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As you can see Ben is sporting his new shades on his first day in Hawaii. The three of us went for a stroll along Lanikai beach, which is a short walk from our vacation rental.
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We got a beach cabana shade and its hard to imagine what we did without it...it provides a nice refuge from the sun and wind for Ben.
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Mr. Ben means business on the beach.
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This picture was taken at about 615 am. Dad & Ben went for a sunrise walk on the beach.