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Hawaii 2011 - Day Four....

 
On Wednesday, Nanna and Pa-Paw went to take an early morning helicopter tour of the island for their anniversary... so we decided to head down to grab some chairs to call ours for the day! 
 
Eleanor waiting patiently for her sunscreen to soak in.... this was one of the worst parts for her every time... we put her in a suit, cover her in lotion then make her look at the water - I guess I would be frustrated too!
 
And Daddy and Eleanor went straight to the pool.... with her cool shades of course...
 
They stayed on while she swam - for the most part! She normally gives it about 5 minutes, max... but I think she finally understands they protect her eyes :). We swam and played until nap time then took a break to put Punkin Bottom down.... after lunch, we went straight back to our chairs with Nanna and Pa-Paw....
 
And Eleanor discovered Momma's favorite drink... which means the rest of the trip I never did get to enjoy a full one :)... Eleanor loves LAVA FLOWS (and so does this preggo momma = obviously it is virgin, so it is basically like a strawberry / banana / coconut milkshake - what is not to like?!)
 
She basically stole it from me...
 
After having her fill of sugar, we headed to the beach to play for a bit.... still having to encourage Eleanor to walk in the sand, she just was not getting it!
 
But she loved to sit and play with Daddy.... best buds on the beach together.
 
That is until the tide changed and the waves came up to wear they were sitting.... Eleanor jumped into Daddy's lap REALLY fast :).
 
And she was done.
 
For dinner we headed back to Lahaina and ate at Cheesburger in Paradise... followed of course by gelato that BJ gets every time we are down there... Eleanor went crazy for that too... goodness, she was living it up on vacation with her sugar intake, woops!
 
After dinner and dessert we went back to the villa and played some more 42... we can't get enough of that game, so BJ and I love when people enjoy playing it too! The girls one, again :). 

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Gillean said…
She is just so cute! Looks like y'all had a great time!
September 12, 2011 at 1:34 PM
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