Laura's so excited!

Laura and I did our normal thing..we ate (yes!! Sweet! It's Tropical Smoothie for breakfast!! Woohooo!!) we hung around, I worked, she found Chris' game boy...

She checked out our Hula Show line up for May...

Laura found my...ok Ani's Alvin and the Chipmunk's hat....

Well, then she found out she finally gets to take a trip to California to see her buds...Auntie Christina, Uncle Aaron and their girls!! WOOHOOOO!!!

I look forward to hearing about all of Laura's adventures in CA Land w/ her "host family"!!! How exciting for Laura! So I sent her on her way w/ many hugs and kisses, a cd w/ some hula music to share w/ Auntie C...Boohooo!! I'm going to miss her!! But, she'll be back full of all kinds of stories about the fun times she's had!!!

Always be safe...

No matter what you do, when you are in a vehicle: use your safety belt. No little person, grown up person, babies or anything should be in the car, truck, etc without a seat belt on. There are places where a policeman can pull you over for not having your belt on. That's not cool, but an easy fix, if you would just put it on. Here's Laura running around town w/ me...
God is always there to protect you, but you have to help him by following the rules and use the belt He created to put around you!!

We still tired...

So, the kids all got back together after their time on Spring Break spent with their respective parents...Did we mention the 3 hours of sleep. Whew..going to school the next day was tough on the kids...I had a hard time focusing at work..Laura was just as happy as a clam, though! It's important, no matter what, to get plenty of rest. It's hard, sometimes, when there are special occasions where it is difficult to do so. So, you do your best. If you can help it, you get the rest you need, but sometimes you cannot and you just do your very best with God's help!!



God's help sometimes comes in the form of a car ride around town!! Take these moments and use them to your advantage!!

Laura's friends leave for Easter and Spring Break...

Booohoooo!!! It's always sad to see friends leave, even if it's only for a little bit! Ani left to see her dad in Missouri on Easter day and Chris and Sierra were gone to see their mom in Ohio that week, too. Zoe was still in Virginia, but was hanging out w/ her family...


So, the kids are back! The Chris and Sierra took a long ride from OHIO to VA and spent the night at my house! We got to pick up Zoe the next day (EARLY!!) THEN we went to get Ani at the airport..I think we all had about 3 hours of sleep. Maybe Zoe had more..but I know I was beat. Laura was just excited to see everyone coming back together!!

Woohooo!! It's ANI!!! Laura's jumping for joy!!!



There is nothing like Miso soup on a cool and rainy day! Then, to celebrate on top of all that with some sushi....What a great way to enjoy each other's company and welcome everyone back!!

Laura and Chary in an ordinary day...

So, today (Actually March 28) was kind of a regular day. Which is great! There's always so much to do and not enough time to do it in. It helps when you have kind of a regular day! So, we were in the kitchen when Laura kind of chilled out a bit...
As you can see, Laura was just so Laid Back while I made my lunch! What a nut! I picked her up and hugged her, she's so cute. And hugs are a good thing! Check out my BFF shirt from my BFF Christina! Hollah out to you in CA!! Ho!!!


Back to the computer, my desk..the mess and some yummy South Beach Pizza!! I like to look at my email, look at my work, look at ads...

Laura likes to look at sales sheets and ads, too! She likes bargains just as much as I do! Hey, if you needed to get it, you may as well get it for less money. Sometimes you may have to wait, you may see a coupon, or sometimes you don't really need it like you thought! But, it's always fun to look at things.
So, here it is an ordinary day...but a nice day! You can still have an adventure even when you don't leave your home. You can take the most wonderful trips through reading books, drawing, writing stories...Ahhh...we love those kinds of days....

Cookin eggs w/ Laura, Kai, and Auntie Chary

Welcome to the Laura and Kai cooking show!! As always, it's a pleasure to see you all! Today, we will be cooking a simple meal of fried eggs!

First, You need the following items:
special egg pan
special egg flipper
eggs
olive oil
a big smile
your parent's(or an adult's) help

The next thing you will need to do is to ask your parents to stay right by your side as you turn on the stove. We happen to be cooking on a Gas Stove so you can see the flames below the pan.
You have your parent or adult turn it on, place the pan on top of the heat and put a little oil in the pan. This time, on Auntie's stove, it's a good idea to use the back burner because it is for smaller pans.


Kai likes to crack the egg himself, so his Auntie Chary took the pan off the heat and Kai made the perfect crack in his egg using the edge of the counter. Then, he put his thumbs in the cracks to open the egg up and slowly plop the egg into the pan.


This is when Auntie Chary put the pan back on the heat.Here's the best part of all: Eating! (Did I say we love to eat?) Kai and his brother, Keoni wanted fish sticks w/ their eggs. Sure, why not Auntie's fine with that! Rice, Eggs, and fish sticks: YUMMMM!!! The boys said their prayers and devoured all their food! Laura loves a clean plate, too!