Spring Break 2011~Island Style

This year we spent our spring break enjoying the beach, the kids, and spending time with Joan.  Mark and I  started the week off with a double date with the Martins to celebrate Matt's birthday.  We took advantage of their new place in KoOlina and decided to just walk from their house to Roy's for a drink and then to Just Tacos for dinner.  It was nice to be able to enjoy dinner and conversation without the "bosses" around demanding so much of us ;)

 Cheers! 

Joan arrived on Monday afternoon so we spent all day on Tuesday on the East side of the island.  We went a new beach, which is always fun when we can experience something new here - it was in Waiamanalo Bay and had these rock walls that made a perfect lagoon for Gavin to swim and play.  After the beach, we drove around the East side to see the sights and then went to an early dinner at the Kona Brewing Company in Hawaii Kai.

Mark left Wednesday afternoon to go to the NCAA wrestling tournament in Philadelphia so Joan and I had the rest of the week to shop and hit the beaches.  We just kept all the beach stuff in the car and each morning she would pack lunches while I got the kids ready to go.  We pretty much made it around the entire island - going to the East side (Waiamanalo) on Tuesday, out on the West side (Ka'ena Point) on Wednesday, KoOlina on Thursday, took a beach break to go shopping on Friday, North shore on Saturday, and back to KoOlina on Sunday.   It was a busy week, but it is always fun go to different parts of the island that we usually don't go.   Most of all, it was great to spend time with Joan - and for the boys to spend some quality time with Grandma.