Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Queen Yani

last thurs. i went to the kahuku elementary may day to see this girl:

Queen Yani! may day in kahuku is a BIG deal. really big! there is a queen with her court and dresses made and flowers done and hula's learned and practice for each grade for months!
Ariana was voted queen by her classmates. she looked beautiful. i got so teary eyed, i was thinking i am going to be a mess at ki's wedding! yani is done with elementary school now in 6th grade and will go onto middle school next year so it kind of feels like a graduation too.
nikki got to place a lei on her queen and the king. they told a little about yani and how her dad is watching over her. that got me too!
the king and queen doing their hula with their court

yani had to do a solo hula all alone for hundreds of people. i would have been so scared, she did great! she loves attention and is always the star of the yani show!
good job yani, you were a star!

4 comments:

U'i and Kahana said...

i saw these pics on nikkis facebook! she's so beautiful , and growing up way too fast! and hey, every mother is entitled to be a mess at their daughters wedding! :0)

Holly said...

sweet yanni.
Beautiful mom.
Devoted Aunty.
I am so glad she has you in her life:)

♥The Fatongia's♥ said...

I am sooo proud of her and I know her daddy is beaming with joy and pride! These kiddos are growing WAY to fast for me!

Juli said...

Wow. Such a beautiful girl--and what a wonderful experience =).