Diamond Head

Here we are at the top of Diamond Head, the view of Waikiki is pretty nice, the hike up was not strenuous (for me) at all since Jonah carried Gabriel all the way...our photo would have looked more impressive if there were less strangers in the picture!

Ramen

Since we're always on the lookout for really really good ramen outside of Japan, it really surprised us to find TWO really good ramen restaurants in the same town, too bad for us it's in Hawaii, which is still too far from the Bay Area... but it's only half as far as Tokyo!

Patiently waiting for the food to come.

"Where's mine?"

A very drool worthy bowl of ramen!!!

Self-serve frozen yoghurt

I'm officially a fan of frozen yoghurt...and self-serve is the way to go!!! Here we are at Menchies, a self-serve yoghurt bar, and then you pay by weight, we went overboard the first time and ended up with way too many toppings!

Tide Pool

Gabriel is not a fan of cold water, he doesn't like the beach or the pool. He likes to play with the sand and splash water around while his feet are firmly planted on the ground!!! Anyway we found this great little tide pool on the north shore of Honolulu, it's warm and shallow, he had so much fun that he started crying when I took him away.

Kenji giving Jonah a lesson on baby massage

Kenji gives baby Misha a massage before bed every night as part of their sleep routine, so here is Jonah taking lessons and practicing on Gabriel. But since then Jonah has decided that Gabriel didn't like getting a massage and has not repeated the experience.

Waimea Canyon

Here we are at Waimea Canyon. The view at the end of the long drive was pretty and scenic...but when compared to the Grand Canyon...not even close! (That should be removed from the guide books, it's deceptive!) If you have time to kill and don't mind long drives or want to do a bit of hiking then it's not a bad visit. But we could have used the time to see the Na Pali Coast or Wailua Falls.

Merry-Go-Round

Riding the horses on the merry-go-round for the fist time with Gabriel. He seems intrigued, but not terribly thrilled.

Here we are no longer moving, he still doesn't seem all that interested. The only thing he really likes to do is "people watching".