{"id":66140,"date":"2016-04-02T16:09:25","date_gmt":"2016-04-02T07:09:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=66140"},"modified":"2016-04-02T16:09:25","modified_gmt":"2016-04-02T07:09:25","slug":"regular-and-goofy-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=66140","title":{"rendered":"Regular and Goofy Kids!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Screen-Shot-2016-04-02-at-2.30.59-PM.jpg\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-04-02 at 2.30.59 PM\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-66148\" \/><br \/>\nhad a great time with the kids this morning.  last time they came to surf was 5 years ago so they were much bigger and braver this time around.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Screen-Shot-2016-04-02-at-2.30.44-PM.jpg\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-04-02 at 2.30.44 PM\" width=\"640\" height=\"411\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-66144\" \/><br \/>\npaddling out and watching the smiles getting bigger and bigger.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Screen-Shot-2016-04-02-at-2.31.18-PM.jpg\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-04-02 at 2.31.18 PM\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"align none size-full wp-image-66150\" \/><br \/>\ni told the kids on the way out, &#8220;today is perfect!  we are going to get some big waves!&#8221;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Kids-52.jpg\" alt=\"Kids 52\" width=\"640\" height=\"428\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-66159\" \/><br \/>\nsuper stoked to see Yuuki-kun riding some good ones.  all smiles on the waves, and bigger smiles on the paddle back out.  this kid is only 12 years old!<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Kids-11.jpg\" alt=\"Kids 11\" width=\"640\" height=\"428\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-66156\" \/><br \/>\nthen Rio-kun caught some good ones too.  at 9 years old, i&#8217;m sure this kid is already hooked on surfing.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Kids-21.jpg\" alt=\"Kids 21\" width=\"640\" height=\"428\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-66157\" \/><br \/>\nYuuki-kun started off the day only going straight.  then he started to turn right, then left.  then by the end of the day, this kid was doing full bottom turns!  amazing progress in just a few hours!<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Kids-25.jpg\" alt=\"Kids 25\" width=\"640\" height=\"428\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-66158\" \/><br \/>\nRio-kun started off the same way and kept on getting better and better.  some of the waves for him was well overhead and he wasn&#8217;t scared at all.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Kids-65.jpg\" alt=\"Kids 65\" width=\"640\" height=\"428\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-66160\" \/><br \/>\nthank goodness Paul Teruya was out shooting the kids.  today was totally perfect and a day none of the kids would want to forget.  awesome photos Paul!<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_8123.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8123\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-66142\" \/><br \/>\nthen went to eat some pho, bbq chicken, and kalbi.  these kids were hungry!<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_8116.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8116\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-66141\" \/><br \/>\nmeet the wonderful Aida-san family.  a super polite and very kind family.  a very happy day!  keep enjoying hawaii!<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Screen-Shot-2016-04-02-at-2.36.12-PM.jpg\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-04-02 at 2.36.12 PM\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-66152\" \/><br \/>\nthen went to pick up Akane-san this afternoon and went deeper than ever.  this was my view from the bottom of the sea.  i loved it!<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_8127.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8127\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"align none size-full wp-image-66146\" \/><br \/>\nlook good and you will see something weird?  see it?  it&#8217;s the freaking sunset!!!!  another amazing ending to another amazing day!  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>had a great time with the kids this morning. last time they came to surf was 5 years ago so they were much bigger and braver this time around. paddling out and watching the smiles getting bigger and bigger. i told the kids on the way out, &#8220;today is perfect! 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