Sad Day...

Today was a hard day. We got news this morning that our dear friend, Auntie Gail, passed away. She had been battling cancer for some time now and this morning she went home to be with our Lord. I spent the morning with Raymond, her son, and his girlfriend, Blenda. It was hard seeing Auntie Gail but she looked so peaceful in her bed in her own house. How sad that Raymond had to say goodbye to his mother today. It made me reflect how we should never pass up on the opportunity to tell those we love....quite simply that we love them.

End of November 2009

It's almost the end of November. Kiriana is now almost 14 months old. Her personality is changing a bit. She is coming out of her shell, so to speak. She laughs a lot more now, she is a bit more accepting of people besides mom and dad. She doesn't take much guff from Lyon, she will tell him "no" and whack him back if needed. She likes to cuddle. Her favorite is to lay down on your chest and sleep. Her other favorite pastime is eating. This girl eats like no other!! I was thinking that Ariki would be competing soon with Lyon for food, but it looks like Ariki and Lyon will be competing with Kiri for food! She says words like mom, dad, uh-oh, doo-doo, no, bye, juice, doggy...Nothing is better than our little curly-hair girl!

Now for Mr. Lyon....Lyon has a bright personality. He is very goofy. He likes people, anyone really. He knows when you are joking with him and he likes to joke too. He is curious about everything and wants to investigate it all. He likes to kiss, read books, watch movies, run, be with animals, dance, and watch monster trucks on the internet. His eyes are so big and warm, and his eyelashes are a mile long. He loves to smile and laugh. He likes to eat crackers and has a favorite blankie for comfort. I look forward to hearing all the funny things Lyon says everyday!

Baby Motor

Lyon always asks Kiri to get in the car so he can push her around in it. Most of the time he finds this easy to do naked...I'm sure when he gets a bigger vocabulary he can explain to us why naked?

UNCLE FABIO

This is Uncle Fabio. He's my mom's brother, so technically he is Lyon's Great-Uncle. He's been here for about a month now and he is teaching Lyon some Spanish. Here they are at play.

Moon Doodoo

I just got done explaining to Lyon tonight that the moon doesn't doo-doo.

Lyon-isms

This morning I was changing Lyon. He had his shirt off. He grabbed both his nipples and said "Mommy, look! little boobies!"

Later on Ariki farted in the kitchen. Lyon said "Mommy, Daddy make doo-doo!"

$3 Horse

Every Saturday morning we go find treasures at garage sales around the island. Lyon picked out this horse that makes noises when you press its ears...it was only THREE dollars!!

Halloween 2009

Here we are Halloween 2009. Lyon was Elmo because he got the costume free from his friend Moses, Kiri got hers for $1.50 from a Garage sale, I got mine for $3 from a garage sale and Ariki recycled his from last year and added a mop for his hair. We took the kids, accompanied by Papa and Uncle Fab, to trick or treat at Weliweli track (a popular street where lots of kids go). The kids got a few pieces of candy each (not too much says mom) and then we drove to the airport so Lelo (grandma) could see them in their costumes.
Happy Halloween,
Kiri mouse
Elmo
Roaring 20's
and.......a random scary guy that wanted to be in our photo