Kolohe Time Demo Spot

Well.....it's been many months and hours and the work has not stop too put this Vaihi project into motion....the guys are planning to do a childrens show.

Here is a taste of what's too come....

Mr. and Mrs. Keola Silva

So I know it's been months since Keola's nephew, Lori's oldest got married (Aug. 2008) But I just had too post this up! I'm getting OLD!!!

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November Fun !!!

So the Month of November came and went soooo fast it's hard to share all the juicy details soooo......I'll touch on the highlights.

Thanksgiving.....

I decided this year I was going to bake and cook for thanksgiving, which was at the Naluai Hale in Laie. I baked my first pumpkin pie and Keola prepared the Ham (imu style) his friend had access to an imu...lucky me....one less thing too cook and monitor.

The girls had fun with thanksgiving crafts and stories at school and I had my hand full preparing my K students for DIBElS testing in Dec. Serene's class wore their indian outfits (which they made themselfs) during lunch so it was like their were having a thanksgiving feast. Cafeteria Lunch hardly substitutes as a feast but hey they have incredible imaginations and they all looked soooo cute....I took pictures offcourse.

At the last day of school before Thanksgiving Break I made chocolate cookie Pilgrim hats for Smylyn and Serene's classes. I think I've found a new hobby....baking? Hahahahaha :)

The Circus Came too Town...

I was excited to hear that Cirque Du Soliel would be touring to Hawaii so I went online and bought tickets ASAP....so as a family we saw (in the words of Smylyn and Serene) the greatest circus show ever!

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Harry Potter Halloween Party!!!!

Towards the end of October as Halloween sneaks around I tend too get a little loopy....why you may wonder?? Well, for the past four years we have been celebrating Smylyn's birthday on Halloween. Yes...her b-day is the day before but it's just easier too celebrate it on that day. So on Halloween the cousins gather at Papa and Grandma Naluai's house and the party begins. This consists of Paoa's fantastic and creative homemade goodies, my chocolate fountain and off course Grandma's Beef Stew. This year was a little different...I decided too do without the chocolate fountain and split the baking list with Paoa. We did a Harry Potter theme with all the goodies....we had butterbeer, acid pops, cauldron cakes, magic wands, pumpkin pastys, wizards hats and Berrie bots every flavor beans.....it was not only cool looking but delicious. The Beef Stew was too die for as usual!!!!

Look at our goodies.....

Serene aka Violet in The Incredibles

Wizard hats and Berrie Botts every flavor beans...

Smylyn's Birthday Cupcake Cake

Smylyn aka Hogwarts Griffindor wizard

Look at our floating candles....

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Clash of the Kindergarteners

So as a good parent I decided to volunteer to chaperon Serene's class on a kindergarten field trip to the Moanalua Fire Station and then the Public Library. I thought too myself this would be too hard to keep an eye on 21 kids because there was the teacher plus another parent that would be with me. Can we say sooooooo under estimated myself and my ability too keep up physically with little 5 and 6 year olds. After the day was done I told myself and Ola that I found a new method of birth control...that's right ladies....if the desire to add just one more bundle of joy too your ohana....trying watching 20 plus kids on a field trip and see if that same desire is still there. All and all the firefighters gave a great fire safety demo and the librian gave a short and sweet storytime and puppet show. I think most of the time was spent transported and unloading.....talk about crazy......there were five K teachers and their classes consisted of 20 plus kids each!

E Komo Mai...

After updating and checking my various internet blogs like Myspace, facebook, bebo and youtube....I've decided to just create a family blog. Through my family blog I can post my montages, my thoughts, photos and video clips. I'm excited and hope I stick with it. I'm pretty sure I will.

So the updates on the ohana so far......

Bruce is on his THIRD year teaching as a SPED teacher for Aiea High School.....He's enrolled in the Arlise program and has too keep his sanity doing on-line college class and teach "hard-head" kids. He is still performing with Vaihi and just got back from a trip to Vegas playing the Ho'olaule'a in Henderson.....my friend and I got too tag along....was good fun!!!!

Angie...that's me.... has been balancing two part-time jobs. Because Bruce's teacher certification is vital too keeping employed with the DOE I've decided to take a break from school until he finishes his classes and graduates with his Masters and certification...this will hopefully happen in June '09.

I am working as a part-time tutor for Salt Lake Elementary tutoring Kindergarden. Now since both Grandma Tamale and the girls Smylyn and Serene are at the same school we all compact in one car thus saving millions on gas.....:( [gas has gone down now $3.85 reg]. I also work part-time dental assistanting for Dr. Ann at Koko Head Dental. Dr. Ann is Dr. Lia's best friend. For those of you who don't know Dr. Lia...she was my ex-employer of 6 yrs. She is also my friend and I miss her very much.

Smylyn and Serene are enjoying being kids!!!! During the summer we, as a family had adventures at partys, outings and Vaihi gigs. Now in school the girls are studying hard on the weekdays and partying on the weekends. They are both excited about halloween and constantly count the days if not hours till then.

Here in this picture.....the girls are shown "crashed" coming home from a vaihi gig.

We the "Naluai Bunch" have had a busy schedule this month with Bruce's 20th class reunion campout and that i'll be posting soon.

Till then....i'm signing out :)