Aloha!

To celebrate several wonderful things - our 6th anniversary, Ananya's love of the beach, and Amisha's first vacay - we decided to take a summer trip to Kauai! It was fabulous - so relaxing with the breeze and perfect weather, amazing beach, incredible seafood, and yummy fruit. Our days were very hectic - wake up, eat breakfast, go to the beach, eat lunch, nap, wake up, go to the pool, shower, eat dinner, sleep :)

My parents and Paddu Aunty/Avva and Murthy Mama/Thatha also joined us, which added to the fun! It was Paddu Aunty's first trip to Hawaii and she absolutely loved it!

We visited the Waimea Canyon, hung out at the beach and pool, tried all the restaurants in our area, and ran into a bunch of Pooneet's college friends for the first few days (so random, so fun!). He always manages to run into people he knows, no matter where we go!

The first day, poor Pooneet totally crashed his head into a random drop-down part of our minivan, so he has a nice scar now as proof. Thankfully, that was our only calamity. Ananya had a wonderful time playing on the beach - splashing in the waves, building sand castles, getting into water fights with her dad and my dad. Amisha, to her credit, was a great baby on this trip - slept on the flight, slept on the beach for hours on end, and really had fun splashing in the ocean for the first time!

Here are some pictures from our trip:


And here is a comparison of Amisha and of Ananya (in the same swimsuit) on both of their first vacations to Hawaii!