tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7920698902240900432024-03-04T23:29:10.129-10:002gether 4everCheney Ohanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16779328431387072645noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792069890224090043.post-63793908075282281622010-08-25T19:22:00.003-10:002010-08-25T19:28:49.847-10:00Potty Time!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMn7cJqeR9xjho9vOPbhDjM34Gqd2fRK-dwqy1Uo0aJUvyQril_vpbQu18cWs05pzdYYdzP-RwReBshh6igmYlBYaq9mp2s61NcfzipnaI35zPq__q2PZFUk0CPWOGoJJo73UTj2Swftc/s1600/IMG_5034.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMn7cJqeR9xjho9vOPbhDjM34Gqd2fRK-dwqy1Uo0aJUvyQril_vpbQu18cWs05pzdYYdzP-RwReBshh6igmYlBYaq9mp2s61NcfzipnaI35zPq__q2PZFUk0CPWOGoJJo73UTj2Swftc/s320/IMG_5034.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509586023465532530" /></a>I am ECSTATIC! Mika just made shi-shi in the new little potty we bought her, after watching her big sister in action! This is definitely easier the second go round :) I just hope we keep her excited about going in there...<div><br /></div><div>P.S. We bought the cheapest, simplest little potty thingy from Walmart that easily turns into a step stool when not in use (just put the lid down like a real toilet) and it's working great so far!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792069890224090043.post-62622872239456923172010-08-21T17:45:00.004-10:002010-08-21T18:15:27.240-10:00Dude, it's been so long!<div style="text-align: left;">So...Maybe I should be called the "Birthday Blogger" because my last post was about Elia's birthday and in 2 weeks (5 months later) it will be Mika's birthday! In any case, I actually have something fun to blog about so here goes...</div><div><br /></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlCQ4NpkWO6h242hBEgOr0cO1QNTwSBXpypdzoY6Nh82H1OwqYmWh1Imn9LSdcex4sfiLwEoL-f5tnG-Fnhm5BERrzF18lpnTMPo5m-IoRfaeErXiFw27xCdIzG27ySqjJdy-VYP1jio0/s320/IMG_5203.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508079601322679202" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div>For our family outing today, we went to Ho'omaluhia Botanical Gardens in Kaneohe and had a blast feeding the fishes and ducks! It was totally free (except for stopping to get hand rolls from Kozo sushi for our picnic lunch), very beautiful and relaxing! Here's some shots of our day and gorgeous surroundings:</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjpFByDJTEN4Nm76O_Je06xFgX765x2iPxmoZIHuMu0pmo3hJ-Y23WLof2T9B7QSc53vNKC8t751RFYnau3X5uwspTDThAOMKNRD-NGDbLccsdhddjSOyPtDTTPf0iE8L2a1-I7PkuAJo/s320/IMG_5079.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508079558395750834" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy9T-LMeTenESfbBr3jpXr9ZptKn7kbk6mL4eexUsLgercI2WewGLILrz0K5g91zPVwzGP4IUgMJW3P_IHSC0IgwJN03IxYt80sKziWSrwxvj4XkELjmfVjWrCDJCs4rVV7fWMOPv0py8/s320/IMG_5084.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508079568918854050" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglXFp5_no8Q7MQfNQs37x70v2TtBAGWitdJohS06dczPlN19y7uM6zzdbDVsvCwMK7zrt2WhiD4OKL5tUUA6Y5DYK_9uSqNjEHmVjSAIDF1VWD55HmEB1U2-HpMp6j3xQFllFxqVJCM0Y/s320/IMG_5128.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508081807466173650" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgADuvhBH-N0LpIFh9nBYTyjDNodBGf3IQ4CDmqaPZCIy9HkYpDZgL5k0gKtZWaxDmLiixUFehhjOc1AlBKNS6lBrsAoVES0kZcdkfK-FI5oLOR8SZOpxluPAPZo9rtLzgoDrT38MsaYwI/s320/IMG_5093.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508079584157559314" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikZ_x6TksYkDW3X-8kkTS6Nc6UZcVcHr3MOyeUXrtPgdvXPj2_U6_fZnvkXr28f-wGSyPxdosUkhKoCPnJZKBFDGMevre9mJ3-hJNSQ3It1_VMzr6y3E8KCuHxaHp2Gjvlank5T5n2_Mc/s320/IMG_5198.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508081853098800162" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span><div><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsJ_wYhXt7Gm9SogbJxoh0Glc71psapYi8oHtOuHSG1AJBeKPC98vCp67tLbpdt9BRpKXuZ4ii0-4bfLiFnlfM9h2cNX6-2rzECjYKW8mKgiqoIviJWB42PMiO3Rcw1MsWY2m3kj7qM0A/s320/IMG_5259.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508081839612385970" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span><div><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGs6SDZjpWrLVgF104RJutaxLAAzjel6biNiIOhFk06wa8bMPOYdrNm4qfytKigv7XCiX_PyLT-66gNzvlmXKvCPWp83Gb2yQYutew8Xl9KqEk7Q7BAQId9tKWyR5NTNbFaQ0v_Oyddr4/s320/IMG_5302.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508081823012222322" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span><div>I totally recommend if for those of you with children (remember to bring at least a loaf of bread- it goes quickly) and for people who are aspiring photographers...you will have plenty to shoot!</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792069890224090043.post-87344467990667316012010-04-20T16:18:00.003-10:002010-04-20T16:33:51.700-10:00Turning 4 and other Big News :D<div>Elia is now 4 years old! We had an "Ariel" themed birthday party for her 2 Saturdays ago and she's still thanking me for her "pool and cake party" :D I'm grateful for a thankful child! Here's some photos of the beautiful sunny day that was just the "icing on the cake" after having a gloomy weather week...</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJM5lzTvCNAZVIieQLIC5v4ZcUCtjxtOcPT5cTeq14ZW7o7qCfAPNQm1yeP2-dB1Ctf_9gmyb4Wt1nxdPkdEjZZ-Ctd2uSEaXfaxD_G6T4JjjKDMV61bxWbMZZcl6ht8SBqhyphenhyphenSieaKnAM/s1600/IMG_4673.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJM5lzTvCNAZVIieQLIC5v4ZcUCtjxtOcPT5cTeq14ZW7o7qCfAPNQm1yeP2-dB1Ctf_9gmyb4Wt1nxdPkdEjZZ-Ctd2uSEaXfaxD_G6T4JjjKDMV61bxWbMZZcl6ht8SBqhyphenhyphenSieaKnAM/s320/IMG_4673.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462411287198041682" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><i>Thank you Aunty Lauren for the new pool!</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif-sg9DDagS8Lr88YrJlxKjEthb2HcbPbZeYpLTWUoXTs2XH3hv_jqF7HPnynykzTpgZbEtgethH-6TC-8zKFOqxRnN7Pye-clb06o4QZid7xEOk6jHBC5KmBkZpwV1OJgJsja2mNGlxU/s1600/IMG_4704.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-decoration: underline;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif-sg9DDagS8Lr88YrJlxKjEthb2HcbPbZeYpLTWUoXTs2XH3hv_jqF7HPnynykzTpgZbEtgethH-6TC-8zKFOqxRnN7Pye-clb06o4QZid7xEOk6jHBC5KmBkZpwV1OJgJsja2mNGlxU/s320/IMG_4704.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462411275599322866" /><div style="text-align: center;text-decoration: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><i>Elia had lost of fun in it with her cousins Ian & Jesse and buddy Santiago!</i></span></div></a><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjbjmaa81zibAfpHG97jD2NCbGiv3gvAm90sDRlFwJcNsCsy0N239jx2NPUMc09wMiLrF5cA873iwfg1ymHMkToeU23DKEjEI-EWE10JKTCyrpeuHrz7oGgm2QkhbUusYrQd_mIap135A/s1600/IMG_4695.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjbjmaa81zibAfpHG97jD2NCbGiv3gvAm90sDRlFwJcNsCsy0N239jx2NPUMc09wMiLrF5cA873iwfg1ymHMkToeU23DKEjEI-EWE10JKTCyrpeuHrz7oGgm2QkhbUusYrQd_mIap135A/s320/IMG_4695.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462411262456712514" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><i>The cake :D</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4h9cKJikX_PbF4f4HoeT0pf96bZEQU2fg4F9RBLXqZ8o93EQLEGD4Hd8YaKSGHurMz_DTo1uAhZ8sE9_sBld102-JwJYXlPr9jRHazW4V8TWK-2fL0oE22gH5l0tJiqiZNtNx26gi0_U/s1600/IMG_4682.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4h9cKJikX_PbF4f4HoeT0pf96bZEQU2fg4F9RBLXqZ8o93EQLEGD4Hd8YaKSGHurMz_DTo1uAhZ8sE9_sBld102-JwJYXlPr9jRHazW4V8TWK-2fL0oE22gH5l0tJiqiZNtNx26gi0_U/s320/IMG_4682.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462411257302478178" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><i>The special "under the sea" treats mommy made...</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><i>can you see the big fishy inside?</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirchOldNyf1J7Xv-33-BGx1nSDdwAE8a2PIcxs_2xzxzHPc6g8uf8Q2Ig94ayPS3_0X2X27pm73aLeE4w2JDj_iE47ou672kAy9TepvxzBKHT0fDNum41JJknzJTInZYZLcTBjEYVT18c/s1600/IMG_4671.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirchOldNyf1J7Xv-33-BGx1nSDdwAE8a2PIcxs_2xzxzHPc6g8uf8Q2Ig94ayPS3_0X2X27pm73aLeE4w2JDj_iE47ou672kAy9TepvxzBKHT0fDNum41JJknzJTInZYZLcTBjEYVT18c/s320/IMG_4671.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462411247566566978" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><i>Fishing fun with cousin Tyson</i></span></div><br /><div>The other big news is that Sam took his Nuke test yesterday and passed with flying colors!! We are so excited and happy! His recruiter even called to say that it was one of the best scores they've had at MEPS! By the end of this week we will get the official word on the waiver acceptance, but everything is looking good.... YEE-HAW! We are so thankful for this awesome blessing!</div><div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792069890224090043.post-64963069225758902922010-04-02T18:38:00.004-10:002010-04-02T18:47:48.172-10:00Good Friday<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1X6__g7SksrnjVrDByUgPV7ai7PpWl-SR0diKbfk5zK90TC-EaR_nUjIk5dIBYeHrFdYnHjf2ZuPEGWfapeSkDuh9FooyNDHFdwbZfVd0LXs1R1OOA-CgXowY8zteVmJGWRYNtqHSgPI/s1600/IMG_4608.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1X6__g7SksrnjVrDByUgPV7ai7PpWl-SR0diKbfk5zK90TC-EaR_nUjIk5dIBYeHrFdYnHjf2ZuPEGWfapeSkDuh9FooyNDHFdwbZfVd0LXs1R1OOA-CgXowY8zteVmJGWRYNtqHSgPI/s320/IMG_4608.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455767118724089490" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFirIBGorSpeFkb1AwIMOCcf-_KdtTJbdTd62I7HVXoHL5JeMTfcMW_8tV8jJ-v3VI93Ivk5el2aKBa1F0_U57jP2AZx2Dzm8q3m5vykxKYXAvQmqdXs8sZw1qsQFLrWqmARHxWNMFncQ/s1600/IMG_4601.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFirIBGorSpeFkb1AwIMOCcf-_KdtTJbdTd62I7HVXoHL5JeMTfcMW_8tV8jJ-v3VI93Ivk5el2aKBa1F0_U57jP2AZx2Dzm8q3m5vykxKYXAvQmqdXs8sZw1qsQFLrWqmARHxWNMFncQ/s320/IMG_4601.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455767101671453426" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Ae-FXz8AUVAA4EEXDgSRVnrNfd4P70Pv18JkBeVVgOsJ65AmgpZ6Kmm3xR-D6KcYoWsJKp18ijihjorMJvcBY1xu_tkHNPGRwwALWU4xk5Wn6XyAK5jR6cPt3BbdWdToKdhDrbapGr8/s1600/IMG_4587.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Ae-FXz8AUVAA4EEXDgSRVnrNfd4P70Pv18JkBeVVgOsJ65AmgpZ6Kmm3xR-D6KcYoWsJKp18ijihjorMJvcBY1xu_tkHNPGRwwALWU4xk5Wn6XyAK5jR6cPt3BbdWdToKdhDrbapGr8/s320/IMG_4587.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455767086328582786" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>...yup that's what it was today in beautiful Hawai'i Nei :) We finally took the girls to the beach after a long hiatus with each of us taking turns being sick! The sun was playing peek-a-boo and it was little windy, but at least it was a warm breeze ;) <div><br /></div><div>About 3 months ago I posted that our family would be experiencing "Big Changes in 2010"...boy, I never realized how BIG they would be! After much prayer and fasting, we've decided to give the green light to Sam joining the Navy! He's already taken the ASVAB (got an awesome score too!) and is studying up to take another test to get into the Nuclear program. We've also got to wait and see if he'll get a age waiver. If everything goes according to plan, we could be living in South Carolina for 2 years while he goes to school...we are excited! Having lived on this island for both of our lives, we are anxious to begin a new adventure! So, treasuring our opportunities to swim in the beautiful and warm Pacific Ocean is a must!</div>Cheney Ohanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16779328431387072645noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792069890224090043.post-51480808165237586112009-12-22T20:27:00.003-10:002009-12-22T20:37:12.330-10:00Big Changes for 2010!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOWZQUAKb2vhRkHlQGw5zrssYRJOW-FKd0bPRTYRBCQpN-9BXWNeRBYLMLNx2tjBQXeWx3y9gRmDlndX01b8HMZcs8PY9wvnLuSpHGIukTNHtPEVsPAKiXVtiN4HiLhcykbz-mbriUP_k/s1600-h/IMG_4577.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOWZQUAKb2vhRkHlQGw5zrssYRJOW-FKd0bPRTYRBCQpN-9BXWNeRBYLMLNx2tjBQXeWx3y9gRmDlndX01b8HMZcs8PY9wvnLuSpHGIukTNHtPEVsPAKiXVtiN4HiLhcykbz-mbriUP_k/s320/IMG_4577.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418316063497859170" /></a><div>Well, the New Year will definitely be bringing some big changes for the Cheney Ohana... we are moving! Yup, due to our desire to pay off some bills and prepare for Sam going back to school, probably in the Fall, we've decided to return to Kahana where we will live on my parents' property. These past few days (and the next few weeks will be nothing but preparing for the move, and moving! We'll only be pausing to celebrate Christmas! Today we made some big progress in putting up the entire skeletal structure for the extension we are building! Big mahalos to the Naeole family, Freebairns and of course my own siblings who helped out A TON! If all goes as planned, our project will be complete BEFORE I return to work on Monday, Jan.4! We'll see...wish us luck! Merry Christmas & Happy New Year everyone!!</div>Cheney Ohanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16779328431387072645noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792069890224090043.post-52455152173198225202009-11-01T16:54:00.003-10:002009-11-01T17:08:04.585-10:00Hat 2 Da Back!<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#003300;">Halloween 2009</span></div><div>Both girls were Tinker Bell this year, thanks to Grandma and Papa :) I must say it was a popular costume... On Tuesday night we had our Ward's annual Trunk 'O Treat and got lots of goodies, then on Saturday night we took the girls to Windward Mall to trick 'o treat and got about half as much... so much for the good old days of getting a sack full of candy!</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi43-_2zLbO2MvkP1CqDLpmgX-9p6PBL_jBNY6GAtQClI55vSXKqVNU0K2bOLtzd34vggsDHLkMkw5-5QOFHPjVaBO6FEA_TmRobW1-_pJ4nTNdg-qxy6Unrj4xT3nGsjcqdJKsHupDBVg/s1600-h/IMG_4225.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi43-_2zLbO2MvkP1CqDLpmgX-9p6PBL_jBNY6GAtQClI55vSXKqVNU0K2bOLtzd34vggsDHLkMkw5-5QOFHPjVaBO6FEA_TmRobW1-_pJ4nTNdg-qxy6Unrj4xT3nGsjcqdJKsHupDBVg/s320/IMG_4225.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399335594401526594" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Mika was fussy for the most part, but she smiles on demand</div><div style="text-align: center;">when the camera comes out ;)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjihNxlDrq6pr7_bTwLHQnYx0yRJEk-mYnONrH0e1T5hphd5I1R_pYWzgu2UsRrD0LAGiup-Vjf7X1MDj4xR8xRPaF9yJ18pQ_m30NAKDsYM1rmUNu7StqUAue3FPnP21k7kYALYF3f5Gw/s1600-h/IMG_4227.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjihNxlDrq6pr7_bTwLHQnYx0yRJEk-mYnONrH0e1T5hphd5I1R_pYWzgu2UsRrD0LAGiup-Vjf7X1MDj4xR8xRPaF9yJ18pQ_m30NAKDsYM1rmUNu7StqUAue3FPnP21k7kYALYF3f5Gw/s320/IMG_4227.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399335586488214610" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Elia won our Ward costume contest for "Most Magical" in </div><div style="text-align: center;">her age category!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCflsB8UqIX12XaS1ZMKeM09NnqXTfmXucRM9Myx0xU77HkZCDO-HNvzxrAi4wstgG5V4Wruf4NV2AlEOu5rW7o4isTYTWpxCDI7TmBIHMWVoFIrGjONNUOTxlS4FUQMoJqfqv5rAVCvg/s1600-h/IMG_4246.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCflsB8UqIX12XaS1ZMKeM09NnqXTfmXucRM9Myx0xU77HkZCDO-HNvzxrAi4wstgG5V4Wruf4NV2AlEOu5rW7o4isTYTWpxCDI7TmBIHMWVoFIrGjONNUOTxlS4FUQMoJqfqv5rAVCvg/s320/IMG_4246.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399335579683129938" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Our theme for our trunks this year was "Your Favorite Scripture Story"</div><div style="text-align: center;">We did Noah's Ark and won the cateogry "Most Fun".</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg74BqXsciOn7IabuilXsJdrcUbcPVGlLUCxFe5I_IM9zqRVhlwUdTWsWXswQsVqaRnrcFhCYCEmQTXOGvLeSyv4Pbipvjp0-1HMoSjGONgpXJC8pmIcK1scMjgnCgOjts9WIpETrZt0A/s1600-h/IMG_4257.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg74BqXsciOn7IabuilXsJdrcUbcPVGlLUCxFe5I_IM9zqRVhlwUdTWsWXswQsVqaRnrcFhCYCEmQTXOGvLeSyv4Pbipvjp0-1HMoSjGONgpXJC8pmIcK1scMjgnCgOjts9WIpETrZt0A/s320/IMG_4257.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399335572856791602" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The girls got a hold of Sam's hat and provided a great</div><div style="text-align: center;">"Kodak" moment ;)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT3GL6pPepEaKkiJFDgoO1_VsnTFEHsNsROA6G023Vv2CDypIsWfesU7MrjiPcoDz7yhtwHhoupyBjPuuzkrt6LoNQMh0zVJ1IGt5vd5TRgr5ckg6Ej9GpjCFAi4H0R-As0JJ47FjtEvQ/s1600-h/IMG_4247.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT3GL6pPepEaKkiJFDgoO1_VsnTFEHsNsROA6G023Vv2CDypIsWfesU7MrjiPcoDz7yhtwHhoupyBjPuuzkrt6LoNQMh0zVJ1IGt5vd5TRgr5ckg6Ej9GpjCFAi4H0R-As0JJ47FjtEvQ/s320/IMG_4247.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399335559979653874" /></a>Cheney Ohanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16779328431387072645noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792069890224090043.post-72824131198063587982009-10-20T20:15:00.003-10:002009-10-20T20:40:22.482-10:00Simply...FUN :D<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN6kuJkTKA51M8JgMsPBeIIn2eYs4XtahvTuWJgutDKmcCxA-jy3A7F_k-EHNAydD1w3ng7aFo0JCsNlo-3FO0ujkN2mm1m_8xjED-1sviVyKhxZEIpzGLdHSxt3iqR2z6WCh7sDz9p8g/s1600-h/IMG_4213.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN6kuJkTKA51M8JgMsPBeIIn2eYs4XtahvTuWJgutDKmcCxA-jy3A7F_k-EHNAydD1w3ng7aFo0JCsNlo-3FO0ujkN2mm1m_8xjED-1sviVyKhxZEIpzGLdHSxt3iqR2z6WCh7sDz9p8g/s320/IMG_4213.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394934403544253938" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663300;">FHE Last night: Who knew you could have so much fun </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663300;">with just a blanket, some stuffed animals, and 2 giggly girls??</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663300;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzQS78-Vv73A960-81u4j4IpUV7IJp_aYdA0NAIXiLTWdKfnDaimQqJt71StyBcWpnmpB0U3K_Sl8wwtWybCvLCLANMkhTUDadoPri7f-T6S0oZ3QSiB9ZPjGcRKfdNGooCCxLeeZOSp0/s1600-h/IMG_4211.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzQS78-Vv73A960-81u4j4IpUV7IJp_aYdA0NAIXiLTWdKfnDaimQqJt71StyBcWpnmpB0U3K_Sl8wwtWybCvLCLANMkhTUDadoPri7f-T6S0oZ3QSiB9ZPjGcRKfdNGooCCxLeeZOSp0/s320/IMG_4211.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394934395795632226" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663300;">Mika enjoys flossing...with the whole roll of course!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663300;">Just don't make her brush her teeth!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663300;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6w1Qez8ngimSb9CX6du1xc1cBNxfEeWp4Wn6mcvkZ-lL35HSps_rPSaNI3B1KHV6kxgHdD2hzudz0vHfVYKgfDljqIUdp0GPu8WsdvtXgCVmeiwwIgeDINl5SS2jS6Eq3KnIDPh2L7E8/s1600-h/IMG_4198.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6w1Qez8ngimSb9CX6du1xc1cBNxfEeWp4Wn6mcvkZ-lL35HSps_rPSaNI3B1KHV6kxgHdD2hzudz0vHfVYKgfDljqIUdp0GPu8WsdvtXgCVmeiwwIgeDINl5SS2jS6Eq3KnIDPh2L7E8/s320/IMG_4198.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394934383905968562" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663300;">Perfect weather for the beach...at 5pm!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663300;">It was just so hot, we said "Why Not?"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663300;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVEbYv70axwrFQaFsAa503TD13-kXeqEYLQbjjwPLp7w5DGknqqfXC5u4y0JkZlay28GjT4Uoo7O86ay8jzPR_PnjQyM4HOJV8w8ZV3jxf1SFBmQPW13dpmOUF0lu-PHEmhQQyNfVA0Yo/s1600-h/IMG_4194.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVEbYv70axwrFQaFsAa503TD13-kXeqEYLQbjjwPLp7w5DGknqqfXC5u4y0JkZlay28GjT4Uoo7O86ay8jzPR_PnjQyM4HOJV8w8ZV3jxf1SFBmQPW13dpmOUF0lu-PHEmhQQyNfVA0Yo/s320/IMG_4194.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394934378888303730" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663300;">Elia and her BFF, Kayla enjoy making sand</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663300;">creations...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663300;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663300;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZINw4O5B8VJj22WUFS6xXeAvuFNKjeVzfqjmRpBzCMKoELv19_XKit5fTvA3iZN9gey-TpgJ0WvaOkVeovatAvmwtsXZltu91b5j2rrxhnN9zByGzomjEoA_JespYK_XmMdkhN6OuPEE/s1600-h/IMG_4195.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZINw4O5B8VJj22WUFS6xXeAvuFNKjeVzfqjmRpBzCMKoELv19_XKit5fTvA3iZN9gey-TpgJ0WvaOkVeovatAvmwtsXZltu91b5j2rrxhnN9zByGzomjEoA_JespYK_XmMdkhN6OuPEE/s320/IMG_4195.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394939000501120354" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663300;">Mika looking "Oh, So Cute" in her bathing suit ;)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDZ-uORmZB6IKtVLbCT_JAkcDU7_SL6IhpE6AO3lrUd0hbnI7L3QxdyOSs_Ly9q-NEffhpBJ6ZNfS1kbIXoYpuWM6RhD19dLYuKwI_Zww4RgaZ-tIlvFdT_OIxlZP_bPo5QdBuLOJ6-xs/s1600-h/IMG_4194.JPG"><br /></a></div>Cheney Ohanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16779328431387072645noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792069890224090043.post-58514874666978444162009-10-05T11:20:00.002-10:002009-10-05T11:42:07.282-10:00Less is MoreYesterday when I came home from watching conference at my parents house I started thinking about this idea...."less is more". At the beginning of August we got the news that Sam's hours would be cut in half at his former full time job...I was angry and frustrated at this news! Then recently I've had to take a 8% pay cut (but we did get 2 Fridays off every month!). With all of these cuts and having "less", I have learned to find the hidden blessings, even things that I prayed for.<div><br /></div><div>For example, last year my schedule was so CRAZY with having to be taxi driver to and from school and work. Now with Sam being half time, he only works 3 days a week (and gets to stay home with the girls 2 days a week), and he now doesn't start work until 8am which now allows him to be the taxi driver and take Elia to school :D Having less money really does have it's perks! Here's "more"...</div><div><br /></div><div>Less income= learning to be MORE frugal and smart with our money (we are saving more now than ever before!!)</div><div>Less money = being MORE creative on what we do for "date nights" :)</div><div>Less days working= MORE days home with the kids and time to get home projects done</div><div>Less hours of work= MORE time to get ready in the morning (which any parent with grumpy children who don't want to brush their teeth in the morning can appreciate!)</div><div><br /></div><div>I am VERY grateful for all that we do have and now that we have "less" of some things, it has allowed me to see these things more clearly. To anyone else who is going through similar financial struggles, I say '"find joy in the journey" and hold on tight to the ones you love. Our eternal families are the most precious things we have!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792069890224090043.post-82723752517021783932009-09-19T18:44:00.008-10:002009-09-19T19:25:17.241-10:00Where in the WORLD....<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">has the Cheney Ohana been?? Not blogging lately, that's for sure ;) Well, this past Tuesday night our Enrichment Activity lesson was on "Family History" and of course they talked about keeping journals, and all that good stuff...which got me to feeling really guilty about not keeping up with this, our "family journal" that I WAS doing. So, I'm getting back on track, so to say :D</span></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The most recent and exciting thing we've done lately is celebrate Mika's 1st Birthday!! Following tradition, I took the day off to spend it with my precious little one. We had to run some errands, I took her to the mall play area, and then we celebrated with ice cream at Farrells! Here are some photos of the happy occassion:</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcxNRubgjOVRlOyebitYP0AWLpZoSf9OW70GtHgpRuV_CQFxE_k5H0nakKUzExrYSSHPlCw-VrePoi9Crf7beiAHHIP8sUmbi9b33yn0K2m510UGF6XB7vkABfillcnTnVHoVykrSDBIs/s320/IMG_4023.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383408201786637762" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGYwBfFeQBk64goMqV0R9dUITmRE9-9Yjt0IHkq5zcMSYtWZQgd8m6fOeVsiMsuSNO6quF-9HFt7oYssvlzZmAUr3gw4H9i-87RLDQRBUGSpk3n1Acb497QIVylEHI4MwUkMleo8C32Ns/s1600-h/IMG_4017.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGYwBfFeQBk64goMqV0R9dUITmRE9-9Yjt0IHkq5zcMSYtWZQgd8m6fOeVsiMsuSNO6quF-9HFt7oYssvlzZmAUr3gw4H9i-87RLDQRBUGSpk3n1Acb497QIVylEHI4MwUkMleo8C32Ns/s320/IMG_4017.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383408193632437554" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-BDfhFshOBgQCUJ1o5Jg97gtdhWeHmoT1Y5_ox0MszYIxUMVOkqhC8lpCbkAw96qpL6owd68_W5P1o8E4RRZJ40g44pfD3LZZOpTzn4q1ANxRVtOmihNG82ESNnCn9bw7TR-6Xna5O6A/s1600-h/IMG_3990.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-BDfhFshOBgQCUJ1o5Jg97gtdhWeHmoT1Y5_ox0MszYIxUMVOkqhC8lpCbkAw96qpL6owd68_W5P1o8E4RRZJ40g44pfD3LZZOpTzn4q1ANxRVtOmihNG82ESNnCn9bw7TR-6Xna5O6A/s320/IMG_3990.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383408179837836338" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTaJRwxnY_IA_lXUQOda2COcGpUzwQ0uIlUWjbTjrzhBFuUqxUBEbbVChWcze0rglSby4MS9qRigQPTVTp2L91BB4z2_8s7cI54amcNqU8WQ3Nd_IFPahae6tQ348vEOGD53WIUOTvMFE/s1600-h/IMG_3977.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTaJRwxnY_IA_lXUQOda2COcGpUzwQ0uIlUWjbTjrzhBFuUqxUBEbbVChWcze0rglSby4MS9qRigQPTVTp2L91BB4z2_8s7cI54amcNqU8WQ3Nd_IFPahae6tQ348vEOGD53WIUOTvMFE/s320/IMG_3977.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383408172265371090" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;">On Saturday, September 5 we had her birthday party at my parent's place in Kahana Bay...</span></div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitSoIiTYOM8CVlgdL_twI52ICA5Cv77Mc3J7_kGsLxVn4ZIZmNyyO2-7OxC7iF5PRTTpI0YapZA66SOrb9aZysQ27LP-ZEbXIDdAeQgXZMUauprKLI89GXIySUPl0oHm1P4KyEpHLiv8I/s320/IMG_4034.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383411805146005346" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrOO__7h_jIYluHTfckgLwUCRzr1boUT9qmIW0Nm7ru0T4eJjvs3AqQBb-7b-ePPTSwWILVk4JOZ32Cuz0_bcQLwA2Hx3YauPinyLsAgE8uTVsNsT2i1_6SlJDV6Zcfq0wBpyWMkmmLXE/s320/IMG_4110.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383411828070261826" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663300;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Little Ms. Independent had to do the bubbles all by herself!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYhS6fsLz4qy4JqNEtoht74msLAuUFXjYc2_fVy-0boYL6ZBpTOkXohYN9CGPt1nISGG0mra5Yk4ZTxQ8zX1B1aaaLv0i1p-dBGLdR_9pOxO0Dlg47N2kP-nS2L7O0S9zidJrq9KGYiOU/s1600-h/IMG_4079.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYhS6fsLz4qy4JqNEtoht74msLAuUFXjYc2_fVy-0boYL6ZBpTOkXohYN9CGPt1nISGG0mra5Yk4ZTxQ8zX1B1aaaLv0i1p-dBGLdR_9pOxO0Dlg47N2kP-nS2L7O0S9zidJrq9KGYiOU/s320/IMG_4079.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383411815083466082" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663300;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Yummy Haupia cake from Ted's Bakery...</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663300;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663300;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNgiyYQDqYfWFs0fTU9YH7GWdkt1OvkX2Tw-cQbx2TJHOIs3rX23xBmLEddlRQQiQcDnsChkszyOCac6Q9yC5jgOEh97t_kU0ZVt1EHWvRhQ_5IxWnTd_35KpnPEkaqYXqy53hWx2SiXs/s1600-h/IMG_4124.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNgiyYQDqYfWFs0fTU9YH7GWdkt1OvkX2Tw-cQbx2TJHOIs3rX23xBmLEddlRQQiQcDnsChkszyOCac6Q9yC5jgOEh97t_kU0ZVt1EHWvRhQ_5IxWnTd_35KpnPEkaqYXqy53hWx2SiXs/s320/IMG_4124.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383411853639811426" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663300;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Time for presents!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663300;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663300;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI_vq5SBP5o1fc09oUbh9OYeyZsCJWWbTHXYYnAdlh2w87sfwjfEPMeEe6LNlSv-YsWV4Ae8LzInERUhbA5cd26MtLjyXN9PxtV0KooqML6bXG5lEMOpODYATpI79y8PV5Tm2jSZFpJco/s1600-h/IMG_4143.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI_vq5SBP5o1fc09oUbh9OYeyZsCJWWbTHXYYnAdlh2w87sfwjfEPMeEe6LNlSv-YsWV4Ae8LzInERUhbA5cd26MtLjyXN9PxtV0KooqML6bXG5lEMOpODYATpI79y8PV5Tm2jSZFpJco/s320/IMG_4143.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383411837723303010" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663300;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">This is the beautiful quilt Mika's birth mom made for her!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663300;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">You can tell she likes it ;)</span></span></div></div></div>Cheney Ohanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16779328431387072645noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792069890224090043.post-64730215453279542372009-07-09T13:33:00.004-10:002009-07-09T14:32:31.011-10:00Happy 4th 2009!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsmjDBv0Zk-wWWfq5pL-vT__dnjQ6EYQlCB1elspsEpKcyUHaaaqqrJbiy98J-z223LPFD8j31UWvMosMnxobNsre1rGsIK__zEou2kzX-cThCt_XAUiVH14ykXKBP7ial0l7IaJIN6_s/s1600-h/IMG_3124.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsmjDBv0Zk-wWWfq5pL-vT__dnjQ6EYQlCB1elspsEpKcyUHaaaqqrJbiy98J-z223LPFD8j31UWvMosMnxobNsre1rGsIK__zEou2kzX-cThCt_XAUiVH14ykXKBP7ial0l7IaJIN6_s/s320/IMG_3124.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356618731840957570" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqvynif6g-lyctPlBjWP_2wp8HP7VKECSHbtnG3hQA0vLjcHvRtSDHTGe-TvLVhqZAlh9OkP7MhDIKklrZrHivj3G148f3X2AO9Bj008ToRbkqM2pt2SdCER3N1aNCw9lYdM-TPIQfDcE/s1600-h/IMG_2999.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqvynif6g-lyctPlBjWP_2wp8HP7VKECSHbtnG3hQA0vLjcHvRtSDHTGe-TvLVhqZAlh9OkP7MhDIKklrZrHivj3G148f3X2AO9Bj008ToRbkqM2pt2SdCER3N1aNCw9lYdM-TPIQfDcE/s320/IMG_2999.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356618722628503570" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicYFEw0hb_LGnGIn8H9NCdbT9_BAQ2pTXATBln7zgQrbLPSQ6090awGaWKt70n2khMwWvqtURvCDG8r18MJtIM2wqtPdFgwNDaV36h_vvxB77ZVKkX9Gz0X0dHKVcmjQXVT1rbDJplpe4/s1600-h/IMG_3033.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvG8eiS6MkcbYnivDPUzuBgSnrtu4zShZavf2r-D4NzOOEGpIzWzDKZEGLJZof-wOCXj6Bb87y5iDfBAcxU6RviZ4eH4CzUMy8ymMn0cnDTUuVNhCgDAcnQLhNTI5cxpTS4kpe-GHW1uw/s320/IMG_2985.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356609009937553010" /><div style="text-align: center;">That morning, we went to the 4th of July parade in Kailua for the </div><div style="text-align: center;">first time...</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge2DHULlVf_F8Gzcg5jBxAD-QVSpWlEtRXFKiiFR8wupILT91WIY00_x1okUIXy-7JSrtn47X500FIBZT4oJDp_o8XAdERW-8NINKVwUeOOu3XaWp9llsBOgnY16BK8rO3ES51M7-wtMU/s320/IMG_2983.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356609021811151762" /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Here's a cute group of girls doing the poi balls!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA-XLhrsBkrHFfZI7_QRS-xfuSRycD5bYyTx_bQo893hpizpJIDFazQ1xc3WuP9yd6HASuJMPeJXbO6uaps705pUYHEyUz1_9cVLpyvAH1nuW-Vk1ITlhD8O7PRyDYIYAdINbf7kmSxFA/s320/IMG_2977.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356609014782370658" /><div style="text-align: center;">Here's the scary Samurai guy who tried to chop my husband in half!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGUJFAfkniZuAFhWN-y73cq2xEo_86yNZm7UhbG6QrgmMDDz45Y8tE6j_IMbOoREOCl5nDpG8waDameBgr1xOwG6A6YyxibYj5-GNj4S7Gbi5MpwmXCQ6lkMwjJt-8tZKlxm8llOIDxJU/s1600-h/IMG_3061.JPG"></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGUJFAfkniZuAFhWN-y73cq2xEo_86yNZm7UhbG6QrgmMDDz45Y8tE6j_IMbOoREOCl5nDpG8waDameBgr1xOwG6A6YyxibYj5-GNj4S7Gbi5MpwmXCQ6lkMwjJt-8tZKlxm8llOIDxJU/s1600-h/IMG_3061.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGUJFAfkniZuAFhWN-y73cq2xEo_86yNZm7UhbG6QrgmMDDz45Y8tE6j_IMbOoREOCl5nDpG8waDameBgr1xOwG6A6YyxibYj5-GNj4S7Gbi5MpwmXCQ6lkMwjJt-8tZKlxm8llOIDxJU/s320/IMG_3061.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356609035960680802" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We went together with our friends the Allreds and their</div><div style="text-align: center;">2 children Justin & Kayla. Kayla & Elia are BFFs ;)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Hope you all had a great time too!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div>Cheney Ohanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16779328431387072645noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792069890224090043.post-65440404103718850652009-06-28T18:30:00.006-10:002009-06-28T19:00:19.123-10:00KONA<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgszKlqhywCxkpYMwfclkpJInjF-XKLI4t6nL9LINvvfGV1iAdnGclj6N0ObY-zhSyjgbHgNQHb8y0djOwwkAl3CfcWZVPJf1mQI3wZYkgZ1im55-nJK8SkRSIOEG8d32nR6Dxk-aJQXoo/s1600-h/IMG_2674.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgszKlqhywCxkpYMwfclkpJInjF-XKLI4t6nL9LINvvfGV1iAdnGclj6N0ObY-zhSyjgbHgNQHb8y0djOwwkAl3CfcWZVPJf1mQI3wZYkgZ1im55-nJK8SkRSIOEG8d32nR6Dxk-aJQXoo/s320/IMG_2674.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352604535948313346" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">What an adventure! Sam & I flew out on Friday night....although we missed our original flight! I had checked us in and printed out our boarding passes at home, which didn't have our gate number on it. Once we found our gate number on the screen, I mixed it up and had us at gate 59 instead of 56...by the time we figured this out the plane was ready to depart! Thankfully the nice people at Hawaiian airlines moved us to the next flight, which was only 20 minutes later :D Whew, that was a close one!</div><div><br /></div><div>Once on the beautiful island of Hawai'i we booked it to get our rental car and find the theaters...Sam wanted to watch "Transformers" first thing! How fitting that we should get a yellow wanna-be "Bumble Bee" chevie cobalt ;) Unfortunately, the movie was sold out by the time we got there...but, since we had driven all the way there we watched "The Proposal" instead. It definitely had it's funny moments!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlWbaSJ8ROtCqh03ljx23OcbFCc4CwOCf8wuTqvGzkZR1HtE_8u6MOroF-yNpDeo_jOcayFQXC-p4vAu9mYhF9unERFFhApKuvGOXRF67Cck6Vh70cnT0fTmzgB3RyNN_BXGkIxofzB1A/s320/IMG_2734.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352604521682133282" /></div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir2-fE3z3utxItnW072CwjLON9kmKfLUijMJJSk64UlswJCiPGnBlyY_3UICgs7li7y3mr6TuJoJwDni1ZezPIIbsgWB-fiQDKmREtOvF2EaxcOVrkzlhQH49urSmBK0Zm7FA9RCJ_pCo/s320/IMG_2724.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352604540905077442" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /><div style="text-align: center;">The beautiful red sunset on Friday night while driving to the theaters!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">After the movies, we finally checked into our hotel...and Sam checked his email where we had a very sweet and cute video message from Elia, wishing mommy & daddy "Happy Anniversary!" (Thanks mom!)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLSGYcR6dOT5JC1yj0ZKhBWWmx-A9ocH30Y6vYjGaVzU8fSq249owT-5pWHmSaZU2fUcJjwlSYwwhT941JVcaiI1TJdS8Pk_Jxf45sKI_HfVYzr9VPyRCHFKw4MbjihmfKvJbV4Gjfe2A/s1600-h/IMG_2730.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLSGYcR6dOT5JC1yj0ZKhBWWmx-A9ocH30Y6vYjGaVzU8fSq249owT-5pWHmSaZU2fUcJjwlSYwwhT941JVcaiI1TJdS8Pk_Jxf45sKI_HfVYzr9VPyRCHFKw4MbjihmfKvJbV4Gjfe2A/s320/IMG_2730.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352604547365454290" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">One of the best parts of our mini vacation was being able to sleep in (Mika gets up at 5:30-6am everyday)! I actually still woke up at 5:30am, but got myself to go back to sleep :) The only bad part was that the pillows sucked, so we didn't sleep as well as we would have in our own bed...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Saturday morning I discovered I had left a crucial part of my temple attire at home, so we had to reschedule our temple session for a later one, which thankfully once again, wasn't a problem. Since we had extra time before our session we dropped by Denny's for breakfast, but they were too busy so we opted for danishes and chocolate milk from Safeway. We drove to the temple and ate in the parking lot. It was amazing to see and feel the difference in our surroundings once we were there. It truly is a beautiful place filled with the Spirit. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsG6HdTrJ-DI49XlPGUjHnO6tTjxcFac_SNJBXcl6gTgXOxgQWwQNgG_eBwjwSf_mU6z92dYnVcu5H2jVg0Em7cENYFCYSSt5wAHtT2Lp0LKUB4ZVoBSBU97dcKyivdMHTsFBL9MZvjFs/s320/IMG_2774.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352604527922248626" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></div><div style="text-align: center;">After our session we dropped off the car and boarded the plane (this time without any mishaps:). Once back on Oahu wouldn't you know...Sam was still determined to see that movie, so straight from the airport, we headed to yet another theater (can you tell we like movies?)! AND we got to view another beautiful sunset sky on our drive...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJxXwOTKuenQGYq9koLFfXlPN3fiseYEjcvz9X3mkVkpyKWcoykDtRIeDpC55PAutvvr4eJOj8NfSQRqEsP2wAuijb6TacdBCM_L_PitdKv6xQo6YPQwzibOrdEBDjM7F_r4_0tJGRpY8/s1600-h/IMG_2793.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJxXwOTKuenQGYq9koLFfXlPN3fiseYEjcvz9X3mkVkpyKWcoykDtRIeDpC55PAutvvr4eJOj8NfSQRqEsP2wAuijb6TacdBCM_L_PitdKv6xQo6YPQwzibOrdEBDjM7F_r4_0tJGRpY8/s320/IMG_2793.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352609711557696098" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div>Cheney Ohanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16779328431387072645noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792069890224090043.post-50545325382083014742009-06-26T13:40:00.002-10:002009-06-26T13:56:47.366-10:00"Better with time"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYip5ep2_hVody-bHqXl3geeeG6fEjs121MuruP1b7qgvS7KHMTs2d7QhopEIiqL50YL0A3JDSwkkTmcClzVNb7tTAUc_YgMblHi78Y5smTmrigm1OS_dPgZrqrun26upyB6oYzehdw6g/s1600-h/77.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 218px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYip5ep2_hVody-bHqXl3geeeG6fEjs121MuruP1b7qgvS7KHMTs2d7QhopEIiqL50YL0A3JDSwkkTmcClzVNb7tTAUc_YgMblHi78Y5smTmrigm1OS_dPgZrqrun26upyB6oYzehdw6g/s320/77.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351789198421394994" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;">Our Special Day</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;">June 28, 2003</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuq0w1M-atOBRh044biAJuV4GnqP3_TNd_Fmj230sMq4zAs-TTKguDv4PdkglPIWA0pLO-MI5InEB4JduHFzKn8WA1JFQBEmD-QdYpQR2xfXTgGgqn0w4avBc8iAwVQg1-QcrqGX_GEhg/s1600-h/sam5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuq0w1M-atOBRh044biAJuV4GnqP3_TNd_Fmj230sMq4zAs-TTKguDv4PdkglPIWA0pLO-MI5InEB4JduHFzKn8WA1JFQBEmD-QdYpQR2xfXTgGgqn0w4avBc8iAwVQg1-QcrqGX_GEhg/s320/sam5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351789195022009106" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;">Sam & I at TVA 2003</span></div>In a few hours we are taking off for Kona to take in a session at the temple and celebrate our 6th anniversary. As I sit here and reflect on my marriage, I am sooo grateful to have married Sam! I am grateful for answers to prayers, because it helped me to choose between two good things (mission or marriage). I'm grateful that 6 years later we are better friends, better communicators, better at making each other happy and more as one. Sometimes I wish I could fast forward to 4, 10, 20 years from now and see how much more we will grow. One thing I do know is that if we continue to live the gospel, and keep Him at the center of our lives, our marriage and love will always get better with time... I love you Sam and everyday I love you more! Happy Anniversary My Love!Cheney Ohanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16779328431387072645noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792069890224090043.post-29152085993529849512009-06-18T14:54:00.004-10:002009-06-19T14:39:59.183-10:00Where, oh where...<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>DOES THE TIME GO?!? It's been almost 2 months since my last post and I'm like "what?!" So what was the reason for my absence? Well, first it was the fact that Sam kidnapped our camera to do stuff at his work place (I'm seriously sad that I have no pictures of Mika for the month of May!) and then it was plain laziness on my part...<div><br /></div><div>But I'm back now and hope to be more diligent in keeping our blog updated :D I really have no excuse now, since I'm at home on summer break!! YEE-HAW! So, what's up with the Cheneys? Well, here's some updates:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">Sam's has a special project this summer. He is making Titi Torea sticks for PCC to earn us some extra cash. His first order will be delivered on July 1, so every free week night and weekend this month has been dedicated to sewing, painting and braiding for the bags and sticks. It's kinda embarrassing to say but, Sam is the one doing all the sewing, while I am simply the eager student :)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;">Lethe is home on summer vacation until July 28 and enjoying time with the girls! She has started a preschool group with some of her friends and they meet every Tuesday and Thursday for a couple hours, and all the mommies take turns teaching a lesson/activity. This was our first week and it was a success! I'm also reading this book I highly recommend to all you mommies "A Mother's Book of Secrets" by Linda Eyre & Shawni Eyre Pothier. Thank you Caira & Caryn!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrOPEBU2CheRtxDkBzlJwACLRwGNaHlgT3rmIHaVhJpZVXOeeM-fdkIr4pY1QGC_NrYSyXNiEZNvkEo6Q6XBxuchhwlCdVLoB8oiI-jgw-G2SPA7LBpZGM5-H48UFqHN9gmBCZpNqLvW8/s320/IMG_2661.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348841272957709986" /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;">Elia has been enjoying sleeping in, swimming in her pool and playing with her baby sister. I gotta say that 3 year olds are lots of FUN! Less tantrums, more smiles, and she's such a big helper! I also get a kick out of the things she says, like "Mommy, what are you talking about?"and how her sense of humor is really kicking in :D</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Mika is just growing by leaps and bounds...which isn't to say that she's getting any bigger (she's still my petite little girl who is now 9 months old and weighs only about 15 pounds or so)! But she sure is keeping us busy! Our little girl is crawling and standing everywhere she can (her favorite spot is the bathroom- we've learned to always try to keep that door closed) and has already started taking over her sister's toys. Just this morning the two girls were wrestling over a toy, and I couldn't believe it! I thought it would take much longer for this stage to start! She's also eating a wide variety of foods...not just the baby stuff and dives or swipes for whatever she can reach. Just today she stuck her fingers in her daddy's ice cream ;) She is also our little dancer, bobbing to the beat of any music she hears! She is such a joy and has a contagious smile that shows 2 of her now 6 teeth...yup, got the tooth brush busy too!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></div><div>Next weekend, to celebrate our 6th year anniversary Sam and I are going to Kona! We're staying one night and catching a not too early temple session in the morning, then fly home that afternoon. My parents were kind enough to watch the girls for us, so a big MAHALO to GRANDMA & PAPA! I'll be sure to post some pictures from our mini vacation on here. Till then...</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"> </span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792069890224090043.post-75269535765885663862009-04-24T19:48:00.007-10:002009-04-28T01:50:42.589-10:00Kaka'ako Park :D<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWm9shOuVDQq1CFTj6YiIFR6HIzpSnmEwNvmKIm2waUkabT-fS-4ruMpRH_89QzEJJXziZV6mKXsBxJVA1nakzXl7zVP8iUOJsLJQV7VGNDR2KdXjwES1ICyznhUwRvCoYRdJxkHs4Pnw/s1600-h/IMG_2153.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWm9shOuVDQq1CFTj6YiIFR6HIzpSnmEwNvmKIm2waUkabT-fS-4ruMpRH_89QzEJJXziZV6mKXsBxJVA1nakzXl7zVP8iUOJsLJQV7VGNDR2KdXjwES1ICyznhUwRvCoYRdJxkHs4Pnw/s320/IMG_2153.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329089039715381826" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsR4_4ERzESwnKm9dCGFb-IRux0DRJAMptL5Ocf9u2l_R5pGczCuOc5aQF2bG4cNC6AMIsUlYQrWOcJN99pGU14Hg9f4jnWkXTHBCAwI0zgI8YiZLWE59_FNDVxVPpoFg6jSukVrAxSB0/s1600-h/IMG_2241.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsR4_4ERzESwnKm9dCGFb-IRux0DRJAMptL5Ocf9u2l_R5pGczCuOc5aQF2bG4cNC6AMIsUlYQrWOcJN99pGU14Hg9f4jnWkXTHBCAwI0zgI8YiZLWE59_FNDVxVPpoFg6jSukVrAxSB0/s320/IMG_2241.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329089037436431554" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbiy01k7-ynygjwoU6AlL0ivJ6Hfwxlgm1GJCUl1bskI7WAYiJMkMefF6u9_2btR9h2_-ZA0JXoxicPfS_GV7YZh-W7MKxz2ZA6b8sHz3Z8uTB7eBw-8V-Q-Izfmd5zgRlMpQuzx8sHjk/s1600-h/IMG_2264.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbiy01k7-ynygjwoU6AlL0ivJ6Hfwxlgm1GJCUl1bskI7WAYiJMkMefF6u9_2btR9h2_-ZA0JXoxicPfS_GV7YZh-W7MKxz2ZA6b8sHz3Z8uTB7eBw-8V-Q-Izfmd5zgRlMpQuzx8sHjk/s320/IMG_2264.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329089032131949298" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBtBJfUvm2f5dKbYvWeZ2f9aHfNyf3QFLzBQZK89Ttp4qIR42r4mpviEPd2Y4GqTRlbNWtTMxjw0VwQ2vdYiRxVaIiX191iU5DrGqfokLUynpqT21P0C0AV8nj8ZsNauHG2wnmcSNpPms/s1600-h/IMG_2149.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBtBJfUvm2f5dKbYvWeZ2f9aHfNyf3QFLzBQZK89Ttp4qIR42r4mpviEPd2Y4GqTRlbNWtTMxjw0VwQ2vdYiRxVaIiX191iU5DrGqfokLUynpqT21P0C0AV8nj8ZsNauHG2wnmcSNpPms/s320/IMG_2149.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329089025713823826" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div> Last Saturday we met up with some very good friends of ours at Kaka'ako Waterfront Park and had a BLAST bar-b-queing and sliding down the hills on our picnic mat and small pieces of cardboard that we scrapped up :D The weather was beautifully sunny with a nice breeze too! Ahhhh... just another day in paRaDiSE!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyCYkUe9DCixVcHJ8Z-mws1IObduefdF-6TiM7fv5w6VMYj5aWniO6-l9DIrPwswRk_u7oO1ekgjB3rcr0HXg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Cheney Ohanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16779328431387072645noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792069890224090043.post-74637490516340621522009-04-19T10:08:00.000-10:002009-04-19T10:09:05.318-10:00Birthday Girl!<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" bgcolor="#ffffff"><tr><td><a href="http://smilebox.com/play/4f44677a4d546b784f513d3d0d0a&blogview=true&campaign=blog_playback_link" target="_blank"><img width="386" height="303" alt="Click to play this Smilebox slideshow: The Big 3!" src="http://smilebox.com/snap/4f44677a4d546b784f513d3d0d0a.jpg" style="border: medium none ;"/></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/?partner=google&campaign=blog_snapshot" target="_blank"><img width="386" height="46" alt="Create your own slideshow - Powered by Smilebox" src="http://www.smilebox.com/globalImages/blogInstructions/blogLogoSmileboxSmall.gif" style="border: medium none ;"/></a></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/slideshows" target="_blank">Make a Smilebox slideshow</a></td></tr></table>Following tradition, we had a 2 day celebration for Elia's 3rd birthday. On the real date we go and do something fun as a family and then on the following Saturday we party! This year we took Elia to Sea Life Park, which was perfect because they were running a Kama'aina Special that weekend :D I also happened to have the day off for Good Friday! Sam couldn't join us :(, but my parent & siblings did :) It was a FUN 3 day weekend!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792069890224090043.post-31355997387995760532009-03-19T17:36:00.005-10:002009-03-19T18:12:55.388-10:00Happy Birthday My Love!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGclp3w5sAJaihFNBAK1OlpUJ_AgVCw18XaE5zRz1ADRoYrhewGcjEzTy1V2tMmDZnHzXbJ_xun512S1tjZEkJMrPdyXwqyAqxG3qz9Xb912TLa77kVRwQ9xLbq3HePZFHHvgfL3SWLXQ/s1600-h/IMG_1174.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM4febNYCRWfKj7iqJ2C9fbfrT5YaBUvBeDBvGFh58lBkic80A929hs_NJdAZnDOz2LryxWzRzDf-TSRvppZEs6JT7zGpsxiwDXvdmYpGdadPmCFgGoBWKReHjHC5bFkvbWoQ5o00VSCA/s1600-h/IMG_0940.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM4febNYCRWfKj7iqJ2C9fbfrT5YaBUvBeDBvGFh58lBkic80A929hs_NJdAZnDOz2LryxWzRzDf-TSRvppZEs6JT7zGpsxiwDXvdmYpGdadPmCFgGoBWKReHjHC5bFkvbWoQ5o00VSCA/s400/IMG_0940.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315115844081125282" /></a>Tomorrow is Sam's 28th birthday, and in honor of my special guy I decided to share with the world the Top 10 reasons why I love him...<div><br /></div><div>1. We have a true partnership in our marriage. We help each other out with anything and everything!</div><div><br /></div><div>2. He is a GREAT daddy...he can always get Elia to smile and laugh during those rough moments when she doesn't want to brush her teeth or take a bath! He also never complains when I tell him it's his turn to get Mika a bottle in the wee hours of the morning :)</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGclp3w5sAJaihFNBAK1OlpUJ_AgVCw18XaE5zRz1ADRoYrhewGcjEzTy1V2tMmDZnHzXbJ_xun512S1tjZEkJMrPdyXwqyAqxG3qz9Xb912TLa77kVRwQ9xLbq3HePZFHHvgfL3SWLXQ/s400/IMG_1174.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315115855145861586" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div>3. He misses me just as much as I miss him when we're not together (even if it's only for a day, an hour, or less).</div><div><br /></div><div>4. He has the corniest sense of humor! Very silly and innocent :)</div><div><br /></div><div>5. He is so handy and talented! From carpentry work to plumbing, electrical, locks, computers, and everything in between, he does it all! Not to mention that he's a musician and takes beautiful photos!</div><div><br /></div><div>6. He is an "outside of the box" kind of thinker. He always has an unique perspective on things, which opens my eyes to new things.</div><div><br /></div><div>7. He is a person of integrity. With big and small things, he is always honest.</div><div><br /></div><div>8. For all the big things, we see eye to eye. I love that he respects me and values my opinion about everything :)</div><div><br /></div><div>9. He is one handsome guy :D</div><div><br /></div><div>10. He believes in giving back and giving big!</div><div><br /></div><div>There are so many other things I could add, but I'll just sum it all up by saying "I love you babe, U DA BES"!! Happy Birthday and I look forward to sharing many more with you...</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPQs9ZKan_a1sb_OUhyphenhyphentf-iiJijxVqBsAF0MVa6GfaQPbsE-gMXZ9N4UnU4GdjPxe0NvhUzeO3Z-lk12CjAu1MuID1Txm-uGjS4U7PtKzIh9CXa1VBkhd3m7I-SPTQN7tz8bYU0JA4HEw/s400/DSC01372.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315115835686346802" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792069890224090043.post-57551657805186218402009-03-14T08:02:00.005-10:002009-03-15T09:53:21.965-10:00M.I.A.<div style="text-align: left;">Yes, the Cheney Ohana has been "Missing In Action" on the blogging scene for a few weeks now... for good reason! Lethe was sick with a sinus infection for a week, then the stomach flu bug decided to pay the girls a visit...first Elia, then Mika! They both threw-up for a few hours, but then the diarrhea set in and for Mika it lasted for more than a week! On our worst day Mika had about 30 dirty diapers (I'm not exaggerating)!! The good thing is that neither girls got dehydrated, so we just had to ride it out and stocked up on Pedialyte and cornstarch (for Mika's bum). It's been 24 hours of only wet diapers, and I tell you, I couldn't be more happy to see shi-shi! :D</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Tg37AR2ui3qFtCrFNy5cNxSH_h2Uw6FvUTLleSRjZci-p_2kfje1wSVyKySJAv7OMgQIti2EDU4sLzX1IkTHWTEgUNC1Fr4xg9FBpRgZLHwwROWRJygszUDIVHRNSaKLyVQ3FKXEDTk/s320/IMG_1914.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313503846907102994" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Caught! Mika playing with her crib bumper</span></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div>In happier news, Mika is now 6 months old and her 2 favorite things are paper and buttons... specifically calculators, the keyboard, and remote controls. It is so good to see her back to her happy, smiley self! Right before she got sick we started trying to feed her solids, rice cereal and carrots were the first attempt. Boy, I wish I got pictures of the face she made! Yeah, I'm finding that it is gonna be a bit tricker to get this little one to eat... we've also tried bananas and apples with about the same response- gagging and spitting her food out. This will be our next project I guess ;) </div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_0pXC0sFdyGOzJ7apjglvJKyPeMSXrwUxFETZykMavD2VNNcKXJetZzpyJQ8gttHBBpbMdSBCKoaZbotHcsGOoVxgcnSZzLEc8hXZCUkjFpOQRjKGu87Sf-biRkPRh9nU07KRdqn-n1A/s1600-h/IMG_1896.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_0pXC0sFdyGOzJ7apjglvJKyPeMSXrwUxFETZykMavD2VNNcKXJetZzpyJQ8gttHBBpbMdSBCKoaZbotHcsGOoVxgcnSZzLEc8hXZCUkjFpOQRjKGu87Sf-biRkPRh9nU07KRdqn-n1A/s320/IMG_1896.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313503840032001186" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">Matching dresses...I love having 2 girls :)</span></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div>Elia continues to be the great big sister! She and Mika play together and it is the cutest thing! They both crack up together over the silliest things. Last night Elia was playing with a beach ball, throwing it into a laundry basket, and Mika starts laughing loud and putting on a big smile. So of course Elia repeated the same actions over and over to get her sister's same reaction :D Elia makes Sam and I smile because of the new words she's learning (and repeating- watch out!). She'll be 3 years old in less than a month and we're planning on having a "Cat in the Hat" birthday party for her on April 11. We hope the weather will be nice that day!</div><div><br /></div><div>P.S. Here's a sample of Mika's typing:<br /><div><br /></div><div>.-0-;-09-</div></div></div></div>Cheney Ohanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16779328431387072645noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792069890224090043.post-35377855659518378402009-02-26T07:34:00.005-10:002009-02-26T07:45:27.550-10:00Tie-Dye flowers<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAF3bLS6vIBjAmwckdpv305Yjhj_W29-umoXsldBnyY7Pdga8bQtl28NutH_hcD2yPeIHqqcWDzPbtrkUOYmo2-g6w8scj4dPSKK2wwFqSxVrggSB7D2pZF9mD0rjFr_Q3J4fF2ZWChPk/s1600-h/IMG_1855.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAF3bLS6vIBjAmwckdpv305Yjhj_W29-umoXsldBnyY7Pdga8bQtl28NutH_hcD2yPeIHqqcWDzPbtrkUOYmo2-g6w8scj4dPSKK2wwFqSxVrggSB7D2pZF9mD0rjFr_Q3J4fF2ZWChPk/s400/IMG_1855.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307163174643384258" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDeVf0-MMc7Zwc9AhdqQPBn3pW9tn8ge5NXTT6mlH_sB2RoExjfwBCrLHIRZzohKajZroSMQnYtcQQmFpAtNlcTJurr28mLDPvtg00PjaP_VaWkfrhPbH9KYLvh4YHiLzB9v9bFBdY8rk/s1600-h/IMG_1847.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDeVf0-MMc7Zwc9AhdqQPBn3pW9tn8ge5NXTT6mlH_sB2RoExjfwBCrLHIRZzohKajZroSMQnYtcQQmFpAtNlcTJurr28mLDPvtg00PjaP_VaWkfrhPbH9KYLvh4YHiLzB9v9bFBdY8rk/s400/IMG_1847.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307163159092540386" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS0wMo2Tu21z12C-04lzrwhM9yijsoZvMDZ_Y2czXiJkQDWCXvQaWDLhIkQVa9ZtjohJh-51FjjhZxAwwHoBflNDJftpxE5L__1wk1Lp8kJJbkjWM4bI7V2qIdbZo2pttNmYb1k-pjmsw/s1600-h/IMG_1754.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS0wMo2Tu21z12C-04lzrwhM9yijsoZvMDZ_Y2czXiJkQDWCXvQaWDLhIkQVa9ZtjohJh-51FjjhZxAwwHoBflNDJftpxE5L__1wk1Lp8kJJbkjWM4bI7V2qIdbZo2pttNmYb1k-pjmsw/s400/IMG_1754.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307163137078249714" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5MWy5Gn1Qi9zCzUM7aiWyv_-c_U7j8mGm0ZVZkdevM7Ld1y1nslTZTWnZ0q0AvEQ-H-IRFTweGK4DnWGIYhfoNY1I6YpCpA1byyHhMnmZ4lY8_RjEHtr_alx_Qy7Quqbu0fR9va6yZ_I/s1600-h/IMG_1751.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5MWy5Gn1Qi9zCzUM7aiWyv_-c_U7j8mGm0ZVZkdevM7Ld1y1nslTZTWnZ0q0AvEQ-H-IRFTweGK4DnWGIYhfoNY1I6YpCpA1byyHhMnmZ4lY8_RjEHtr_alx_Qy7Quqbu0fR9va6yZ_I/s400/IMG_1751.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307163125365419394" /></a><br />On Sunday night we had a fun FHE... we made these simple paper flowers that brought out each of our "artistic" sides. Sam's was really cool! I've always admired his creativeness... Elia got into it to, and the markers got all over her! Oh well, definitely worth the fun memories :)<div><br /></div><div>P.S. I learned how to do this little art project at one of our preschool workshops. All you need is coffee filters, markers, water, and pipe cleaners (actually making it into flowers was my friend's idea). </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792069890224090043.post-77468888213078640482009-02-15T07:27:00.003-10:002009-02-15T07:43:09.824-10:00LOVE-ly Day<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBBR7tc6jIHRBnEToFZ7wusZDlvDxg4uWARrBBbN-GSpgChR7PI6azAnlwCNz-9_4tvTHkLaI7MTpv1jbRlTB9X79GJWCb96Veh8eEZjXB2C0ul9fzyjNFo_ot3Iv70ikvqtEXna8VoV4/s1600-h/IMG_1749.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBBR7tc6jIHRBnEToFZ7wusZDlvDxg4uWARrBBbN-GSpgChR7PI6azAnlwCNz-9_4tvTHkLaI7MTpv1jbRlTB9X79GJWCb96Veh8eEZjXB2C0ul9fzyjNFo_ot3Iv70ikvqtEXna8VoV4/s400/IMG_1749.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303078169443710514" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKSNOp8O59o69u9w8t2UkoxigsJ4NRt4YU82bAIvsM247O6zVptsjCOw9D3KSmPpaYCtFLwMkYPURM4xdHUZgOPro9cTU4FCpp5kiip3VnNR6fou6vJkLjsUnOAivlHCUqCEXsuTi-5HU/s1600-h/IMG_1744.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKSNOp8O59o69u9w8t2UkoxigsJ4NRt4YU82bAIvsM247O6zVptsjCOw9D3KSmPpaYCtFLwMkYPURM4xdHUZgOPro9cTU4FCpp5kiip3VnNR6fou6vJkLjsUnOAivlHCUqCEXsuTi-5HU/s400/IMG_1744.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303078166365795154" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhjD3rMJuwr28R6LYxgF1QYBcPxwcYPf6rUjUOtsUt0RzvIBjQxr0gctkCcIYRvrcUo7BjbEWohQ9aDs1hu6cMOS6y5ZoKd1P-T6vvAZCAisRn9nOnT9ygYUWyYNV2YPrFa-2Y9Rfr7SY/s1600-h/IMG_1741.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhjD3rMJuwr28R6LYxgF1QYBcPxwcYPf6rUjUOtsUt0RzvIBjQxr0gctkCcIYRvrcUo7BjbEWohQ9aDs1hu6cMOS6y5ZoKd1P-T6vvAZCAisRn9nOnT9ygYUWyYNV2YPrFa-2Y9Rfr7SY/s400/IMG_1741.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303078160517771042" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCadPSV7AdGcl-E21x_rFNJHtxbO7cHY8YkxWkF248YgusrO_Ud2bzXvP3omgyvrvZZP9U_HquM79oRWncEx4aywfgvVjaz5GJPaok7ECIA1MrEGxXnZMcxWgYla7tzGsJ2HF5qBNd48U/s1600-h/IMG_1736.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCadPSV7AdGcl-E21x_rFNJHtxbO7cHY8YkxWkF248YgusrO_Ud2bzXvP3omgyvrvZZP9U_HquM79oRWncEx4aywfgvVjaz5GJPaok7ECIA1MrEGxXnZMcxWgYla7tzGsJ2HF5qBNd48U/s400/IMG_1736.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303078150427872146" /></a><br />Yesterday was a beautiful day! In celebration of Valentine's Day, Sam got me the traditional roses and he also got V-Day balloons for the girls, clipped to Elia's favorite... Goldfish. But, because it was so windy, Mika's balloon flew away :( (it got yanked right off of the string by the wind). That's okay, she still enjoyed her sister's one :)<div><br /></div><div>My good friend Liz invited Sam and I to the opening of her brother's new resturant, "The Counter" at Kahala Mall and I found out when we got there that we wouldn't have to pay for this meal because it was a "practice party"! The food was delicious build your own burgers with the best "sweet fries" (sweet potato fries) that I've tasted yet! Not to mention the yummy banana chocolate shake! Yes, I practically had to roll myself out of there! Muchas Gracias Liz!</div><div><br /></div><div>AND we got to make it a real "date" because my other good friend Isabel volunteered to watch the girls (we watched their two boys later that evening)! While at Kahala Mall Sam surprised me with another V-Day gift... the iPOD Nano I've been eyeing!! Really, it was a beautiful day :) :) Thank you babe for making is such a memorable Valentine's for us! The best gift is you...</div>Cheney Ohanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16779328431387072645noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792069890224090043.post-14203386660035319932009-02-07T12:25:00.003-10:002009-02-07T12:35:02.990-10:00Kahana Update<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN9JwW0W2szhzppaOYX_eTvthEhpexafL-w9a_iGM_phMs4AJvfNMPwi5ZwBv0oU490vF0NnvuyKbA38Ak57f0ljKFPbkuZXUokLLoRC24szSiys56MkjAoGUQn4rAD3OFO3n7r8fXDfE/s1600-h/images.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 111px; height: 108px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN9JwW0W2szhzppaOYX_eTvthEhpexafL-w9a_iGM_phMs4AJvfNMPwi5ZwBv0oU490vF0NnvuyKbA38Ak57f0ljKFPbkuZXUokLLoRC24szSiys56MkjAoGUQn4rAD3OFO3n7r8fXDfE/s400/images.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300187562370047362" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">Yesterday was one of the Senate committee hearings for the 4 bills that we are trying to pass to keep the families in Kahana and make sure that future generations will be there also! There were many testimonies given (unfortunately I got there at the tail end because I had to work), some in support, and some against (by our own family I might add- sad, right?), and some with ideas on ammending the bills. I even got up the courage to share a short and sweet testimony of my own :) In the end the bills were pushed forward to the next stage in the process! I am very grateful for the power of prayer and the support of good people! </span></span>Cheney Ohanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16779328431387072645noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792069890224090043.post-19762262734698769732009-01-27T05:40:00.003-10:002009-01-27T05:53:54.735-10:00Morning Mantra<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxMy5mK8H21NtDf4LscP_J-8BVfCFbqUAbrxaGs3PO0Ac7er69iYk2HTTVg9QIyTbucpFArrE2sF5EWsv533b2Iphmmcc-Fs4BNpeLEGkFK9drAeE6PUUyaSItxP7r0AbgD8gObK_GWqA/s1600-h/IMGP0407.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxMy5mK8H21NtDf4LscP_J-8BVfCFbqUAbrxaGs3PO0Ac7er69iYk2HTTVg9QIyTbucpFArrE2sF5EWsv533b2Iphmmcc-Fs4BNpeLEGkFK9drAeE6PUUyaSItxP7r0AbgD8gObK_GWqA/s320/IMGP0407.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296002194843696370" /></a>Life is GOOD...<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">like the picture perfect sky put on display on the drive to work,</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">when you discover that the thing you worried and fretted about isn't as bad as it seems,</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">you find your passion, live your passion and overcome all obstacles in the way.</span></div><div><br /></div><div>Life if GOOD...</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">whenever you get back in the "groove" of anything and everything you once loved to do,</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">like the help to turn that mountain into a mole hill,</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">like your favorite song from long ago that you find once more :)</span></div><div><br /></div><div>Life is GOOD...</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">when you find your "second wind" and make it all the way,</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">like the perfect gift that makes you say, "How did you know?",</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">when you have hope, charity, keep the faith, and learn to forgive</span></div><div><br /></div><div>May we always remember and never forget that "Life is GOOD!"</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792069890224090043.post-7029724174099376892009-01-22T19:27:00.004-10:002009-01-22T19:40:27.440-10:00Special Delivery!<div>I finally got the chance to pick-up the package my awesome friend Becca sent me in the mail and now have a complete set of cute, colorful cloth diapers! Thanks so much Becca for taking the time to sew these for me! She gave me special instructions about stuffing them with microfiber (the stuff that will aborb the shi-shi) before using them, but of course I couldn't wait to try them on Mika...so during our little photo shoot she peed in them and I got to see just how that PUL stuff works ;) Here's a few shots of Mika modeling her new garb...</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj64541k-AFPYnAnwCgrL6P9gWpSGS8UL29MeANU5vwrEg6U-E8UYVxkChgrVtyBJp9Ac8YZBtBcrc5s3dnfpbXapNgEIU3UsNzOXk6lp9jkXsq9n10B_yNVvxve1gCQFnN1bdPuem1Psc/s1600-h/IMG_1652.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvaOXyFw9imB9lDcsW68-UHniDHLvh-20HYuHeHrorWfVg22YP45S1VxMyPi_KU5Z8vbG59STZU7EP6Vu0xOl1peoQILxL7tjCy8SzfToMrN6_Dw-5Jj5PG3foB_OEu9aJDOmFO_CWpw8/s1600-h/IMG_1651.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvaOXyFw9imB9lDcsW68-UHniDHLvh-20HYuHeHrorWfVg22YP45S1VxMyPi_KU5Z8vbG59STZU7EP6Vu0xOl1peoQILxL7tjCy8SzfToMrN6_Dw-5Jj5PG3foB_OEu9aJDOmFO_CWpw8/s400/IMG_1651.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294358872862063186" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX9MOEoT6J6RitMYuFRw5WmpBB_hfA2liJcAPm7s6IGQiEvsQqDzvo-wQTcDf5Zc6vYrbWpgoAtZj2MSMmJGTpCaYi8Ox6OsgoFzCBpLem9jH905zy9R4C_VDhZd7f8Kf-_XsrHEzkYl4/s1600-h/IMG_1646.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX9MOEoT6J6RitMYuFRw5WmpBB_hfA2liJcAPm7s6IGQiEvsQqDzvo-wQTcDf5Zc6vYrbWpgoAtZj2MSMmJGTpCaYi8Ox6OsgoFzCBpLem9jH905zy9R4C_VDhZd7f8Kf-_XsrHEzkYl4/s400/IMG_1646.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294358864501038946" /></a><br /><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj64541k-AFPYnAnwCgrL6P9gWpSGS8UL29MeANU5vwrEg6U-E8UYVxkChgrVtyBJp9Ac8YZBtBcrc5s3dnfpbXapNgEIU3UsNzOXk6lp9jkXsq9n10B_yNVvxve1gCQFnN1bdPuem1Psc/s400/IMG_1652.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294358876733547042" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">They're edible too<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">;)</span></span><br /></span><br /></div>Cheney Ohanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16779328431387072645noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792069890224090043.post-77020337587160546152009-01-10T15:51:00.004-10:002009-01-10T16:11:51.401-10:00Yummy, Yummy!<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7v3Bm4nsPI2Z0Yx7SwfnWqXoFpF-On2S5pGhoNM3mH4Pmk8H4p20683p_0Zp66HDg_sVc-k4J3Gkb2S63YqP7eiiipUI1SG1lD14QfTaSP_ZmszsSdTyYCGdtVvEIO9fOAdlQ-SaYwQw/s1600-h/2253804145_06f1a69121.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7v3Bm4nsPI2Z0Yx7SwfnWqXoFpF-On2S5pGhoNM3mH4Pmk8H4p20683p_0Zp66HDg_sVc-k4J3Gkb2S63YqP7eiiipUI1SG1lD14QfTaSP_ZmszsSdTyYCGdtVvEIO9fOAdlQ-SaYwQw/s320/2253804145_06f1a69121.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289849259438353506" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">We just got back from Kaneohe...Sam took me for a pre-birthday lunch at "Pahke's" where we ate some onolicious Honey Glazed Walnut Shrimp (my favorite), Local style Chow Fun and Minute Chicken. Elia enjoyed each of the dishes as much as her mommy and daddy did ;) Then we went over to Cold Stone for dessert, and like always, Sam liked my flavor better... I've told him many times that he should always just let me order for him! </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">So on Wedneday, January 14, I'm going to be 28 years old... I definitely don't feel 28, or 27 for that matter! I can hardly believe that this year will be my 10 year High School reunion, or that I ve been out of college for nearly 6 years now! Where has the time gone??? I promise, each year seems to just whiz by faster and faster...it feels like everyone around me is getting older, but I'm still just 21. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Well, to keep my outside looking like how I feel inside, I went and got a little pampered this past week... got my hair cut and flat ironed and had a pedicure. Oh, and I'm also ditching my glasses and got my contacts back (which I'm really loving). I'm feeling good about getting "older"...as long as I don't look like it too much ;) </span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfZqtOmk3FZgtV17a0R1hRCoTxpC3T_IPmy9dxF-N_fRb6rlAr7xwr6IsgG3clKFdxsNdYtBZR_oB7nuTl9z1kRued8tjSl176WKXVgzjmVoWVqLT2K8fZZ6rpt_RXAUJJl-uKbNRN9vo/s1600-h/Photo+78.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfZqtOmk3FZgtV17a0R1hRCoTxpC3T_IPmy9dxF-N_fRb6rlAr7xwr6IsgG3clKFdxsNdYtBZR_oB7nuTl9z1kRued8tjSl176WKXVgzjmVoWVqLT2K8fZZ6rpt_RXAUJJl-uKbNRN9vo/s200/Photo+78.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289852275942801778" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792069890224090043.post-50729709982167173302009-01-06T11:50:00.012-10:002009-01-06T13:00:26.898-10:00New Year news...<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">I originally wanted to name this post "Up for grabs", but then I remembered that there are other things I wanted to include in this post, although we are only 6 days into 2009! So here goes...</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ5Dc-OwQdyC0BpjJWfDKVHGNVB6ZzdRS0YTGot7qKwoNul5pseW1hA4X3U769DmVJE-H5Tezg-sdf1Xnw_vHWG0cbbNgWuW9f-7giG9DdFevyKBdTPlzEHsbBQyJgjo92Y2I2goqeM44/s1600-h/IMG_1499.JPG"></a><div> </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbW2t0kVVjVgRmLKeHtNo-PBV_NtG3ktwh9hqI9yMHm0SdOoR3cuhUSDRJkTYNtshXz4XrrxwPBz2vrM7cC_bzJHaCUPN3lYKLdYlXc8H3G3Gjfu7pS0QqH53aOXIGhrSw9AAQWtHlMg8/s1600-h/IMG_1444.JPG"><img style="text-align: center;float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbW2t0kVVjVgRmLKeHtNo-PBV_NtG3ktwh9hqI9yMHm0SdOoR3cuhUSDRJkTYNtshXz4XrrxwPBz2vrM7cC_bzJHaCUPN3lYKLdYlXc8H3G3Gjfu7pS0QqH53aOXIGhrSw9AAQWtHlMg8/s200/IMG_1444.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288303728149749698" /></a><div><img style="text-align: center;float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVVc_28fbILN2nxJpXh16d4UxtWwqU-73GABa8C6_wrdHAq5_ObaKHCz95U5FrJmB5voFBHMfaR6-DA-bOFLN7b19UyBm4MMZH8nVi4r2OMd2jXSvwFCkynHxm84gYClczXX4oCiMpRb4/s200/IMG_1466.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288303753161690898" /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6rTnCF8FX7GrXmcQsQTqy4s2lM0TWB7bjK7Qa9nacydnUHh7A251YOrMiZKQd9Lf8OxUmOFH4ITTFYQp8LeNy8tioNfNOuZcviZDs0WIvOY8RuuqVk0QKVeQnJH8vRxkGBeRNwXvaOtc/s200/IMG_1457.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288316900787969202" /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUPv2a0HoWHxy91jASmMqUbW_GlKDpsurUpP9AmsgPGT9Gj3XdJcy_AViJJhl4qeZdn28MpwB8jcrexMTo1ArDC148H2ogk9uJJzmMi3uppwEKrFZKnI939Okzig9-LAeQ7EMkLn7DjwU/s200/IMG_1447.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288318714548864626" /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'trebuchet ms';">We spent New Year's Eve at the Duke's house and had a blast eating Filipino food, playing pool and playing Guitar Hero, before finally doing small kine fireworks to officially welcome in 2009!</span><br /></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-family:Georgia;"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDxZbKYtmf61rs20viT_YNVo3l4OeQPqc14vvjUNj1gzQ0GSqflgocEo0ldziGhl030T0F2e4B8ZuzTEf3_ujpy_fpPOhX38qg-OI1WlLBjGgAK7OGJzoI2Qy21hjMiUSvSNDgwDe-m6k/s200/IMG_1471.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288307172704970018" /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Then on Jan. 4, the first Sunday of the year, we got to finally bless Mika! We wish we could have gotten mor</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">e photos with friends and family who came, but our thanks go out to them anyways! Mika got really FUSSY right before it was time, so Sam ended up feeding her a bottle while he blessed her! It was multi-tasking at it's finest! </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">My sister Lauren also came to this special occasion, which meant a lot to us!</span></div><div> </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-family:Georgia;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglc4-enAWLWj3a5Fo4cnzSSkXlgKa4dJVVtH3RJLLwzqsERU2XfV3HGIuDbvThicpsutu_puVjdgik5eq59RYvEoKAG9PPwQV_mE2UpJfvIGkqCwVKBK_mMYS48n99PVMSa0N5hpUx6z8/s200/IMG_1475.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288305648840622018" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></span></span></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje5Sbd3dF2m0MWgzquqzNg4ClBW0ROkZlRw0bEbOGnvlHCaLxOPplDGNlb5ZLwzcE1GUzY0g5FTNM8jPBuMdb_rPmB6o_c-4LTQYB8TIaIdHSnE4slPiI36k3vVlordCm-5x-EqI6OdII/s200/IMG_1476.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288305663473938050" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">So here's why I wanted to name this post "Up for Grabs"...</span></div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI8qtcuMdiNMdHEV_1abooUBEmShG8W34U1m2mwYfD2tirIPDaMStZGa1GqlqqPyFCSar-PmvmwL_3ESv406AkokmFL9ZWpPRWCx3mFuV6MgUnsGYVIOSvi20GC4dM3jePfwyF_gy3XXA/s200/IMG_1486.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288310857356619026" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ5Dc-OwQdyC0BpjJWfDKVHGNVB6ZzdRS0YTGot7qKwoNul5pseW1hA4X3U769DmVJE-H5Tezg-sdf1Xnw_vHWG0cbbNgWuW9f-7giG9DdFevyKBdTPlzEHsbBQyJgjo92Y2I2goqeM44/s200/IMG_1499.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288310872639775074" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfmy0L9n339tcmKcs8P-T3W1LMRsEp8H7G7-pG7OOn7vzdf6i9j5fkmOyaut4QR_2uI0v_HapqZirNiVxOe6Zo1lavvQCxgITDFc70nx0tmRggwYWcPfSgfMwyg4R8WaROcKGSyPObaxE/s200/IMG_1490.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288310861319078146" /><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Our little Mika is now "Ms. Sticky Fingers" (literally, because her fingers/fist are always in her mouth!) She hasn't yet found anything as good for sucking as her fingers, but she's willing to try anything... Elia's hair, mommy's glasses, the keyboard... whatever is within reach! She continues to have the CUTEST smile and saddest p</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">outy face. I'm also happy to report that she is still sleeping through the night (better not jinx myself) and I have those sticky fingers to thank for that!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_bD7XiACbsUXqirD5_3newNX7tDWgjZRMDl6AeZ122xKKYe1i8dXuzn1NNtS6IOSa9rflgG6z9DmnU46BXbGqdQBHVRVmpOhtCcEhedKajOxUUfVoQPk_5-2TXgKPZQn_2uD_TwFspkA/s200/IMG_1473.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288310890573637554" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">As for my little lady, Elia, she is so PRECIOUS! It is cute and funny to hear her expanding her sentences, asking questions, and being a big sister! Now that day time potty training is</span></div><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfIVjqhc8lV181YAJYRMPm2TUCe8rKy7bPaRkwvoVV8gjmEVWPCLayWvZVerI-1_jKpZaQt1YibadOozopa3eRCTYL3uWikSbeEs2i5qOnSUTIRQKQ-eGksAT6ghA-NnnZcFS7Hobzq7k/s200/IMG_1485.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288310877423379218" /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">mastered (after many mishaps and setbacks), we've moved on to the night time training. So far, so good. We did have one really bad night where I had to change her clothes and all her bedding TWO TIMES, but my attitude is "Hey, whatever it takes to say bye-bye forever to those pricey pull-ups"! All kidding aside, this is hard work! Sam and I are each taking one "bathroom break" during those sleeping hours! It really helps that there is a bathroom in the girls room (despite the smallness of our home). For any of you mothers out there on the same trek, I have one word for you... CONSISTENCY. Give those pampers/pull-ups away and never look back!</span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792069890224090043.post-63498422347010546602008-12-30T07:58:00.002-10:002008-12-30T08:01:09.139-10:00The Best Christmas!No, I didn't get a 2 carat diamond ring or anything "grand" like that... This Christmas was simply the best because we spent it together as a family... PLUS ONE! 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