Aloha and Mabuhay Family and Friends:
Mele Kalikimaka 圣诞节快乐 Maayong Pasko Merry Christmas!
As part of (Operation) Kokua 2008...we chose to send out our family Christmas letter via our blogspot. "The 3R's reduce-reuse-recycle" ~Jack Johnson :).
Greetings to all from cloudy cold windy Maryland. This is our second Christmas here and the past year has been full of blessings.
-Naia Matina Ka'iulani
Naia is now three months sweet and cute. She gets longer and fatter by the week. Our little girl loves to coo, smile, and make bubbles...she especially loves her daddy. However, Naia does recognize mommy as THE most important person PERIOD.
MMmm hmmm cooo coooo whah mmm coo bubble bubble ~Naia
-Nyle Santino Kahalewai
Nyle Nyle Nyle...I could easily describe him with many various soundbites. Little Santino is not so little anymore, in fact, Nyle weighs about the same as MJ. Nyle eats like a champ and is VERY comfortable with his potty training. Nyle started soccer clinic this year and got to spend more time with mommy as MJ went to school. Nyle loves to read, ride his bike, sing , dance, and wrestle. Nyle is naturally funny and still loves to cuddle. Nyle likes to bear hug MJ and sometimes tries to sneak one on Naia. HULK SMASH! Kung-Fu Panda! Frosty da Doughman ~Nyle
-MJ Briggs Nahiolea
MJ has done most of the growing in the house (save Mike's belly). Although MJ said goodbye to some dear [girl]friends over the summer...he quickly recovered and has excelled in Kindergarten. MJ is quite social, sensitive, responsible, fun, smart, and a GREAT big brother. MJ started to swim this year in the pool. MJ also loves to: ride bike, read books, draw, mess around in the garage (with Dad's tools), and boss Nyle around. NYLE No!!!! ~MJ
-Naika and Michael
Naika was blessed to have her mother here for the past few months. Nana Erma was so helpful and fun to have around. Without the extra helping hands, Mike would have suffered even more in grad school. Naika and Naia are doing well...Naika is happy to report she is returning to "normal." We recently relocated on base and can now entertain our friends without sitting on them. Oh...Mike and Naika couldn't send out as many gifts this year because >>YES...we finally crossed into mini-van world.
This past year we enjoyed family vacations to Pennsylvania, New York State, New York City, Washington DC, and Laurel MD. Naika continues to serve the children in the church primary. MJ will be starting CTR6 and Nyle will be a Sunbeam. Mike continues to work and attend grad school at NDIC-College Park, Maryland.
On a truly personal note: Our Testimony
-We would like to express our gratitude for your friendship and love. We believe that (especially) this time of the year should be centered on Jesus Christ. We hope to refocus our lives and goals on the most important: Family, Relationships, and The Savior. We believe in his divinity, calling, and redeeming love.
Mele Kalikimaka 圣诞节快乐 Maayong Pasko Merry Christmas!
As part of (Operation) Kokua 2008...we chose to send out our family Christmas letter via our blogspot. "The 3R's reduce-reuse-recycle" ~Jack Johnson :).
Greetings to all from cloudy cold windy Maryland. This is our second Christmas here and the past year has been full of blessings.
-Naia Matina Ka'iulani
Naia is now three months sweet and cute. She gets longer and fatter by the week. Our little girl loves to coo, smile, and make bubbles...she especially loves her daddy. However, Naia does recognize mommy as THE most important person PERIOD.
MMmm hmmm cooo coooo whah mmm coo bubble bubble ~Naia
-Nyle Santino Kahalewai
Nyle Nyle Nyle...I could easily describe him with many various soundbites. Little Santino is not so little anymore, in fact, Nyle weighs about the same as MJ. Nyle eats like a champ and is VERY comfortable with his potty training. Nyle started soccer clinic this year and got to spend more time with mommy as MJ went to school. Nyle loves to read, ride his bike, sing , dance, and wrestle. Nyle is naturally funny and still loves to cuddle. Nyle likes to bear hug MJ and sometimes tries to sneak one on Naia. HULK SMASH! Kung-Fu Panda! Frosty da Doughman ~Nyle
-MJ Briggs Nahiolea
MJ has done most of the growing in the house (save Mike's belly). Although MJ said goodbye to some dear [girl]friends over the summer...he quickly recovered and has excelled in Kindergarten. MJ is quite social, sensitive, responsible, fun, smart, and a GREAT big brother. MJ started to swim this year in the pool. MJ also loves to: ride bike, read books, draw, mess around in the garage (with Dad's tools), and boss Nyle around. NYLE No!!!! ~MJ
-Naika and Michael
Naika was blessed to have her mother here for the past few months. Nana Erma was so helpful and fun to have around. Without the extra helping hands, Mike would have suffered even more in grad school. Naika and Naia are doing well...Naika is happy to report she is returning to "normal." We recently relocated on base and can now entertain our friends without sitting on them. Oh...Mike and Naika couldn't send out as many gifts this year because >>YES...we finally crossed into mini-van world.
This past year we enjoyed family vacations to Pennsylvania, New York State, New York City, Washington DC, and Laurel MD. Naika continues to serve the children in the church primary. MJ will be starting CTR6 and Nyle will be a Sunbeam. Mike continues to work and attend grad school at NDIC-College Park, Maryland.
On a truly personal note: Our Testimony
-We would like to express our gratitude for your friendship and love. We believe that (especially) this time of the year should be centered on Jesus Christ. We hope to refocus our lives and goals on the most important: Family, Relationships, and The Savior. We believe in his divinity, calling, and redeeming love.
-The blessings we have recieved are truly countless. Topping the list of most notable are: *Peace and happiness in our home. *Love, communication, and trust between each other. *Beautiful sweet healthly children that fill our home with joy and laughter (and some tears).
-We hope that you have a Merry Christmas and a joyous holiday season.
Mele Kalikimaka kakou e Ha'oli Makahiki Hou!
11 comments:
What great photos!
After talking to you the other day we decided we miss you too much. You should come here or we should go there! Love ya!
Hi you guys! This was so beautifully written. I loved it! The pictures are so great too. What a beautiful family and so photogenic:) We miss you guys and can't wait to see you in a couple months. We've been meaning to call this week to thank MJ for the birthday gift. Abby absolutely loves it! It's been so busy, but we will talk very soon. Love you!
I hope you had a good Christmas! Your pictures are so cute!
I love your pics! You all look great.
What a great Christmas letter--and so smart to put in on your blog! We didn't even do a letter this year because of our blog--and now I wish I would have done a blog letter! The photos are beautiful.
Merry Christmas! I love the pictures, and writing, really fun! Hope your day was fantastic!
The blog letter was a great idea! I LOVED it! We should have done this too and ours would have at least been on time =)
You guys are awesome. I am so sad that we didn't get to see you while we were in MD. Things didn't turn out quite as we had planned. Anyway, we love you and miss you =) Merry Christmas!
LOVE the pictures! It's so exciting that we have 2 close together again. We think of you guys often! Congratulations on your growing family.
Howdy! Merry Christmas to you too! Boldog Karachonyt!! Ours is on its way.
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Beautiful Christmas letter! I love your family pictures. We had such a blast over your home on New Year's. Thanks again for having us! Oh and I forgot to get your email address to send you the link to my blog. Okay, how about this. Mine is webber13@juno.com. If you email me, I'll send you the link to mine. Hope you had a great New Year's Day!
Happy bertday to you. Happy bertday to youuuu! Happy bertday dear Kuyaaaaaaaa! Happy bertday to you! Congrats on the big 3-0! :)
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