Da Frandsens

Happy New Year!!

2011-01-01T23:10:00.001-08:00

2011 has arrived. Time to start over again. Good thing we started the year with some good family time. Playing the WII and the a great sledding session. Kalei and Hala'i showed Kahoa how. But she schooled them in the end cause he was the last man standing. He even face planted and could have cared less cause he got right back up. He's is such a boy cause he is such his daddys boy.

Happy Halloween 2010

2010-10-30T19:06:00.001-07:00

So another Halloween has come and dang it is cold. The girls were way excited to get dressed up and go trick or treating. I love that they are old enough to get excited. We all got dressed up and had our fun. Even Kaai's brothers got into it, Uncle Fafaea and PuPu Laka got all dolled up for trick or treating. hahaha!!!! It was nothing like home but the kids had fun and that's all that matters.

Happy Birthday Kaho'a!!!

2010-10-21T17:31:00.001-07:00

So Kaho'a turned 1!! I have no idea where the year went but it went to fast. He is a blast and I love him. He has been so much fun to watch grow just as fast as his sisters. Here is to another year and even more fun!!

The Latest

2010-07-23T17:26:00.000-07:00

Here are a couple of special events from this past month....

Happy 2nd Birthday Hala'i!!!!

Wow how times flys! 2 years and a millions milestones latter Hala'i has grown into a big girl. Now we just gotta work on potty training... OHHH BOY!

Unlce Nai'a leaves on his misson!!!!

So we send off another missionary. Nai'a is headed to Veracruz Mexico in about 6 weeks. This was our fairwell when we took him to the MTC. It was beautiful and we were all pretty good and didn't cry when we said goodbye! I know I waited till I was in the car. haha. C ya in 2 years brother. We will be praying for you! Love ya

Returning

2010-06-15T13:51:00.001-07:00

Ok so yes it has been a year since I last wrote and I don't even know if anyone even cares but I will start writing again. I realized how much I like going back and reading what I wrote so I am going to be good and try to write once a week if not more. Anyway here we go again!!

Happy Daddy Day!!

2009-06-21T20:39:00.001-07:00

Big Hugg and Lots of Kisses for Daddy this Fathers Day! To another year and one more keiki to celebrate with... We are very blessed!

2009-05-31T13:35:00.000-07:00

Here is the actual video from the ultrasound. Oh the wonders of technology.

Here Comes the Boy!

2009-05-31T13:14:00.000-07:00

Ok so for those who do not know Yes we are having another baby... and yes we just had one. I know, I KNOW! However we are excited to announce that this time around it will be alittle different. It is a Boy! We are thrilled and a little scared, but definetly looking forward to a new addition to the family.

These are not the greatest pictures but I haven't figured out how to get the DVD of the ultra sound to convert. I'll get though, then you can really see the whole things really good.

I'm a Big Girl Now!

2009-05-31T12:40:00.000-07:00

10 New things about our 10 month old....

1. Hala'i has her first tooth. Her front left tooth came out May 5th and she has loved playing with it everyday.

2. She can crawl as fast as we can walk. It took her a little while to get up on all 4's but once it did it was over, nothing has bee safe since.

3. She lovers to talk...or atleaset try to talk. She can may "mama" and "dada" and even "baba". It is pretty funny to hear her go on and on in the morning when she wakes up, "mamamamama, dadadada, mamama" 'slap' as she trys to wake you up.

4. She has her own big girl chair to sit in now to eat her food. She loves a good snack and she definetly knows when it is dinner time.

5. She has figured out how to climb up the stairs. At first she didn't really care but now we can't keep her off of them.

6. She can wave Hello and Goodbye.

7. She has learned to give kisses when you ask her for one. I like to tell her 'Honihoni mama' and she leans in and sometimes she'll give me her check to kiss and othe times she will hugg my head and give me a big wet one.

8. She loves to put stuff in her mouth. Now that she is a mover we can't put anything on the floor and we have to vaccum like everyday cause she will find the smallest things to pick up and suck on.

9. She know how to give you the stuff she has in her mouth. Hala'i has learned that when I ask her what she has in her mouth she will stick out her tounge so that I can take it out.

10. She loves to laugh. Hala'i as this fake laugh that she does when others are laughing or sometimes just for nothing. It's like a hahaha but it pretty funny to hear.

Here is to growing up....It just happens to fast.

T-Ball for Kalei

2009-04-18T11:48:00.000-07:00

Kalei played her first T-Ball game today. It was really cute to watch all the kids. They all just run all over the field chasing the ball. Kalei had a lot of fun. I am glad that we got her involved in something. It should be a fun season.

Kalei up to bat. She was the only kool one that had her own helmet with her shaka sticker on the front.

Time to Get Involved!

2009-03-06T17:37:00.000-08:00

I am so excited that Kalei is now old enough for me to sign her up for stuff. Being 3 is a good age. So first on our list is tumbling. It was just through the Jordan School District and only $25 bucks... but Kalei has really enjoyed it and enjoyed having something to look forward to. They learned how to do their summersaults and then they practice back walk overs and front walk overs. They even have done some cartwheels. It is sad thatit is almost over but next on the agenda is T-Ball. Should be good.

Happy B-Lated Everything!!

2009-02-03T19:52:00.000-08:00

Ok so once again I have failed at this whole blogging thing. I missed every major holiday the year had to offer, and I even missed my daughters birthday. I AM SO FIRED!!! Anyway here is a breif recap so maybe I can redeem myself...

SO for christmas I only took video (cause i'm kinda dumb), but they are way to long to post. It was a really nice holiday though. This year wa really different because Kalei actually got excited about what she got. We bought her a scooter and she loved it, plus a basketball hoop which was equally as thrilling when we finally opened it. Hala'i pretty much just like the wrapping paper instead of the gift. As to have been expected. We felt very blessed this christmas mostly just to be together and enjoy the day.

IN between Christmas and New Years, Kaai's sister Polly and her boys Seth and Kena came to visit. It was a fu to have visitors especially since it snowed like crazy and they were freezing the whole time.

This is everyone on the top of the hill by Kaai's parents new house enjoying the slope. It was a great snow for sleeding.!

NewYears brought another visitor. My sister Kani (Aunty Ai'a as know by Kalei) came up to spend the week with us. It was shopping and watching our favorite shows together pretty much, but that is how we roll.

Here as Kalei teaching Aunty Ai'a how to do the sparklers. She had fun with what little we got for New Years, she loves sparklers... Then she never even last long enough to watch the big fire works. Sleeper! At 12 thought Kaai, Kani and Me went up the road to see the whole valley and watch the big fire works, it was beautiful to see clear to Salt Lake and down to Draper, even Lehi and all the fireworks. Not quite like Hawaii fireworks but it had its own charm and that was kool.
January brought two milestones. Hala'i turned 6 months, a whole half a year already. That is just crazy to think about. It all just happens to fast.
Jan. 21, 2009 Kaleila'a turned 3! Holy Cow, my baby is 3! I don't even know what to say to that. She is growing up to be a very bright little girl. I am excited to see what this year will bring for her to learn.

To Celebrate her birthday we went to Jumpin Jack. This place with bouncy slides and fun stuff like that. Kanoe and family came and the girls had a blast. It was hard to get them off when it was time to go. It was great this time cause the first time we went I had to go with Kalei. This time She was brave enough to go by herself. She loved it (and so did I wink wink).
Now that Kalei is 3 I can get her involved in different activities. So I signed her up for a tumbling class through the school district. It made me almost cry the first class cause it was cute to see her in a class setting following directions and interacting with the other children. She loves going though and is really good at her sumersaults. The teacher really like her. This is a picture of her doing a back flip with the teachers at her second class. Should be fun to see what she learns by the end.

Well here is to a great year and whateverit will bring. Yipee!

A Blessing For Hala'i...

2008-12-19T21:57:00.000-08:00

We were finally able to bless Hala'i. It only took 4 months to get the grandparents here to be part of the circle, but with a little bit of faith and a good prayer it all fell into place. I have to say Thank you to my mom and dad for taking a two day journey to Utah special to make it happen. Thanks to my father-in-law for also taking the time to come up for two days just to be part of the circle. Thanks to Uncle Keli'i and Uncle Kendall and Fam for sharing that special moment with our family, and for sharing their preisthood with us. But mostly Thank you to my husband for keeping himself worthy to excersise his preisthood in the way that the Lord intended. A fathers blessing is always the most special.

The Little Girl of the Hour... Always gotta have something in her mouth.

The circle... Grandpa Ursua, Uncle Kendall, Bishop Slater, Grandpa Frandsen, Daddy, Hala'i and Uncle Keli'i

Grandma and Grandpa Ursua...

Gummy and Papa Frandsen

Our Little Family... Kaleila'a, Kaai, Hala'i and Jen

4 Months Too Soon...

2008-12-10T17:06:00.000-08:00

Happy 4 Months Hala'i!

Ok so Hala'i actually turned 4 months like a couple weeks ago and will be 5 months next week I really wanted to put write about all the new stuff she is doing lately that is just too cute.

= She laughs... and not just a haha kind of laugh but Kalei can really get her going and it is so funny to watch. =

=She is starting to move... Since she has learned to roll over she has also started to learn to move. Mostly backwards or sideways but it can be fun to watch when she is trying to get her hands on something. =

= She has learned to hold her bottle. When she wants it bad enough she will grab it and hold it all by herself. Gotta teach um young...=

Here is to whatever may come next!!

Long Time No Write...

2008-12-05T22:25:00.000-08:00

**Ok so I totally suck cause I have not updated this thing in like month... But here is an update in photos of the lastest that has been happening. **

We got to spend Halloween in Kona with my family... Kalei was Tinkerbell and Hala'i was a punpkin. Kalei had fun although she kept it short (thankgoodness) and Hala'i feel asleep before we even finished looking at the candy.

We got to watch uncle Nai'a and uncle John play the last home game of the season and win it in over time. It was an awesome game and I was soooo happy that I could be there to support my brothers. Kalei was excited to watch uncle play football. Now that it is over she is still telling me we have to go to the game.

I got to take the girls to the beach. It was Hala'i's first time and she liked the water. We went to Keiki ponds so it was mellow enough to play. Kalei even made a little friend while we were there. Even this she is still asking to go the beach... I wish!

Kalei got to play with Uncle Nai'a the crazy one... They had fun playing water cause it was a warm day...

Hala'i learned to roll over...

I think she was pretty proud of herself...

Two things are this picture: One I periced her ears cause I was tired of people caller her a boy, and Two she discovered that she can suck her thumb and put herself to sleep. It was pretty cute to watch.

At the end of our trip we made one last stop to to visti my Great Grandma Eva. She loves the babies and I had to take Hala'i to met her. All she kept saying was "oh i love this baby, oh look at this baby, i love this baby..." She is the cutest little lady. We love Grandma!

This is 5 generations one my moms side that were all together... My Great Grandparents: Eva and Ben, my Granpa Ronnie (in the yellow my moms dad), My mommy Laurie (in the green), Me JenJen, and my babies Kaleila'a and Hala'i.... Priceless!

The final leg to our journey was a stop in Cedar to watch Uncle Jared play football. Tuti's(Jared's nickname for Kalei) favorite... Go T-Birds!
After this it was goodbye Grandma and a long drive back up north. It was a wonderful trip home to Hawaii. I was soooo happy to go, sad to have to leave Kaai but happy to spend time with my brothers and sister. Happy that Kalei got to play with her Uncle's and Aunty Ai'a. Proud to support by brothers in there last games. Glad I was able to help out around the house for my hard working parents. Excited to eat local food "shout out to Aiea Hights for the ono plate lunch and shout out to Safeway Kona for making the best Tako Poke". Stoked to go the beach and enjoy the warm weather the right way....

I was sad to say goodbye when it was time to fly but I know Hawaii is alway home... Now it will make the next trip even sweeter. Until June....(sigh)

A Real Trip Home...

2008-11-01T01:46:00.000-07:00

Ok so it has been 10 months since we left Hawaii and for the longest I have been dieing to come back, but airfare is impossible, even with my moms flying benefits. So my family decided to help me out with this and fly to vegas, drive to Salt Lake to pick me and the girls up and then we drove back to Vegas, flew to Honolulu then back to Kona. Holy cow it was crazy and all within a few days. But man does it feel nice to be home. Although I have no idea how I survived the humidity growing up, cause crap this is CRAZY.... can not do nothing without sweating. MAN...

We survived the long red eye back to Hawaii.

Waiting for to get on the plane to Kona... Kalei needed a snack.

Happy 3 Months Hala'i!

2008-10-18T21:18:00.000-07:00

Man how time flys. She's 3 months and getting bigger by the minute. Hala'i is one happy baby... she always has a smile on her face and it so easy to make laugh. She even loves to talk (like her sister)... she will squack and talk to anyone who will listen or even if no one is listening. SOOO Cute!
Hala'i lovest sit up, she will stay on the floor but for only so long, she likes to sit up to see what is going on. She has already gotten pretty good at holding herself up.

When she smiles she is so silly, it is always big and just filled with joy.

Hala'i was making googly faces at her daddy.

Trying to steal the spotlight from her big sis. She is a ham.

UPDATE!

2008-10-13T13:17:00.000-07:00

OK so having two children has proven to be a computer time killer. Not that its bad but it is harder to find time to update this silly thing. So anyway here is the Update in so things we have been up too.

OCT. 2, 2008 Oregon State Vs. U of U

I guess I will start last on the 2nd, Kaai and I got to go to check out a Big time college game thanks to a closer family friend Suesi Tuimaunei who is more like family (who plays for Oregon). We got to watch Oregon State play U of U. Holy Cow that was a nail biter that came down to the last 2 seconds litterally. WOW it was aswesome and we were glad that we got to go support Suesi. Even though they lost it was an awesome game. It was fun too cause Audz, Kendall and Ren (Audz little sis) got to come with us. Was nice to have our little Iosepa St. cheering squad.

OCT. 4, 2008 SUU Vs. Youngstown St.

Next in our week came our saturday trip to SUU to watch uncle Jared play. Dang it was freezing and raining the whole time but that what family is for...right. We had fun but it was a bummer cause we had to leave so Kaai could get back for work so we could only buy him McDonalds then bounce for the long drive back. But atleast they won so it made for a good trip. Go T-Birds!

OCT. 10, 2008 Picking Pumpkins

This past weekend we took some time to go and pick some pumpkins from a real pumpkin patch. It was a really cold day so we tried to make it quick and even though Kalei was not feeling to hot that day we made the best of it. Daddy helped her pick a big one for her and then I helped her pick a little one for Hala'i. Then we took a family pic to remember the day.

Daddy helped her pick a big one!

She realized that it was kinda heavy!
Helping Daddy push the our pumpkins!
A Frandsen Family Moment! AWWW Precious...hehe

OCT. 11, 2008 Changing Seasons!

The next day we decided to go for a drive before going shopping. We decided to go up to Alta and drive up the canynon. It was beautiful because there was the contrast of the changing leaves against the fresh snow. Yes oh my gosh it started snowing, it is freezing again...blah. So we got to play in the snow.

The beauty of a chinging time.

Our freezing family moment!

Fun in the Sun!

2008-09-27T10:35:00.000-07:00

Playing Water
Yesterday was a beautiful day outside and so we took advantange of the warmth and played outside. Kaai worked on the new playhouse he is building for Kalei and we decided to play water. The water was freezing but it was fun anyway.

Kalei had fun making the boat go in circles

Say cheese!

Even Hala'i tried her feet in the water, She didn't like!

Our litte "white" hawaiian girl.

Sisters!

Pretty in Pink!

I have been dieing to get the girls matchin outfits but I have to wait till Hala'i is a little bigger. So the next best thing was matching colors. I thought they looked so pretty. I even got lucky and got a smile out of Hala'i. Priceless...

Lets hear it for the Boys!!!

2008-09-21T20:20:00.001-07:00

It was another great week for Ursua family football. Sadly JohnJohn was sick and was unable to play, but mom said he is better and should be good for this coming week. Although his team did pull out the victory, but i don't know the score.
Kealakehe Vs. Waiakea
Varsity did awesome this week, winning 58-12.

Kealakehe's Jordan Ursua (5) speeds down the sideline headed for the end zone while returning a second-quarter punt for a touchdown during the Waveriders' 58-12 win over Waiakea Saturday. Ursua is being pursued by Waiakea's Douglas Vares (35), left, and Kristofffer Daquep (45), center.

SUU vs. N. AZ
Another bummer for SUU this week, they lost 19-14, but it wasn't for a lack of trying. Hard fought game but they are still working out a lot of kinks. However dispite the upset the highlight of the game for me came early in the forth when Jared caught a pass to score SUU's second touchdown. He also got to play a couple plays as QB.

Football Gameday!!

2008-09-20T13:37:00.000-07:00

Sadly to day is game day and I am stuck at home unable to support any of my brothers. First Uncle Jared plays N. AZ, and I just found out from my mom he will be playing starting QB not to mention tonight is SUU's homecoming game. This is why is sucks only having one car...Blah! Anyway I wished him good luck and I will be cheering for him no matter what happens.
Later tonight Kealakehe plays Waiakea. Little brother John got sick yesterday and will be out for tonights game, which means he must be really sick because this boy never sacrifices a game, cold or growing pain...litterally. But we hope he gets better and he should be back next week.
Uncle Nai'i should be playing QB this game and hopefully the team has less mistakes this week and came pull off a big win!

On a side note, my mom called to telll me about this article that the Hilo paper wrote on Nai'a and the game he had last week. It is amazing to me because the Hilo paper always writes great articles about Kona teams, or the players where the Kona paper sucks and never writes anything worth reading. So this is the article and shout out to the Hilo paper for a good article. But no forget one man can't win the games and Nai'a is only as good as his line. So big ups to the whole Waverider 08 team. Good luck this week gang!

Ursua powers Kealakehe's attack
By Kevin Jakahi
Tribune-Herald Sports Writer

Published: Friday, September 19, 2008 12:19 PM HST

The Kealakehe High School football team has a dangerous weapon in Jordan Ursua, whose speed makes him a touchdown threat every time he touches the ball. He's the biggest reason a fifth straight league title is within reach for the Waveriders.
Last season as a receiver, Ursua had over 1,000 receiving yards. He made his Big Island Interscholastic Federation debut at quarterback in Kealakehe's 27-23 win over Hilo on Saturday. What makes him so valuable as a receiver or slotback is his yards after the catch. Plus at slotback, he's a matchup nightmare and draws a double team, which opens up single coverage for someone else and helps the running game.
Despite being hunted by the Vikings' defense, the 5-foot-10, 175-pound senior had a pretty solid game at quarterback. He rushed for 128 yards and one touchdown on 19 carries. Ursua completed 11 of 19 passes for 133 yards, but he tossed two interceptions. The primary function of a quarterback is to manage the game, having the mind-set much like a point guard in basketball. Scoring touchdowns is good, so is moving the chains and minimizing mistakes. Turning over the ball is not good, especially when it is converted into scores for the other team.

Against Hilo, the Waveriders had five turnovers, losing the turnover battle to the Vikings, who had one turnover. One interception led to a Tai Izawa field goal; One fumble led to another field goal. Kealakehe will host Waiakea on Saturday and see a different type of defense. There's now game tape on Ursua at quarterback, and it will be dissected by the Warriors' coaching staff.

Waiakea will immediately notice a few things:

* Ursua's speed. Numerous times he was bottled up in the backfield, but he raced to the edge, turned a corner, and outran a pack of wolves for a positive gain.

* Ursua's shiftiness: When he wasn't flushed outside, he ran through the teeth of the defense, displaying rabbit-like lateral movement as if he were slalom skiing downhill.

* Ursua's play-action run or pass. He got most of his yards on draws. He'd take the snap from shotgun, wait a second as if he were scanning the field for a pass, then bolt through a hole. That set up his pass. He'd get the snap, head forward, which made the secondary think run, pull back and fire the ball.

* Hilo's rush lanes. Too often the Vikings rushed right at Ursua -- instead of at his outside shoulder -- which allowed him to sidestep trouble and skate to the outside and down the sideline.

The front seven also got bumped off their gaps when Ursua galloped down the middle. That's when he turned a sack or a loss into a gain. The defense threw five on the line and brought eight in the box, but all Ursua needs is one small hole.
"He's very elusive and he has good speed," Kealakehe coach Gary Clark said. "Because he has game experience, he makes good decisions. Our last drive was a great example. We mixed up passes and runs and his leadership shone through."
Down 23-21 to Hilo with five minutes left, Kealakehe started its 11-play scoring drive from its 20-yard line. Whenever there was a key moment, Ursua made a play and kept the comeback alive.
On third-and-9 from the 22-yard line, Ursua ran for a first down. He attempted and completed one pass on the scoring run, an 18-yard strike that moved the ball past midfield.
The 'Riders drew 14 penalties during the game. They got a yellow flag for delay of game in the red zone (20 yards and in), where the toughest yards are found.
That was nothing more than a molehill. On third-and-6 from the 9-yard line, Ursua ran for 8 yards, when both sidelines knew he was running. The next play, he scored on a 1-yard sneak behind center with 1:11 remaining.
Despite 14 penalties for over 100 yards and five turnovers, the Waveriders still won. Their defense played like an aggravated bear, compiling nine tackles for losses. Their special teams had pitbull coverage, especially on the kickoffs.
The Vikings, in order, started from their 20, 20, 44, and 20 on kickoffs. Charles Clay returned a kickoff 39 yards in the third quarter to give Hilo great field position, but the offense couldn't capitalize.
Afa Tualaulelei had a huge stop on Hilo's last drive. On the second play, he blasted through the line and dropped the tailback for a five-yard loss that pushed the ball back to Hilo's 11, an impact-making moment because the Vikings eventually had a Hail Mary shot from their 40-yard line.
The pass was incomplete. The game was over. Kealakehe walked off with a win, thanks to Ursua's running

Happy 2 months Hala'i!

2008-09-19T08:15:00.000-07:00

Only 2 months has pasted but Hala'i has grown so much. She gets up in the morning with a big smile everytime and squacks to who ever will listen. I have a feeling she will be a talker like Kaleila'a. Her lasted mileston though is rolling over, when laying next to me on my bed she somehow wiggles her way to be right up against me and when I get up she gets enough momentum to roller over. She has done it a few times but she usually starts on her side, this morning however she was on her back and rolled to her tummy. It was cute.

2 Months...

2 Fast!

Ment 2 B!

2008-09-17T12:54:00.000-07:00

Growing up I loved music but didn't really start listening to it on my own until I was about 11 or 12. Until then whatever I listened to was what my dad played in the car i.e. UB40, Hoaikane, Ka'au Crater Boys, or what he played at home like on christmas we never went without listening to Stevie Wonder and Jackson 5...NEVER!. So as grew up I was exposed to whatever my dad listened to. In about the 6th grade I wanted to listen to stuff in my room so I took my dad record player and put it in my room. Now remember this was the 90's already but my first music player was his record player, and the only records he had was Stevie Wonder recorder. Classics. This is where I first heard, Master Blaster (later remixed by a young local singer but I never thought he did it justice), Happy Birthday, Isn't she lovely, Love's in need of Love, and an unknown song call I am singing which he sings in African, French and then English. Now in my family this song is special because back in '86 or something when my dad was a body builder he used this song in the Mr. Waikiki competition which he actually took 2nd place in. But I feel in love with this song simply cause it's awesome (well to me anyway).
Ok fast forward till one week ago, I had put the song "I am singing" on my phone and was playing it as I was cooking when Kaai heard it. I was surprised when he got excited to hear it and said that he had been looking for that song forever. I looked at him strange simply because most people have never even heard that song unless u are a major Stevie fan. So anyway he jumped on the computer so he could listen to it more. So I had to ask how it was that he know MY SONG :)! He told me that when he would stay at his aunty's house, she would play this song all the time. And when she would leave his brother and him would turn it on and blast it.
I had to laugh because this is not the first time this has happened with music that we both love. I think it is jsut another reason we are ment to be.
**So now u have that u have listened to it on our playlist, u have introduced to the wonder that is Stevie, cause he da bomb!

Like Sister Like Sister

2008-09-16T20:52:00.001-07:00

Once upon a time when Kaleila'a was a tiny baby she would fall asleep in her daddys arms.

Now two years later her little sister has found the same comfort.

**Notice the line of drull down Kaai's hand, she was tired...

GO TEAM GO!!

2008-09-14T21:20:00.000-07:00

Although we were not able to watch this weekend my 3 brothers played some good games. First Uncle Jared played against Montana. They lost but Jared did get the ball three time for about 16+ yards. Nothing amazing but atleast it was someting. I am still very proud of him for his hard work and dedication to the team. They are a young team and they will come around.

Next came our hawaii boys. Both Nai'a and John play for Kealakehe Waveriders. John (Kalanikoki) plays JV wide reciever. According to mom Kalanikoki scored one touchdown and helped with the extra point. JV won Hilo 38-6.

Now Vars was a whole nother game. According to mom this game was totally fustrating, cause Hilo refs suck big time. Talk about JUICE! Bad calls from the refs and silly mistakes from Kealakehe made it difficult to play as well as they should have. Although the highlight for me is that Kanai'a stepped up and played quarterback. For weeks now everytime mom and me talk the conversation goes to Nai'a and the team. She has been trying to figure out why he hasn't wanted to play QB to help the team. The kid they had is a joke, he is a sophmore who only played pop warner, can u say BUBBLE GUM! Anyway the coaches were trying to give this kid the opportunity to play QB because well who knows, I guess they thought they had nothing else. Kanai'a on the other hand was kinda taking a backseat and playing reciever, even though he has 2 years expericence playing QB, but he wanted to catch not throw. But there was nothing to catch as he discovered in there first couple perseason games cause this other kid can throw but not with accuracy or with the power needed for varsity. So this week by some miracal Nai'a took the lead for his team and played with composure, which is what they needed when the refs call crap and things don't go your way when u need it to. I am so happy to know that he was a leader out on the field when his team needed him.

This is pieces from the Hawaii Tribune-Herald written about the game.
"Kealakehe (1-0) was sparked by running quarterback Jordan Ursua and Justin DeSilva, who gained 97 yards on 19 carries. Ursua ran for 128 yards, most on draw plays, on 19 attempts. He went 11 of 19 for 133 yards and two interceptions.

Last season, Ursua racked up about 1,300 receiving yards, but against Hilo he started at quarterback for the first time. He may not be the quarterback next week because the team is trying to develop sophomore Dominick Trevino, who threw one incompletion."

"Ursua is quick, shifty and we want to get him the ball in the open," Clark said. "We need his game experience and his leadership for a young offensive team. We want to bring our young quarterback Dominick Trevino along slowly. The key is getting the chains moving and Ursua does a good job at that."

"We wanted to get the ball rolling, get the team's confidence up and get a win under our belts. Ursua may not be at quarterback next week. It's a game-time decision. But we need him in the game because he does so many things."

Growing up in my family we my mom has always encouraged all of us to stay involved in something, but my brothers it has always been sports. And no matter what we as a family have gone to everything from soccor games, football, baseball, and even track. I don't know how much it means to them, but I loved watching them play, win or lose. And now being so far away I miss being there to support them in what they do. I can say that I am extremely proud of each of them for how hard they work. Keep it up guys!

A Family Weekend....

2008-09-08T12:56:00.000-07:00

This weekend was super fun. My whole framily got to take advantage of moms flying benefits and came up to go to Jareds first home game. Everyone came from my Mom and Dad plus all three of the kids. It was exciting for them because it was the first time they got to met Hala'i.

Hala'i mets Grandma Ursua

Hala'i mets Grandpa Ursua
Hala'i mets Uncle Nai'a
Hala'i hanging out with Aunty Kani'ai (Aia as Kalei call her)

We spent the weekend eating and laughing. Then they hightlight was the game. Jared (my brother) goes to Souther Utah and plays football. This was their second game of the season but their first home game so it was exciting that we could be there as a family to support him. And his highlight was when he scored the first touchdown for his team.

Unlce Jareds scores for his team!

A diving effort, but it started the game out with a bang! We were very proud to be there to see it.

After the game we got to take pictures all together which if we are lucky only happends once a year.

My three brothers Kanai'a, Jared and John

Mom and Dad with Jared.

Kalei showing her support for Uncle.

The whole family...Kalei, Kaai Mom, Dad, John, Jen, Jared, Nai'a, Kani and Hala'i

Playing Dress Up!

2008-09-08T12:45:00.001-07:00

The other while hanging out at Aunty Audz's house, Kalei and Kanoe decided to dress up like princess. Now this is the first time Kalei has ever done something like this. I was afraid that with her love of trains and cars that she might not be ver girlie. However that has changed since hanging out with Kanoe who has many girlie things. Now Kalei know who Barbie is and even has her own baby who she enjoys taking care of (sometimes).
Watching her play dress up was the cutest thing although to be honest she cared more about the shoes then the dress which was so me when I was young. She is really becoming quite the little girl.

Happy Birthday Daddy!!

2008-08-29T22:04:00.000-07:00

Kaai "1980"

Kaai "2008"

Today we say Happy Big 28 for Kaai. We spent a nice day as a family and he got to enjoy his girls... all he wanted. So Happy Birthday Babe heres to another great year.

Enjoying Family Time.

2008-08-24T18:09:00.000-07:00

A Full Day...

Since Kaai is starting a new security job he didn't have to work till 11 at night so we thought we would take advantage of the day. So first we got ready and went shooting. He need to shot his new gun for work to make sure it was working right and just get a feel for it (incase the unthinkable happens and he has to use it). We took Kalei with us and Hale'i stayed home with Kaais mom. It was way to hot and the gun would be too loud. So we drove out past Saratoga Spring (which is a really nice drive) and found what has become the normal spot at the top of this hill. Kalei stayed in the back of the van and counted the bullets and Kaai and I had some fun shoting some water bottles for target practice.

If anyone would have told me that I would spent my weekends shooting guns with my husband for fun, I would have said #&!! NO! However I learned very early in dating him that if I really wanted to spend time with him I needed to learn things he like to do, this included (but is not exempt to) learning to shot all types of guns. It started with bee-bee guns and pellet guns, then he taught me how to use a paint ball gun so we could go play. Then he even bought me my own paint ball gun for my graduation present from college. Next it was air-soft guns, this was fun cause we got the kids in the family involved and would have battles with them. Now we have really upgraded to real guns. Although I am not as afraid of them as I once was, believe me if he didn't need it for work we would not have it in the house.

Something fun 4 Kalei ...

Later that day we took Kalei to go and play at this new place close to our house. Its called Jumpin Jack and its just this warehouse filled with those boucey slides and stuff. It was awesome and for only 5 buck for each of us to play it was money well spent. We will definetly go back but next we take some friends cause by the time we were done ho I was hanging.

Kalei showing her great jumping skills.

This was her favorite slide and of course it was the one that was the hardest to get too. But she was brave enough to do it by herself a couple of times.

This was her boxing with the blue thing.

I highly recommend this place or any place like it. Dude it was fun she couldn't stop laughing and was loving every minute it was sad when it was time to go home.

Happy One Month Hala'i!

2008-08-18T16:01:00.000-07:00

Man how she has grown. In one month she gain a lb. and grew an in. and figured out how to get her way... almost. Hala'i has been a good baby and we feel very blessed to have her.

Another Pet!!

2008-08-14T15:51:00.001-07:00

Ok in that little bowl is another pet. Kaai's brother decided that Kalei need a fish too. Atleast it is something easy to take care of. Although I tried to get her to hold the container and she wasn't having that. She does like to talk to it though which is cute. She decided to name it Blue, I think cause that it was color it is but who knows. So this is Blue Kalei's new friend. (U can't really see it but its there)

Lazy Dayz!

2008-08-05T12:26:00.000-07:00

Hala'i spends much of her dayz just sleeping, which is great for me cause that the only time I get anything done (like this). She must have some good dreams though cause she is always smiling when she sleeps, especially after she eats.

When she is up she is bright eyed and alert to what is going on around her. Not to mention she is always wiggling, like Kalei did, and we can't keep her still so...I guess I know what we have to look forward to.

Since her piko finally fell of I got to give her a good bath and at first she was unsure how she felt about it, but when she got comfitable she really like it and just enjoyed the water. Now she likes bath time and doesn't even cry when she gets in.

Kalei has become quite fond of her little sister and enjoys sharing her toys with her. I hope that last even when sister gets old enough to just take it from her. HAHA. But for not it is cute to watch her share.

Kalei was very excited when I asked her to hold Hala'i, she likes being helpful. Here Hala'i is two weeks old. Time really flys.

Introducing...

2008-07-20T16:20:00.000-07:00

Jordyn LeiAnn Hala'ikamau'ea'ano'ai'oli
July 18, 2008
7lb. 14 oz.
19 in.

We went in Friday morning because I was schedualed for an induction, which turned out to be a good thing. And by the looks of this picture I don't think I needed to wait any long. HAHA

This time it was just me and Kaai. Last time it was a total family affair but I liked this better. Just me and him, and he was good support, silent but there. That was all I needed this time.

Hala'i came with 5 hours of me being induced and only 20 minutes of pushing THANK GOODNESS!! She came with a good cry and it was a beautiful sound. Once she was clean and wrapped up tight she was calm and quite.

In the hospital this was about as close as Kalei would get to her. She wasn't sure what to do around Hala'i and she really didn't want to touch her.

Being Home...

Kalei has warmed up to her little sister and like being my helper and giving her her binki when she starts to cry.

She was happy to smile while holding Hala'i.
Hala'i just hanging out... 4 days old and growing!

4th of July

2008-07-08T14:05:00.001-07:00

Kaai was happy cause for the 4th of July we got to spend it with his Mom and two brothers. We ate ono food and then popped some fireworks later that night. It was a nice time at home. Just enough.

Kaai and Kalei had to test the sparklers while we were cooking the steaks outside.

Uncle Kylie had to show Kalei how it is done.

The stash of fireworks Uncle Kelii brought for him and Kaai to burn.

Gummy helping Kalei light the sparkler in the candle.

Kalei cheers on the one of the many fountains. She thought it was great!

Kaai is laughing cause he just scared Kelii with some pops and made him jump when he was lighting a flower.

The last of night, until the 24th.

My "Holy Crap" Moment...

2008-07-08T12:08:00.000-07:00

Last week I got up and got dressed like regs then turned on Kaleis cartoons for her and went to take the dog out. Well as I walked out the front door I totally forgot that I had to pull out the dead bolt because the handle on the door knob is broken and can't open from outside, so I closed the door behind me and realized what I had done. I locked myself outside while Kalei was in the house watching t.v. So I let the dog do her thing then I started knocking to get Kalei's attention. When she came out we worked on trying to open the door. After that didn't work we tried looking in my back pack for the extra garage door opener, but once she saw the snacks in my bag she got distracted and that was the end of that. Later I tried to get her to climb on the couch so that she could unlock the window for me so i could climb in there but that was totally a lost cause. Now I know most are think go through the garage, which yes I thought of but I don't know the code, and I had left my phone in the kitchen so I couldn't call Kaai. So for two hours I tried to get Kalei to do what she could to help and she tried but never really followed through, except with trying to open the door. I even tried climbing up the back porch (cause there are no stairs), and I got up but couldn't get over, my tummy was in the way. So finally I went net door hoping someone was home. Luckily someone was and I used their cell phone to call Kaai to get the code of the garage. Kalei was happy I was back in the house when I finally got in.
That was totally scary and when Kaai came home I made him fix the door knob so now it actually opens from outside. Even though it is fixed I still get scared everytime I go out that I might not be able to get back in. Not an experience I want to have again.

Hanging with the Brothers...

2008-07-08T11:08:00.001-07:00

Last weekend we were got to spend time with Kaai's two brothers. So the boys wanted to spend it shooting. It was super hot but we had fun.

Kaai is looking offical with his belt on while the two guys are just keeping kool. Kylie is having his first shots with Kaai's 38 special and Kelii is attempting to shoot the shot gun, Kaai is jut playing supervisior.

This is Kaai and Kylieshooting the shot gun. Kylie was scared at first but after a couple trys he didn't want to put it down. If you watch close you can see how much of a kick the gun has, and how important it is to put your weight on the right foot. It was not bad for a first try.

Even I got in on the actionand tried the hand gun. The kick is pretty mean but I did pretty good on my second try and hit all the targets. I have a hard time getting over how big I am, but there is me shooting in there.

Even Kalei got in on the action by counting the bullets and clays for her Daddy. She even tried throwing them but it didn't get very far.
She gave up after a while and decided to go sit in the car where it was cool and hang out with the dog with a good drink.

Our First Family Dog!

2008-06-22T21:20:00.000-07:00

We've been spending a lot of time at our friends the Crofts house and they have two really well behaved, mellow dogs. Well Kalei just loves them and think they are so much fun. So we have been trying to decide if we should get a dog for her so she has a new partner in crime when we are home. We looked online for weeks just to see what we could find. "KSL" news website turned up a few goood prospects but today we finally found one that looked good enough to check out. We drove out to Grantsville way out country side and found a nice rancher guy who had some mixed lab/boarder collie pups about 6 weeks old. Kalei thought they were fun so we picked one out of the 5 girls and she licked Kaai and that was it, we were sold.

Kalei was sad to leave the rest of the pups but we finally got her to say goodbye and on the drive home the two got comfortable with eachother. As we drove we asked her what she wanted to name her new puppy, and randomly she saw an inflatable bear on the side of the road and the name stuck. So this is "Bear" our new family dog.

At home we now have to find a special place for her and now I get to potty train 2 girls. I am so excited for that! Anyway Kalei and Bear are still getting to know eachother so it should be fun to watch over the next few weeks. Good Luck to us!

Kalei takes time to show Bear her toys.

The girls go for a little time outside.

Kalei tells Bear, "Come Bear, Me Bear" (Her way of telling her to follow)

Daddy's New Ride!

2008-06-18T21:34:00.000-07:00

Saving MPG's!!

We have joined the club of scooter buyers to help the environment and save gas. Kaai gets to us it to drive to work in Salt Lake. They say this things gets on average of 85 MPG's and at 5 something to fill it I guess this is the way to roll!
He was excited to ride it after they delivered it.

Kalei even got to help daddy test drive his scooter. She was nervous at first but she enjoyed it after it was done.

Happy Father Day Kaai!

2008-06-16T10:38:00.001-07:00

From the first time they met it was love at first sight... They were never able to part when it was time to sleep...
Then she became a Red Raider in training...
And even as independent as she likes to act she still needs Daddy to hold her hand...

For all the days when he comes home and she wraps her arms around his legs and says "My dad". And for all the nights when he rescues her from her bed to cuddle with him, she is Daddies Little Girl in every sense of the phrase and he is her Daddy in every sense of the word.Happy Fathers Day Babe... to a wonderful father.

A Nice Day Outside

2008-06-13T18:52:00.000-07:00

Another Project with Dad...

Kaai decided to make Kalei a tire swing and Kalei decided that she had to help with whatever she could. It didn't take very long and she was thrilled to try it out when he was done.

Helping Daddy "cuck" (cut) the string.

Showing mommy her tool.

Testing out the swing...

It works great!!

Enjoying the Sun...

After swing and then taking a short drive to see the progress of Kaais Dads new place and to try to get Kalei to take a nap, we came home only for her to wake up. So I decided we need to play outside to enjoy the weather. The sun was out and not to hot anymore, so we filled the pool with some water and threw some toys in. Daddy added some warm water cause the water was a little cold, but it was nice. Kalei enjoyed the water although at first it took her a while to really get in. Since we are coming off winter and all that cold I think she forgets how much she liked playing outside back home. Now she likes to tell me "I want go in da house". The winter turned her into a hermit and now I have to counter that. Today was phase one.

A Taste Of Home!

2008-06-12T16:39:00.000-07:00

I was so excited when I got to have lunch at an L&L in Provo. I have been so hungry for a taste of something local , not to mention somthing with rice. Ho it was so ONO I was just beside myself. I thought it was equally as good as the ones at home. Maybe cause I never eat dat kine food long time, but man it hit the spot. So a big Shout out to L&L in Provo...The food was Ono. Thanks for rep'n the 808 grindz.

Now I like grind some Leonards Malasada's and it be all guud!

Our New Baby!

2008-06-12T16:15:00.000-07:00

Just before we moved we found out that we were pregnant again. We had been trying but of course it happened at a time of major transition. Of Course! Since we to Utah in January I figured I would wait until we came to go to the Doctor. We had no idea that Kaais job would make us wait 90 days from when he started to get our insurance. So for the last 5 months we waited until everything kicked in. We tried to get help from state programs but I guess working to jobs just didn't work in our favor. We just had to live off faith and prayers pretty mcuh.
So now that it is June and I am pushing 35 weeks I was finally able to get in to see a Doctor. Thankfully things seem to be fine. I'm healthy, baby is healthy and I am on track to give birth in July. We were also able to get an ultrasound done to really check on the baby and see if we could find out what it is. Yea I know i'm no fun I like to know before it falls out. I like to know what to plan for. Although like Kalei this baby was doing what it wanted to do and giving the Ultrasound person a hard time. It took a couple tries but we finally got a shot. And like last time it is "3 lines" not "3 legs". (That is what the guy who saw Kalei told us and I just thought that was an interesting way to describe it but it works.)
Anyway now that I have been to the Doctor and seen and heard my new little one I am confident to annouce that we are having a another Baby Girl!!

This is her 3 Lines!

Because she was on her stomach this was the best shot of her head. It is the back profile.

This is her little foot which was pressing right up against my belly. We thought it was cute cause it is actually the best shot that we got of the bunch.

Copper Mine Field Trip

2008-06-12T15:19:00.000-07:00

Kennecott Copper Mine

We actually did this a while ago but I thought the pictures got lost so I didn't post it. Luckily they appeared so now I get to put it up. We took Kalei to the Copper Mine that is up the road from our house. It was rather impressive to see for a first timer. Kalei really enjoyed the all the machines and big trucks. Watching them do their work and dump all the dirt. We walked through the museum after and she of course was thrilled my the displays of trains and trucks. It was the highlight for her. Before leaving we went to the gift shop to see if we could find something fun to remember our trip. After touching all she could, Kalei decided that she like the magnet rocks. She also made some smashed pennies with Daddy.
It was really neat to take a field trip to come place close to home. We wanted to go see the Thomas train but gas it too expensive and a 10 minute drive worked rather than on hour. But the mine was cool and will be something we will have to see again.

Kalei poses by an old train cart. She liked the fact that it had big rocks in it.

She got excited by the big train display.

One of displays of toy trucks that they use at the mine.

Another display of trucks used at the mine.

She was trying to decided what she wanted. The hat was a good choice but the price was a good story!

These are the three smashed pennies that Kalei got to make with Kalei. She likes to play with the monies.

Training Day

2008-05-25T21:11:00.000-07:00

Kaai was given the opportunity to train for armed gurad service. So of course he had too, the chance to play with a gun! Heck Yeah!! So this is a short clip of him at the gun range training to use a 38 special (which they will be upgrading to a 9 mm soon) this was just for practice!

**The guy who did the video totally sucks but atleast we got a breif moment. Thanks alot!

Cleaning the Yard!

2008-05-16T11:02:00.001-07:00

These were the tree in front of our house when we first moved in. They are about 9 years old and have never been maintained since they got big. So when we came we realized they were pretty out of control and needed to be removed. So we put the call out to the elders in church and a hand full came to our rescue.

It took about 2 hours to really get them down, but this is all that is left.

Now this is the beautiful new view of the house.

Next to go are the ones in the back that are just as big and that ugly little tree in the front that is growing really funcky. Its all about curb apeal baby!

1st time at the Zoo

2008-05-16T10:42:00.000-07:00

May 8th, 2008

The days have finally gotten nice enough to take some outdoor field trips. Our first was to the zoo. Kalei and I got to go with my good friend Jessie and a few of her friends and their little ones. Kalei was happy to make new friends. She was also excited to be out of the house. Although we were there to see the animals the hightlight of the day was the water ball at the enterence of the zoo.

We spent the first 10 minutes an the last 10 minutes just letting the keiki's enjoy the water. It was when they started to try to climb in that we had to say it was time to go.

The animals at the zoo were kinda sleepy and most were just kinda hanging out but the kids were still excited to see them. They were still pretty captivated for most of the day.

Kalie thought the elephants were pretty cool. I think cause they were so big.

Trying to catch the big guy and smile at the same time. Kinda worked.

The kids were pretty excited to see such big animals, and to be out of their strollers.

Kalei was really excited to see the bear. She thought it was neat that it kept going in and out of its hole, plus it was alot bigger then her stuffed one.

She kept telling me this was the ducky. Probably cause it was in the water. I let her go cause it is close enough.

All-in-all it was a great first trip to the zoo. Next time we will try riding the train and next time we take Daddy to help chase Kalei. SMILE.

A Nice Little Walk

2008-04-15T16:05:00.000-07:00

In front of our community there is a train track. Now since Kalei like trains we decided to take a family walk and put some money down to get smashed. Along the way we ended up finding a whole bunch of already smashed coins. Kalei had a blast walking on the tracks and finding all kinds of treasures.

Kalei and Mommy checking on the money we put down the day before. Guess the train still didn't come.

Kalei and Daddy finding the smashed money stuck in the tracks.

Trying to focus so she doesn't fall. She does have two left feet sometimes.

Getting a helping hand from Dad.

Daddy's Old Toy & Kalei's New Toy

2008-04-15T15:55:00.000-07:00

When Kaai use to live in Utah many years ago he had this 4 wheeler that he loved. Well when it was time to get married he was so good and sold it to a friend for some extra money. Well now that we are back here, his friend was cool and let him borrow it. So when he gets that chance he takes Kalei aound the yard. She calls it his "MMM MMM".

Now Kalei has her own something to ride. The other day we went shopping and saw this bike and just had to get it. We couldn't get her off this thing. So she was so excited to come home and help daddy put together her "bak" as she says. She loves to push herself around the house on this thing. Now we have the fun of teaching her how to use her feet on the peddles. Thank goodness it is getting warmer and we can go outside and ride soon.

The Last Dayz of Spring Break...

2008-04-15T12:24:00.000-07:00

To end the break we took the kids, loaded up the van and headed for Cali. where we were going to meet mom who was with John for a basketball tournament.

The kids were so excited to know that this was a 12 hour trip. Lucky for them they didn't have to drive. Poor Kaai he drove the whole trip both ways. But I am proud to say that I stayed up the whole way both ways, which is a milestone for me since I usally fall asleep just driving for 30 minutes.

To take a break we stopped in Cedar for a little while to see Jared. He was nice enough to buy us some snacks. So what do we get.. all the mento hawaiians get ice cream bars at like 12 something in 30 degree weather. We stood outside chevron eating ice cream laugh about mom saying mahalo every where so goes in the mainland and people looking at her funny. You had to be there to laugh. It was a nice stop.

We stopped in Vegas and got some sleep at some random motel. It was kinda creepy but all part of the fun of a road trip. The next day we drove through to Cali. and made good time thanks to our good driver and our trusty old skool GPS (A giant road map book). We found mom and picked her up said hello to John and headed for our hotel, bought our tickets to DisneyLand and made our way there. It was totally packed and the lines were long but we tried to make the most of our couple hours before we had to go to Johns game.

(And yes i am pregnant not fat, incase anyone was wondering)

Disney was really fun. Even though it was packed we made the best of it. We took Kalei to ride the toon car ride in toon town and she totally freaked out. Then we took her on the choo-choo train which was the hightlight of her day. We went around the park like two times. After Johns game we went back to the park, just Nai'a, Kani Kaai and me to try to get in a few rides before the park closed. It was great! It was Nai'a first time and Kaleis but I think she still has another year before she will really enjoy it. Nai'a really liked it and I was glad that we got to be there for that. The next day we were lucky John had an early game so we had more time at the park. Kaai and Nai'a got to ride the California Scream'n and ride in the front. Kalei went with Grandma to ride the merry-go-round. The was great for her. We evern got to watch the parade with all her favorite characters like Cars, Buzz and Woody. Although she really did not like that they shot her with water. Not so fun for her. Not so fun for us either cause we just got off the rapids and were freezing since we all got soaked. BIG TIME!! after eating and mom taking Kalei back to the room the big kids went back again to rock the ride on last time. The boys rode the coaster, me and kani hit this little coaster which we thought would be buuble gum but man were we wrong. It had these crazy turns and this drop that came out of no where. BANANAS. After we hit the other side to rock splash mountain and acutally got to get on Space Mountain. The line was kinda long but it was well worth it.
Sadly John them lost the tournament but they got lucky and got to go to Six Flags, and we made Kaai and Nai'a to go with them cause that was what they really wanted to ride some good stuff. The girls went to eat at Olive Garden and go shopping. There was no reason for us to go cause none of us were going to ride or could ride so we did something fun for us. But the boys had a blast and now Nai'a had a good ending to his spring break story to tell his friends. Even though it was only 3 days this trip was one of the best trip we have had in a long time. For me and Kaai it was like reliving our honeymoon...kinda. We were so greatful to have spent that time with family and to just do some fun stuff. It was awesome and we are totally looking forward to the next family trip.
Thanks again Grandma...

Somthing New Kalei Learned from Uncle

2008-04-15T12:12:00.000-07:00

While the keiki were here, Kalei got to spend some time with Uncle while he was checking his myspace where he has the song "No Air" on his page. I guess while he was checking it he was singing the song and Kalei totally caught on. This is a video of her singing a part of the song. You can hear Nai'a in the backround getting her to do it.

Now that she knows the song we can not sit at computer without her plugging in the ear phones and asking to listen to "No Air". She will listen to it atleast 6-8 times before we have to try to get her to do somthing else. Thanks Uncle!

Spring Break Fun!

2008-04-15T11:48:00.000-07:00

Since moving to Utah we have missed all our family a lot. So we were so excited when we got visitors for spring break. First my brother Jared came up from Cedar where her goes to school and stayed with us while Kaai was in Hawaii for the wedding. Kalei enjoyed having someone in the house to show her room too. The following week Kaai's dad was here on buisness and got to spend some time with us. At the same time my brother and sister, Nai'a and Kani'ai were able to come since they were on break. This was the best for Kalei cause these two are very special to her. Ai'a (Kani) used to live with us in Laie so Kalei got to be very attacted to her. She was my helping hand when Kaai would go to work. And Kalei really likes her Uncles (all of them)but Uncle Nai'a is extra silly and she really enjoys him. The nice thing was how excited she got when she saw them. You would never know we haven't seen them in 3 months.

While they were here we took them to Temple Square and Nai'a got to build a snow man. Although he was bummed cause he didn't get to see the snow fall. Maybe next time. I was so happy to have them here, it felt like old times in Laie when they would come stay with us whenever they got the chance. I will miss those vacations. While they were here we also got to have Kalei's easter egg hunt, which we didn't do cause Kaai was flying home on easter.

A Good Trip Home...

2008-04-14T16:39:00.000-07:00

After being in Utah for about 3 months Kaai was lucky enough to go home to Laie to attend the wedding of a very special friend. Thomas, Kaai's boy from hanabatah dayz got married to long time girl Sonnie. From what I heard it was a beautiful day and I was sad to have missed it, especially since Kaai had to wear a tux for only the second time in his life (the first being our wedding). Congrats to them for taking a good step in the right direction and joining the club.

Our First Family Trip in Utah

2008-04-14T16:28:00.000-07:00

Since Kalei is such the train lover we thought a great to spend a day would be to go to the train station in Ogden. They had really cool exhibites from old train and a really long mini model train that went all over. She totally loved it. Although she was afraid of the noise that one exhibit made cause it was like the real noise. It was a good day. I think daddy loved it as much as she did, so it was make two happy in one trip.

Happy 2nd Jessie Marie Kaleilaa "Tootie"

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Jan. 21, 2008

We were excited to celebrate Kalei's 2nd birthday as a family. First we took her sledding, which she did not enjoy cause it was fresh snow and she really didn't like how it got all over her. But she did like watching daddy do it. Atleast we tryed. Later we took her to Chuck-E-Cheese and played games, kinda like when we took daddy to D&B's for his birthday, which she loved just as much as he did. When we got home she was happy to have her cake with "nummys" as she calls it (m&ms) on it. The highlight of her night I think. Later that week she was lucky to celebrate her birthday a second time when Uncle Kylee came from Texas to visit. She got lots of fun cars toys from Uncle Kelii and Uncle Kylee hooked her up with more tracks for her Choo-choo train. Yea I know good thing she's a girl. But if thats what she likes them hey who I am I to say anything. All in all I know she enjoyed her special days and that is all that counts.

Watch Kalei blow out her candles...many times

Kalei's Adventurous 2nd year...

2008-04-14T16:07:00.000-07:00

Once Kalei learned to walk there was not stopping her. She has never been afraid to try anything and in her year to turning 2 she really took advantage of every chance she got. The funny thing is when I was pregnant with her she was a mover, there was hardly a time when she kept still, and I would tell Kaai "you watch when she comes we are not going to be able to keep her still." I think I may have done myself in with that comment, but it has proven true from the time she learned to roll over, to crawling and now that she can walk and run there is no stopping her!

The Dead of Winter

2008-03-27T16:06:00.000-07:00

There so much snow on our porch that Kaai build Kalei a little snowman. She thought it was pretty neat.

Jan. was a cold time to move what I was thinking... I know i'm crazy. It was litterally that dead of winter and yes it was freezing. But when your warm and cozy the snow is beautiful.

One Last Goodbye with Friends

2008-03-23T22:56:00.000-07:00

Before we left there were some people that we couldn't leave without sharing out love with. For Kaai it was his boyz Tom and John, who were able to celebrate his birthday with us. One that will be remembered for a long time.

For me it was saying goodbye again to the one group of friends who I have loved and grown with through high school, college, kids and husbands. Thick and thin, we have grown together and it was a tearful goodbye but like always we will find a way to keep it together. JKTM

As a Family 2007...

2008-03-23T22:45:00.000-07:00

As a family 2007 was a year of many changes. Kaai got a new job landscaping for vaction home in Haaula while still working at PCC and maintaining our yard buisness. Work was never in shortage for him. I finished my 3rd year of teaching at a school in Kaneohe, but once summer hit I knew that the time had come to stay home and take care of my baby. It was not a difficult decision but it took a lot of faith to put it into action.
Once summer was over we soon realized that maybe it was time to make a change and expand our horizons. We soon knew it was time to take the next big step in our lifes and decided it was time to say fairwell to Hawaii (for a time atleast). By December we were moved out of our place in Laie and staying with family for the holidays.
Though it was difficult to leave the one place that both Kaai and I have loved as home we knew that one it will alwayz be there to return too and two it will never leave us. So after many weeks of packing, two garage sales and many trips to the dump, we packed up our lives and make the big move to UTAH in the dead of winter. Yea I guess we really are that CRAZY!!

Happy 1st Kaleila'a

2008-03-23T22:35:00.000-07:00

Jan. 21, 2007
Kaleila'a turns 1. She was one lucky girl, she got to celebrate her birthday twice. Once at home with the Frandsen clan, and then again the next day with teh Ursua gang. She got to eat a lot of cake!

Her Year In A Snapshot

2008-03-20T18:35:00.000-07:00

Adding To Our Family

2008-03-20T11:19:00.000-07:00

Jessie Marie Kaliela'a'ilimapunanokala

Frandsen

Born: Jan. 21, 2006

Kalei was a fast edition to our family. We left it in the Lords hands. (wink wink) It was a beautiful way to begin our lives together. Lots of patience but even more love.

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William K. & Jennifer M. P. Frandsen
Est. March 19, 2005

Many years in the making Kaai and I had our share of trails that made us stronger. It was a long road but the blessing was the temple in the middle of it. Everyday is for learning and growing, but we have learned to take every experience with the knowledge that it will only make us better.