Family and Holidays GO 2gether!!

Jesse grocery shopping w/ Grpa/ma in SLC
Mainland side of the Pacific, Monterey w/ Kennedy
Breakfast in a tutu~ Brittiny made tutu's for the 4 grandbaby daughters, CUTE!!!
Christmas dinner w/ Rebecca's family, THANK YOU guys!!!
Rebecca dishing up Grace's plate on Christmas, OLIVES were the main dish!
Anne ready for food...
Likin' those olives!!
Boy Michael was the cook, yummy!
Christmas EVE dessert at Claim Jumpers... BIG piece of chocolate cake!
The boys at Boston Market, pre Christmas EVE...
Birthday dinner at Fresh 2 Order... WAY yummy!
Brunch in Atlanta for Mom's bday, 1:30pm at Cracker Barrel, but what time zone
are we on anyways???
Princess Kennedy at Pebble Beach lodge, looking at the menu, time for lunch!
Swimming in Monterey, modeling the tutu.
After lunch in Monterey, Dad Michael JUST spotted the FIRST whale of the season!!
YEAH, Michael!
Jenna made this tutu.

Mele Kalikimaka FROM Kauai!

'Tis the season for music, Kates playing w/ the "older" group at the Marriott

VERY nice sound!
Jenna's "gang" of friends in front of the Christmas tree at the Marriott
Mother/Daughter Christmas picture...
Left overs from dinner at Dukes and winter wear out for the evening...
From our humble little tree, Merry Christmas!!!
Jesse and gang taking a breather from the games, actually getting ready for 

Aikido...  Holiday wishes to all!

The new gang in town...

A week of rain and the guys are heading out to hike in the red dirt.

This is a picture of Adam, Sanoe, Emily and Jenna BEFORE the red dirt

gets ALL over 'em!!!?
PROOF that there is a NIGHT life on Kauai!  BOWLING!
The kids played a Starburst game and then really tried to do a good game,

there are some bowlers among the group!!

After the storm...

Rained ALL night w/ lightening and thunder!  Wet sand, but we found the sun!!

Jesse's seminary was even canceled...  A real storm for the island.
BUT the sand was use-able and the sun was warm so us sun worshipers 

FOUND the sun!
NO, we did not go into the water!  Are you surprised?
Still pretty even in a churned up state...

Kauaian style Christmas weekend

Sat. we performed ukulele at the mall by Santa.
A Hawaiian Christmas village scene, lovin' it!!
Fun bright lights, the violin students are playing here in two Sats.
Hawaiian snowlady.
Tree light festival and parade, some winter clothes on some people...
About a 60 minute parade last night down main-Rice St.  and Kauai Chorale sang for it

before the lights were turned on and the parade started.  It was nice!!

Dad Michael's Surveying COMPLETED!

There is now a use-able road where there was only cane field before.

This all had to be leveled and surveyed many times to get the road and 

guard rail and sidewalk put in.
This was the territory that Dad Michael hiked to measure and hammer in stakes w/ bright pink ribbons on them so the area could be built up.  Like, where would you START??
And a shopping mall is almost completed, with road and sidewalks.  

Even has trees planted!  All on pretty FLAT ground...
More of the MALL, come shop w/ us this next year!!
The new round-about finished and looking really good.  

Dad Michael had to center this area and help measure for water pipes, electric wires 

and all that is in this picture.  Only it was all red dirt back then!! 

FUN to see it become use-able!!  

A little piece of Michael's work left here on the island, good job Michael!!

Can't WAIT to shop THAT new mall!!!

'Tis the season...

My favorite quote is Jesus is the reason for this season...
Gotta give Santa a bit of celebratin' too~
So we are festive decoratin', lights & tree...  Glad Jax is doing the BIG decorating 

project for HER house!!  Ours is a little project, took 1/2 hr. to get it done!
Then to the BEACH!!
Likin' palm trees at Christmas~ Merry Christmas season and Happy December!