Happy early Birthday to Me . . .

Clesson's father is watching the children. Thanks Dad! We are off to the movie!

Oahu Powerless

We were in the dark for a few hours Friday night. A rare electrical storm lighted up our skies for quite a while in the afternoon. Then at 6:25 PM our lights flickered with a power surge where 90% of the island lost power. We were blissfully unaware of other's plight until at 8:30 PM our power went out. When we checked the radio we found that our area is on Grid ONE (last off, first on! yay.) So at 3 AM our power came back. Though there were still many without power until noon.

It was a welcome wake up call for emergency preparedness for our family. Not to mention, what do we do when we can't watch T.V. or blog!? The whole experience turned out to be a lot of fun, each of the children had a flashlight and we had a few candles burning that made everything smell really nice. Clesson and the children played Pokemon cards and Gabriel jumped out and spooked Izack really good. Laughter was everywhere.
Honestly, I can't complain.

Then this morning Clesson realized that though we have power, cable was still out . . . .until noon and now the football bowl games are on and I'm blogging again.

Gabriel lost his first tooth!

Congratulations Gabriel!

Merry Christmas!

What a fun Christmas our Paet family had this year. The children had a wonderful time opening their presents and everything turned out to be such a great gift!

There were thoughtful presents for the children from:
Aunty Johanna
*Currently they are tucked in their bed with these. . .

Aunty Amber
*They immediately had lunch on these. . .

Aunty Jenny Rose
*Running around being a superhero can sure wear them out. . .(thank you!!)




Our beautiful quilt from Jenny. WOW!! Thank you so much!






And the children just loved all the gifts from Grandfather and Gran:
We take turns, starting with the youngest, opening presents.

Looking closely, Gabriel can be seen with his head hung down low stating, "I wanted that for Christmas."

Which thrilled Kaleb to no end!
Gabriel's envy was soon forgotten - when he saw his Hot Wheels super track.
Cloe asked for a puppy that would cuddle and do tricks. She was just so excited.


Izack loved the trick played on him with the wrapping of his Nintendo DS game. To throw him off of what was inside - it was wrapped, placed in a box, wrapped, then placed in a bigger box that was wrapped. He got a good laugh out of that.




Then the reaction when he realized what it actually was . . . PRICELESS!






We love that Grammy and Papa, Aunty Nui and Uncle Sam come over every year to spend Christmas day with us. In fact, this year Papa and Grammy made breakfast for us all! It was such a treat!
Here Cloe is using her camera from Santa to take a picture of Grammy and Papa in the kitchen.

This interactive rocking horse was given to Kaleb from Grammy and Papa. (Papa told of how he carried it through Costco, then stood in line holding it. A lady offered if he'd like to put his horse on her cart while waiting in line. Well, you just don't get an offer like that every day! Ah, the Christmas spirit.)
Once Kaleb got the hang of rocking, he could be heard galloping through the whole house.

It was a wonderful day for our family. The children didn't even try to narrow down a favorite gift they enjoyed them all so much. The toys are still all over the living room. I think we'll give that the weekend before I'm back to, "keep the toys upstairs and out of the living room, please."

We hope all we know and love had a very Merry Christmas, too!

Christmastime in Honolulu

Visiting the lobby of The Sheraton Princess Kaiulani. This gingerbread village took 120 gallons of icing and 250 hours to make.
Kaleb was so excited to see the train going through the village. He kept yelling to 'Thomas' as he went by or appeared out of a tunnel.
Gabriel and Cloe.
Cloe looking over the gingerbread village.
Joy and Clesson. Izack took the picture for us.
Grammy and Papa.
The children with Hawaiian Santa.
Wishing everyone a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!
. . .Mele Kalikimaka!

Christmas Train Ride at the Mall

Our playgroup got together on Thursday at Pearlridge Mall to ride the Christmas Train. In our group, we had seven moms, five strollers, three babies, and ten children, oh my.


Kaleb and Herbie can't wait for their turn. Hooooray!



Kaleb at the exit.


Max, Braden, Taryn, Kaleb, Camiron, Ashlyn,
Kayla, Keeley, Herbie and Madison.

Happy Birthday Clesson!

Have a wonderful day Clesson! Thank you for all you do. Thank you for being such a great provider, for having strong ambitions and for taking care of our family.

We love you!!

Here's a mushy-romantic tag thingy.
How it works: I will answer questions about Clesson. At the end of the post, I'll tag people and post their names. Then, they do the same thing on their own blog and so on and so forth. Feel free to do this on your blog anyway - even if you're not tagged!

*What is your husband's name?
Clesson Kaleo Paet.
*How long have you guys been married?
13+ wonderful years
*How long did you date?
3 months, then 3 months engaged, then married. I’d like to say we are still dating. . .
*How old is he?
36 years young - TODAY.
*Who is taller?
He is tall - and I love looking up to him.
*Who can sing the best?
Um, yeah, that would be him.
*Who is smarter?
HAHAHAHA - Clesson. HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
*Who pays the bills?
Clesson rakes in the dough - I do the finances.
*Who does the laundry?
Me – unless it’s sweaty basketball clothes – Those he puts directly into the washer.
*Who sleeps on the right side of the bed?
Clesson's on the left, I'm on the right.
*Who mows the lawn?
The neighbors - We love them.
*Who cooks dinner?
Clesson 'cooks' when it's take out.
*Who is the first to admit when they're wrong?
Okay, I admit it. It's Clesson.
*Who kissed who first?
He did. Cless was powerless to resist me.
*Who wears the pants?
Those would be shorts with slippahs and they would belong to him.

Okay Sisters you are tagged!
Amber Lemmons and Jenny Rose Lemmons. Let’s hear about those brothers of mine!

Christmas 2008

An email to the Lemmons family about our family interests, and well, *sizes* for Christmas 2008.

Hey all!
the Paet Children Christmas List:

They are all into playing Legos and playing on the Wii. They also love to role play as Super Heroes.

Izack: Favorite color is blue. Hobbies are baseball, cub scouts, and Kenpo(it's like karate/kung fu). Loves his Nintendo DS, PokeMon and legos He's a size 8 shorts and Medium shirts.

Cloe: Favorite colors are pink, purple or red. She's a size 8 shorts, skirts, or dresses and wears a Medium shirt. Loves girly things the more shiny or sparkly the better, and would like a puppy. (HA HA HA!!! not a chance.) Hobbies: Hula dancing, piano playing, reading - She's read a few of the Rainbow Fairy Series by Daisy Meadows and doesn't own any of those books yet.
She's also missing her two front teeth. ;-)

Gabriel: Favorite color is green. Size 6 shorts and size small shirts. Hobbies: Soccer and Kenpo. Loves Legos, Monkeys/Gorillas and drawing

Kaleb: Favorite colors are green, orange or yellow. Size 2 shorts or size 3 x-small shirts. He's a big fan of Dora the Explorer and Go! Diego Go! and Thomas the Tank Engine - specifically Percy the train. He would be thrilled with trains for Christmas.

And just for fun and future reference:
Clesson wears a size XXL shirt and looks great in black and blue (take that as you will. ha ha). He's wonderful at spending time with the children practicing their hobbies. His favorite sports teams are: Kansas City Chiefs(football), Orlando Magic (basketball) and Florida State, BYU or University of Hawaii for College Football. He loves sports related stuff but don't get him books.

Joy wears a size large shirt. I love the color cobalt blue on just about anything but I look better wearing green or coral pinks. ;-) Don't get me anything sports related but I love books.
If you get me a cobalt blue shirt listing my favorite phrases from Twilight I will squeal until I pass out.

Please email me back or call if you have any questions. I love you all so much and look forward to perusing your Christmas lists as well.
XOXOXOXOXOXOJOYOXOXOXOXO

Kenpo Kids

Cloe practicing her Kata. And she will keep practicing. . .
Gabriel looking strong. Izack the tough guy. Kaleb and Gabriel saying 'eeeeece!' Makaha Kenpo appreciation party.

She-Hulk

Just when you thought it was safe to walk down the hall.