bay fam comes down!

and boy do these 2 love it! tala and malaya came down to lb. the girls and kainoa had a blast. 3 girls and 1 boy is reminiscent of jamie, ming, auts, and jason. of course kainoa was left out as much as jason was! but, he some how inserted himself in the fun. and of course mama mihan and auts ate, and ate. muelu cooked and cooked.. poor guy. lol

(weirdos)

she took good care of him...

till next time. we love you guys.

allllmost 3 months old, kava cakes!

kava cakes will be 3 months in 3 days!

our guy is getting big. he is a pretty happy baby. i love that he smiles when he sees me or when he hears my voice when i come home from work.

miss him so much when i'm at work. he seems to grow every day. he's sleeping around 4-6 hours at night, so i'm thankful for that. having 3 kids is different. not hard, but different. i feel like i need to put that extra effort into spending individual time alone with each kid. the two older ones are clinging to me... so it's time for adjustment.

anyway, kava boy, happy 3 months. we luuuv you!

kainoa learns to ride!

age: 3 (close to 4)

place: lbc, our backyard

subject: kainoa learns the 2 wheeler bike sans training wheels

emotion: super happy!

stay

this way. stay a kid. stay innocent. stay my baby.

a few days shy of 2 months

my baby boy. kava is almost 2 months. he's changed our house so much. i've always felt like a family, but for some reason with every kid that family feeling is even stronger.

a few shots of kymora's new found talent- making kava laugh. kymora loves being a big sister even more. she loves this little guy so much. she's such a big help :) i thought we'd have a problem with kainoa, but he has adjusted perfectly.

in a week i have to do what i hate doing most. that's go back to work. have i really been off for 12 weeks? it's too soon. i look at his little face and i get filled with so much emotion knowing i wont be around for a good part of the day. it gets a little harder each time leaving my family. you would think by now, i'd be use to it. guess not.

roll, bounce, rock, skate!

birthday morning. a few gifts, personalized banner, and breakfast w/lolo and lola.

on to skating and john's incredible pizza. kymora invited her close friends, sarah, apryl, and jadyn. her bff's jade and tanna got sick and couldn't make it :( she was pretty bummed, but of course still had fun.

thanks girls for making kymora's bday a fun one! till next year ;)

happy 8th birthday, baby girl

my first born is 8. my eyes well up with tears when i think about it. today i told her (again) the story of how she was born. she get sad and tells me that she doesn't want to grow up. little does she know, neither do i. even though i am so proud of the little person she is becoming, i still want that magic wand that will keep her a carefree, innocent, and loving kid.

i cringe at the thought of her becoming a teen, rebelling, talking back, wishing i were like her friends 'cool' parents. i cherish the thought of her still wanting to sleep with me, wanting more time with me, wanting my approval.

happy birthday, kymora. we love you and are so proud of you. we aren't going anywhere. we are are here for you when you need an encouraging word, to listen to your funny stories, to pick you up when you fall, to give you that hug when you need it, we are here for you always.

we look forward to many more birthdays with you.