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Sunday, June 28, 2009

Ephraim's Farewell.....
















































Tomorrow is Ephraim's last day with us as he will be leaving with his dad to American Samoa to live there for a year. He is now 15 years old and has been such a great child to have... In just a few years he'll be graduating from High School. I can't get over how much time has passed and how quickly it flies by....We're going to miss him so much but I know that it will only benefit him by being there learning his culture and spending time with his family.......WE LOVE YOU EPHRAIM & are very proud of your hard work & accomplishments that you have done thus far...We wish him the best of luck in Samoa & I WILL plan on having him return in 1 year.... =) hahahaha..

FAMILY VISITS FROM VEGAS & UTAH.......

(above) Sunset dinners on our patio...
(above) Breakfast before the beach





(above) Ephraim & Anton cruising with the boys to Kua Bay


For the past week or so, we've had Tony's family visiting from Vegas & Utah... Lynnette, Janet, Tenny and his friend Mark Taufa.... We've been having tons of sleepless nights, laughing eating, sight seeing & just plain relaxing..... Sini & his dad were also here for Mativa's wedding... WOW! has it really been that long since I've posted ???? Wow, well, let's get caught up here.....

Monday, June 22, 2009

FATHER'S DAY DINNER & DANCE.....


























This year, our Samoan Ward who is a part of our ward (kona 2nd) put on our Father's Day dinner & dance... It was such a splendid turnout, and the families that came, had lots of fun!! Here's a few pictures that I took throughout the night as were enjoying our dinner......shrimp scampi, taro, ulu, palusami, curry lamb, kalua pork, pasta salads, tossed salads, chop suey, smoked meat and so much more!
The music was awesome from 60's, 70's & 80's....from Earth, Wind, & Fire, Commodores, to Michael Jackson.........we had a blast! The kids especially enjoyed themselves. We hope you enjoy these pictures as much as we did!!

Morning Drive..............




Every morning on my way to work, I have the pleasure of enjoying the scenery during my 30 min drive....I just had to stop and take a few pictures to show you what I see everyday....

Friday, June 19, 2009

PACK NIGHT....




Our Scouting program in our ward is awesome! They do such a wonderful job keeping track of our boys and their achievements in their scouting program. My sister Jill is one of the scout leaders and has been for a few years.. Thanks Jill! Tonite, the boys celebrated their achievements and received their awards followed by a family potluck afterwards... the kids enjoyed themselves and had a great time! Amari (keers son) Elias (jill's son) & baby tony attended and all earned their badges & awards... we're so proud of them!! Congratulations Boys!

Sini & Uncle Tupe


Uncle Tupe and Sini arrived last night and will be here for a few days for Uncle Mativa Tupe's temple sealing & reception this coming Saturday... It's been great having them both here enjoying some good conversation and laughs!!

CONGRATULATIONS MR. & MRS. GLEN PALEPOI!!











What a beautiful beginning of a Beautiful day!! Cousin Glen Palepoi and his wife-to-be arrived this morning at 6am at the kona airport. Tony picked them up & took them to the Kona temple for his fiance's temple endowments. He then attended their sealing at noon and said it was beautiful. Small, simple, very intimate, and most of all.........Spiritual! We had the opportunity to host them here at our home for awhile until they headedhome. We met Aunty Elaisa & Aunty Va and the groom himself.......Glen Palepoi. It was definitely a long day for everyone, but well worth it!














Tuesday, June 16, 2009

CAKE COOKIES???




Maybe I'm just an old fart, and this recipe has been around for ages....I just tried these cookies at the rugby potluck and they're made from devils food CAKE MIX!! I tried to make this minus the chocolate chips & walnuts (which probably would've made it taste a whole lot better) but instead, I had Hershey's Kisses so I used those instead... it was good... If you're wanting to try a sweet treat this summer, here is the recipe...GOOD LUCK!
1 package/box plain devils food cake mix
1/3 cup water
4 tablespoons butter (1/2 stick), MELTED
1 large egg
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans (optional)

Place rack in center of oven and preheat ove to 350 degrees. Lightly grease pans (if using non stick spray) & set aside.

Place cake mix, water, melted butter, and egg in large mixing bowl and blend with electric mixer on low speed for 1 minute. Stop & scrap sides of bowl with rubber spatula. Increase speed to medium and bea for 1 minute more. The cookie dough will be thick. Fold chocolate chips and nuts into batter until evenly distributed.

Drop heaping teaspoons of the dough 2 inches apart on the prepared cookie sheets. Place the pans in the oven. If both pans cannot fit on the same rack, put one pan on the rack above and rotate pans half way through baking time.

Bake the cookies until they are set but are still soft in the middle 10-12 minutes. Remove pans from oven and let cookies rest on the cookie sheets for 1 minute. Remove the cookies with metal spatula to wier racks to cool completely (20 minutes).

MY BOYS

Our 3 boys.........
Checkers.......



Playing Checkers with Kukui Nuts they found on the ground

















I LOVE MY BOYS!! Today we went to HIGASHIHARA PARK again, and let the boys play a little. This park is awesome!! I took as many pictures as I could to show you just a few of the many things they have there........

Sunday, June 14, 2009

FUN FAMILY EVENING.....

Ephraim & Anton singing in the van on the way home.....
Fou & Tony concentrating on their sandwiches

them too............


Striking a pose at the beach..........

HHHHHHMMMMMMMM

Some of us need A PEDICURE!!!!

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE TIME SPENT WITH MY FAMILY!!!

With the way the economy has turned, our family is always on the lookout for different ways to have fun with our family without spending a ton of money.... tonite, we spent a fun evening at the beach with ice cream cones, apple pies and the waves & sand between our toes... the sun was setting and we had fun watching it from the sand on the beach here in kailua kona.....