Back from Paradise

So we have made it back from Hawaii - tanned, tired and although I missed the boys ( we had never left them for so long) it sure doesn't take long to get back into the swing of parenting.  An endless supplies of "no", "get down", "be quite" and our newest "stop pulling your brother's peepee!"  Yes, Gage has discovered not only his love for his own penis, but during bath time thinks Koen's is just another bath toy to play with.

Gage, at 2o months is also having a little identity crisis.  This was our conversation yesterday:

me - No Gage you cant stand on the chair, sorry charlie.

Gage  - Me not charlie

me - who are you

Gage - Me Koen (pronounce "Toe-in")

Okay, back to the Hawaii trip.  It was a blast once we got over the shock of not seeing what we expected.  Until you

 get to the beach, Honolulu is 

just another big city.  Dirty streets, scary bums and tons of traffic.  Apparently, if you are tired in Hawaii you just lay down anywhere and take a little nap.  And I am not talking about bums, just anyone!  As expected, there was also plenty of old men in speedos - this one I just couldn't resist taking a picture of! 

Yes, that is a man and yes, that is his crack hanging out!!!!

Peter and our friend Eric were like little kids at the beach with their high quality snorkel gear.

  I personally did not need to hear about what all the fish looked like.  I was trying to be in denial that there was anything but other people swimming around me.  I sometimes have to look twice when I see a shadow in a swimming pool, because you never know when a women eating shark has swam a shore and waddled over to the pool for a salt - less swim.  Yes - I think if sharks could get out of the water they would '"waddle"

Pearl Harbor was a moving experience that I would recommend everyone go to once.  

We also drove around the island to the famous North Shore where the 30 foot waves and known to happen and all the surfing contests are held.  It wasn't until we had spent three hours diving in the jeep with the top down did I fin

d out that the waves only occur in the winter and in the summer it is actually very calm waters!  And let me tell you that even in 90 degree weather it is very cold riding in the back of a topless jeep in your swimsuit!  The occasional rain did not help either.  Not the highlight of the trip for sure, but overall we had a great time!