He was being such a ham during the pictures but couldn't pull a real smile unless we tickled him or if he was showing us his muscles! He is a funny kid! 
Daniel wanted a Pokemon Cake... this is as close as we could come on short notice.
We got a Mint Chocolate Chip/Chocolate ice cream cake. It wasn't nearly the hit I had thought it would be but it was yummy. We also went swimming as a family. We had a great time, but afterwards I was informed by Daniel that it didn't count because their were no friends. I should have known Mr Social, needed a friends party!
Daniel also got to go to Toys R Us and have his birthday celebrated there as well. The Grandmas and Grandpas had sent some money for him and he got to go and choose his own gifts (which he loved!) He got a balloon and a crown and they announced his name over the intercom. Every worker that we passed told him Happy Birthday, you would have thought he owned the store. He LOVED it!
Officially 6 and looking pretty big!
Daniel enjoying cupcakes.
Coming back for more... he loves the frosting really but every once in a while gets brave and eats the cake part too!
Doesn't he look bigger now?
This was at his party so I can throw it in, Helena is now crawling on hands and knees! Such a big girl!
Helena and I went too but we weren't as into having our pictures taken as Sophia. 
Sophia and Brittany 'Cake' are best buddies!
It was a nice overcast day and a great learning experience.
Over the past 3 years I have fallen in love with Rosie the Riveter. We couldn't pass up the picture of her on the water machines. I was hoping the water bottles had her on them instead of a picture of the USS Missouri, but no go~!
Sophia always takes quite a bit of time warming up to the idea of actually getting near the water. She loves to play in the sand and 'build' things. Brittany was great at helping Sophia build some towers and some very fun, deep wholes. 
Sophia didn't build this fun castle section but liked walking through someone elses work. 
Brittany dug this so deep that Sophia could stand in it almost up to her shoulders, but then the water got it before we could take a picture!
Panoramic view of Kailua
Helena's favorite thing to do at the beach is to eat the sand. She would get pretty mad when I would stop her.
We all tried to play in the sand together, but Helena wasn't sure that was high on her list of things to do.
Brittany finally got Sophia out into the water, all she wanted to do was jump over the waves. This isn't a great picture of either of us but you can see me lifting her and her 'jumping' the waves as they came in. She loved it. Brittany and I would have to take turns because our arms got pretty sore from doing it over and over and over again.
We are standing in the same spot, you can see how much higher the water was when the wave was in. "Wait for it..."
We all had a great time at the beach. It was fun to have a girls day and enjoy the windy beach. Brittany and Helena became great buddies while she was here!
Sophia doesn't usually hold still long enough to let me braid her hair so today was a real treat! It looked so cute and lasted almost all the way through church. 
I love their dresses! It is so hard to find matching dresses for them. I got them a little big, but they will last a while. 
Sister Buddies Forever!
They are such cute girls!
She loves the puppy's eyes.
Sophia gets a little jealous when I am taking pictures of Helena, so she needed a turn too! 
