There are so many kids in our family and so many birthdays in October.  I think we have 10 or more October birthdays and this was just one of them.  Keahi turned 4 years old on October 1st.  

As long as the kids are happy, we are happy.  Chucky Cheeses has been a birthday tradition for over 30 years in our family.  

The kids can’t wait for the next one!  Me too.

Getting photos off my desktop.  This one was just another normal day with surf and a rainbow.  Only in Hawaii.

I try my best to take off from behind and yell “GO!” so I can get the photo.  But if they miss, I will gladly surf the wave, paddle back out, and say thank you.  Haha.

My new boards are working good.  I can step way back on the tail and it wants to go faster and faster.  

Rockpiles from behind.

Tako are so smart.  They will shoot ink in your face and run away.  

And sometimes they will succeed.  No tako poke this day.

Surfing with style!

Good morning 3:15am.
Ala Moana chest high sets and good.
Diamond Head shoulder high and bumpy.
Trade winds at 20mph.
Sunny and warm.
Going to the sea.
Have a wonderful day!

Takahashi-san never surfed at Bowls before so I wanted to make sure he had a positive experience this morning.  We had so much fun that a second session was a must.  We paddled back out right after lunch and the waves were even better than this morning!

Lina-chan dropping in on Takahashi-san.  Women always come first if you surf with me.

Snowboarding with Lina-chan in Niseko earlier this year was so fun.  In the mountains, she charges 100%!  Today was her first surf in Hawaii and I wasn’t surprised that she was charging in the ocean too.

I saw her attack big snow capped mountains so carving on a wave like this was probably easy for her.

In the mountains she yells “GO!” from behind.  So from the ocean, I thought I should yell “GO!” from behind too.  Great style girl!

When I surf with friends in Hawaii for the first time, this is the goal.  Rides like this will never be forgotten.

Traveling all year round from Niseko to Okinawa to Bali to Hawaii is the dream life.  Takahashi-san living the dream life every surfer dreams of.

Watching the girls taking turns on waves, laughing, giggling, and smiling.  This is surfing…