hickam beach

Summer is winding down, but it seems the weather hasn't quite gotten the memo.

It's the first day of school for Kela and Anna...and with Mitch's parents still here on the Island, we decided to enjoy what remains of the good weather as well as Grandma & Grandpa's military benefits.
Our one final trip to Hickam Beach, on Hickam Air Force base. 

 It really was a beautiful day for the beach!
Unfortunately, this day also happened to be quite a bit windy, with the waves a tad too strong for Jojo and Kaden to play in.  So, they played in the sand and (as you'll see later, the faucet by the cabanas) while Mitch and his Dad paddled and kayaked.
I, on the other hand, jogged.

Here's Mitch kayaking out into the water after his father (farther ahead on the yellow paddle board).

 Grandma, who doesn't like the beach or sun, stayed in the shade and helped keep the little ones occupied with buckets of water.  Water she got from the spigot behind the cabana, NOT from the ocean.

Like I said, the waves were a tad choppy and it was actually pretty windy this day...so Grandpa naturally had a bit of a difficult time standing up on the paddle board.

 See?

 And...here the kids are trying to rinse the sand off of them.

 Or, maybe just playing in the water.
(while wasting it and flooding the cabana area too, might I add)

 The water on this side of the island is SO clear and beautiful!
Of course, it also helps that this is a military beach so is far cleaner than the usual public beach. 
It is rarely tainted with rubbish and debris. 

Ahh. who needs the beach when you have a spigot of water, right?
At least I didn't have to chase him in the waves and worry about drowning!  :)