Friday, September 25, 2009

First Family Vacation!! Okinawa...a Trip to the Beach

After the many visitors that came to see us in August we got to take a family trip down to Okinawa. It was nice to get away from the craziness of Tokyo for a couple of days and enjoy our first vacation with our son, Deacon.



Deacon had his first Japanese domestic plane ride. He did awesome! Slept almost the whole way. However, right when we sat down on the plane Deacon's diaper failed to do it's job. Jason turns to me and says, "I feel something warm. Did he pee all over me?" Nope...pee would have been much better. Poop got all over Jason's pants and in between his legs onto the airplane seat. We were incredibly unprepared! I am usually prepared..extra clothes, wipes, diapers, towels, etc. But, nope, not this time. We only had a couple of wipes left which made clean-up some what of a challenge. To add to the terrible timing of the moment the crew and passengers had to wait until we got cleaned up to take-off. But, the Japanese being who they are, continued to ask if we needed help in any way and never once told us to hurry because they were waiting on us. They showed us a lot of grace in many ways.


Checking out the aquarium in the airport.


When we arrived to our hotel we decided we would go check out the beach. It was quite a sunny day and on our walk back from the beach Deacon decided to bury his head into the crook of Jason's arm.


And, now, that's how he likes to fall asleep when Dad is holding him! Too funny! Always makes me giggle.


View from our room down to the pool.


Day at the Beach!!


First time in the Pacific Ocean!




Tired Baby


Beach days are always great days!






6 comments:

Diana Latham said...

Awesome pictures, awesome stories, awesome time. So glad that you guys got to get away and have some fun. Looks like good ole beach fun. So sorry to hear about the plane incident. Of course, it happens when you are least prepared....makes for a better story!!! Life IS improvisational and it looks like you did the improv well. Love you guys.

kate fried said...

abby, deacon looks like such a sweet, cuddly baby! i'm so sad i missed seeing you guys when you were in branson :-(
i'm more than ready for you to move back! it just seems a shame to not be able to hold that baby on a regular basis - and get abby hugs on just as regular a basis!

miss you!!

Emileigh Latham said...

Looks like a lot of fun! I am glad that ya'll enjoyed the time (besides the incident). :D

mary said...

Deak looks so big in the pic of him sleeping on the plane! I can't believe he will be 6 months soon!

Unknown said...

Wow, he looks so uncomfortable. Maddie has amazing contortionist abilities that make me say, "ouch," but it doesn't seem to bother her. Isn't it funny what they think is cuddly and comfortable.

OkinawaBuddy said...

Okinawa is the best! Last year i took a vacation there (i live in canada) and i had such a blast. I used this site http://www.okinawa-information.com/ They got everything you need to find out what you need to do. Beach guides, hotel guides, and even tour guides. How many restruants did you try at Okinawa?