Happy Easter

We started the day off going to church and then when we got home having an easter egg present party on the front lawn.

While a few others stayed in the back and hid all the eggs for "the hunt".

Uncle Jake (Mo Mo) with Dax hunting for some eggs.

When all the eggs had been found, we rounded up the troops and put all the eggs on the lawn. We divided them up equally so each kid received the same amount.

Inside we had fun things to do like dying real eggs!

Shyla is eating one of her eggs. It's the first hard boiled egg she's eaten. Now she's hooked.

I've never seen a child drink as much as Noelani did this day. She had soda, milk, water, and 2 different kinds of juice.

Who knew a vibrating toy truck would gather such a crowd?

The afternoon came to an end with Shyla getting her first boo-boo. Her cousin was coming up behind her to give her a hug and they both lost their balance and fell off a short retaining wall. A bump and scratch on her forehead is all. A few minutes later she was running around as if nothing had happened.

It was a fun day with great weather and we got to spend it with family. What more could we ask for?

Surprise Mini Family reunion

Jake and I had the idea of planning a surprise mini reunion for his parents. With the help of his siblings, the reunion was planned for Easter Weekend 2008. When the parents arrived we had them watch a video we had put together. There were some pictures of all the kids and all the grandkids. It wasn't until the very end of the video that they started to figure out what was happening. When the video ended, the curtains were opened, and they saw everyone standing outside in the backyard.

The kids held signs up.

Dad was surprised..... so was Mom!

Red = Parents
Blue = Aaron and Melody (daughter)
Green = Torijean (daughter) and Malachi
White = Jake (son), Myself, and Shyla
Black = Jeremiah (son), Zoey, Daxon, Ikaiah, Noelani, and Renya

After taking some pictures, we all ate some yummy food and went to the park to play.

All the kids had a great time playing at the park. I enjoyed seeing them play together even though they didn't know each other very well. Why is it that as we get older it's harder to make friends and play nicely with each other? It's so much easier when we're young.

The cake was delicious!

Daxon and Ikaiah are twins. The last time I had seen them was when there were 6 months old.

Shyla and her cousin Daxon. Shyla loves to play with other kids.

Who knew that banging rocks would be the center of attention for as long as it was?

Shyla enjoyed going down the slide but she liked to play with the tanbark even more. Surprisingly not too many pieces went in her mouth. Her hands were FILTHY when we got home though.

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By the end of the day everyone was tired and ready to get some rest for the next day... EASTER! Everyone was coming back to the house for an Easter egg hunt. I was so happy to have been able to meet Noelani and the newest addition to the family, Reyna. We all wish that part of the family lived closer so we could see them more often.