Christmas 2009

I woke up this morning with two babies in my bed taking turns kissing me and giggling about it. Ariki did a great job cleaning the house and from there we took our time going up to Lelo's house. We cruised by the beach and got a bag of home-grown oranges from Mark White. Treat! then we went and had pancakes, bacon, papaya, and fried bananas at Lelo and Papa's house. We did a short present opening as we really don't do presents...but the kids got a couple of things each. Lyon's highlight gift was a monster truck that makes all kinds of noise and sounds. Kiri got a puppy (not real, no way) named Susie Cinnamon by Ariki. She carried it around for about half a minute before giving it to Lelo and finding interest in a book.
After a couple hours relaxing we all decided to head up to the public golf course up the road and play some golf. The kids loved riding in the carts and being outside. Golf was followed by yet another awesome dinner by Uncle Fab-shrimp, lasagna, garlic bread and salad.....Merry Christmas to all our family that we couldn't be with today...we love you!

Peanut Butter Jelly Sandwich

This morning Lyon woke me up at 7am and it went something like this:
"WAKE UP MOMMY, WAKE UP! UP MOMMY, UP! EAT! COME ON, MOMMY LET'S GO!! (then he rips my blanket off me)

Then we get to the fridge and he opens it and points to the bread "BREAD" gives it to me. Then he says "AND THIS" and hands me the peanut butter. "OHHH THIS" and hands me the jelly.

That's how you get a peanut butter jelly sandwich at 7 in the morning.

Kiri and the Nonaka Kids

Sunday Morning and Friends

Sunday morning with our cute clothes on. The ones we get to wear only to special places that don't have food or dirt.
Here's our little friends Linkin (3) and Bo (5). Bo took charge of Kiriana. She enjoyed looking after the "baby".

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!