heading south.

my nephew left for college yesterday.

a few weeks ago, i mentioned we would be spending the day at the beach with my him, a last hurrah before he left. the night before, i packed the car with evvvrything i could think of...playing cards, swim tubes and rafts, tricycles, scooters, books, toilet paper (beach bathrooms, you never know), sunscreen, hats, jogging stroller, sketchers shape-ups,

and my book, to name a few.

we got to ala moana beach by 8am, and the parking lot was already full...can you believe that?

anyways, it was a great day with tons of good eats. i took mini-he out on the board first thing in the morning, then we spent the remainder of the day riding that darn scooter.

i was able to get a walk in and managed to read a couple of pages in my book, though.

my sister and hubs flew my nephew up to oregon to get him settled this weekend. it must be nerve-wracking

when the little ones fly the coop, but i guess you can't

protect them forever.

(swimsuit, bcbg; mesh top, local store (similar); shorts, f21 (similar))

this was the most humongous marshmallow i have ever seen.

made for good s'mores, though!

can you guess which board is mine?