Romans & Snow??

We had a Roman Feast as we finished up our study of that time. A quick blur to capture that time. By this time of the evening I had redone everyone's attire about a zillion times and most had abandoned there togos;) #4 decided he was emperor and wore the red robe and a crown for most of the night.


Winter Wonderland 5 at church; kids had a blast. Didn't really take too many pictures because I was too busy talking story. At church Sunday they said they gave 350 bags out to children-what a turn out!!

"Hey, this stuff is pretty cool!" He loved standing on the edge and moving the snow around.



#3 working hard at creating a cookie Christmas tree.

#5 on snow


#5 touching snow

Thanksgiving morning we spent cooking and rocking the house. Our youngest rocker got a little sleepy...fyi it's a little hard to drum and having baby hanging on leg, sitting in lap etc. So the dad tried an old trick. At first it didn't look like it would work because little bit decided he wanted to try to play too.



But within minutes the little guy fell right asleep!

And I was even able to transfer him right to bed without him waking:)

We spent the morning dancing today. The first song felt like a total flop; yikes guess the Lord felt we(I) needed to be a little humbled.
#4 decided to come out after the song was over and walk in with us. OK not a big deal. I didn't dance the second song but #2 did. Beautiful! The last song I was out there again. Gave baby and #4 a snack thinking they'd be fine while I danced. Hmm, not too far into the song #4 comes out and is hugging my legs saying "mom I need a kiss". Luckily I wasn't too distracted by this as it is often I how practice-with someone around my legs or on my back(Mom's are persistent!) Not sure how long he was out there but did he wander off after a bit. Someone in the audience told me after that they loved that my child was pulling on my skirt in the middle of things.....just keeping it real I guess.:) Though I'm thinking I will make sure I have a mother's helper with me next time we dance there:D



Guess it's back to the regular schedule this week. Though I'm wondering if that's like saying you are normal? What is normal? What is regular? It is an appointment filled week! Should keep things busy and crazy which I suppose is the norm around here. Hope you and yours had a wonderful Thanksgiving!

When Bedlam Strikes, You Have a Choice…

I found myself nodding along to this post. I think we can all relate:)

When Bedlam Strikes, You Have a Choice…

It's been a bit of a break. I took a little trip to the mainland and had a great time in Dallas with my girls. Over 1300 military wives(probably some active duty ladies too-don't want to leave them out!) came together for an international conference. All of us are involved in a bible study called PWOC or Protestant Women of the Chapel(If you are near a military base call the chapel and see if they have a group!). Priscilla Shirer was the main speaker and Kari Jobe the worship leader. Great ladies, bringing God's truth forward. Many workshops to go to(Point of Grace held one and had a concert too!) and different Chaplains spoke over the weekend and just some great girl time. Reconnecting with ladies that have moved to other posts and strengthening friendships. I heard from many ladies how their husbands had greater appreciation for what they do after having to do it themselves while the wives were away. Bonus!
Maybe I'll dive into somethings I learned over the weekend but for now I am diving back into life. Kids missed me bunches, they are so sweet! Trying to get back into our school routine here. Which is always a challenge after a change of pace but add sick kids in the mix and well, I've decided to just change the schedule up a bit and not worry about sticking to Plan A.

#2 Danced "Give Thanks" on Sunday. I complimented her because she had a great big smile the whole time she danced. She said. "That's because Daddy came and he smiled at me the whole time and it made it easy for me to smile."
Awwww


A new hat from the trip. Each kid wears it a different way-that's what makes them unique!


#4 wanted his picture too.

Sadly I once again have the old camera. It takes a few ok pictures but then goes back to the hazy glow:( Guess a new camera is on my wish list:D

This and That

Kids

#3 comes up to me. "Mom my tooth is really loose. I didn't pull on #4 pants(with my mouth) to make my tooth loose."
Hmm, won't of guessed that's how it got looser if you hadn't mentioned it. LOL

*updated to add-he pulled said tooth out at nap time and has written a huge note to remind me his tooth is on the counter tonight.

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I am going to a conference this week. So excited! It's for PWOCI, click on the link and you can find out who the keynote speaker is and a bit more. Last week we signed up for some workshops and I do know I got into one that was a first choice. Received an email today telling the name of the song we'd be learning. Guesses on what I'll be doing? Shouldn't be too hard to figure out. Yes, I am going to a dance class. The name of the class is Worship Our King Through Dance. I really enjoy the Praise & Worship Hula out here and thought it'd be fun to see how others worship through dance too. Name of the song we'll be learning is The Motions by Matthew West.

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Oh fashion guru I am not. I also live in sandals out here. Don't even have any tennis shoes since my last pair bit the dust. So here I am going to the cold mainland in slippers. A friend talked me into getting some boots. So I went out got some awesome black boots with heels that zip of the side.....
Well tried them on today with a long blue jean skirt and just wasn't feeling it. Called my daughter in to see what she thought and she didn't like the look either.
So ladies I will need your help this week. Not sure if the look is just off or it's just me not use to the look on myself;) I'll play around with some other combinations as time permits...otherwise it'll just be me and my cold toesies this week!

Dancing for Him

or Hula no ke Akua

My oldest was on photo duty yesterday. It was a job he took on with relish; though I have to admit I was afraid he'd run the battery out before he got any shots of us dancing!

This one gives you an idea of some of the conditions of our surroundings. When we dance here we have people on all sides of us and some standing on hotel balconies to watch. It's really rather odd...

This was when we were running through "Salt and Light". It's always different to dance in the sand and bright sun, the balance is totally different. As you can tell by the expressions one of the guys that runs the service here was talking to us and totally distracting us! The actual performance went much smoother;)



The boy took several candid shots. It cracked me up to see what he took.
But seriously don't these haiku's make us look a bit like sheep dogs with the hidden eyes? :D Actually now that I look at it my head piece looks a little low in the back too :P





Dancing "I Can Sing of Your Love Forever"


The ladies and keiki of the halau who danced today.

Luau time

The kids and I went the Hale Koa Luau last night.
My favorite luau is still the PCC-better food and better seating in my opinion. I had to stand to see the show at the Hale Koa but a bonus of the show last night was the boys who had a lot of energy could run on the grass and play and not distract others.

With all their creations.



My kung fu fighter;)


Trying their hand at some activities.