Da Kiahas Part 1: November 2011

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Soy Un Hijo De Dios

At last, the video I have been waiting to post for a few months now, is here!

Robb and girls performance in 3 languages

Last July Robb and Kawai and Mana did a musical number at church. We got a copy of the video from Jackye and are so happy because our video we made did not work out well.
This is the hymn I Am A Child Of God, arranged by Robb and Kawai and Mana into 3 different languages.
I was proud to hear them do this.

Friday, November 18, 2011

A peek at the baby

We had our ultrasound at 22.5 weeks. We got to see this little guy's face. We are so excited to meet him in March. He was moving all around during the ultrasound. I had no idea how active he is since I only feel kicks now and then. He kept on opening and shutting his mouth and the bringing his hands up to his mouth. It was cute.

Saturday, November 12, 2011

Halloween wouldn't be complete without...

a visit to our favorite local pumpkin patch - La Familia Pumpkin Patch on Los Osos Valley Road.

Every year there is a fight over who gets to be what in this frame, but it always ends up with the youngest as a ghost.

This year most of the kids were brave enough to enter the JAIL - I wasn't though...too many real spiders for my taste

Taking a rest in the cornmaze...which way from here?

Alani the fearless leader will find the way out! And she did!

P.S. - I posted these photos and more a week or so ago and blogger was acting up and never saved my post - so, this is about all I can post at this point although there were a few more cute ones, but my patience with the uploader is not terribly long.

Halloween catch-up

Once again, it seemed like there were a lot more Halloween activities than just Halloween itself. I think the kids actually dressed up for 3 different events within that week, including two Trunk Or Treats and then trick or treating in the Arbors neighborhood with the O'Neals.

Getting ready for Trunk Or Treat at church

Witch, Corella De Vill, Pepper and Salt (Kawai's friend Erin)

Our trunk decorated at Trunk Or Treat

Our 4 Jack O Lanterns - notice Anu's pirate on the right

Anu was a puppy, and on his own decided to be a Vampire Puppy - luckily he got a set of teeth while Trunk Or Treating, to complete his outfit!

Our Kids' Sayings

--3.5 year old Alani looked out the car window at a large electric wire post and said "Mom, is that the Eiffel Tower?"
--Mana really wants to wear makeup and we don't let her yet. Today she told me "you know what I would do if I had my own kids? I would buy each of them their own makeup, because I would share with my kids. I would be nice to my kids."
-- 4.5 year old Mana has been talking about ticks lately. She asked me how you kill them and I told her to squish them between your fingernails. Then she said, while looking at her nails, "I need to sharpen mine."
--When anyone mentions potty training to Alani, she says "I don't want the potty train to come!" and covers her ears (she thinks trains are too loud!)
--Mana asked me what type of monkey was on the t.v. I told her it was a chimpanzee. Then she asked "do all Japanzees live in Japan?"
--Mana got berry/mint dental floss from the dentist. When she tried it last night she said "I love this floss. It tastes like Sunflower petals."
--When we asked Mana to help clean up the living room, she responded "My body doesn't feel like cleaning right now."
--Mana told me "my stomach is tired." She also said "I don't feel relaxed when Haley tells me pilau"
--When Kawai was visiting me at work in "cubicleland" she asked to go see my "stall".
--Mana asked me for a "peanut butter jelly and sandwitch" yesterday.
--Mana, in her sweet high-pitched 3 year old voice which she uses for babies, told Alani "Hi Honey, you tiptoe marshmallow"
--Mana told Alani, "Alani I wish you were a Hello Kitty."
--Kawai asked Mana, "Mana what's your favorite place?" Mana: "A fighting place." Kawai: "No Mana, what's your favorite place to go?" Mana: "At the jungle"
--Mana's version of Jingle Bells starts like this: "Flashing through the snow...."
--Kawai and Mana were talking through the phones at the park. Mana asked Kawai, "do you like fairies?". Kawai said "yes." Then Mana said "Let's be best friends at the fairies."
--Kawai and Mana decided to play dogs. Kawai said she was a hound dog. Then Mana said that she's a peacock dog.
--Mana, while eating soybeans, asked Daddy, "Daddy, can I please have some more slime beans?"
--During the thunder/lightning storm this week, I told Mana that the sky was shouting. She ran to the window and said "I want to see him" (referring to The Guy). Then she asked "is he a super bad guy?"
--Mana: "I want to ride a helicoaster" (referring to a rollercoaster we think)
--Kawai at Costco: "I want to go to another store". Me: "which store?" Kawai: "Dollar Tree". Me: "What store do you want to go to?" Mana: "Money Tree"
--Mana: "Daddy it's gonna be Motherstines Day soon"

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