Christian’s first steps into the ocean at Kam III in Kihei, Maui.

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Over the Fourth of July holiday, we tested the waters – so to speak – at my cousin’s pool to see how our son would take to the water outside of a bathtub setting. That didn’t go too well.

Two months later, it was time to see if the ocean was a friendlier setting for him, and although he appeared a little unsure about what was happening between the waves and the wet sand below his feet for the first time, it went much better.

Seeing that he’s only nine months old and will have no recollection of his first trip to Maui last week, this shot will be the ultimate keepsake of that experience for when he’s older and well versed in the beaches of the Valley Isle.