livin' the HI life: before and after

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

before and after

before the buzz...

and after...

it's funny how a little haircut (well, it was a long overdue haircut so it was LOT of hair that came off of his head...he's got my thick hair, what can i say?) can make such a difference on our little man. he is looking more and more grown up every day.

he is beginning to speak a little more, and brandon & i are beginning to understand the things that come out of his mouth, too! i'm enjoying this stage in ahonui's life because he's not quite at his "terrible twos", and he can't quite speak so his words come out as a cute, jibberish sound. it's adorable.

it's been a busy & stressful time for our family lately, and i'm trying to stay afloat with all the goings-on in our hectic lives. i'm hoping once this fall semester is done and the holiday season is past us we can take a little breather (didn't we JUST have an anniversary vacation? gosh...) and enjoy our little one before the above mentioned stage hits in january.

1 comment:

lizzie said...: I hear you Harm! Life is rough sometimes. It's a shame we can't take a vacation whenever we need it.

Ahonui looks so much more mature than most almost 2-year-olds I know. He sure is a cutie.; November 20, 2008 at 11:11 AM

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some stuff...

for those of you who may not know much about our family...this one's for you:

1. where are you from?

brandon grew up in kahuku, while i grew up just a few minutes away in laie.

2. so you must have known each other growing up, right?

not quite. although we grew up in adjoining towns, we had no idea that the other even existed! brandon graduated from kahuku high school in 1995, while i graduated from kamehameha in 1999. the only thing we had in common during those days was that my older brother, tane, was brandon's classmate. how funny is that?

3. when did you get married?

we were married & sealed for time and all eternity in the laie, hawaii temple on november 3, 2005.

4. where do you work?

brandon works at the polynesian cultural center and has worked there since june 2005. he is a musician for the canoe show, ali'i luau, and night show.

i work at brigham young university-hawaii as a financial aid supervisor and have been in that department since january 2005. i help students find money to fund their college education.

5. how many children do you have?

three, and they are definitely a handful! our children are the lights of our lives and we are trying to take things one day at a time. but we hope to give them a playmate or two in the future...ya never know!

6. who cares for them while you are at work?

my mother in law watches nahe & linohao in kahuku. and ahonui attends laie elementary school.

7. what do you do in your free time?

if i could wish for more of something, it would have to be that - free time! brandon enjoys getting in his gym-time and practicing his guitar. i love to cook and read...and weirdly enough, cleaning our place actually relaxes me.

8. favorites?

tv shows:

brandon is a non-stop learner. he likes watching the discovery, history, and national geographic channels...but if the UFC is on - forget the rest - he'll be watching the fight.

i am such a girl when it comes to tv. my all-time favorites are "friends" and "seinfeld", although thanks to netflix, i have recently found an addiction to the "gilmore girls". i also LOVE the food network. too bad i can't cook like those peeps...

movies:

ocean's eleven, mean girls, pursuit of happyness, the notebook, count of monte cristo...the usual chick flick classics...brandon's favorite movie is black hawk down. but i think anything with action and/or comedy is cool with him. hehehe.

music:

brandon loves hawaiian, r&b, soul, and jazz music. i'm into almost anything that soothes me, like sade, stevie wonder, miles davis, 'ol school slow jamz & 90's rap. don't hate.

9. plans of moving?

nope. i have never been happier here in laie, hawaii and i'm sure brandon feels the same. if we could stay here for the rest of our lives, i'd be a lucky duck. who wouldn't want to raise their children in the same place they grew up?

i may add or update this information on us from time to time depending on the demand. but if you have any other pressing questions that you would like to know - hollaback!