Our Menehune Champs

The Menehune contest was ON this weekend, and the girls did an OUTSTANDING job!!!

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Thanks to all who sent out their virtual cheer. The waves were ideal, the weather was gorgeous, and the crowd was rocking.

Kezia

Kezia hit the waters at 9am, after an inward struggle of fear, charged the waters and tried catching wave after wave, successfully riding 2 in.

At the lineup with the other 7-9 yr old girl competitors. Kezia's in white.

I am so grateful for this water patrol man who kindly took Kezia under his wing out there and helped her out.

Catching the wave...

Getting up,....

and she's riding!!!

Here's her second wave:

Part of the cheering section

Her friend Moon helping her in

Oh yeah, I was a proud mom (still am beaming)

And does she look happy or what?!

And the true reason she competed: The goodie bag ;)

IVY

Ivy competed later in the afternoon in the kokua division for kids ages 3-6, In this division "anything goes" and everyone's a winner. Although during practice she was hesitant to ride te waves by herself (without someone on the board with her), she decided to go at it alone (with Daddy pushing her). She was "no fear" going out there.

On her first attempt she wiped out, going under the water and the board flipping upside down above her, but like a champ she got back on and went for another wave. At one point she said she was done, but when I told her she still has a few more minutes left in her heat, she went for it. Yeah, Ivy!

Getting ready for her division and totally psyched that she scored the pink jersey

I was to catch her as she came in, and I tried to play photographer at the same time. Unfortunately, I didn't capture one of her waves and the other is not that great, but here it is anyway.

Can there be a bigger genuine smile??

The winning team coming in

Jessica Monson and her sons, Natalia and Kai and her friend Krystal all came to cheer us on. We had a fun time chilling at the beach surrounded by friends. Ivy found this cool path between volcanic rock. When a wave crashed you'd get sprayed and water would run up your feet.

At one point, Elysse gave us a scare by disappearing on us. I found her way on the other side of the beach looking for her daddy. I'm so glad I found her before she had left the beach, which was where she was headed.