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!

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:

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.

gobble, gobble

nanea's art projects for thanksgiving:

a pilgrim hat, and a turkey utensil holder

posing by the christmas tree

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

not our tree, but fun nonetheless!

hide and seek

makena decide to hide in the couch...

and nanea joined in...

happiness...

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...