Another Update

We've been experiencing some heat wave the past days.  It's too hot even for me who grew up in  Philippine climate.  We're surely looking forward to the perfect Hawaii weather... 

First up for our update is not a happy one :(.. A couple of weeks ago we lost our baby.  We were really sad. I never had a miscarriage before and was  fully confident that I'll never have one .  Maybe the baby does not want to be half-baked Marylander but wants to be a true kama'aina...  The boys were disappointed, they have names picked out for the baby already and were truly excited for another addition to the family.  They've been asking me when I'm gonna get pregnant again. We'll see if Heavenly Father has another baby for us... we will see..

Now for some great news!...

We not only love our Daddy but we are truly proud of him.  He is finally done with his thesis and will be getting his Masters Degree before we leave.  We hardly saw him the past weeks because he was slaving away to finish his requirement. We're so happy,  now that he's done, we'll get to spend more time with him... 

Mike's thesis...

Mike(talking to the family): I worked so hard on my thesis, too bad you guys won't even get to read it.

MJ: Why Dad, did you write it in cursive?

funny MJ, someday he'll understand...

For Father's day we got him some ugly ties, which pictures I forgot to upload.  It was MJ's idea...and Mike really love them.  and of course a kukui nut lei, extra hugs and kisses.

on to the Kiddos....

my little helper

MJ's front tooth has not grown back yet.  This boy has been such a great help when Daddy was busy with school work.  Of the many things that he helped me with,  one thing made me all teary-eyed.  It was a busy day. Did a big grocery with the kids, came home, got groceries out with their help. Then prepared lunch. Naia was not feeling well so I tended to her. Few minutes later I remembered that I haven't put away the groceries yet.  When I went to the kitchen all I found were empty grocery bags on the floor and MJ who was putting the last groceries away.. in the right places too. I hope he stays like this for a long time!

Finally he completed his quarter collection! We can't  believe that the most difficult one to find was Michigan.  Thank you to all those who helped him complete his collection.  The picture above is obviously not his quarter collection but his piggy bank coins.  He wanted to make sure that he didn't accidentally put a Michigan quarter in, then he decided that he can make the USA map with his coins.

our little gleek.. 

While I was looking through some songs in the iPod..

Nyle: Mom, will you play Mr. Shoos's Dream on?

Me(bewildered):  which song is that?

Nyle: MOM(all bright eyed and knowing) the song that Mr. Shoos sang with the other guy and it's called Dream On!... then sings the song with some moves

I finally realized what he meant.  What a gleek! :) I think he has a bright future in the biz.

I found them one day playing pretend Sunday School.  Nyle was teaching the lesson on  King Benjamin.   Check out his illustration. King Benjamin on the tower teaching families in their tents.  I get surprise sometimes with how much things they learn. I love my kids!...

little tornado

Naia figured out how to open the refrigerator, say "gimme popsicle please" and "go outside".. She walks around singing Justin Bieber's Baby and One time.  She loves to dance, do naughty things like; grab his brothers' toys, food, hair. If you tell her not to do something, she'll surely do the opposite!  Somehow, she gets away with her mischievousness and we still adore her a lot.  

Fourth of July

We celebrated Independence day, having some pupus with good friends and watching the fireworks from our front yard.  

This will probably be my last update while we're still here in MD.  We will be pretty busy preparing for the move in the next couple of weeks.  We're excited of what lies ahead for our family but we will truly miss this place.  It was a blessed 3 1/2 years.  We made some good friends here that we will miss a lot...  Aloha oe, until we meet again!....