funny story

We got this ring for Kali a few days ago at Axel and Jenny Diaz's (our neighbors) pearl shop by the macadamia nut factory.  I think it is actually a toe ring, but Kali loved it and doesn't take it off her finger.  It has a dolphin on it.  Kind of hard to tell in the pic.  So later that night we are at enrichment and Jenny tells me this story of how she walked into the bathroom and saw Kali with her little legs sticking out of the garbage can.  (in my head I am thinking what in the world is Kali doing in the garbage, she knows how gross that is and to not get in there) Jenny continues, I guess she had lost her ring in their while drying her hands so she went in after it.  I didn't get to witness it myself, but I have a pretty funny picture in my head of her half way in there desperately look for her ring :)

rise above

rise above

the evils of the world

This is how I feel on Sundays.

An abundance of the spirit.  Good lessons.  Good people.

Love.

Seasider Soccer

A member of the E house plays soccer for BYU-H.  

So like any family, we all went to support his first game.

GO NATE!!!!

The Cheerleaders...

This was Kali and Lili when it started to rain :)

surfing

It has been so nice to finally get back in the water.  There is something just so calming and exhilarating about surfing.  It is spiritual, it is peaceful, it is beautiful and it is ALOT OF FUN!  Thanks to Crystal, Melissa, Natalia, and Lindsay, I have finally been able to achieve my New Years resolution of surfing again.  It has been fun watching Kali surf as well.  She is fearless. (thanks to her father:)

I was able to go twice this week.  Both times we went to Castles and it was so much fun.

I need my own personal photography and videographer so we can get some pictures of this.  Especially of Kali, she is awesome!!!

Krew - 17 months

Krew loves playing with his cars and when he does he makes car noises as he drives them around.

Krew also the last couple of days has been teething and has been a little cranky, I don't know if this has any relation to his teeth hurting or not but he bit my arm and then looked at my and said, "owwee"  I said yes Krew that is an owwee.  Then he bit his own arm and said, "owwee"  I gave him a towl to bite down on and told him to bite on this if he needed too.  Kali told me I should get his teething ring instead.  I thought that was a brilliant idea and found his teething ring and told him to bite on that and so far that is keeping him happy.  Let's hope that is all he needs and that he isn't going to go through a biting phase.

Krew loves adventure and to wander.  Aaron was watching Krew yesturday and Krew started to head off on an adventure and Aaron followed him but kept his distance so Krew didn't know.  Aaron said he didn't even look back, he just walked around some TVA buildings and played a little running on the grass in front of K building and than went home.  CRAZY little boy, I can not let him out of my sight.

Beautiful Hawaii

Kai's baby blessing

The Tapia Family is such a fun, BEAUTIFUL family.

I always love to listen to baby blessings, so sweet.

Family pics before the blessing.

He has such beautiful blue eyes.

Pictures after the blessing.

Kiera dressing in all of her accessories.

Kai was ready to sleep, he had a big day.

14th Ward Camp

Our ward camp out was on August 14th.  We had a big pot luck Friday evening, then we started a campfire and the real fun began :)

S'MORES.

Kali was so sweet and made this S'MORE for me.

The men got to participate in a Hukilau on Hukilau Beach.

Crystal and Kat danced the Hukilau while the men performed the Hukilau on Hukilau Beach :)

They caught 37 fish and almost a shark :0

Joe let the keiki help pull the fish out of the net.

dividing the fish among the men

Kava and Mana

This is us hanging out around the campfire at 3am.

Here is Kali and Brylie at 3 am.  They crashed at midnight.

GOOD MORNING!!!

8 AM BREAKFAST TIME!

The girls love to camp.

A few memories from the camp out.  

Lili being so excited about the outhouse, you could flush the toilet and there was not anything else in their like make-up bags or other tempting things for her to get into :)

Kali sitting and staring at the campfire, just zoning out.

Running through knee high water to watch the men perform the Hukilau.