Serene has worked really hard in school and because she's produced quality work and worked well with her peers she was awarded Dolphin of the semester. Ola and I were so proud of her.
About Me
- atamale
- What you see is not always what you get and that's me in a nutshell. I work hard and play harder. I never take life for granted and try too live each day as if it's my last.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Honolulu Zoo field trip
Just another Salt Lake Elementary Kindergarten Adventure!!! The kids loved the zoo and they got to see all the animals including the apes, which were one of their favorites. The weather was perfect *thank goodness* and Mrs. Higa and I couldn't of asked for a better behaved class. The highlights of the field trip had to be our picnic lunch and visiting and petting the goats. I took lots of photos and video clips as usual.More February updates
"We got spirit!"
On Feb. 23rd - 27th Salt Lake Elementary had "Spirit Week". During this week students and staff participate in relays and dress up to show school spirit. There was Career Day, where you dress up portraying a certain job/career. Smylyn dressed as a ballet teacher and Serene was a music teacher. I wore my work scrubs. On Hat Day we wore various types of hats. The girls and I especially loved Freaky Hair Day. My kindergartner's were very creative with their Career Day costumes. Two of them were dressed as President Obama and a Plastic Surgen.
"Welcoming a new member"
On Saturday Feb. 21 2009 Kau'i Naluai was baptized a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints. Daddy Alika, Mommy Paoa , younger sibs, family and friends were all in attendance. A big early dinner followed and we are all happy for her and her family.
"Thank you mommy I had lots of fun"
On Saturday Feb. 28 2009 Serene held her 6th birthday party in Laie at grandma and papa's house. We had messy food games and the kids tore up the pinata. When all friends and family left Serene found me washing pots in the kitchen. She gave me a big hug and said "Thank you mommy I had lots of fun". I was so touched by her words I knew that it didn't matter how stressed I was putting her party together. My baby was happy.
My Valentines Gift
For Valentines this year Keola and I had to go the cheap route. With Serene's party coming up I wanted to save our money. So we decided (by "we" I mean "me") that we would just make each other something. I put together a slide show with all our pictures and got a musical card (ok, so I cheated) and Ola asked me what he could do for me. I told him that I really wanted him to sing to me. He gave me a shocked look and never asked me anything else. But by midnight, before we went to bed he grabbed his ukulele and sung me this song. It was the best gift he has ever given me.
February
Since Valentines fell on a Saturday I made and past out treats to both Serene and Smylyns class. I made pink rice krispie heart lollipops. Unfortunately, I can't take credit for the idea of these treats, just the labor. I get all my ideas from this awesome website /www.familyfun.com/Serene's Birthday was Friday Feb. 13th and she had chosen cloth drawstring bags, sewn by her grandma Naluai to be filled up and passed to her class as goodie bags. Funny thing was, she was so particular. She told her grandma while she was looking at different yards of fabric that the girls and boys in her class MUST be different and separate from each other. So she picked out a girly fabric for the girls and a boyish fabric for the boys. The bags were bright, cute and Serene was very pleased with her choice.
For Serene's birthday Keola and I decided to take the girls to Tiki's for dinner and to watch Vaihi perform. Serene is her daddy's number one fan. So after school the girls went home to shower and change into their party dresses. They both danced and laughed the night away. The birthday girl was totally partyed out by 11:30 pm so were her parents.
January
Smylyn's friend and Kindergarten classmate, Naveah turned eight in the month of January and we had the opportunity to attend her baptism. It was held at Temple beach in Laie followed by a "Poly Style" breakfast. Later on, after her baptism we found out that it was decided by the church leaders that baptisms at the beach were no longer allowed and that all baptisms would only take place at the church baptismal font. As a thank you, I put together a short montage of that day and sent a copy to Naveah's family.
The Updates!!
Yes....I know I haven't blogged in a while, a month and a half, and I've been trying to keep from falling a part. Life has been busy and I have soooo much to update since my last post. What's important is that all is well and we started the New Year with lots of family time and outings. I'm planning to post them soon, I promise.
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