Honolulu Festival

I'm positive that Hawaii wins for having the most parades!! It's crazy - there is always some parade going on for some special king or festival. It's great and now that we are 31 floors up we can tell when the main street is about to close for another parade. Well, for the Honolulu Festival we decided to hang out at the beach (what's new?) and then watch the parade. Our good friends, Roger, Jill, Kennedy, Tommy, and Isabelle joined us. We always love hanging out with you guys!

U.S.S. Missouri

Earlier this month, our church had service on the U.S.S. Missouri. (This is the ship where the Japanese signed the peace agreement that ended WWII). It was really neat. We took a bus into Pearl Harbor and over to the ship and listened to our awesome pastor talk about perseverance and getting back up even when darts are thrown our way. After wards we were served lunch and were able to tour the ship for free. There is so much history there and the kids really liked looking at all the super sized missiles and guns. We definitely want to go back again and do the whole tour.

Waikiki Aquarium

Last month, Ki went to the Waikiki Aquarium for a fieldtrip. We haven't been there before and since we are now walking distance, Genesis, Zek, and I decided to meet them there. We really liked it and I was pleasantly surprised on how many great animals there were. Ki had a great time with his class and Geni was following right along. Maybe when Uncle David and Cousin Hanna come out we will go again!

February

I know, I'm very behind but I didn't want to forget about when my mom came out in February! It was great having her out - we always have so much fun. Here are just a few of my favorite pics!

No Eye Injection!

Yeah - Today I didn't need the second eye injection like I thought I was going in for! Ok, here is the whole story (in a short version) from a couple of months ago....

About six weeks ago I had my first eye injection of Avastin. This medicine goes directly into my left eye and kills the unwanted blood cells that are growing. I was told that for some people it may take 2-3 injections for all the blood cells to die and for others it could take 5-6 injections. I was really praying that I was one of the lucky ones....

Today I went in to the Dr for him to check the progress from the first injection and receive the second. After he compared my results of the pictures from last time and this time, there was a significant improvement! He actually didn't want to give me the second injection (for now, anyways!)

I go back in a month for some very detailed pictures (they inject my blood with die and then watch it go into my retina - weird but cool). I will keep everybody updated! Thanks for the prayers. I really feel like I have favor from God on this one!

The Old Man and La Princesa

Ki's Big Debut

In January, Ki sang at his school's church on a Sunday morning. It was so fun watching him do the motions with all the other kids. He was so proud of himself. There was one time that he started picking his nose (he often does this) and when I shook my finger back and forth to say no - he started to do it back! Then he turned around and kept picking his nose! Ay, ay, ay! When other moms would ask which one was mine, all I had to say was, "mine is the one who was picking his nose!"