Day Three: Friday 4/25/14

On this day, we were up early again but sorta slept in until 6.  I guess Kumquat was getting adjusting one hour per day.  Once again, we had breakfast by the pool and it was looking a little cloudy.  We were supposed to go to Yoon and Kurt’s BBQ today with a forecast of 40% rain.  Yikes.  This is one of my favorite photos from the trip.

We took a little walk by the pool and then said “hello” to Mr. Ocean again.  Still scared.

Once Jes was up, we walked to McDonald’s for the Spam and Eggs Platter.

Afterward, we went back to the hotel and just hung out on the couches at Rum Fire.  This had become our spot for reading, relaxing, and hanging out in the shade.

When it was time for the BBQ, we packed up our things and walked to Ala Moana Beach Park.  People thought we were crazy for walking but it was only a little over a mile away from the hotel.  This was the perfect opportunity for Kumquat to get in a quick snooze before the festivities.  Once we arrived, Yoon had a full-on spread under the large tree complete with BBQ’d meat, mac salad, chili from Zippy’s, noodles, and pretty much everything else we were craving.

It did sprinkle at times but that tree was the perfect protection and it was actually kinda nice to have the rain every once in a while.

She laid out a bunch of towels and bed sheets for everyone to sit and eat.  The kids all got a shovel and pail set along with blow-up animals.  They had so much fun together.

The beach was a nice lagoon with gentle waters.  It was perfect for Kumquat and was her first introduction to how fun the beach and water can really be.

By the end of the afternoon, she had soaked through her non-swim diaper (I didn’t think she’d actually go in) and couldn’t get enough of the wet sand.

After the BBQ, everyone headed back to the hotel to wash up.  Yoon had planned Round 2 at Uncle Bo’s and had a reservation for 25 people to show up at 7:00.  We were all late and some people arrived before they gave the tables away.  We had a ton of food and plenty to drink.

It was so nice to have everyone together again after so many years.  Lots of people arrived this afternoon and half didn’t make it to the BBQ so this was a lot of fun.

The happy couple received some “special” shots that evening and we all got a good laugh.

After dinner, a bunch of us went singing at a place Dayantha and the guys found the other night.  Kumquat rode in the minivan taxi with everyone and also joined them in the singing room for the first half hour.  What a trooper.