Son2 just wouldn't go down for a nap, regardless of our patience with him. He got up a little late, and it threw off his morning nap. Forget it. We snatched him from his crib and headed for the lagoons at Ko Olina.
At the edge of the Marriott resort are four large lagoons with white sand beaches. Small channels cut through the beach rock terraces that connect the lagoons to the open ocean. These channels allow water from the ocean into the lagoons, but are narrow enough to prevent high surf, so the water is perfect for families with small children all year round. (Otherwise, during the winter months the surf can get pretty rough, particularly on the North Shore.) These lagoons are about ten feet deep at the centers. The coastline was cut almost twenty years ago to create the four lagoons, and sand was imported to create four artificial beaches, one in each lagoon.
He was pretty anxious to see what his brother was doing. I hurried and changed Son1 into his integrated wet suit and headed for the water.Son1 was doing some exploring in the water. This is a special boogie board we got Son1 with a kind of diver's mask attached to it. The rubber mask is sealed into the board and then pops up and out about three inches. Since the lagoon allows open ocean water in, a lot of sea life comes in, too. Often we see fish in the lagoons. Son1 calls this his surf board.
Meanwhile, we put Son2 in this floatie. We have a few of these. We are fortunate that our babies are apt to sleep in floaties, lulled by the water. Since Son1 loved to nap in these floaties, we tried the same for Son2.
We slather the kids in SPF 30 and dress them in SPF50 wetsuits for moments like this. They just won't wear hats in the water. Fortunately, neither of them have ever sunburned. 
Hubby hung onto Son2, standing over him casting a Daddy shadow, blocking the sun. He let Son1 and I take our turn exploring with his board in the water. We turned it sideways, laying on our tummies, and the two of us kicked and peeked through the mask until it was time to go home.
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O that picture of son2 in the floatie sleeping is so great.
ReplyDeleteso much fun. lovely day.
ReplyDeleteWhat contentment. Where do I find a lagoon, some warm weather, and a float like that? I think I could stand a few days of floating like Son2. Does Shannon have a float like that?
ReplyDeleteThat really must be a nack b/c David never fell alseep in the floatie and took forever to fall asleep in the swing or in his car seat. Most times he makes it all the way from Valencia to San Diego without closing one little eye, and that's a long ride (3 hrs). Of Coarse that's probably b/c as soon as he gets in the car he screams "my cd..my cd"...and proceeds to sing all the veggie tale songs all the way down to grandma's house.
ReplyDeleteAndrew,
ReplyDeleteHe actually does have a couple. One is made of foam, and the end curls into a pillow, and the other one is a big blow up lounge chair. When we had just one child he would nap and I would take the baby out for a swim. I don't like laying like a lizard in the sun on floaties, so I don't mind taking the kids for a swim. Hubby swims with them, too. He doesn't always nap. He was a lifeguard once upon a time. Ohhh your comment made me crack up this morning!!!