Halfway through our trip, we took a morning to explore downtown Kona. It was so sticky-humid-hot, but it was nice to walk around down there. Kona is where the big Ironman Triathlon takes place!
I stopped to get an Iced (Kona) Coffee as we looked at the boats in the harbor. (HAHA Adele is totally eyeing my drink! Sorry, sweetheart, mommy doesn’t share the good stuff.
Look at the big cruiseship, mama!
I am totally impressed that Adele didn’t attempt to eat or destroy her little lei!
The closest beach to our hotel was ‘A Bay’, which is located right on the property of the Waikoloa Marriott. We know that nearby Hapuna Beach is more beautiful, secluded and swim friendly, but we didn’t really feel like schlepping all our stuff and an 11-month old all the way there. We got all the benefits of a beach day, without the hassle at A Bay. It was a beautiful morning.
Oh hey, Pacific Ocean! Don’t you look pretty!
Time to go swimming!
As much as she loved being in the Ocean (for the first time!!), she liked the shore better so she could feel the waves lap her little feet.
As much as we loved being at the Ocean, there wasn’t much shade and it was HOT.
So after a couple of hours, we packed up and headed back to our hotel pool which has an abundant of umbrellas. You can’t go to Hawaii and not go to the beach! But we thought with Adele being so young, it was more fun at the pool.
I can’t wait for a year or two from now when she’ll get excited about sand castles and shell collecting. Hopefully we have a little beach baby in the making.
Saturday was such a fun day and it totally made up for the quiet day we had on Friday. Irving, Adele and I joined seven other babies and friends for a day at the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium. There were twenty-four of us total! The aquarium employees were impressed that we all drove down to the South Bay to visit. (Totally worth the drive, by the way).
It’s not an exceptionally large aquarium, but they had a few really fun exhibits that we all thought were pretty neat. For example, check out this new adorable breed of fish that has just been discovered!
Hardy, har har. But seriously, there were some really neat things that even I have never seen before. They had the usual octopus, seahorses and starfish, but I was most impressed by the baby sharks! Not only did they have actual baby sharks… but they had an exhibit where you could see live shark eggs…. AND see them forming inside! The eggs are a little transparent, so you could view them at each stage of gestation. It was really cool.
The kids all liked the big tanks where they could gaze in wonder at the little fishies swimming by.
And of course, the dads had to climb into the viewing tunnel to view them from the inside too!
Hi Fishies!
Watch out for those sharks!
Even the littlest kids enjoyed the touch tide-pool!
After we had our fill of educational things, we enjoyed some sunshine on the beach! There’s a cute little playground with swings and slides right on the sand! So fun!
File this one under #LuckyToLiveInLA
By then, we had worked up quite an appetite and after a little googling, we found a restaurant nearby that could fit our large group on short notice. It was the Pacific Diner and they were great! We walked in and said “We’ll take all the high chairs you can give us”. They were SO accommodating.
If you ever wondered what it’s like to dine at a table with EIGHT babies 5-10 months…. let me assure you that it was actually a quiet, fun and enjoyable experience. All of them were so well behaved and we had a blast hanging out with everyone. So lucky to have this wonderful group of people. Looking forward to many more adventures together as the kids grow up!
After lunch, we split off and a few of us walked the San Pedro Pier for a bit until the sun and wind was enough and then we all headed home.
I think everyone slept well that night. It was nice to get out of LA and enjoy a new neighborhood too. This city is pretty amazing.
We had a free day when Aunty Laurie was visiting, so we headed back up to Lake Winnipesaukee.
I’ve mentioned it before, but this is my favorite place in the whole world. I am so excited to bring Adele here now.
I hope she grows to love it as much as I do!
Look how happy and relaxed she looks! Love at first lake.
Baby bathing suits kill me.
Aunty had fun cuddling on the beach while Irving and I went swimming. Win, Win!
But then Adele got stolen away by Papa. Haha
Perfection.
I spy the Mount Washington boat!
And just for fun… a close up of Adele’s favorite I Love Aunty socks. She’s lucky she has four amazing aunts!
We were looking for something to do a few days ago and decided to hit up the beach! The kids are back in school so it was surprisingly empty considering it was close to 80* out! 
(Don’t worry, we lathered ourselves with sunscreen and kept Adele covered up as much as possible! 
This hat was one of my first purchases when I found out I was pregnant!!! Can’t believe there is a baby in it now! 
We put Adele in the carrier and headed off through the sand to the waves! 
She LOVED the waves! Not sure if it was the sound or the breeze, but she was pretty psyched to be there. 
Who was our photographer for the day? My mom! 
So fun! 
And now, allow me to introduce you to my new computer wallpaper. (AKA my new favorite picture of Adele)! 
Babies smile with such pure joy, don’t they?
Hi I'm Kelley! I'm a 30-something cancer survivor and a self-proclaimed world traveler. I am originally from Boston, but now call Los Angeles my home. Traveling is my passion, but I also love running marathons, watching soccer, eating cupcakes and planning future adventures with my Husband. In June 2012, I became a mom to a beautiful baby girl named Adele. Our lives are forever changed and we couldn't be more excited!
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By popular demand, here are my Nike Women's Marathon recap posts!
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