Live Aloha Festival

Went to the Live Aloha Festival at the Seattle Center with Marina and Mana.

Maleigha and Randy came by too.

Ballet

Off to Cami's first ballet lesson!

Polynesian Cultural Center and Liwai's Ohana

They created a huge canoe like the Hokulea.

We met Liwai's real Dad, Raymond Mokiao who works at the PCC.

Liwai met his half siblings and their families for the first time.

L-R Raymond, Sharay, Rachel, Liwai, Isaac

Spence and Cami warmed up to their cousins quickly. Instant family! And an emotional day for Liwai.

Coconut Island

Our last day in Hilo

Lunch at 560 Ainako

Still posting pics from the Hawaii trip.

L-R Kahea, Les, Darcy, Nate, Grandpa Chuck, Li, Porsch'a, Danny

This is what the guys do...get their pores cleaned over lunch.


The cousins leave Hilo.

First Day of School

Spence started kindergarten and Cami started preschool today!
Cami did really well, no crying - she said she made friends and liked it a lot.

After a few drop-off tears, he loved school, his teacher, school lunch and loved catching the bus home. All evening he kept saying he wanted to go back to school right now! Lots of change for the kiddos as well as for Mom and Dad, it was an emotional but wonderful day for all of us.

Wailoa Park

Feeding the ducks

Charmaine and Olivia

Liwai's team came in second place - novice.