I'm just getting around to editing some family photos from these past few months... I'm WAY behind. Like almost a year. But there's a new babe to care for, and I still have the two older ones ;) so we've been busy around here.

The North Shore of Oahu is one of our favorite places on the island. Specifically near Shark's Cove. It's a huge tide pool area you can snorkel in, with a deeper space where there are tons of turtles and fish. But we can only venture into the deeper water during the summer because the surf gets pretty high during winter. And across the street there are some wonderful food trucks! They have a great Thai place there... of course all I ever get is Pad Thai. But it's delish. I was about 8.5 months pregnant when we visited... I probably looked crazy balancing on rocks and squatting to take pictures. I was. But I gotta get the shot, right?!

And then of course there's Thai Coffee and Shave Ice at Green World Coffee Farm. One of our favorite places. <3

One thing my family does VERY well together is eat ice cream. Just one of those things that my kids will do anything for! Here in Hawaii, it's nice all the time. So you have to force yourself to just get out and go do something once in a while - even though you may not feel like it. Well, this was one of those days. After a long week of work and home projects, we all needed out! So we made our way to Oahu's North Shore and had a picnic lunch... blog post to come! On the way home we stopped at Scoop of Paradise in Waialua, HI. We've been to the one in Haleiwa, but never knew there were two! Both AMAZING. The second one was actually created so they could export ice cream to Japan! So all their production is right on site - right here in Hawaii!! Such good homemade ice cream - really homemade. We had a chance to sit down with the owner and chat. The way it should be when you visit a family owned store. Loved everything from the ice cream to the local handmade jewelry displayed. There's even a massage parlor upstairs. Massages and ice cream.... mmmmmm.

Do yourself a favor and check them out!

Scoop of Paradise Website