"THIS IS POLYNESIA"

This was the theme for May Day for the Elementary school my Boys attend. The Islands featured in this show were FIJI, TONGA, TAHITI, SAMOA, COOK ISLAND, AOTEAROA(NEW ZEALANDS), and HAWAII. It was a truly magical and amazing event.

Samoan Warriors

Nate is FIERCE!

The Kindergartener's were AWESOME

Maori Warrior

Strong and Proud

Isaac is a very sick warrior but continued with the show.

Nate showing off the only tattoo, he'll ever have.

Check out the EARRING. He couldn't wait to take it off because he said it HURT.

We truly enjoyed watching the boys perform. It's an experience of a lifetime that we will never forget.

A Love of Music

After months of long practices and rehearsals. We were able to see Isaac performing with the Jubilate Choir with the other keiki of our small town.

He was pretty excited about performing but once he's on the stage, he's STAGE SHY!
As we watch him, we just chuckle because it's so obvious but according to him, he was great.

Come and watch this cute video of the keiki performing.

Fun In The Sun!

Getting ready for my run on the beach at 6:30 a.m. on Saturday morning when I decided it would be fun to take the kids with me and explore the beach. I also thought it would be nice to let Blake sleep in.
We had such an AWESOME experience. We explored the beach for 3 hours!

So, come and join us and see what we did and found in the slide below:

WE DID IT!

We woke up early to participate in this event and we had a SWEATY and FUN time.

It was a 2 miles trek with at least 500 members of our Stake participating. It was an AWESOME way to start out our Stake Conference weekend.

We were shown a map of the path to take and had people to guide us in the right direction. There were a couple of stations you had to participate in and were given different items to prove you had been there. I especially enjoyed the station that you had to do FIVE KICKS before continuing the run. As you near the end of the run you can hear the the music BLASTING encouraging you to finish.




I placed 2nd in our ward to finish the race, Isaac placed 4th, Nathan placed 10th, Blake and Mya placed 11th and 12th.

It was a great way to start a day with FAMILY and FRIENDS.

Visiting Hawaii

My Sister Tiffany came to visit us in Hawaii for two weeks and we had a BLAST! We got to be tourist and explore the island. We crammed many great adventures through our her stay.

*Jogged on the beach.
*Watched the sunrises on the beach.
*Hiked to Mahuka Heia State Monument, Monoa Falls, and Waimea Valley Falls.
*Night Crab Hunting on the beach.
*Visited Haleiwa and had shaved ice and ice cream at MATSUMOTO.
*Snorkeled on Temple Beach and Hanauma Bay.
*Visited the PPC and watched the Night Show.
*Went to Hula Practice.(She didn’t try to hula, what a shame!)
*Went to Laie Point and saw the water sprays from the whales.
*Took her to school with me for music class.
*Saw a Monk Seal beached at Turtle Beach. (Forgot our cameras!)
*Played and Swam on the BEACH, BEACH and BEACH!
* Went Kayaking on the ocean. (Two amateurs trying to navigate the ocean, SCARY!)

Here are some photos of her stay.

The best part is, I got to spend time with my sister and reconnect.

Birthday Girl!

Our little baby girl is now 3 years old!
We can't believe, how time has flown. We had a GREAT day! In the morning she was allow to open her gifts given for her by extended family and pick her own breakfast.(Frosted Mini Wheats) For the rest of the morning we played with her new gifts. For lunch, we walked to McDonald and a course she had a Happy Meal. She LOVED it!
We waited for her brothers to come home from school and headed to the beach. We had a GRAND time.

After the beach, we had Mya's favorite dinner, PIZZA. She decided she wantes cupcakes for her birthday cake and she enjoyed every bite of it. Afterward she opened gifts given by her family.
She bring such happiness in our lives and we are grateful for all she has been teaching us.

MOANIKEALA

Performed at the Moanikeala Hula Festival at the Polynesian Cultural Center this Saturday. It was a long day starting at 6:30 a.m for stage practice. After stage practice, we were directed to the dressing room at the terrace. We set up our potluck breakfast and enjoyed the food. Afterward, it was dress time and to wait until curtain time. We were part of a special ceremony to welcome an hulau from Japan, who was participating in the festival. We did our Ole and gave each of them a lei. It was a special moment to be part of. We were the last Hulau to perform at the festival, which was at 2:00p.m. It was an amazing experience. It was long day but I truly enjoyed being around the women in my hulau. There is such a special SPIRIT in this group. They welcome you as part of their family. It's been 1 1/2 years that I have been performing with this group and loving every minute of it. I learned some much for these women and the true meaning of Aloha spirit.