Living the Island Life

It's hard to believe that we've been here a month even though we knew it would go fast. Though often it does feel like we are on vacation, we've fallen into a bit of routine. Nate generally works a few days a week. During that time the kids and I hang out at the condo or sometimes go to a park, story time at the library or the pool. Wyatt and I have taken advantage of Ava's morning naps many days and have spent LOTS of hours at the pool. He is getting more confident at trying to swim without floaties. There are many kids, including babies and preschoolers in this complex but most of them aren't around in the morning. Usually it's retirees who are sunning when we are there but they are happy to converse with our little chatterbox. 

This little girl is loving all food we give her.

Wyatt loves to read to Ava!

We've used this sunshade a bit more lately.

We've found a favorite place to watch the sunset near our condo so we try to walk across the street every day we can. Lots of people gather for this and those who're regulars know Wyatt (because shy is not something that describes him) and Ava (because she's just so smiley.) 

On the weekdays that Nate doesn't work and on the weekends we vary between adventuring around the island with lots of stops and walking around or just finding a beach to check out. We've snorkeled a bit and found some waves but with the kids we generally prefer calm water with soft sand so Wyatt can play around in it more easily. 

King Kam beach is our favorite for calm, clear and sandy.

Kahaluu beach has snorkeling so close that even Wyatt could check it out. 

Remember the snooze shade I talked about that goes on the stroller? Thankfully Ava has had some awesome naps in there when we are on the go. And some lousy ones :-) 

Wyatt has been practicing his photography skills so we've got lots of pictures of this combination lately.

A sea turtle was hanging out there behind Wyatt at Kukio  beach.

We've also found a great babysitter who has the kiddos once a week so Nate and I can have a date! This has been awesome! We've enjoyed having some meals the way it used to be on vacation.

 Our friends, Brandon and Lesley White are staying with us this week so we get to have some adventures with them! We haven't made it to Volcano yet so we plan to do that while they're here. It's so fun to have some familiar faces and we're happy we have a van if we want to all pile in.