Hollywood and Hawai'i

We were given some scoop that there is a pristine white sand beach that is child friendly named Kailua Beach, so this was our first stop for the day.  It did not disappoint, as  you can see.  Yet another reason to keep coming back here, haha.

After spending a few quality hours there, we headed to Waikiki to check out another beach that we were familiar with.  It has a break wall to take the momentum out of the waves, another child-friendly beach.  First of all, we needed to eat, so we went to Nico's at Pier 38.  This place received rave reviews from the TV show "Drive-ins, Diners and Dives" from Guy Fieri.

It was very enjoyable, that's for sure.  And reasonably priced as well.  Better places do exist, however.  It's in the middle of an industrial fishing area, which adds to the appeal, in my opinion.

Leila napped through Nico's, so when she woke up we were already in Waikiki.  We ordered her some sweet potato fries and enjoyed the area...until Mandy noticed that on every towel there were two guys, each sporting a banana hammock.

We strolled down Ala Moana, the main shopping area and beach, and they were getting ready to film some Hawai'i Five-O season two.

We ended off the day returning to our house and learning that, on the beach right in front of us is where Sean Penn has his house. Right on the beach in Velzlyland...pretty sweet.