Peaceful 'Ohana
Posts tagged hiking
Hiking in nature
Apr 5th
For me, one of the best ways to get back to my true self is through a good hike in the woods. I can drop my thoughts and just *be* in nature. The sun through the trees, sound of unusual bird calls, and smells of blossoms in the air — really are refreshing to my soul. 
One of the reasons that my wife and I moved to Hawaii was to get more nature into our lives (from living in Japan). However, having a 7-month old son, means that I haven’t had so many opportunities to get out on hikes as I would like. Mason is almost 20 pounds now and too heavy to try to carry with the Baby Bjorn we have. But, I want to share the beauty of nature with him.
So, we bought a used baby backpack. We tried it last weekend on a hike through Tantalus. The hike was very nice. Mason fell asleep half-way through it, so Masako and I got a little “our time” together.
The backpack worked fine. Only problem was that my muscles were sore for days afterwards — guess I got too excited and hiked too much! 
Related Amazon Products:
Baby Bjorn: we like this — good for under 6 months
| This Kelty baby backpack is like the one we bought — 
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Honolulu Family Festival
Mar 30th
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. 
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