Seals & Turtles & Fish, Oh My! Snorkeling Oahu with Kids

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Snorkeling into the heart of the ocean is not for the faint of heart. John and I have been stationed in Hawaii for over a year now and have taken our 5 and 8-year-old daughters out on as many adventures as we could. Snorkeling, surfing, hiking, and for the first time going past the reef, into the open ocean. This was not a tour, no guide. Just building off our own experience, trusting each other, taking the right gear, and a sense of adventure to push past comfortably. That means pushing our kids past their comfort level too.

In this episode we go near Electric Beach, Tracks, and head out 500 to 700 feet into the ocean with Alexandra and Hailey. I didn't have any intention of letting them take their life jackets off but with John there and calm seas, I decded to let them try. That's when the wild life found us. Seals, turtles, crazy fish. I have never felt so close to nature as I have living here in Hawaii.

🪖 If you are new to our channel, John re-enlisted in the military after being out for ten years. Kind of crazy. But John was a Marine and he loved the Marines. Afghanistan Veteran. The only reason he got out was for me. Back before online jobs or school, he gave up the Marines and allowed me to start my career. I had an amazing career spending years growing and working with Target as a Store Director. But with Covid came many changes. One of those was to stay home and homeschool Alexandra. And so it opened the door for John to do whatever he wanted to do. He re-enlisted, but this time we both agreed on the Army. But after being out so long, John had to go through Basic training again or OSUT. Six months of that followed by waiting for command sponsorship for our first OCONUS move and the family has been apart for 10 months. Crazy considering this wasn't a deployment. But we made it! We are now stationed at Schofield Barracks in Hawaii for the next 2 to 3 years and feel truly blessed to be here!

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