HAPPENINGS!

I have decided the easiest way to get the word out is to blog it. Technology is great, I don't have to send everyone a written invitation, or a personal phone call, or even a text, I can now blog the event and who ever wants to come is welcome! So I will keep you all posted on the "HAPPENINGS" and if you are able and want to come, please DO:) If you read this consider yourself invited, if you have questions or concerns about the event please comment.


First event, this Tuesday July 22nd at 7:00 am in Haleiwa, THE SHARK ENCOUNTER.
Cost $70.00 person. Leave Laie at 6:15 am return around 10:00 am.
Either call me or comment to let me know if you are interested.

Kalibunga!

Today was Kali's first time on a surf board and she was amazingly calm. She is 2 1/2 years old and she is a little fish in the water, she will already swim underwater. She did it today, from Erin Nelson to me she swam horizontally like two strokes!! (or should I say two doggy paddles). Today was a nice relaxing day in Waikiki. We rented surfboards and I got to go out for the first time in over a year, I was so excited!! Thanks to my babysitters, the Nelsons, and the Duffins. Thanks guys! I love these sequence of pictures, Kali first all excited on her board ready to go, then she is waiting, looking for a wave, she sees one "mom is this right" and then stands up, WIPEOUT! Then she is up and ready to go again:) Finally, apau.

Laie Days = Party Time!

Hawaiians know how to party!! Laie days goes from July 13-July 26 packed with fun and entertainment for the whole family:) They have several sporting events that last through out the night and plenty of food and fun through out the day. Kali decided she wanted to go on a bike ride after her nap today, to Foodland and get some shave ice, at Angel's. Upon our arrival we noticed the center of the parking lot was full of fun slides, rides and bounce houses. Kali was in heaven and so was I, it was FREE! As we headed over we ran into Matti and Eden Parker which was so fun, we haven't seen them in a while so it was nice to hang out and let the girls play. Matti was nice enough to jump on a ride with Kali since she was a little hesitant to go on it by herself, which surprised me, she is normally fearless, I think she realized during the ride that, (as Kali would say), "it wasn't to bad." Eden loved Kali's bike and had a nice little ride on it. After Kali had all the fun that she could she decided she was tired and ready to go home, totally forgetting about her shave ice, we were off. However, on the way home she remembered, and she was so funny, she abruptly stopped her bike and looked up at me in shock and said, "mom, we forgot shave ice!" It made me laugh! I told her we would do it another day which didn't seem to bother her because off she went again on her bike until I guess she got tired because in mid stride she dismounts her bike and the bike continues on with out her, she says, "apau" (which means all done, in hawaiian) and then starts walking, once again bursts of laughter from me. She was being so funny.

The pictures of Kali and Krew were from earlier in the day, I had set Krew on her bed and left the room, when I returned I found Kali laying next to him, it was so cute!! Krew adores his big sister, every time she talks to him, it makes him smile:)

Recovery Day

Yesterday was a lazy day, recovery from the busy day before and the fact that it kept raining on and off wasn't motivating me to hit the beach or be outside too long. During the morning showers we had Kaiya come over and play with us. Timeouts are not supposed to be fun, apparently these girls didn't get the memo:) (Don't worry Melissa, Kaiya didn't do anything to deserve a timeout.) After the showers let up, I let Kali go outside and get some engergy out, she was joined with Brylie and they got on their bikes and road around together, it is one of their favorite past times, they even showed us how talented they are, by balancing and jumping off of their bike seats. Krew and Tyken also enjoyed the 15 min. of nice whether, Tyken mostly army crawling to play with Krew's face and Krew just wondering what was going on. When Mike joined us he got Krew laughing, which resulted in a fun picture, thanks Mike. All in all it was a pretty chill day.

BLOGGING DECISIONS!

What happens when you are a private blogger and you have more than 100 readers? Who do you delete first? :) LOL! JK! So many decisions in this wild blog world. Especially since this new blog list has been created, now you only have to check blogs when they are actually updated, GENIUS! You know how many hours that saves me a day! But of course there are still those annoying private bloggers (like myself) whom you still have to check and of course they don't update enough to make it worth your time daily, and when you do decide to check, what happens? You miss an important post!!! Do you feel my pain? What kind of a ridiculous rule is this anyway, you can only add 100 readers to your "list." Well, instead of picking and choosing people, LAME! I have decided, it is now time for me to step out of the private blog world and make your and my life easier. Now those of you who are mad at me, (and I always find out about this a round about way of course) because these said people are friends who don't know how to contact me so they have had to contact another one of my friends or family members in order for me to add them to my "list." I totally understand this because nothing is more frustrating for me when I find one of my old friends and get excited to see their blog only to find out they are, PRIVATE. Well, I have become more blog efficient and have found out how to still make my blog hard to find unless you happen to know my blog address and have made sure I have word verification so no more viruses. Any of you who are thinking about going private try this route first, I am hoping this will work for me so I don't have to go private again. We will see what happens. Wish me luck:)

Pool Day

Today was a long day for Kali, she woke up around 7:00 am, ate, got ready for school, had school from 9-11 am went to the play ground afterwards, found out from Brian and Natalie that the school pool is open everyday from 1-2:30 pm for community swim. I thought that would be awesome for Kali to go to the pool everyday and get use to the water so I can teach her to swim. The ocean is just so different when it comes to teaching kids to swim. After the play ground Kali and Brylie road their bikes around had a picnic, (thanks Angie) she prepared these fun mini pizzas, some yogurt, grapes and mini water bottles, it was perfect. As soon as 1:00 pm hit we were off to the pool. Thanks Angie for watching Krew, we swapped, I took the girls and she had the boys. The girls did such a good job. They seriously showed a huge improvement in the 45 min. we were there. I am really excited about going now, so we can get these girls swimming:) We even saw the Pierces there with baby J. Good Times!! After the pool we got the girls some ice cream and then headed home. The girls took a bath and played a little bit more, then Kali decided she wanted to borrow a movie from Brylie and we headed upstairs, I put the movie in and I was sure Kali would pass out in only a few seconds but she was still awake when I checked on her ten minutes later, I was shocked, however about 15 min. later she was out. It was 4:30 pm. I thought I would let her sleep for an hour or so and see if she would get up so we could go to Stefani's birthday party, (HAPPY BIRTHDAY STEFANI!) but when I went in there and tried to pick her up to see if she would wake, she was out cold. I figured I should just let her sleep and get Krew fed and ready for a baby sitter, because Ashlyn and I got to teach swimming for enrichment night. It was so much fun. It was nice to be in the water and get to swim and hang out with girls from the ward. Thanks Rob for watching the kids, again:)

YOU ARE...

~YOU ARE~

You are ever-increasing my capacity to love, to appreciate and enjoy.
You are hot, you are cold, and you are nothing in between.
You are certain and direct, you are face value.
You are breath taking and a giver of life.
You are a builder, a leader and spinner of hope.
You are significant, but immeasurable.
You are reason to shout. You are reason to change.
You are consistent. You are inspiration.
I am because you are.


Nae Nae,
I navigated my way through blog country while you were hibernating, thinking this would be a heartfelt surprise when you stir from the den. Thank you for fighting the good fight and refining me of my natural man. My love for you is teaching me why we know very little of our mother in heaven.