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better (wayyyy) late than never - photos from our special cousins trip to oahu back in february!

i was 7 months pregnant at the time, digging big holes in the sand to be able to lay on my belly, guzzling all the most refreshing n.a. hawaiian beverages, and enjoying some time with peter just the two of us before our bambino would come into the world in early may.

pete’s cousins and aunt coordinated this trip probably 3 years ago…. and we finally got to take it this last february!

as it SNOWS out my windows today for the first time this fall (?!), on november 7th (!!!), i’m loving remembering all the hawaiian warmth, smells, beach time, tasty eats and sitting my pregnant lady arse in the surf while exfoliating my skin with sand. 😆

first stop: L & L BBQ for a huge pile of katsu plate lunch. i remember being super happy & content eating this while we drove in our rental mini van with pete & his siblings and looking out at HAWAII. 🌺

and then to the grocery store for all the hawaiian candies and tropically flavored bevvies for our stay.

pete’s cousins had their kiddos on the trip, too! sooo much fun to see them hang all together being adorable. so happy that our baby abe has a handful of “cousins” close in age!!!

mokulua islands.

baby’s first sunrise hike -pillbox hike in lanikai!

stunning, eh?

i’m weirdly obsessed with this peanut butter chocolate smoothie bowl from lanikai juice…and think about it multiple times per year (per week?).

that’s my cute sister in law!

pete and his brothers and cousins came to lanikai/kailua growing up when their grandparents had a place there…so these beaches are super special and bring back tons of memories for all of them. it’s so great that all the spouses and offspring can experience this special part of the island is when we travel here.

recreating cousin photos from their childhoods. 😊

i cannot find the original, but just imagine these people in a human pyramid but 20+ years younger. 😂

pete’s cousins hired a musician, jeff peterson, to come play for us at one of the big houses that our group rented. he was so awesome and had a lot of good history to tell us about about his hawaiian tunes and slack key. and it was a really nice way to honor their aunt pam who lived in hawaii for quite a while and who had taken all these kids on so many trips throughout their lives. ❤️

catching sunrises almost every morning after a visit to our fave kalapawai market for coffee & pastries.

a neighborhood market like this inspires me to have my own coffee/pastry/cheese/wine/beer/sandwich/ice cream/paper goods/fun trinket market one dayyyyyyy. 💫