Brrrrrrr...

First it snows in Iraq and now Mother Nature seems to have forgotten that Hawaii is supposed to warm and tropical. Right now it's 65 degrees but feels much cooler than that, I guess our tradewinds are back. Aidan was playing outside with some friends today and I was so cold I had to get a sweat shirt for me and jackets for the kids. It's the coldest I think it's been during the day since we moved to the island.
And in winter there are also giant waves. Today the North Shore was having 25-35 foot waves so we (along with Jessica and family) went to take a look. We stopped at Turtle Beach to watch them. You had to stand at the road because the actual beach was closed. They were really big but pretty choppy, pictures just don't capture them the way they are in person. Further down the coast towards Waiamea Bay and Sunset Beach they are usually bigger but traffic was so bad we didn't make it that far. It was still nice though, I could just sit and watch them for hours.

This is me, enjoying being windblown in my new Georgia t-shirt (thanks Tonya!)


After Turtle Beach we stopped at Haleiwa Beach Park and the kids were able to get out and play for a few minutes.

Aidan and Collin had a great time throwing sticks into the water.


And Rachel and Caleb played in the sand.


Of course I had to get a family picture :)