Happy Birthday Veronica

My sister-in-law Veronica had her birthday on the 16th. My brother is so lucky to have her as a wife and I am so lucky to have another sister:) Veronica is such an amazing person, filled with so much compassion and patients. I have learned so much from her. She is an amazing mother of two precious little boys. She is so giving and selfless in all that she does. I love her so much!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SIS!!

Sunset on the Beach - Laie

They brought sunset on the beach to Laie. They usually hold this on the weekends in Waikiki, but we will get it now one weekend a year! Yay, for Laie:) They have rides and lots of ono (good) food, crafts, give aways (Melissa and I won a free Ted's Bakery pie:) Yummy! and Aaron and I won a "made in Laie" hat) but the main event is the big screen movie. They showed Game Plan Friday night and National Treasure II on Saturday night. Was it a good time? Kali and Kaiya say it all:)

Aloha Reynold's

photo credit: Mark Lee

All good things must come to an end, and next week our wonderful friends the Reynold's will be leaving the beautiful island of Hawaii and moving on to their next phase in life. We are throwing a celebration in their honor:)

Where: Lanikai beach in Kailua
When: Friday, September 19th
Time: 3:30 pm
What: Beach BBQ - bring meat to grill and a side to share

We love you guys so much and are sad to see you go:(

Sunset Beach

photo credit: Melissa Crosby

I didn't bring my camera, but I am glad Melissa did:) She captured some fun pics of our Aloha Friday at Sunset beach. Krew is getting old enough now that I am now soaking him in sunscreen and letting him play more in the sand and water. HE LOVES IT! I tried for the first time putting him in an inner tube and he just chilled. It was so nice. Thanks Auntie Cori for Krew's rad board shorts and rash guard:)

Hillarious!

Mothers of teens know why some animals eat their young.

Children seldom misquote you. In fact, they usually repeat
word for word what you shouldn't have said.

Children: You spend the first 2 years of their life teaching
them to walk and talk. Then you spend the next 16 years
telling them to sit down and shut-up.

Insanity is hereditary. You get it from your kids.

I love to give homemade gifts. Which one of my kids
do you want?

Children are natural mimics who act like their parents,
despite every effort to teach them good manners.

Cleaning your house while your kids are still growing is like
shoveling the drive before it has stopped snowing.

"There is only one pretty child in the world... and every
mother has it." - Chinese Proverb.

Children will soon forget your presents. They will always
remember your presence.

The main purpose of holding children's parties is to remind
yourself that there are children more awful than your own.

Grandchildren are God's reward for not killing your kids.

"Who are these kids and why are they calling me Mom?"

You can fool some of the people all of the time and all of
the people some of the time, but you can never fool mom.

A child's greatest period of growth is the month after
you've purchased new school clothes.

Anyone who says "Easy as taking candy from a baby"
has never tried it.

The best inheritance parents can give their children is
a few minutes of their time each day.

Update on kids

Kali went from miss modest to not wanting to put any clothes on EVER! Her reason, "they all bother me" (said in a whiny voice). I think she must have lost some weight because all of her shorts and skirts fall off of her. Thank goodness for wonderful neighbors who let her dress in their children's clothes. For some reason Kaiya and Lili's clothes fit her just fine, but not her own. Kali really likes the movie, "Toy Story" right now, thanks Auntie Hillary for letting Kali borrow it. When we were at Costco the other day Kali insisted on getting the boys pull-ups because they had Toy Story and Cars. Thanks to Auntie Angie, Kali knows how to spell her name, K-A-L-I. Kali loves to have her back tickled, just like her daddy:) I am amazed at her memory. When ever we go for walks or to certain places she can remember what happened there, even if it was a year ago. She also has a good sense of direction.

Krew right now is starting to push up on to his hands and knee's and rocks a little. It doesn't last for long, but Aaron and I get really excited when he does, which makes him laugh. Krew is so good in the water. Today we went to Sunset Beach and I put him in a inner tube and he loved it. His favorite food right now is poi.

I am raising opposites:
Kali sucks her left thumb, Krew sucks his right thumb
Kali is a picky eater, Krew will eat anything (so far)
Kali rarely smiled (as a baby), Krew always smiles
Kali had to always be held, Krew prefers hanging out
Kali loves to cuddle, Krew does not
Kali sleeps with the door open, Krew likes the door closed
Kali is not a T.V./movie watcher, Krew will sit and watch anything:)

Gymnastics - back in session

We took the summer off, but Kali is so excited to get back into gymnastics and this time with a couple of her friends, Taylor and Brylie:) They all did so well! I got some pictures of them doing their forward rolls and waiting so patiently for their turn. Good job girls:)