Our Special Day

The Soliven Ohana

The Cheney Clan

Mommy & the girls...Elia tries to make shaka ;)

On Saturday, December 20 we had our sealing at the Laie Hawaii Temple!  We got to the temple a little after 7:00am and we're ready to go by 7:30am.  Our sealer's name was Bro. Au and he was a sweet old man, who almost started before our family and friends arrived, even though we were scheduled to begin at 8:00am.  By 7:50 am, our friends and family began to arrive...we happily welcomed Laurie Flores, the Solivens (my parents), the Cheneys (Sam's parents & Yee Man), Buckinghams, Cifuentes, Richs, Allreds, Caseys, our special angel Sally Lee, and Mika's birth grandparents who flew in just to join us for this special day!  We send our love and thanks to each of you!  If I forgot anyone, please forgive me! 

The ceremony was short, but very special.  Mika was so adorable as she held onto Sam's thumb and she even held out and didn't start crying until the very end ;)  I felt so full of gratitude, love, and happiness!  Being in the temple is always such a peaceful and happy place and to be there surrounded by loved ones, is just awesome!  

Afterwards, we had some breakfast at the pavilion next to the temple and got to enjoy each other's company some more.  You'll notice that Sam isn't in any of the photos because he had to hurry off to work :(  It was a beautiful day and an amazing experience...truly, our God is a God of miracles!