The Latest Adventures of the Kawai Family

Another month has gone by since I last posted anything on the blog. I'll attribute it to a busy summer and not a whole lot of time to myself to accomplish this kind of thing. There's so much to catch up on...our trip to North Carolina, a visit with Kelly and Luke in Columbus, and a trip to Indianapolis to meet up with Amie and Brady at the zoo. Of course, there are some fun visits with Leslee and Quinn mixed in there, as well as Olivia doing lots of learning and growing too! So, let's start with the beach!

We broke up the drive down by stopping halfway in Wytheville, VA. Overall, Olivia did pretty well in the car. Here's a picture of her in the car, hugging her baby doll. :)

 And, here's Olivia flopping down on the hotel bed once we arrived in Wytheville.

When we finally got to our condo, we moved all our stuff in and then headed down to the beach for a quick visit. Here are pictures of Olivia's first time seeing the ocean.

We soon discovered that Olivia did not like the feeling of the sand on her feet or legs. After a few days, however, she got over it. Phew!  Here are some pictures of her enjoying the beach (and sand).  We had this perfect little "river" that developed every afternoon when the tide went out. It was shallow and had no waves - perfect for a baby! :)

She also enjoyed visiting with her Pop Pop, swimming in the pool at the condo and at Pop Pop's house, visiting with her cousins, Alex, Jack, and Charlie, and celebrating Pop Pop's birthday.

Chico likes to get in the pool too!
Olivia got a kick out of it! :)

Olivia with Alex

Olivia with Jack and Charlie

delicious cupcakes for Pop Pop's birthday

We ate at our favorite restaurant, Sear's Landing, checked out the intracoastal waterway, and visited the sea turtle hospital.

on the back porch of Sear's Landing,
overlooking the Intracoastal

Waiting in line at the sea turtle hospital.
It was so humid that my camera steamed up!

We can't forget to mention that Sarah was there and Olivia loved playing with her aunt.

Olivia really showed how much she loved her Grandpa on this trip. Here are some pics of her and her best bud.

Our last dinner with Pop Pop and Flo before we had to go home.

Olivia and Flo :)

I'll end this post with a few more of my favorite pictures from the trip. I can't wait to go back!