Oahu

We just got back from a great family vacation! 

We were initially meant to visit Key West, but Hurricane Irma foiled that trip. At the last minute (seriously, 3 days before departing) we planned this vacation to Oahu with my parents. 

We spent one week on Oahu. We stayed in Waikiki at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort. It was nice, clean, kid-friendly, and a great location - highly recommend and would definitely go back. We had a good mix of activities and relaxation. 

We rented a car to visit North Shore one day. I wish we could have had more time at the North Shore. The beach was beautiful, the shopping and food trucks were 👌 We also did a couple dives while my mom watched Evie. We got to swim with so many turtles. It was great! We also saw a baby octopus and it inked 🐙 dream come true. 

Beautiful North Shore

Rescue boards

My favorite beach

My favorite girl

Suns out, buns out 

 Best way to start the day!

Leaving the marina

 Our "ready to dive" looks

 Under the sea

  Turtle!

 Wreck dive

 Stunning

 Going up

  Probably the best photo I've ever taken

 Checking depth

  Posing lol

That's a baby octopus wrapped around our dive guide's arm! 

 Hi babe!

We spent half a day at Pearl Harbor. I love WWII history and I learned so much during this tour. We walked through the museums, watched a couple documentaries and visited the USS Arizona Memorial.

 Ferry out to the USS Arizona

 View from the memorial

 Evie enjoyed it

 Oil still bubbling up

The rest of our trip was spent in the water or walking through Waikiki. Evie loved the pool and the ocean. We brought a baby float with us and she had blast! She also enjoyed digging in the sand and making a huge mess😜 

 Harbor walk

 Nana and Bompa cuddles at sunset...

...and all day!

 Super cute

 Waikiki with my girl

Forget the stroller

Downtown Waikiki beach

 She loooved the water

 My happy girl

 Sunbathing with Nana

 Ocean swim

 She loves a good brewery

Back in the ocean

We ate so much good food on this trip! Brunch is our favorite meal so our priority was finding the best brunch spots. We found a few gems... Heavenly, Cinnamon's, and Bills were amazing. We also had the best tapas at Goofy Cafe and ahi poke bowls at Ono Seafood. 

 Bills pancakes and baby hands

 Ahi poke bowls!

 These frozen coffees are the best! We loved them in Maui last year too

 Heavenly

 Tapas

 Bloody Mary's

 Sweet for Brady and savory for me

Teething on EVERYTHING

 Food trucks at North Shore

Acai bowl and ahi poke bowl