Sayo Iwashita Olson was born on Friday, March 9, 2018 at South Peninsula Hospital to Shizue and Daniel Olson of Homer. She weighed 7 pounds, 12 ounces. Her grandparents are Ryutaro and Sekiko Iwashita of Kumamoto, Japan; Vince and Linda Manning of Minneapolis, Minnesota; and Tom and SueAnn Olson of Mancos, Colorado.
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