Project 52:29 | Better Together

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Motherhood is... better together Right now I have Jack Johnson's song Better Together with the lines "it's always better when we're together" ringing in my head because motherhood is just that; better together.  If I could say only one thing that I have learned after this week with Lucas gone is that he does way more that I give him credit for and I couldn't imagine doing this without him.  I love and appreciate him more than he knows now. … [Read more...]

He’s Back!!!

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Ke'alohi and I survived Lucas' first business trip!!! Because of Lucas' promotion earlier this month, his company sent all the new "promotees" to Atlanta for training.  Lucas left Monday afternoon and got back late tonight and  Ke'alohi and I couldn't be happier that Daddy is home safe.  I quickly learned that parenting has greatly evolved from when our parents had us.  I remember when my dad would go on business trips trips, we would get to … [Read more...]

Cloth Diapering | Storing Clean and Dirty Diapers

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Storing clean or dirty cloth diapers has never been easier.  For the clean diapers, we use Ke'alohi's top drawer to hold all the diapers.  We pre-stuff them with the inserts and also have the Bummis Bio-Soft liner already in them so that when we need to change Ke'alohi, it's as fast and as simple as if we were using disposable diapers.  When we are on the go out of the house I usually keep two (more if it is a longer trip) diapers in my diaper … [Read more...]

Madison’s First Birthday Party!

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Today we headed up to Northridge to celebrate Madison's first birthday!  Tracy, one of my hula sister's, has the sweetest little granddaughter and we were so excited to be invited to her birthday party.  In Hawaii, it is the "norm" to have luau food and it's looking like when you are in Los Angeles, the cool thing to do is get a taco man!  We are feasted on chicken, pork and steak tacos and they even had some taquitos for everyone to munch … [Read more...]

Ilikea Turned ONE!

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Our precious goddaughter is officially one!  I seriously can't believe that both Ilikea and Ke'alohi are toddlers.  I remember when Bridget and I were texting each other back and forth when they were just weeks old and now they are walking and talking up a storm.  We have little human beings now! Bridget and Ely hosted a party today at their family's North Shore house and we are so bummed that we missed it.  I was able to talk to Bridget … [Read more...]

The Most Glorious Nap of My Life…

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Today the unthinkable happened; I had the best nap I've ever had in my life.  I haven't been feeling to well recently to today when Lucas was putting Ke'alohi down for her nap, I decided that I would take a "little" one also while she was sleeping.  Ke'alohi and I woke up THREE AND A HALF HOURS later!  Lucas said that he was actually starting to worry about us since we both haven't ever napped that long. We were so rested and happy to spend … [Read more...]

Project 52:28 | Adapting

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Motherhood is... adapting I don't know if you have noticed but the last two weeks the quality of my photos haven't been the greatest.  That is because we haven't had a camera and have been adapting and taking all our pictures on our phones.  The shutter on my canon has been acting up and we finally sent it in to get repaired and now we have it back.  I couldn't be happier to have my "real" camera back in action! If you want to see more … [Read more...]