2015!!

JULY...

Saying Good-bye to Great Grandpa @ Nuuanu Memorial
A sad time but many happy memories...

Enjoying the last month off before school starts again:

Glow-in-the-Dark Parties
Glowsticks, Glow balloons, Glow bands, Glow Paint :)

Ft Shafter
Bowling with bumpers is way less depressing

Groupon deal: Pirate Ship Adventures

Never a dull moment!

Did you hear them call her "crazy" at the end?

Thank you Aunty Brenda & Uncle Marcus for the invite!

Rocking out at the Washington house!
Paper Jams: a mainland fad that Hawaii missed out on

UH Wahine Soccer Camp

Wacky Wednesday

UH "superstars" and good times with buddy, Keila

Because the beach is too crazy, we watched fireworks at the top of Ala MoanaCenter

Au wedding

Flower Girl & Ring Bearer Siblings

Spending time with Zeke & ChuckE  

This was the best shot out of many :)

They built their own fort.
Pretty impressive.  Sheets cover as the fan blows it up.

Old School Games: Learning to play with String!

Favorite Wii Game: "Disney Just Dance"
She beats even the Auntys

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JUNE

Summer School... some attempts for fun

First Time trip to North Shore for the kiddos!

Swimming & Crab Catching

...and then it rained.

So our shave ice stop ended up back in town

...and it was a quiet car ride home :)

We will miss you, Julia!
Fun times @ D&Bs

Spring AYSO season comes to an end
Go Tornadoes!

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MAY... 

last month of preschool & 1st grade

Growing older & cuter

Happy Birthday, Taylor!!

This is the kind of party favors Abby loves...
Happy Birthday, Maelia!

May Fair at Manoa Elementary

An animal in a cage

Hawaii Academy Gymnastics Intermediate Class

Flips on bars, backflips & frontflips on the trampoline,

and many many cartwheels

Happy Birthday Grandma!!

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APRIL 2015

I can't believe he trusts her grading his music papers...

Genki Faces.

This is her FAVORITE place to eat.

Sleepover fun!

Too much technology before bedtime...

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MARCH
SPRING BREAK!!

Island Tumbler Gymnastics: Refresh Kid's Event
showing off her skills

Keiki Hula: Refresh Saturday Classes
Free if anyone wants to join :)

No need a radio with kids in the car
We looked up "Kum By Ya" means "Come by Here"

Daddy's intense sessions = tears during his practices but goals during games
AYSO: Tornadoes

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FEBRUARY

...still needs a push to catch the wave
...but paddles and stands on her own
mom is jealous

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JANUARY,
another new year is here!

little cooking helper aka butterknife happy kid

making new years dinner

November to December 2013

Abby created an art wall where she hangs her favorite pieces above her desk:

Halloween Fun: Bumblebee & bumblebee

Trunk O Treat at Academy of the Pacific

 Halloween Carnival at Asa's preschool, Honolulu Christian

 ...the football goes through the hoop!

Abby's teacher is also a bumblebee :)

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Snow Day at the Nuuanu YMCA

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Birthday... turned 7!

Finally out of mom & dad's bed.  Here's to new sheets!

Pedicure with buddy Kallie

Mom & Dad's Anniversary

Everyone goes to Aulani...

annual fall break trip

Universal Studios!

The first-in-line pass was totally worth the money!

Felt like we did almost everything in one day :)

Pumpkin Patch @ Tanaka Farms (Irvine)

asa's on the left and abby's on the right



Petting Zoo @ the farm

Disneyland in Cali

Getting the most of our money at minnie's kitchen :)

Captain hook put on a mini-show "fighting" the other characters.

fairy godmother sat down to chat :)

PCH Grill

Abby consoling Asa before "Soaring Over California"

Smiling instead of hiding on "Tower of Terror"

Abby's first "Build-A-Bear" 

(Downtown Disney)

for her, "Build-a-Penguin"

First, pick an animal body...

Second, pick a sound.  She chose "giggles."

Third, the stuffing machine fills the body.


Fourth step, put in the heart.

Fifth step, sewn up.
Sixth step, air bath for fluffing up.

Step seven, accessorize.  Abby loved this step.

Lastly, print a birth certificate & name your stuffed animal.
This is: Emma Hironaka
Newest family member 10.7.2013

September Molokai Trip

Molokai Trip

water handstands in the pool

cooking fish with daddy

cutting tako with the uncles

having fun with uncle peter

knocking out on car drives...