Parks on Oahu

We went to a few parks on Oahu so Elodie could play.  It was fun for Elodie of course, but also interesting because we chatted with a few local moms and got a taste for local life (a very similar park scene to Brooklyn!)  I've compiled all the park pictures here... 

slide with Grammie (she would not take off the helmet!)

not sure what she's doing here

cool fish theme park at an kailua elementary school

omg, this is so fun!

together with mommy

contemplating the shark slide behind her

loving the swings

peek a boo!

dancin'

did you notice my crazy outfit? i picked it out myself.

daddy's fire department hat looks good on me

let's go!

Letting loose on the ball field...

Hang Loose Brah

While in Hawaii, we also spent some time at the pool.  Here's some pictures of Elodie looking cool in her shades, surfin' on kickboard with Daddy... 

Waimea Bay

One day we drove to the North Shore and spent a couple hours at Waimea Bay.  Elodie relaxed in a beach chair for a bit.

And had fun building sand castles with Grammie and Papa.

And then we decided to bury Daddy in the sand!

And helped him get out of the sand too.

We also played a little football on the beach and El showed off her new-found accent.  Is it a Brooklyn accent? We don't know...  but she likes to throw her football "up into the skoi!"

Lanikai Beach Day 2

On the second day in Kailua, we went to the beach in pajamas to try to recreate Elodie's famous beach crawl photo and decided to take the tricycle there.  Elodie was so serious about her riding and helmet!  She got a kick out of crawling on the sand and frolicking with Daddy!

We also found a little Sand Man and Elodie showed it to her Monkey... 

Lanikai Beach Day 1

Aloha!  Last month we took a 9 day vacation to HAWAII!  Elodie was great on the plane, though it was still a tough ride.  Elodie sat on our laps for 12 hours!  Except for about 45 minutes when she kicked out Daddy and he hung out in the airplane kitchen...  Despite the fatigue and jetlag, Elodie was sooo happy to be in Hawaii.  She got lei'ed by Grammie and Papa and then proceeded to pull Grammie while she ran around.  She loved our rental house with the long corridor and couldn't stop giggling.  Below are some picture from our first day at the beach near the house.  If you ask her what her favorite thing about Hawaii is she'll say, "the sand!"

album cover

have to get more water

making sandcastles

waving to a helicopter

10 Years

Today marks the TENTH ANNIVERSARY of Tara and Michael's First Date!  We wanted to take Elodie to the Italian restaurant in Soho that we went to ten years ago, but our relationship has outlived the restaurant and it is now closed.  So Daddy took Elodie on the F train and A train to meet Mommy after work and we went to another Italian restaurant that we used to frequent when we lived in Manhattan.  We had a blast, and Elodie got such a kick out of the subway, seeing Mommy come out of her office building and eating the yummy pasta.  She even liked saying CHEESE when getting her picture taken. 

It's been an awesome ten years!  We need a picture of us on here, but here's our silly cub:

Sorry about the Spam!

Not sure what that previous mysterious post was about... I deleted it.
You may be wondering why there's been a lag in posts? It's because we were in Hawaii!!! Stay tuned for many pictures to come....