Celebrating the 4th on the 3rd

It was nice that even though the 4th of July was on a Saturday, everyone could get the 3rd off to start celebrating. This whole concept however, totally confused my 8 y.o.
We took advantage of the day off and headed for Waimea Bay. Waimea Bay is a very popular beach destination, so we were out the door early. We arrived at 9am which proved to be too late to get a parking spot. Fortunately, we found a place close by that offered parking. We couldn't get to the beach fast enough.


The day was BEAUTIFUL!!!! The sun was out and the water was calm and clear. It was awesome! Orginially, our plan was to go paddlesurfing there, but we couldn't figure out the logistics of transporting these huge boards, so we just opted for swimming. All around us though, people were paddlesuring. I was jealous. Next time.

I was trying to get different angles from where I was swimming. At one spot, a big turtle swam up to Tyler while he was in the water. It freaked him out a little. Later, we could see about 30 dolphins swimming with their babies out in the bay. It was so fun to watch. The babies kept jumping out of the water.

Randy and I enjoying ourselves. Not the best picture, but eh, it shows we were having a good time. Afterwards, we packed up and headed to Aunty Jan's for lunch and a good time with family.

Jan made a great spread with potato bar, hot dogs, hamburgers and all kinds of other stuff. The kids played in the yard ALL day! The adults just enjoyed being together and chatting. It had been a while since we were all together. We had such a great day!