Our Family: Hawaiian Favorites.....

"Throughout our lives, we must deal with change. Some changes are welcome; some are not. There are changes in our lives which are sudden, such as the unexpected passing of a loved one, an unforeseen illness, the loss of a possession we treasure. But most of the changes take place subtly and slowly. Day by day, minute by minute, second by second we went from where we were to where we are now. The lives of all of us, of course, go through similar alterations and changes. The difference between the changes in my life and the changes in yours is only in the details. Time never stands still; it must steadily march on, and with the marching come the changes. This is our one and only chance at mortal life—here and now. The longer we live, the greater is our realization that it is brief. Opportunities come, and then they are gone. I believe that among the greatest lessons we are to learn in this short sojourn upon the earth are lessons that help us distinguish between what is important and what is not. I plead with you not to let those most important things pass you by as you plan for that illusive and nonexistent future when you will have time to do all that you want to do. Instead, find joy in the journey—now. Let us relish life as we live it, find joy in the journey, and share our love with friends and family. One day each of us will run out of tomorrows. " Thomas S. Monson

January 09, 2009

Hawaiian Favorites.....

We had the best lunch today...all our Hawaiian favorites...when we lived there we lived off this stuff, and we were so excited to be able to enjoy it today (thanks to nicks parents for bringing it back from Hawaii for us)...now we wanna move back there just so we can have it everyday again...it brought back so many memories for us..all good ones of all the yummy taste of Hawaii, we did miss out on the perfect pineapples and banana figures but we are glad we got a little tastes anyways!

The best Chocolate Cream pie...all the way from Ted's Bakery in hawaii right to our table...i know it doesnt look that appealing but what do you expect it traveld along ways!

Kaylin enjoying all the cream, he was licking it off the top..ya he was lovin it!

My favorite fruit drink...nick and i lived off this stuff when we lived ther, we went through cases and cases of it, and its still as tasty as i remember!

some of their famous pork...nicks favorite!

These are the BEST rolls ever...they are poi rolls from the PCC in Hawaii that we went and got all the time...we LOVE these!

Here is Kaylin eating his VERY FIRST Poi Roll...HE LOVED IT just like his mommy & daddy...man they were really good!

Kayin was showing me his "purple roll" he ate...he was so excited that they were purple...

Kaylin's Funnies!

set up: nick and kaylin are playing video games.

"your not very good dad, you should let me show you how to do it"

"Iam really snart, i know stuff " (snart: meaning smart)

set up: kaylin wants to sleep in our bed.

"kaylin you need to sleep in your own big boy bed"

"but that is my 3 year old bed and I'm 4 so now I can sleep in this bed with you. its a 4 year old bed"

set up: kiptin pulled the filter off the vacume and I couldn't figure out how to put it back on.

"oh mom why did you take this off, let me fix it"

"no kaylin leave it alone, let daddy fix it"

"I can do it...see mom, fixed"

(a very stupid mom moment for sure...its sad when your 4yr old is smarter then you)

“One’s life….cannot be both faith-filled and stress-free….Therefore, how can you and I really expect to guide naively through life, as if to say, ‘Lord, give me experience, but not grief, not sorrow, not pain, not opposition, not betrayal, and certainly not to be forsaken. Keep from me, Lord, all those experiences which made Thee what Thou art! Then let me come and dwell with Thee and fully share Thy joy!’ Real faith….is required to endure this necessary but painful developmental process.” Neal A. Maxwell