Day Two: 3/6/15

Every trip to Hawaii always starts with waking up way too early because of the 2 or 3-hour time difference.

We all me up at the beach to watch the sun rise and we got some photos of the grandparents and their kiddies.

A trip to Hawaii also wouldn’t be complete without a good ol’ Local Platter at McDonald’s.  I love how you can get fresh pineapple with your breakfast.

After breakfast, we headed up to North Shore and had lunch at Giovanni’s.  I just LOVE the fried garlic on top of the rice.Jes got the spicy shrimp and it looked REALLY spicy.  Although it was super tasty, I think he was also longing for mine.

One cool thing we saw at the shrimp truck spot were a bunch of hens and their chicks running around.  KK has been singing a song in Spanish called “Los Pollitos” (little chicks) and now she was able to see them up close!  They were so cute.

The most logical stop after having garlic shrimp is Matsumoto Shave Ice!!  Duh!  Surprisingly, Brother had never gone before!!

Anyway, it turns out they had a big renovation and instead of a crowded, dark, hole-in-the-wall shop, it is now a happy-fresh place that has plenty of ventilation and a brand-new parking lot in the back.

The funnest part of the trip was watching the two kids go to town on their special treat.  It was a big messy fiasco once it started melting and dripping but they had a blast.

Brother and I enjoyed the fried apple pies that we picked up from McDonald’s on the way over.  Why is Hawaii the only place that still fries their pies?!  It was as tasty as I had remembered.  KK also had a taste and said, “I love it!”

Our last stop was Laniakea Beach and saw “Olive” snoozing on the beach.  KK kept yelling “It’s Crush!” and I just let her.  Why crush such an innocent spirit?

The rest of the day was spent at the pool.  It was a little too windy for all of us so we moved over to the beach.

It was really funny watching KK eating her ice cream cone with her hands covered in sand.  Both ice cream and sand were everywhere and she simply didn’t care.  When she was done and there was ice cream all over her hands, she just went into the sand to “wash” her hands and then started digging again.  Being a kid in Hawaii has to be the best thing ever.  This kid has no idea how lucky she is to have been there four times already before her 3rd birthday.

While Brother and Joy had their anniversary dinner at Azure, Jes and I went to Arancino for my uni spaghetti.  Once again, KK was sleeping in the stroller tucked under the table.