glamour girls

some oldies, but goodies...

loving baby mili

both girls love their new cousin mililani. especially makena, but i couldn't get a great picture of all three of them. nanea was so excited to hold baby mili all on her own.

hula girls

posing in their new pa'u from aunty sharyl and uncle bo

practicing their hula (with a break in the middle & at the end by miss goosie). she is very easily distracted...

dance recitals

two dance classes, two different recitals. both girls were excited to dress up and had not a lick of stage fright. they got right up there in front of all the people and cameras and did their thing!

nanea loved her "crinky" hair

makena waiting to go on stage; miss vivienne with her little ballerinas

a little reindeer

tutu spectacular!

rewind: christmas morning

SO thrilled with her new dora doll from aunty julie. when she opened it she yelled "yay! yay! yay! yay!!!"

trying on her new hat (with gloved still attached to the top) from tutu & grandpa

checking out their new kitchen from santa

nanea's princess doll collection & testing out her apron collection

aunty mikie came all the way from england to see us...!

and we only got TWO stinkin' pictures! ah well, we'll do better next time :)!

goosie and kenken LOVED aunty mikie (who wouldn't?) and did not give her much of a break the entire time she was here. uncle mark was lucky to get a moment alone with her!

christmas eve

the living room ready for the girls and santa left them a little note!

q & a with nanea, age 5!

borrowed this from baby bangs post:

1. what is something mommy always says to you?

to listen

2. what makes mommy happy?
if you smile back to her

3. what makes mommy sad?
when you don't smile

4. how does mommy make you laugh?
by tickling me

5. what was mommy like as a child?
me

6. how old is mommy?
35 (funny how she remembers these things...but better than 55 which she used to say)

7. how tall is mommy?
this high (stretches hand in the air)

8. what is mommy's favorite thing to do?
stay home

9. what does mommy do when you're not around?
work

10. if mommy becomes famous, what will it be for?
me (this may very well become quite true one day...)

11. what is mommy really good at?
coloring

12. what is mommy not very good at?
really hard puzzles (like sudoku!)

13. what does mommy do for her job?
work

14. what is mommy's favorite food?
salad (not true, however she thinks all grown-ups love salad)

15. what makes you proud of mommy?
stay home with me and play

16. if mommy were a cartoon character, who would she be?
belle

17. what do you and mommy do together?
have fun and go to special dinners

18. how are you and mommy the same?
same color skin

19. how are you and mommy different?
different color hair

20. how do you know mommy loves you?
well, that's a hard one...

21. where is mommy's favorite place to go?
anywhere with me!

birthday celebration - 5 years old!

banner up, and presents ready to open in the morning

per the birthday girl's request, strawberry cupcakes!

we were lame and had no party this year. noa was away on a trip, but we did have tutu and grandpa here. unfortunately, i came down with stomach flu a few hours after completing these cupcakes, and tutu got it the next morning (both girls had it a day and two days prior to us). so, nanea's 5th bday was a bust. she did get to stay home from school though. mostly because i could not drive her, and that afternoon she came to my bedside and declared, "this is the BEST birthday EVER!" i did manage to pull myself out of bed that evening to take her, makena and grandpa to her restaurant choice of genki sushi (for tofu, aka miso, soup) and then to baskin robbins. i couldn't eat, but i made it through the experience!

happy 5th birthday goosie!

age 1

age 2

age 3

age 4

age (almost) 5

it's hard to believe that we have a 5 year old. happy birthday to my sweet (and sometimes sassy) nanea. we couldn't have asked to be blessed with a more bright, dynamic, loving little.

the big santa present

the girls' big santa present this year was a kitchen (thank you ikea!). it's surprisingly well-constructed (real wood!) and compact and pretty enough to not ugli-fy my living room. they both love it and have been "cooking" up a storm since christmas morning. with lots of wooden food from tutu and grandpa, and lots of accessories from many friends and family, they were all set! check out nanea's chef hat made by aunty norma. she also made a matching apron, pot holder and hand towel. i'm taking orders for her etsy shop that i'm going to make her start. hee hee.

happy new year!