Ko'olina Beach Tuesday

Mommy is calling this a big day for Tyler. Her first attempt for a beach day didn't go well and mommy had high hopes for today. Instead of going to a traditional beach ... we decided to head to Ko'olina where they have several man made coves. Man made in the sense that they put breaker walls out to slightly enclose the area. This way there is not very many waves and the watch is much much calmer. You'll see what I mean in the pictures below.

On the way there ... we thought it would be a good idea to get Tyler some kind of floaty thing that he could use in the water. Lucky for us, the Kapolei Target opened a while back, so we figured why not check it out. Being in it, reminded us of the ones in California. They are exactly the same except that the front $1.00 section isnt really there. Instead they have what I am going to call a "Hawaii" section. LOL! We found Tyler a nice green turtle floaty thing where he could sit and wade in the water. Hopefully he likes it ... it wasn't exactly cheap.

We were almost there. Next we picked up some food at Zippy's and were finally on our way. I forgot to mention that some of Scott's family were actually staying at the "resort" over in Ko'olina. So we actually headed over there for a visit. In the end, we ended up leaving our car there and taking the "golf cart" to the beach. It was fun. Tyler seemed to enjoy it.

At the beach, we had to ease Tyler into it. He still didn't really enjoy the sand, but did play on it for a bit. Mommy held Tyler and took him into the water (although he really wasn't getting wet just yet) and showed him the turtle floating on the water. We made a big deal about it and made fun noises so it appeared the turtle was enjoying the water. After a few minutes we asked Tyler if he wanted to sit in the turtle and viola, he said YES! For the rest of the time, he actually sat and played in the turtle. He kept saying turtle and water and we pushed him around. He did really well and both mommy and daddy were very proud of him. Back at the resort we ate and then rested up a bit then said our good byes and headed home.

That night Grandma Jenny and Grandpa Stan invited us over for dinner. Grandma Abear, Aunty Yvonne and Aunty Annie were all there. We had good food and great company. Tyler had a blast being the center of attention. We even tried to take some pictures. Most in which Tyler is not looking.


Ko'olina Day 1





Kaitoku 2009 Family Dinner