Beach Day

On Sunday, November 18th, we went to Kapalua Beach. Nic, Tyler, and my dad had done a dive there in the morning and met up with us on the beach. It was a beautiful day: not too hot and a bit cloudy so we didn't have to worry too much about Hudson getting sunburned. Hudson hung out in his carseat for a while just checking everything out. He watched his cousin Oliver swim in the ocean for the first time. :) Oliver loved it!!

Susan pushed Hudson around in his stroller for his nap while Nic, my mom and I went snorkeling. It was nice to get out in the water and see all the beautiful coral and fish. 

When we got back, I fed Hudson on the beach. It was a little windy and I was wet, but Hudson did pretty good considering. After he ate, we took some pictures, then took Hudson down to check out the water. He seemed really interested until his feet hit the water. He instantly panicked and screamed. It was so cute. As soon as Nic picked him up though he stopped. When Nic tried again, he only made an unsure face, but no screaming. By the third time Nic dunked Hud's feet in he seemed indifferent. After a few more times, he actually seemed to be slightly enjoying it. It was so fun to watch him experience something for the very first time!

He was a bit shocked after the first dip.

Then decided it wasn't too horrible.

After a few dips he seemed to kind of enjoy it.

I think he enjoyed sunbathing more than his dip in the ocean though. :)

That afternoon, we went down to visit the turtles again, while my mom watched Hudson. The beach with the turtles is such a magical place. Watching Oliver with the turtles got me excited for the future with Hudson. He was so excited about them! :) We watched the sun begin to set then got ready for dinner.

Most of us "kids" went to the Melting Pot for Dinner and the "adults" went to 100 Wines. I had never been to the Melting Pot and really liked it. I liked the group atmosphere, the sharing of food, and I especially liked the desserts. We had a lot of fun cooking food together and stuffing our faces and I enjoyed all the cheese after months of eating dairy free! :)