Cousins!!

Emma and Tabitha are here from Richland and Terina is having a blast! She loves running around with them. Terina and Tabitha are only 8 months apart and they are very good friends. They have such different personalities but its great to see them all together. Emma is older and likes to do older girl things but she's a great "baby sitter". I hope when Tabitha and Terina get older they don't hate their moms for always dressing them alike! I think they look cute though so it doesn't matter.

Let it Snow!!

When we got here last Friday we have been hearing about this Winter Storm that was suppose to hit Washington on Tuesday. Well... it didn't happen yesterday like predicted but today... HOLY COW!! It's been snowing all day long! Terina has been watching the snow come down and begging to go outside and play in the snow.

I have been in bed all day being lazy and of course Kasala isn't jumping up to go outside. He's been running around doing shopping in shorts in the freezing cold!! Anyways, when I finally got out of bed at 4pm I went to the shed and dug out Terina's snow suit from last winter. It was a 2T and I was pretty positive that it wasn't going to fit but just her luck we could squeeze her in to it. We only took her outside for about 15 minutes because it's freezing and it's starting to get dark but she had so much fun! She loves the snow and I'm pretty sure we'll be back outside tomorrow.

So much for finishing up my Christmas shopping and getting my hair done tomorrow. The roads are horrible. Other than watching the snow come down and being lazy... we really haven't done anything. Just the usual; cook, clean, eat... ya know. :)Rain or shine it's times like this when I look outside and remember that I'm going home to Hawaii... to sunshine.... or very warm rain.

Rain and Flooding or Freezing and Snow???

Well, we made it out of the floods of Hawaii only to come to freezing Washington where it started to snow this afternoon.

Thursday, the day before we were to leave, the rains just came down... All night and almost all day. Laie flooded completely and many of the apartment buildings at TVA also flooded. It was pretty bad. We were one of the lucky ones on the bottom floor that didn't have any problems. The only problem that I did have was with all the gross bugs that were crawling on the walls outside our door. It was the most disgusting thing EVER! This is the play ground outside our

door. It doesn't really do any justice as to what actually happend at BYUH or around Laie. And here are those gross bugs that were trying to get into my house.

Before we left Terina and I went to the Visitors Center at the Temple to look at the Christmas trees. Each stake on Oahu had a tree at the visitors center and decorated it. It was a lot of fun to go and look at them. There were some really beautiful trees. Terina had a lot of fun looking at them and asked every day that week to go back to see the Christmas trees, the donkey and the sheep.

Well... off to Washington! Terina did really well on the plane. We sat all the way in the back... and I mean all the way in the back. There was no one around us at all. Terina had a little snack before the plane took off, colored a little and then fell asleep! She slept most of the way so Kasala and I watched a movie and just made sure she was comforable. When she woke up she watched a movie, ate some dinner and got some snacks brought to her from 1st class. She ate better than we did! Anyways, we made it to Washington and it was cold. Mom and Dad brought us coats which was nice. Now we're just relaxing and spending time with Mom, Dad, Jared, Ashlee and Jake. Anthony and Phebe and the girls will be getting here next week and Mike right before Christmas. Oh! Mom redecorated our room for us and it is amazing! She even put a tree up there so on Christmas morning we can do a little something for Terina... just the three of us. I love it! Terina has her own little space, which of course she doesn't stay in, and we have a new area too! I just love it!

Terina does miss her friends in Hawaii though. I really didn't think she would say anything about them but so far she's been asking for Taniya, Kien, Aneia, Waipapa and Pacesen. She kept calling this little boy in Primary Pacesen and she got mad when I said he was still in Hawaii. Kind of cute!

Washington or Bust... I think we might bust

I was woken up this morning to the sound of thunder and a bright flash of lightening. Not cool....

It has been raining like crazy here. We have a good 5 inches outside our door. The bugs are just waiting to come inside. I have been killing them all morning. School was canceled... I didn't have to work. Kasala's Math final got canceled... I don't know what's going to happen with that class now. The roads are closed going towards Hauula, I'm not sure about the North Shore but I don't know if we will be able to get Jake to the airport today.

This is bad. This is really bad. I am still looking forward to going back to Washington and I know Mom and Dad want to see Terina and I'm sure we'll be able to get home eventually....

Kasala just came running in the house. He has been out with people from our ward picking up sand bags and helping families out. He had to leave our car at the grocery store! He couldn't get back into the apartment. The roads are closed! Oh man... this is not fun.

Christmas Party

Last night our ward had its Christmas party. It felt a little early but then I realized that everyone has finals next week and some families will be going home too for good. Anyways, it was alright. There was food and music and games. I almost won a round of musical chairs but if you saw what I was up against you would understand why I lost. It was a nice break from being at home on a Saturday evening with just Terina so I should be grateful.

Santa made an appearance there too. I really thought Terina would do alright with him. She liked him while we were waiting in line but as soon as I got up there with her she freaked out... and I mean freaked out! I didn't have time to take a picture but it was pretty funny.

Terina had a blast though. She ran around with her friends and played with the Christmas tree. She "watched" Polar Express and ate a ton of candy until it was time to go home. That's Waipapa with Terina. She's older but will always play with Terina.There is Terina and Iraia. He's super cute but these two fight the no other in nursery. They play fine outside in the water and at the playground but when they get to nursery they are either fighting or causing trouble.

Aneia and Terina are a couple weeks apart. They have so much fun together. When they see eachother outside they run up and give eachother a hug. It's cute.

Anyways.. nothing else is going on. Just getting ready to go home to Washington for Christmas. 5 more days and counting!!