We were greeted at the airport by my cousin with some beautiful lays.  We arrived at the house, changed into some un-traveled in clothes and went to the beach right outside their house.  It was so calm and beautiful!

We went to the aquarium with Jed.  He was fascinated with the fish... he LOVED watching them swim by.  He couldn't quite figure out why he couldn't touch them through the glass.

 We went for a family walk at sunrise.  It was so pretty!

 The first few times we took Jed to the beach he wasn't a huge fan.  I don't think he understood what was going on with the waves and the scratchy sand between his toes.  So, we went with shoes on.  He was much more calm with everything.  I love the picture below because his eyes are captivated on the waves.  He was walking towards me, but wanted to make sure that wave wasn't going to get him!

 We went for a hike to overlook the area where my cousins live.  They live right off of the beach you see below.  This is on the opposite side of Honolulu.  

 One of our favorite things to do was go "ou si" or outside.  Jed of course had to learn the word outside so we knew exactly what he wanted to do.  So we played in a water bin, with a hose A TON!

My little man doesn't care if you squirt him right in the face with the hose... he LOVES water!

 Aunt Denise playing with Jed.

 Another wonderful day on the beach.  Jed warmed up to the sand so we tried with no shoes!

 MMMMmmmmmmmm.  Shave ice.  I remember getting shave ice since I was a little girl visiting my grandparents in Hawaii.  It is so nostalgic.  Jed of course loved it as well.  

 More time on the beach.

 

 We like the waves a bit now!

 We went to a little cove just outside of Magnum PI's house (where they use to film Hawaii 50...)  It is a cool protected area that is perfect for kids!  We had a great time with Jed!

I hope that we got our illness done with for 2012.  No more flu, no more colds... PLEASE!