Our New Bundle of Joy!

Well, I've tried and failed numerous times now to get back to daily photo posting.  The truth is that  it's been one heck of a busy year in our household!  In ten months we doubled the number of kids we have, from two to four.  Last December we arrived home with our newly adopted 8 year old daughter.  Then just a few weeks later, we found out we were expecting a baby - major surprise!  Blogging has taken a backseat to many other things this year.  But baby boy was born in September and is happy, healthy, and beautiful.  He is not, however, a cooperative subject for photo shoots :).  This was about the best one I could get when I attempted some beach photos with him at Waimanalo. 

Free and Clear

Pa-Honu Pond, home to the CLEAREST seawater I have ever seen!  It is such a beautiful place to swim, and the scenery as you look back from the water toward shore is breathtaking.  For other sky image from around the globe please click on over to Skywatch Friday.

Waimanalo Canoe Club

Moments after I snapped this photo the canoe was filled with competitors, oars slicing through the crystal waters of Waimanalo Bay. 

Skywatch

The water was crystal clear and exceptionally beautiful on this day at the old Pahonu Pond just south of Waimanalo.  The blue in the sky rivaled the turquoise in the water.  For more sky photos from around the world, visit Skywatch Friday.

Inviting Blues

Wouldn't you love to skim across this turquoise bay in a boat? I sure would (and then I'd dive in for a swim!).

What Summer Time in Hawaii Looks Like

Just south of Kaiona Beach Park is a little hidden gem of a beach, with a rock wall enclosure that is visible only at low tide.  It's a perfect water playground for young kids!  The wall is what remains of a Pahonu Pond, which was used to keep sea turtles for a certain ancient Hawaiian chief who wanted to have fresh turtle meat on hand at all times.  Another interesting tidbit:  it is also located in front of the "Robin Master's" Estate, where the TV series Magnum P.I. was filmed :)