Showing posts with label Easter. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Easter. Show all posts

Sunday, October 18, 2026

April 2026

 

We still continue to go to White Plains every Monday for Family Surf Night. It is always fun to see a monk seal lounging on the beach.

Kristi and Jesse wanted to host an Easter event at their place for Kate and Jane. They made yummy circus foods like corn dogs, popcorn, and pretzels with cheese. They got to dye eggs and then hunted for over 100 eggs scattered around their large yard. I'm pretty sure we were missing about 6 eggs!

Easter Hunt at Kristi and Jesse's House.

Easter egg hunt at our Leko Place.

Look at my beautiful succulent garden!

Howie always loves when the girls go searching around the house for Easter eggs!

Lots of good stuff.

A beautiful Easter Sunday at Duke Kahanmoku Beach Park. 

Kristi and Jesse joined us...

...and so did Sami!


Jane with her friend Jordana.

Spring Ukulele Concert at the Windward Mall.

Meanwhile, I flew all the way to Minnesota to travel with Jennifer to Philadelphia for the Atlantic City Half Marathon. It was so nice to hang out in cooler weather and see where she lives. Wish it could have been longer!

We met up with her mother, Fran, in Philadelphia and visited the Rocky Balboa statue before making the drive to New Jersey. 

The Atlantic Ocean

Fran and Jennifer deciding which Slurpee they needed.

I hadn't really trained well for the run, but it really didn't seem too difficult. I loved running on the boardwalk and the weather was incredible!

Check me out in Jennifer's glasses!

1/2 Marathon Finishers!

Bryan also completed the Hapalua 1/2 Marathon in Honolulu during the same time. He also did a great job holding the fort down while I was gone. In the past, I've been a little worried; however, Kate and Jane are pretty self sufficient now. 

Another cute creation by Kate.

Cynthia ,Nadine, Rebekah, Suzie, Sheila, Del (Not pictured Marta)

My last day working at Minimally Invasion Surgery (MIS) Hawaii with my friends. It has been wonderful working with them and I will truly miss each one of them. The video below is a great representation of the impact I had on them. 




Heading up to Pearl Ridge High School to drop Jane off at her Choir Concert.

Unfortunately, I didn't get to see the whole performance because Kate had a piano performance in Mililani the same time. Bryan was out of town, per usual, but was able to Uber from the airport to her piano performance just in time. This was a hard performance for Kate. She had the music perfectly memorized, but her nerves got the better of her that night. Her piano teacher commended on her pushing through to the end. Sometimes we mess up. Kate was able to take a breath, reset, and continue until the end.

I have found a lot of selfies and ASMR videos of this cute girl this month!

Kate looking cute and eating Kristi's passionfruit (lilikoi) whip.

Finished up my last Ukulele class. It has been so fun playing with this group. Cassidy was a great instructor. Pat was my partner in crime at the Ukulele performances twice a year. Diane and Henry were the cute couple that always wore matching shirts to class. 

Rachel and her family came to visit at the end of the month. Although our house was partly packed up, the kitchen is a great place to feed lots of people, play video games, and relax on the couch.

At the top of Olomana (Three peaks). Bryan and I did this hike years ago, but it was a fun one to do again with Rachel, Jon, and Alynn.

Friday, August 29, 2025

April 2025

Manana Ridge Trail: Hiking with friends on a Sunday afternoon
Kelsey, Tiffany, Rebekah, Wendy

Jennifer came to visit and we took her to the Mauka Warrior Luau in Ewa Beach.


Giving Jennifer a tour around the island with the kids in tow. I had to make sure we didn't too much walking- as we had to save our legs for the 1/2 marathon on Sunday.

RACE DAY #beforeScott

Always trying to get the best post race selfie- this was like take #3

Taking Jennifer on an epic hike on the windward side- Pu'u Ma' 'eli' eli Trail

Stopping at the NEX to send a picture to Corbin and then dropping off my bestie at the airport.

Great shot of Bryan and me surfing- curtesy Brian Duncan.


Jane's 4th grade class field trip.

         Jane's BIG 4th grade project on the Ahupua'a. 


More sewing projects I have been working on.

Easter 2025

*Note to self- no candy in the eggs placed on the outside of the house

The girls also attended an Easter celebration for Bryan's work. Collecting Mario and friends characters was the highlight. 

Some friends recorded me at the Ukulele Festival in my muumuu.  

It was so fun to have friends attend our performance. 


Afterwards, we attended the SPAM Festival in Waikiki. The food was awesome, but the crowds were not as awesome. I guess there was also a Boys to Men concert that night. 


On Sunday, the girls completed their first bike race in Haleiwa. I rode along with Jane, while Kate felt confident in taking off on her own. I am so proud of them for doing hard things that we sign them up for (and they don't get much notice). 



Jane getting an x-ray after falling on her elbow and complaining for several days. No break. She got to wear a sling, and that seemed to make her happy.

Kate going roller skating with friends from church.



Friday, July 19, 2024

April 2024

Easter 2024: Our house is pretty awesome for hiding plastic eggs inside AND outside. 

The obsession begins with Sanrio...


We got the celebrate Easter with Krisit, Kim, Zander, and Norah. We all went to church together and then had a yummy dinner together afterwards. 

Green World Coffee Farm: Checking off those tourist spots!

Month of the military child: Dress in purple

Myna Birds

Track: This is one for the books! It was very rainy that day and because we were in the mountains at Pearl City High School, it was also really cold and windy. Can you even imagine that in Hawaii? Cold? Ha! We are proud of Kate trying out a new sport and trying her best. 

Hapalua Half Marathon: Bryan and I were definitely not prepared to run this race. I was in so much neck pain that my goal was just to finish the race. I think Bryan might have been upset that I signed him up for the race...haha! But we finished!


Bryan's sister Wendy came out to visit her daughter going to BYU Hawaii. She was able to see Bryan and I finish out bike race and then we headed over to Turtle Bay to hang out with some college kids.