The Honolulu Family Festival is happening this weekend — here’s the details: www.honolulufamilyfestival.com. Free admission, and, from the looks of things as we did our “strollercise” through the park Wednesday night, it will have a lot of events; (mini) roller coasters, a Pirates High-dive Show, food, and more…

Mason’s still a bit too young — 6 months — to attend, so, I think we’ll avoid the crowds and try hiking in a park instead. We bought a used child backpack from someone off craigslist (honolulu.craigslist.org) yesterday, so we’ll try it out this weekend. :)