.california love pt.II.

...continuation...

For some reason I couldn't post more pictures so I decided to end the last post and continue with a new one.

Day one at Disneyland ended with us leaving early...1-to fight the crowd all trying to rush out of the gates at the same time, and 2-because of Kaiya's fever.  Plus, we had an entire day left to spend soaking up the Happiest Place on Earth!

Sunshine and Blue Skies...

 Day Two at Disneyland started with a tour of Disneyland via the Train!  It was a beautiful day!  We then went on Small World (which the wait was already longer than any from the day before) and Uncle Wes and Kaytin went on a couple more before we decided since we had seen most of Disneyland on Day One, we would venture over to California Adventure!  This was a first for everyone but Mommy and Daddy.  As soon as we walked in, they were clearing the pathway for a High School Musical performance.  So...Aunty Dawn was front and center waiting for "Troy and Gabriella" to perform.  (Haha...Kaytin is actually the one that insisted on getting a front row seat...so Dawn says.)  It was then on to some lunch (better choices than Disneyland, in my opinion), rides and more.  I think California Adventure is like a big fairground.  It's fun, but not nearly as exciting as Disneyland.  :)  As the day came to a close, we decided to head out early, but not before Kaiya had an AMAZING silhouette portrait done of her by a Japanese lady, who has only been doing the portraits for a couple years.  She was amazing!  She looked at Kaiya's profile a couple of times and carved her silhouette out with a sharp pair of scissors, no drawing or sketching or anything.  And within a minute or two, she presented us with a tiny black silhouette of Little Miss Kaiya...filipino nose, chubby cheeks, and little hair flip all included.  I highly recommend doing that the next time you're at Disneyland.  Thank you Grandma Barb for that!!


We think Disneyland was a SUCCESS and a half!!  We all can't wait until our next visit....which will hopefully be soon.  :)  Here are a couple more pictures from The Magic Kingdom.

....coming up next the Long Beach Aquarium...

.california love.

Kaiya went on her first trip to California in October. She's been on a long plane trip before, we took her to New Mexico and Vegas for Easter.  But...she was only 6 months old back then.  This time it was a little different since she was 1 going on 12, not to mention walking and talking.  But we survived.  She slept for an hour here and there, but in between she watched movies with daddy, walked up and down the aisle with mommy, and luckily there was a little girl who was sitting in front of us that continually tried to entertain her.  What a life saver she was.  Turns out they were going to Disneyland, too...and she informed us that they would be at the Princess Breakfast the next morning if we wanted to meet up.  LOL!!!  She was about 6 or 7...going on 21.  Haha.

When we finally landed at LAX, we looked around and finally found Grandma Barb who was meeting up with us from New Mexico.  The rest of that day was kind of wasted with traveling to the hotel in Anaheim and picking up things, like diapers, from Target (GREAT excuse to go shopping right away.)  


The second day we took a trip up to Rancho Cucamonga (sp?) to do some shopping.  It was rainy and cold, and of course we didn't bring any rain or cold gear, so we had to buy some things to at least keep the kids warm the next day at Disneyland.  


As Disneyland day finally approached...it was pouring!  But it turned out to be in our favor because there were NO LINES and we got to ride pretty much all of the rides that we wanted before early afternoon!  Plus, a little rain doesn't hurt anyone...at least that's what mommy learned from going to college in Oregon.  We were so lucky that Uncle Bill, Aunty Kimi, Wyland, Kiyomi, Aunty Angela, Nicole and Drew all met us at Disneyland!  And it turned out to be a beautiful day once the sun came out by late afternoon.  Kaiya came down with a pretty high fever, 104, but luckily we came prepared and doped her up with Tylenol and Ibuprofen to keep the fever under control.  We kept having to take her jacket and blankets on and off, take her temperature, put socks on and off...but she was a trooper through it all.

DISNEYLAND!!!

First Rides...no wait time!

Daddy was WAY excited for this!

...to be continued...

.3rd of july.

Daddy's regular days off have been Friday and Saturday, which is good because then mommy and daddy can spend a full day together.  This past weekend was 4th of July weekend.  We knew that Aunty Dawn and Uncle Wes were going to take Kaytin and Yasu to Kekaha beach where the Taba's and Burkman's were camping out.  So we planned to venture on down there, especially since Kaiya loves the beach.  Although it's pretty rough over there, we came prepared and brought along a Rubbermaid container that we borrowed from Aunty Ruthie.  Kaytin calls them the 'fairy ponds' because Aunty Ruthie mentioned to her that the fairies come at night and take a bath in them.  Hahahah!!!

We got there a little after lunch.  It was sunny off and on, with a little sprinkle here and there.  But overall, it was a fantastic day to spend the 3rd of July.  Daddy even got to fish a little.  And Kaiya even let Aunty Shannon put her to sleep.  And when she woke up, she had a banana snack, some rice, apple sauce, and who knows what else.  This girl can EAT!  Apparently, next time we're going to camp.  I think it sounds fun...I haven't camped since college...and even then, we slept in the car.  And when we used to go 'camping' in high school, we never set up tents we just slept on the beach.  The Taba's go all out...so I think I can handle it.

And I apologize, this is going to be long because there's lots of photos.  I need to learn how to make collages...

.hanging out with the cousins.

Kaiya loves to play with her cousins, Kaytin and Caleb.  And I think they love playing with her.  We're so lucky that they have the chance to grow up together, and in Hawaii!  :)  Here they all are playing, making silly faces, and going on adventures outside.

Yasu is blurry because he was jumping up and down...

Arggghhhh...

Bouncing like Tigger...

Riding Kaytin's exercise bike...

Kaytin being silly...Kaiya in Yasu's stroller...and can you find Yasu?

Bye Bye.

.funny face tuesday: 11may10.

OK, funny face tuesday is back.  i think i'll change it to funny tuesdays and put up pictures of funny things kaiya and her cousins do.  anyway, here is kaiya and her cousins....

.let's play catch up.

Ok, since I'm WAAAAYYY behind on the blog, I decided I would write one that would do a catch-up for the last half of April.  

January 2, 2010:  So this picture is a few months old...but it was Kaiya's first time at a wedding.  We went to Aunty Denise and Uncle Enoka Karratti's wedding back on January 2nd at Kilohana.  It was beautiful and mommy got a chance to catch up with a lot of OSU friends since her and Aunty Denise both went there after high school.  We had a great time, ate good food and are so happy for the Karratti's.  Hopefully they'll hurry up and give Kaiya a little playmate soon.  :)

April 20, 2010: Kaiya's legs continue to get stronger every day.  She's now able to stand while holding onto things, but she doesn't actually pull herself up yet.  But she's all about making her legs straight whenever she gets the chance!

She also LOVES to look at the cute baby in the mirror.  I read that babies don't recognize that it's their reflection in mirrors until they're about 2 or so...but Kaiya gets really excited whenever she we put her in front of a mirror.  She must be thinking...that baby is sooooo cute.  hahaha!  So whenever mommy is getting ready and doing her makeup or hair, all she has to do is put Kaiya in front of the mirror and she'll just sit there and play and be entertained the entire time.  So awesome!

April 23, 2010:  It's been over four months since we first pierced Kaiya's ears and daddy has been itching to change them.  So he put in her birthstone earrings that she got from Kaytin and Caleb for Christmas.  I believe they're sapphires.  I love her earrings and I'm so glad that we pierced them...I just hope that they don't end up being crooked as she continues to grow.  

We went to the place where we pierced her ears to see what other kinds of earrings there were for future reference...we looked at the piercing earrings since they have a backing that covers the entire end of the post so it doesn't poke Kaiya when she's sleeping.  On the way out, we spotted some mini jade bracelets, so Kaiya walked out with a little one and she looked so cute in it...it also hides her wrist fold.  :)

Here she is crawling all over the place...she crawls with her belly off of the ground now!

April 24, 2010:  KIUC, where Grandma Barbara works, was participating in the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life.  It's a charity walk where people walk throughout the night, and there's a special luminaria lighting to remember those affected with cancer.  It's really touching because the first lap is done by all of the survivors and those currently fighting cancer.  The second lap, the caregivers join in.  Mommy tears up every time!  Daddy was off, too, so we went as a family...joining Grandma Barbara and Papa Harry, and Aunty Dawn, Uncle Wes, Kaytin and Caleb.  Kaiya kicked it in her BOB stroller and we all did a few laps and checked out the other booths.  KIUC provided dinner also.  It was such a fun night and I can't wait until Kaiya gets older so we can teach her the importance of these types of events!  

April 26, 2010:  Mommy and daddy have been taking Kaiya, Foxxy and Lennox out on walks a few mornings out of the week.  It's good exercise, nice to be outside, and all of us enjoy walking together.  Sometimes, Aunty Dawn, Caleb and Koge join us too.  It's been kind of rainy lately, so whenever it's nice we take advantage of it.  It still hasn't seem to calmed down the dogs, though, like The Dog Whisperer says it should.  (Maybe it's because it's not a set schedule, though).  However, they are better walking on the leash than they were when we lived in Vegas.  The route we walk has a bunch of barking dogs, sometimes it affects them sometimes it doesn't.  But they never want to charge them or anyone that crosses our path.  Whew!!!  Daddy walks Foxxy, since she's so heavy and strong, and Lennox walks alongside Kaiya while mommy pushes her in the stroller.  

Anyway, one morning after our walk, mommy, daddy and Aunty Dawn sat down in the kitchen to eat some breakfast.  And we noticed that Kaiya was a little sleepy.  She usually naps during the walk, but for some reason this time she didn't.  The next thing we knew, we looked over at her in her highchair and she was fast asleep.  Luckily, the highchair seat has a recline so we let her nap in there for a few minutes while we all finished up our post-walk snacks.  

So that sums up pretty much the end of April.  I've been slacking on taking pictures of outings and what not.  But now that I'm catching up on posts I'll be sure to take more photos and post regularly again.  We hope everyone who reads this is doing well and enjoying the blog!