Friday, December 31, 2010

new year's eve

cheetah sweaters courtesy of aunty tiff.

can't do a loud, fireworks new year's without pink head phones!

Friday, December 24, 2010

2010 christmas photo shoot


ever year our friend lisa, a fabulous photographer, does a family shoot for us. alas, this year busy schedules and bad weather caused us to never be able meet up, so i was forced to coerce the littles to pose for me. no easy task, and i'm a horrible photographer. so, with lots of bribing (marshmallows), this is what i came up with. not too bad, except we have no actual family photos. back to lisa next year!

nanea's school christmas program

nanea was lucky to have baby mili, aunty sonia and uncle liko come to see her performance. it was quite the show!

Thursday, December 23, 2010

a visit from nonda

my cousin nonda came to visit hawaii for the first time and stayed with us for a few days. he was on the design team for the new arizona memorial visitor center, so came out for the official opening and dedication. we didn't have a lot of time to show him oahu, but took a half-day driving tour of the island. we made it to most of it! we even visited the famous shrimp trucks on the north shore, which i've never been to. a bit price-y for something that you can make yourself, but still yummy and worth a try once in your life!


the girls and nonda in front of the shrimp truck

makena trying to copy sissy's pose

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

who wouldn't want these beauties?

direct from my sister's favorite store, anthropologie, i am coveting these for christmas...

the adventures of huckleberry finn, the adventures of robin hood, anne of green gables, the wind in the willows, the secret garden & peter pan. canvas covered gorgeous-ness!

Monday, December 20, 2010

happy birthday to me!

yes, i am back-tracking now. my birthday was at the beginning of november, and we celebrated with uh football and a red velvet cake from my favorite bakery.


as good as we're going to get for family shot. notice makena eyeing the cake instead. she relished each and every bite:

Saturday, December 18, 2010

ballerina girl

makena recently began ballet classes at the royal academy of ballet in honolulu. she loves it, and is so focused and disciplined in class. she is a great listener, who would have thought?

proud of her ballet dress code and hair-do, both requirements for class

doing a little dance


all of these pictures were taken at her first class. she was so excited to have her own official dance clothes and shoes.

Friday, December 17, 2010

gobble, gobble

nanea's art projects for thanksgiving:

a pilgrim hat, and a turkey utensil holder

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

posing by the christmas tree



and so as not to be outdone by the super model:

not our tree, but fun nonetheless!

Monday, November 22, 2010

hide and seek

makena decide to hide in the couch...


and nanea joined in...

happiness...

Sunday, November 14, 2010

football game!

this was makena's first football game that she attended in (almost) its entirety, and the first of the season for both girls.


for some reason, nanea was pouting and daddy and makena were making fun of her

makena celebrating by dancing almost the entire last half of the game. on uncle liko's lap. the surrounding fans were alternately amused, and probably wished she'd sit down...

Thursday, November 11, 2010

makena as snow white


the last picture is by far the best. not sure if she was trying to smile or what was going on.

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

a trip to the zoo

what's a trip to the zoo without climbing on the big, fake giraffe?

Saturday, November 6, 2010

sometimes....

they don't fight, and cozy up together on the couch with their favorite babies (makena) and dog (nanea) and blankies, quietly watch a show, and it's nice!