Autumn & Kalina

Today we left California and hopped on the plane to Hawaii.  I sat with Mom and Autumn sat with Dad.  Allie was across the aisle.  Grandma, Grandpa, Pony, Jeff, Caitlin, and Ryland left earlier in the morning.  We have been talking about going surfing and hula dancing and the beach forever, so when we got to the hotel we got our swim shoes on and headed out.  Hind sight being 20-20, Mom says we should’ve put our swimsuits on too.  That beach was so much fun-we played in the waves and the sand.  Mom says that it was a night and day difference from us at the beach last year.  Last year we were smaller so we were afraid of the waves and noise.

Checking it out.

I went out first.  The first touch of Hawaii water!

   
When Autumn went out she kept running away from the waves.

Now we played together.

Quick, run!

Keep me safe Autumn!  Block those waves!

Daddy held our hands so the waves didn’t knock us down.

Allie was soaking in some rays.

Kicking and splashing

Grandpa came down when we were finishing up.  Autumn was showing him how to stay away from the waves.

It’s 7:45pm in Hawaii and we are passed out in bed.  Mom is struggling to keep her eyes open to finish typing.  Tomorrow at 11 is hula lessons so stayed tuned for hip swinging pictures!

We are in California this week.  Yesterday we visited Mommy’s friend Mary Beth and got to play with her daughter.  Then we went to Diane’s house and had Diane’s special spaghetti.  It was soooo yummy!  After we played with Howard, got special dresses from Pony, and at yellow cake with chocolate frosting!  See our dresses-we were working hard to make them fly up when we spun around.

Before we had dinner we did some coloring with Pony.

Dresses!

This is the bridge we crossed to get to Happy Hollow.

Smiles from both of us!  We were waiting for Cyndie to get to the park.

Our first ride was the merry go round.  I rode with Cyndie on the giraffe.  Autumn rode the polar bear-she named him Grizzly.

Then we went down to the zoo area to see some animals.  Look at this funny guy!

After the animals we went to the ride area.  We went on a roller coaster!  It was my favorite ride, but Cyndie didn’t like it.  Then we rode the firetrucks.

Next came the ladybug ride.  We shared the same ladybug so I rode facing the front and Autumn went backwards!

Autumn’s favorite ride was the swings.

We also rode on Danny the Dragon.

The last area we saw was the petting area.  We got to pet, brush, and feed some goats.

After that we got to see the miniature horses.  We even got to feed them!

Ride em cowgirls!

After all that playing we stopped for some lunch, and then we had our last ride of the day.  The merry go round one more time.  This time we both rode zebras!

Before we left we got to choose a treat from the store.  Cyndie bought me a magnetic pony toy and Autumn chose a “magic”wand.  We slept with them last night!

Dad took us out to the club today for some golf practice.  We played the 9 hole par 3.  Someday we’ll be able to hit as far as Dad, but today we just practiced.

Look at Autumn’s form!  Nice job Autumn!

My turn!

Time to putt.

Autumn, hit your ball.  Don’t forget to get mine out of the hole too.

Can you see the flag over there?  That’s where I want it to land.

Daddy is helping Autumn a little.

See my hands?  That’s how you are supposed to hold it.

Nice big swing Autumn.  You are definitely like Daddy-put your tongue in your mouth!

On the green you need your putter.  By now, Autumn’s putter was her hands, feet, and club!

Ready, aim, hit!

Sometimes the best way to get your ball on the green is to pick it up and PUT it there.

Daddy, what are you doing down there in the sand?  The green is up here!

“I did  it Mommy!”

We have 2 clubs each.  Autumn added a 3rd to her “bag”.

Soooo close.

Look, we had some visitors while we were playing.

We’re done-walking up the last hole was tough.  We needed to help each other.

Let’s go to the clubhouse and get something to eat and drink!