The Waikoloa Winds.......

I absolutely LOVE this time of the year!! The middle of winter & spring ;-) For the past few weeks, it's been blue skies and tradewinds about 15-20 mph.... the fragrance in the air smells of fresh pikake, ginger & plumeria. The sunshine & warm waters force you outside to at least dip your feet into the white sands while you enjoy the scenery around you. Well, I just NEEDED to share that with you.......hahahaha For those of you who are considering taking a vacation???? THE BIG ISLAND IS THE PERFECT PLACE TO SEE..........Well, I took these pictures today while on my lunchbreak. The view was soooo stunning, I couldn't resist.... ENJOY!!

EPHRAIM.........

Ephraim's been practicing with his volleyball team at Kealakehe High School. While he is awaiting spring training for football, he's got his foot dipped into other things. He's doing a good job learning new skills and tactics for volleyball and seems to really enjoy it. This Thursday, Friday and Saturday is his first games of the season......I will be posting new pictures, so please stay posted... We are very proud of his time & efforts in his seminary, school, sports, home and church activities.... LOVE YOU SON!

MY NEWEST EMPLOYEE...........

Tony began training for MY "fill-in" position here at my job 'just in case' I might need a day off...It's been fun having my husband here with me...... and since he owns his own company, he can call his own hours and work when he wants to work... So, today was pretty slow and we took a few pictures that I thought I'd post up of my handsome husband.... I LOVE YOU HONEY!!

SUNDAY DINNER AT OUR HOUSE....

Ephraim, Makana & Jeron hangin out.....

Uncle Raymond, Keers & Owen waiting for dinner........

The kids watching a quiet movie before dinner..........(baby tony, amaya, audrey & aryn)

Anton, Elias and Amari............always making us laugh!!

OUR BABY TWIN BOYS....................I LOVE THEM SOOO MUCH!!
SISSY JILL.............

MY HANDSOME HUSBAND & SON..........AND AUDREY...!!

Sunday's seem like the perfect opportunity for our family to get together for dinner, this includes my family of (8) Kierstin's family of (8) Jill's family of (3) and Owen's family of (2). We try to do this as much as we can, because we love it! So, this past Sunday ........we had friends visiting us here (Skip & Alice Burns) from California and it sure was great to see them. We had a honey-baked ham, with lots of pupu's and salads. It was light and perfect!!

Sunday's are also our family's ONE & ONLY day that we are all together at once, dressed appropriately enough, and all in a happy mood ............at the same time, at the same place and so............we always love to take pictures after church on the lawn in front of the KONA TEMPLE... we visit for awhile on the grass before making plans to gather together and eat at SOMEONE'S HOUSE whether it be mine, kierstins or jill's....... well.........just mine and kierstin's.. hahahahaha.

So, I wanted to post more pictures of my good looking FAMILY!!! here goes!!

Another FUN Day in Hawaii - Nei..........

A Beautiful Saturday morning started off dropping off my husband at 5am at the airport (he flew to maui to complete a cabling job at the Wailea Marriott). At 7am, my Aunty Pinkie called to have breakfast with her at Denny's... She was in town with her husband and had to wait for 2 hours, so we ate an ono breakfast at Denny's and shopped at Walmart and the farmer's market.... We snacked on pickled mango during the hour drive to take her home in Waikoloa.... I LOVE YOU AUNTY!

After running my Saturday errands, (Costco, bank, carwash etc.) we packed up once again and headed to the BEACH...........why? oh why? are we sooooooooo blessed to have some of the most BEAUTIFUL beaches on the Big Island? The kids swam for a few hours and got a nice tan.....after which we ate lunch at subway, piggin out on foot long subs, apple slices, and drinks.......on a nice hot day? it totally hit the spot! We shopped around a bit at the shopping center then headed home to take a nap and watch a few movies..........Tony came home later this evening from Maui and sat next to Augie Tulba (Augie T) Hawaii born comedian on his flight home and they had a blast just talking about people they both knew...........small world huh?

Later on in the evening, I went to pay a visit to my hairdresser (Tony) at Mary's Nails & Hair... HE IS THE BOMB!!! GIRLS? if ever you're here for a visit? Let Tony get a hold of your dew.....He's awesome!! Here's a pic of how he trimmed and styled it...

After which we couldn't resist leaving there without a pedicure????????? OF COURSE NOT!! Fou & I had a great massage and pedicure while we sipped on some Jamba juice.... it was truly well deserved..... So, our day? was awesome!!

STAKE CONFERENCE....

Today was a Great day... we had our Stake Conference for the Kona, Hawaii Stake. Tony & I sang in the choir and felt the spirit so strong as we sang the songs in Hawaiian with the rest of the members in our kona 2nd ward choir. The sun was bright, cool winds blowing through and what a perfect day. We packed up our tailgate luncheon that we had after church which consisted of egg salad sandwiches, li-hing-mui oranges, sun chips, juice, rice ball and spam with nori.... it hit the spot! We were able to sit on the lawn in front of the temple with the other family members and had the chance the take some family pictures..........Here you are! Enjoy!

"HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY"...........

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!! WOW, What a day....... as a family, we relaxed, watched movies, spent time together (which is enjoy every chance we get)....Tonite, my family headed down to the Queen Shops Marketplace to enjoy MORE family time together... What a gorgeous evening, with Waikoloa tradewinds and clear skies....We enjoyed dinner there with the kids as we watched dancing under the stars... We had so much fun and met up with some of our friends there doing the same thing, ENJOYING TIME WITH THEIR FAMILIES for Valentine's Day....It's very rare that we have time to spend like this, so given the chance, we soak it all up.....We hope you all enjoyed time with your Loved ones.

VALENTINE'S EVE

BABY TONY & JERON HAVING FUN......

TONY, AUNTY KEERS, KENAN AND AUNTY JILL

PIZZA TIME..........

What is Valentine's Day? Well, not sure what the exact meaning in the webster's dictionary says......but to me? It means spending this special day with the one(s) you LOVE and ADORE and that's exactly what we did. We had a get-together dinner for my siblings and their children at my house and we had fun. We made gift bags with goodies & treats for each child inside and labeled it with their names. We baked cupcakes, cookies and cake!! Yes, pink, red, & white... The kids had fun as they each assembled their own mini "PIZZA'S" they topped it with marinara sauce, shredded cheese, cotta salami and olives.....it was ONO! They enjoyed the night as they played and watched movies.........and it ended with kids falling asleep with pizza sauce and chocolate on their clothes and faces..... ISN'T THAT WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT??? I'll be writing more today about how our Valentine's day went...........Take Care!!