Yesterday Jason was in the pool most of the day with the kids. My mom, aunt, and I took a quick trip to downtown Kailua (the small city that we're staying in) to check out some of the smaller shops with expensive $ tags. They were very cute, but too pricey. I was disappointed to go into Baby Showers Hawaii and find hardly anything affordable and worth purchasing. I hope to buy some Hawaiian material at the swap meet and hope to sew some fun things when I get home. They want $20 for a burp rag and bib...but coming from the locals the merchandise was cute.
There are very few bathrooms around that are available for public use. That's been a real headache during this trip...um pregnant, with small kids, and with older ladies. You have to ask and then they say where the closest ones are and whether or not you can use theirs. I had to give a lady $20 in Chinatown to borrow her key, which I didn't end up needing because the restroom key didn't even have to be used. Getting to the crosswalk, crossing the street, going back up the street, driving a stroller through a narrow shop entrance, and up two flights of stairs (thank goodness I could leave the stroller with my mom and aunt) to finally get to the potty! Then I had to return the key to get my $20 back. ....up the hill both ways in the snow....ha ha!
That night we had a bbq with the daughter of our 2nd Counselor in our Roy City ward. She lives with her husband and kids in Kapolei. They'll be moving back to Utah at the end of July. It was a real treat to have them over. The kids finally had some friends to play with and we were able to say "thanks" for assisting us with great suggestions about the island.
I am thrilled to find out that we'll have them to hang out with when we move over to Ko Olina. They recently sold their home and are staying in the same condos we'll be staying at in the middle of June. Their youngest son is Kai's age and he'll be out of school by the time we get to the condo....Yeah, play dates will be great! The condos have a pool and the neighboring resorts have lagoons...so lots of fun in the sun. And yes, a/c!!!!!!! We'll definitely miss the beauty of Kailua and the roomy house, but I am happy to hear some good news about the new place.
We had yummy grilled pineapple and bbq hamburgers. It was an enjoyable evening. It'll be great to get to know them more.
Today was a slow starter. We didn't get out of the house till 11 a.m. I have been feeling tired more often and getting out can be slow. We headed to Kaneohe to the Byodo-In Temple. It was very beautiful. I read that it was used as a filming location in the first season of 'Lost", where it served as the home of the Korean woman Sun's father.
The Byodo-In Temple was built in the 1960's to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the arrival of the first Japanese immigrant workers in Hawaii. It was very peaceful and unique. The kids enjoyed making the big bell gong, while grandma got bitten by mosquitoes.
For lunch we went to Teddy's Bigger Burgers. That was fun since our Aunt is named Teddie. After a few errands to some other stores, we headed home with a tired Eli. He swam so much yesterday, you'd think he would have slept in this morning, but no it had to wait for a late nap today that turned into 3 hours.
It has been raining off and on today, but around 6 p.m. it came pouring down. The backyard ended up getting a second pool. The porch where the washer and dryer are started to flood. It was amazing to see so much rain come down at once. Guess what, you'd think it'd get cooler, but no it just becomes hotter and more humid. I have been so hot today! Well onto bed!
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