THE END

the end of 2009! it has been a good year full of blessings. i can't believe it is going to be 2010, that is what we thought of as the "future". if you look at some of our gadgets i think we are pretty much there, minus the machine that the jetson's had that gave them their food after telling it what they wanted, i can't wait for that!!

have a safe, happy, peaceful, healthy new year!

i will be suffocating in the smoke of hawaii fire works!

Tri stake road show

our ward has been working on a roadshow performance for months. they worked so hard on costumes, props, acting, singing and dancing and it all paid off. this was a tri stake roadshow. so there are 3 church buildings in 3 different areas. you travel and perform at all 3 buildings in one night. from what i heard the traveling was the best part. i was backstage putting acts on stage and off so i didn't get to see all of them all the way through except for our wards which was last, we were definetely one of the best!

the whole them was discover. our theme was discover the world through missions.
the missionaries started on a flight but it went very wrong, and they were each dropped off in the country they were going to, mostly by way of a flight door and a parachute! caleb is the copilot of the plane.
braden was dropped off in NY and given a taxi ride.
he is taught all about NY with a homeless man, the dancing hot dog and swing dancers while cade sings start spreading the news! he was a ham!
the infamous hot dog costume
katie was dropped off in japan and learned all about fresh sushi
then taken to an o bon dance, the drummers were awesome
then the polynesian mission. he was presented with gifts and dancers, the girls did awesome!
as well as the boys, their costumes were amazing! good job keli on all that sewing!
well done! i think they had a great time and we are all glad it's over, ready for next year?!

Christmas card '09

just in case someone didn't get my christmas card because i lost some of them, lost the book of stamps i was was using and lost the extra's (don't know what was going on there) then here you are. Merry Christmas and happy new year!

Christmas '09

Since we had christmas eve with everyone at the mozo's we decided to relax christmas morning and play it by ear. everyone was awake by 8 except caleb, at 8:30 we told him to get up and open presents, so different than 5 yr. olds begging to get up before dawn! he finally wandered down the stairs and opened presents laying down! teenagers!

i didn't actually get baxter a present but we let him rip into and play with the wrapping paper!
baxy hanging out with matt while he opens his gifts.
this is the sad thing, here is another picture of baxter playing with paper. i have no pictures of ki, i really thought i had taken a few and then when the morning was over i realized i had none, bad mommy!

nicole spoiled caleb. he got a nixon watch, a wallet and this hat (which i knew he wanted but wouldn't buy- i hate them) thanks nicole!

it was raining and so we decided to do a movie after a big breakfast, the we just relaxed until dinner. i think the kids were bored to death, they don't quite embrace the concept of relaxing like we do. so off to return the gifts that didn't work...

Christmas Eve

we spent christmas eve at the mozo's house. we had dinner and played the white elephant gift game (or rob your neighbor) and it was a blast.

our hawaii family. the mozo's, the runnels and a few others like our friend paul and his family and friends of the mozo's stick and terry.
the game started with ki, she had the unlucky #1. she got a floatie and sunflower seeds:}

i was # 2 with a mug and hot chocolate and candy
i do not have every single gift opening, there were 30 of us but this is when it started to get fun. lola opened a volcom vest but then makana stole it!
nikki trying to help nellie decide which one looks the best to choose
caleb first opened volcom socks but then pops stole them, pictured down below so then caleb gets to open something else, he got a ghostbusters t-shirt.
pops was being so mischevious, oxygen and all. caleb really liked those socks so when someone stole a signed jon mozo print from matt, matt stole the volcom socks from pops!
one of our friend pauls aunty's took ki's present, i think she was trying to help her out so ki got to open another one, a volcom tank top, which she ended up trading kyra for chocolate body wash.
Sas had one of the signed prints from jon about 5 times but people kept stealing it from her, she ended up with a bottle of sparkling cider.

chris had all kinds of stuff throughout the night, he was so nice taking the kids gifts if they didn't get something good so they could open again but he got to open the last present which was a toilet brush! lucky you chris! you have a good heart!

we had so much fun, i highly reccomend playing this game with a large group of people and funny and popular presents! we then headed home to await santa!

Merry Christmas!

how to spend a morning the week of christmas

How i spent my morning! i got up early went to walmart, and got supplies to make a hot dog costume since sondra has one but won't let me borrow it, something about wearing it the night of the roadshow, i know she knows someone with a taco costume so she could wear that but whatever... (sorry crazy friend jokes)

i came home and set about to make this crazy costume, got a red sweatshirt for the hot dog and painted mustard down it and got cardboard and beige fabric for the bun that i was going to stuff with stuffing. i start measuring caleb and working on it and he starts texting his friends to ask if anyone has a costume

one texted back, yeah my brother was a hot dog for halloween!! AAAAAAGGGGGGGHHHH!

how long have we been trying to figure this out. he said i told you i would take care of it!

i said you go get it now and voila!! -
so that's how i spent my morning, you?

luckily i just found out we are doing a white elephant gift exhchange for christmas eve, guess what someone is getting!

preschool field trip

For the last week of school we got to take a preschool field trip with kindergarten to honolulu hale and the discovery center. it was very tiring but fun and the kids slept on the bus the whole way back:) i do not think i am supposed to post their pictures on line so don't say a word shhh!

ALOHA SANTA!
giant christmas tree, hawaiian style
my class and 2 teachers
the sea room where you can dress up and be on t.v.
sleigh riding at the discovery center with my boy E.

i love these kids, they get so much joy out of every little thing!

need a hot dog!

our stake is putting on a roadshow and caleb is a hot dog, i know- a hot dog but it is set in NY and there is a hot dog vendor and of course a hot dog and he dances! caleb has to come up with the costume, he wants a real costume i want a carboard cutout but this is my last ditch effort to please him.

DOES ANYONE KNOW WHERE I CAN GET A HOT DOG COSTUME, PREFERABLY TO BORROW OR RENT?!

first day of winter

well yesterday was the official first day of winter, i know some places are saying "Hah" as they sit in 6 in. of snow or have already had a blizzard but we really did have our first day of winter in hawaii. it was a beautiful day yesterday, sunny and clear but chilly (you know for hawaii) but last night was freezing. you have to remember we have no heat and matt is out of town so i was cuddled down in my bed with long sleeves, long pants and socks on, oh and baxter,making him come closer and closer to me. He sleeps with me when matt is out of town and he prefers, to have his body under the covers and his head on matt's pillow- might have to take a picture, so cute! it is staying dark so much longer, the above picture is this morning at 6:45, makes you want to stay in bed!

well with winter came winter ball. caleb spent much time on his outfit. it is a much more casual dance so no tux's or suits. he went to salvation army and bought a shirt and a vest! his black cordouroy's are a christmas present he asked to borrow and nicole bought him shoes to match perfectly. her dress was royal blue so of course they were coordinated. i didn't get to see her and am still waiting for pictures of the 2 of them.

it was a very hard decision wether or not to wear a bow tie, he really wanted to but nicole and i thought there was enough going on! really where did this child come from?

Thank You Stacey

My friend stacey is a mother to 2 beautiful daughters, loves photography and eats gluten free, my kind of friend:)

she was kind enough to take time from those 2 girls to take our christmas pictures, i love them, thank you stacey! (none of them are my christmas card so you'll have to wait until you get that one)

pounders beach, laie' hawaii Dec. 2009

how do you teach a dog to look at the camera:)?

caleb kept yawning right during the pictures we kept yelling at him but cracking up, stacey kept shooting and this is one of our favorite pictures!


Kiley running with baxter
Kiley with stacey's baby kalea, isn't she cute enough to eat?!!

Matt and i don't know if we will live in Hawaii forever but we have been so blessed to have the experience here that we have. looking at pictures like these makes me love hawaii even more. the beauty is amazing and being able to take our christmas pictures on the beach in Dec. is a definite plus. Mele Kalikimaka!