My cousin Celena came to visit from Seattle this week. We wanted to make sure she enjoyed as much of Hawaii as she could, so we crammed as much sightseeing and food-tasting as possible!
Here are just some of the highlights.
One can't visit Hawaii without climbing atop Diamond Head. I made sure to take her up to see one of the most beautiful lookouts on Oahu!
One stop that Celena wanted to make was Eggs n' Things. Their pancakes are pretty famous and attract tourists from all over the world.
Sure enough, the pancakes were HUGE and delicious! As were the lemon crepes that I ordered.
Kaden enjoyed his pancake as well.
Next stop (but NOT the same day, mind you!) was a trip up to the North Shore.
We hit up Sunset Beach (beautiful!) and tasted some Matsumoto's shave ice and finished off with some delicious garlic shrimp from Giovanni's. Oh, and per Airi's suggestion, also tried an authentic Mexican burrito from a vendor in Kahuku. It sure was ONO!
Before her last night in Hawaii, we all went to the beach to enjoy some time in the water.
Add some cousins in the mix and it was a great day out to soak up some much needed rays.
Since Seattle doesn't have beaches quite like this, I think Celena enjoyed the beautiful and warm water at Ala Moana. I know our kids sure did!
Here's Kela standing up on the boogie board....not catching waves, though.
We potlucked the dinner. Here's Jolee munching on a fried chicken leg. Mmmm!
Kela has been in gymnastics for almost a year now and has progressed so much in her skills as a gymnast!
She's begun to perfect the bridge...
Along with Aya and Rumi, these three are our limber gymnasts!
The little ones taking a dip in their makeshift jacuzzi tub!
Kela and Aya...simultaneous cartwheels on the beach!
We sure do love when we have visitors from out of town...so we can pretend to be tourists and enjoy the many fun sights and yummy food that Hawaii has to offer! I wonder who will be visiting us next?!
