2009 Off to a Great Start

So far 2009 has been filled with family and fun. A great way to start a new year. Here are a few moments I would like to share.

Here's my brother Ken video taping the sunset at Oceanside Beach, CA.

Here's a group family shot at sunset.

This shot includes Nader.

Here's a shot with my other brother Ted and his family. From left: Andre, Ted, Tisha and Papa Epi.

Here's a shot of Ted, Maya and me. My brothers and I are all 5 years apart in age, with me being the youngest. Although we were not close when we were young growing up in Hawaii, we have become so in our adult years.


Here are the girls with their Uncle Ted. Maya looks like she is winking. Sahara is holding a heart pillow that she acquired at her Tata Rose' house. She seams to want to leave each place we visit with something in hand. It is especially painful when we are at playdates and she wants to leave with someone else's favorite toy.

These past few years my friends and I have been meeting at Vegas to celebrate our birthdays. This year we turned 36 years old ! Yippeeee !! We stayed at the Palms, Las Vegas and here are the girls with numerous diapers on their bottom and a few on their heads. What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.

Here's Maya posing with her princess diaper outfit.

This is what the room looked like. I feel sorry for the maids. My brother Ted and his family came with us to Vegas, along with Papa Epi. It was a lot of fun hanging out with everyone in a different city.

We celebrated my birthday again in Fallbrook with more family. Nader made a delicious pork roast with pears and sage. Delicious !! My dad made me the cake. So sweet !

So far the twins have eaten at the Hard Rock in Hawaii and San Diego.

Here's a highlight for Sahara and Maya...Tata Rose has a little dog named Chiquita. The girls love to play with this dog and ask about her all the time. They are always wondering what Chiquita is doing. Unfortunately the girls are still a little rough and you can sometimes find Sahara pulling one leg and Maya pulling the other leg in the opposite direction. Poor Chiquita.

Sahara and Maya posing with a friendly penguin at Sea World. I'm not sure if you can tell but Maya is wearing the most mis-matched outfit in history. She is now very firm about picking out her outfits. We think she might be color blind.

We visited Sea Port Village in San Diego, CA. They had a great art exhibit there featuring different views of earth.

We got to ride a horse and carriage at sunset.

The girls got their first balloon animals from the kindest person.







Brother and sister.

You are not going to believe this, but Maya took this picture. It is so cute hearing her direct us as she sets up the picture. You can hear her say, " Now you go here, and you go here." It's pretty cute and she does good work.