PREPARING FOR SANTA

FAMILY TRADITION. PUT OUT AN OLD SOCK, COOKIES AND MILK FOR SANTA.

MERRY CHRISTMAS

OUR FAMILY WITH GRANDDAUGHTER ZOEY

MAKENA & MAILE DANCING HULA AT OUR CHURCH

CHRISTMAS BREAK… BLOG TIME

SMILE?!?!

Makena and her school besties

Part of Makena's class going Christmas Caroling

WAILEA FANTASY CAMP

We went to see exhibition tennis at Wailea Tennis Club. Girls watched Tracy Austin, Taylor Dent, Michael Chang and Jamea Jackson play mixed doubles. They were in awe!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAILE

10 YEARS YOUNG!!!

Maile is a joy and full of vitality. She is fun, clever and keeps us on our toes. We love you!!

MAILE'S FAVORITE ICE CREAM CAKE

SPENDING TIME WITH OUR MOM

MY TWO SISTERS WITH MOM AND MAILE (JULIE'S DAUGHTER).

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US

Every year Kau`i and I get to celebrate our birthdays together! Beautiful daughter of mine!!!

HAVEN'T BLOG BECAUSE ...

TIME JUST GOES BY SO FAST. ..

THIS IS WHAT THE GIRLS DO ON THEIR WAY HOME FROM SCHOOL. THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY TIRED! ON THE OTHER HAND, ALL GIRLS ARE DOING A GREAT JOB IN SCHOOL AND AT HOME.

SECOND WEEK OF SCHOOL

MAKENA DOING EXTRA CREDIT WORK

VERY INTENSE READING

Dale and I went to "Meet the Teachers" night. Very impressed with the teachers and school. Not happy with all of the homework and research that is involved. Good news is all the work they learn will help make them better prepared for what lies ahead.

KAILANI

We were going through "Gotcha" clothing the other day and this is what Kailani wore the very first day we saw our daughter November 2011. Do you think she has grown?

BACK TO SCHOOL TODAY - GOOD BYE SUMMER

Kai, Makena, Kau`i & Maile

Grand Babies Zoey and Madilyn

RAFTING AND HAIL

KAILANI

Finally had girls pull us down the river.
We were a LOUD crew!

Then it hailed the next day!

Girls went WILD screeching hail! hail! hail!

BACK IN SUNRIVER

NOT TOO SHABBY

AFTER DINNER ... ICE CREAM!!

LAKE AND LAKE

We went to Lake Coeur D'Alene, Idaho, and Flathead Lake, Montana. Our family had so much fun and our memories will last forever and ever!

Mmmm marshmallows!!!

Desiree and Kau`i

Madilyn

Four sisters

Picking on Luke.

Tubing in front of Uncle Ron and Aunt Donnie's
home.

Kai and Kau`i learning how to water ski.

They can drive on their own.

Girls with just a few of their many relatives.

Cheese!!!

Getting ready for tubing.

Family

BICYCLE COLLISION

After the two younger girls finished today's adventure camp, we headed to the grocery store at the Sunriver Mall.  Maile decided to stop abruptly after seeing the "Bicycle Path End" sign. Makena, following closely behind her, ran into Maile's bike.

Who's fault?!?!

Earlier, the older girls had fun going on a moderately challenging 9 1/2-mile hike to Green Lake with their Dad, Tod, Luke and Nathan.

I had Mom time alone :) being pampered at the Salon and shopping.

HAPPY IN SUNRIVER

LOVE

95 DEGREES. WHO CARES!

BFF FOR LIFE

KAU`I

KAILANI WHO NOW WEAR CONTACTS

PRINCESS EVELYN'S NAME SHOULD HAVE BEEN HERE?

HAPPY 89TH BIRTHDAY MOM

FOUR GENERATIONS

MANNY, MOM, JULIE, MAE AND ME

PLAY WHILE WE WAIT

Girls had a week of sports camp at Hope Chapel. Loved every minute of it. Big girls volunteered to be leaders for the 4 and 5-year-old kids while the other two did cheerleading. At they end, they had to buy the sport camp music CD and memorized every song and dance. Our house is filled with loud music, dancing and jumping up and down. Our girls definitely love the Lord.

While at home, the girls easily put together "Friends" legos, play a lot of tennis and swim every day.

In four days we take off for Sunriver!

HAPPY BELATED FATHER'S DAY (black licorice)

FUTURE TENNIS STARS

WHAT A GREAT POSE

GIRLS HAVE SO MUCH PATIENCE

HI MAKENA!