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Eden turns 13 🎉
For a while now, we’ve talked about doing special one-on-one trips when our kids hit 13. Eden had been planning her trip for a while, and chose to go to LA! So mom and E went from Kauai to LA while Dad and the others flew back to Oahu. We packed a lot in our…
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Grammy’s 90th
A whirlwind weekend trip to celebrate one very special lady turning 90 – our Grammy Balmer! the entire family made the trip to Maryland for a fun weekend of games, memories and family time. We are so thankful to have friends for family and a Grammy who has been an encourager and supporter for our…
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We got a pet…
Meet Nani 😻 We adopted Nani (“Nah-nee”) from the Hawaii Humane Society. Olivia very quickly picked her up and said “we need to get her!!” Can you tell everyone loves her and she’s very helpful when trying to get work done?!
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Family visit!
Aaron’s sister and family visited before dropping Isaac at college in CA! Packed a lot in before and after their trip to Kauai and the kids had SO MUCH FUN hanging with their cousins!
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East Coast Summer
After school was out, we spent a week and half here before heading back for the east coast for a packed summer visit! We crammed A LOT in and it was exhausting but so great to see and spend time with so many people we love in places we love 💕 Photos in order from…
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Almost summer!
Baseball ends… Graham’s team won the championship! Brooks’s did not win the championship but they won their final game with Brooks getting the winning run, which was a big deal for them after a rough season! End of year assembly… Olivia helped lead it as student council rep and the crew took home some awards…
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Eden graduates 🎓
Eden got her second elementary school graduation in May, as well as her second presidential ed award!! She was one of the kids chosen to share a bit from her essay about her Aikahi experience and it was neat to see the Hawaiian traditions incorporated into the event. Proud of her and her classmates!! On…
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May Day
I have several overdue posts to get us caught back up! May Day was a highlight of the year here for me (and the kids I think!). Each year (traditionally on the first of May but celebrated throughout the month to scatter school performances!), Hawaiians wear and gift leis and share in the spirit of aloha…
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USS Missouri Sleepover
Olivia’s 5th grade class field trip was a sleepover on the USS Missouri, a battleship docked in Pearl Harbor and the site of the site where the Japanese signed their surrender treaty to end WWII. They learned how the ship operated, heard stories from the boat and the treaty signing, ate dinner and breakfast in…
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