Summer time

Because we wanted a true summer vacation and spend 24/7 together,  David lost his job (due to financial reasons).  Of course that adds on tons of stress, anxiety, tears, frustration, yelling, throwing objects, etc but at least we can go on vacation any week we choose!

David had an interview in Asheville beginning of June (didn't get it).  We all went because I had never seen Asheville before.  It was a really cool place.  While he had the interview the girls and I hung out in front of the courthouse and cooled down in the spray ground.  Iwalani didn't like it very much.  I told Kainoa not to get too wet and she got soaked.  Oh well.  She dried quick because it was so dang hot and it was only 10:00am.

We went to the NC Arboretum that was 15 min outside of Asheville and checked out the cool gardens and plants.  We pretty much put the kids in the double stroller and ran through the gardens because it was so hot.  The plants were still nice as we ran past them, dripping with sweat.

Really cool bonsai trees.

We took our family vacation a week after Asheville and hit Raleigh for 2 days (forgot to take pics) and then onto Wilmington for 5 days.

We brought one the Raleigh cousins (Isaac) to Wilmington so Kainoa could have good quality time with him since we don't see him often.  They both had a lot of fun.  I didn't realize all the kids and Grandma were color coordinated until after I took the pic and was reviewing them later on.

We hit Wrightsville Beach on a super windy day so the water was a little cold with the wind.  Iwalani took about 2 min to get out of the shock of sand between the toes.  She hated it, but then liked it.  She liked it so much that she ate about 2 tbs of sand.

Iwalani knows how to make the best cheesy smile.

Watching the moon flowers open.

I finally got my hair cut short.  I've been wanting to for a long time and finally did it.  I really like it since it's so easy.  So long headaches and ponytail holders!

Visited the Holden Beach crew for 3 days (minus Curren who was at his grandmother's house).

Kainoa looks so happy and full of energy :).

Thanks to our family for letting us stay with you for those 10 days...we had lots of fun!