Here are some recent pictures of the kids. Ava is almost 7 months old. Kelly is 12, Kiana is 10, Kekoa is 9, Kainoa is 7 and Kekai just turned 4 last Friday. We are all doing well, just trying to keep the kids from killing each other this summer!!!!!!!! LOL!

Working a grave, have some extra time on my hands and thought my blog needed a little facelift. I'm not very good at this blogging stuff and need to take some lessons from the experts. It's amazing what you can do! I finally figured out how to import a new background and move some things around. This can be really fun but also addicting! My next adventure will be to add some music to my blog. I've tried several times but am always unsuccessful!

Busy Bee

Here's some pictures of Ava. She's almost 3 months old and growing fast! She's starting to laugh and interact. She had caught a cold that turned to croup but is starting to recover! She surely is a blessing!

Kelly and Kekoa just finished their basketball seasons and Kiana is just starting. We love to stay busy. Kelly went from the honorable mention on the honor roll to high honor roll and we are proud of him, of course he needed a little, expensive, motivation, but he did it. The rest of the bunch are all doing great in school!

Anson has started his 2nd semester of nursing school, getting closer to the end! I don't know who is more excited, him or me?

I'm back at work. Monday-Thursday 8am-12pm at the school and Monday & Tuesday 3pm-11pm at the nursing home! Did I mention we like to stay busy?

Growing like a Flower!

I'm really trying to keep up on my blog, just finding it hard to do so. Thanks Uncle Ron for reminding me!

Ava is now 4 weeks old! I can't believe how time flies! She has changed so much. She isn't quite sleeping through the night yet but at least she's sleeping 2-3 hours at a time and then nursing and going back to sleep. She looks like Kiana but has dark brown eyes and dark hair. She's going to be tall and thin like her mom(LOL)! The kids sure love her. Kekai (3) says "I love her mom." No jealousy noted yet!!!!!

We are enjoying this wonderful addition to our family and consider her such a blessing!

The next big event in her life is her blessing. We'll probably bless her the first Sunday in January and you are all invited! I'll keep you updated!

We hope you are all well and that this Christmas season is a special one for you and yours.

IT'S A GIRL!!!

She's HERE! Ava Anuhea Kanani O' KaMaile was born Nov. 19, 2008 at 10:42 pm. She weighs 8lbs 7oz and is 22 inches long. She looks just like her older sister Kiana but has black hair and dark eyes. The delivery was slow at first, the doctor broke my water at 9am and I was only a 5 at about 4pm. I then wussed out and had Nubain (drug used to take the edge off of the contractions), no epidural, and my contractions pretty much stopped. We then started the Pitocin and I moved along alot faster. The pain was great but I like the recovery much better without the epidural.

We are home now and we are both doing well. Her brothers and sister love her and fight over who gets to hold her. Kekai, who was the baby says he wants to keep her. He is proud to be a "big brother."

We are greatful for the opportunity to bear children. What a blessing this has been in our lives. We are greatful for family, this life would be nothing without family. We are greatful for great friends! Most of all, we are greatful for the gospel of Jesus Christ. It is through Christ that we are able to have all these blessings! We love each and every one of you hope you are all well. Happy Thanksgiving!!!!!!!!!

Family Pic

Here are the most recent family pictures that we've taken. They were taken at my pinning ceremony. Hopefully someday we'll make it to a studio to have "real" pictures taken.

Kiana wanted me to blog about her so we decided to blog about her pageant experience. Fredonia has a little pageant for the 4th of July and Kiana decided she wanted to participate. She danced "Where I live" for her talent and wore her white muumuu for her formal. She was definitely different from the rest of the girls and stood out. She did an awesome job! Kiana is a beautiful young lady and we are gratetful to have her in our family.