Making Sugar Cookies

It is a Vincent Family tradition to bake sugar cookies and decorate them with the kids and then hand them out to our friends. This year, Eirhana brought a friend of hers, James to join us. Erihana had lots of fun getting all messy with the flower and especially sneaking the candy decorations into her mouth instead of on the cookies. We had lots of fun!

CHRISTMAS IN HONOLULU

We went to see the lights and decorations at Honolulu Hale, the City Hall. We went on a little train ride, saw a HUGE Santa and Mrs. Claus, saw beautifull decorated Christmas trees, listened to a beautiful Men's Choir, and Frosty's whole family was there!
Here are a few photos from this wonderful Family Home Evening.

CHRISTMAS DECORATING

Erihana Singing and Dancing

Erihana loves to sing and dance (when she feels like it of course). This is a video of her doing her thing at the park...she is HILIARIOUS!! At least we think so.

Cooking with Daddy

Erihana loves to cook and so does Hanale. This is a great bonding time for the two of them. It is interesting how well behaved Erihana can be when she is cooking. She never touches anything she is not supposed to and excitedly and carefully does the tasks she is asked to. I find great joy in watching the two of them cook together.

IMAGINATION

Erihana has really started to imaginary play. It is so fun to watch her pretend. It has showed us a new side of her personality and keeps us on our toes. Last night, Erihana made a cake out of play-doh and used chopsticks as candles and started walking towards her daddy singin "happy Birthday to you!" Then she demands, " Blow out the candles, Daddy!" She is so fun. Every day is a new adventure.

PRETTY IN PINK

Hanale and Erihana looking pretty in pink for church.

My Ottoman and Me

We recently bought an ottoman. Erihana loves it! She watches t.v. on it, eats on it, does somersalts on it and occasionally falls asleep on it. Simple pleasures ;0)

DADDY DAUGHTER DATES

This past Saturday was Hanale and Erihana's first official Daddy-daughter Date. With Hanale working full-time and going to school full-time, these two hardly see each other. As their relationship is important to all of us, we decided to start this tradition where they get to go off on their own for a little one on one time.
Erihana loves the City Bus. She wanted to go for a ride on the bus for their date. So off they went and ended up at the Children's Discovery Center. There are all sorts of fun learning activities. Erihana dressed up as a doctor and checked her daddy out and gave him a clean bill of health, Then they decided to go sailing in a boat ad fising as well. They stopped in the reading room where little Erihana had to be lifted up on the over-sized chair. Hanale found out his daughter is a wiz at Chess and that her little imagination is soaring at this stage of her life. Hanale was patient as she dressed up and ran around and talked non-stop.
Then they had Orange Julius and lunch and Erihana got a new pair of shoes out of the day. Hanale took these pictures with his phone.
They returned exhausted pals after this special event.

Halloween 2008

Happy Halloween! We went to our church Trunk or Treat activity. There was lots of food and fun! Erihana was her normal self, slow to warm up to the festivities, but about half way through the evening she was enjoying herself.

Every one decorated their trunk and lined up in the parking lot where the hundreds of children got a fun and SAFE trick or treating experience. Erihana did not participate in the costume parade after trying to convince her for about 10 minutes! But she let me put her down on the last leg of the trick or treating part.
OH YEAH! She was a princess. She wore the dress her Auntie Emilia bought her in June, I put ribbons in her hair and she had her little magical wand. Half way through trunk or treating, Erihana turned to me and said, "Mommy, I'm all done getting candy, I'm full." So funny! Most of the pictures with just me, Erihana took, she has really figured out the whole digital camera thing. Happy Halloween. this is one holiday that I think our baby is looking forward to being over.

Another One? I guess so...oh yeah...Yankees Suck!!

There are a lot of People who will like this, and some who won't, sorry...nah, not really sorry at all!!! So in case any of you have been living under a rock, the RED SOX are re-establishing their dominance after a few decades of letting everyone else experience success. I guess now its time for them to stop the bleeding, as well as the false sense of accomplishment. Sorry everyone else, especially the Yankees who are losing A-ROD, and possibly Rivera and Fifel (Posada). That must feel like a kick to the crotch...TOO BAD!!! Hahahahahaha, looks like they're going back to the toilet!!! Oh the sweet smell of winning another championship. For all you Yankee fans who are going to write back and say, "we have 26 championships," all I have to say is to refer to Rafiki in the Lion King and learn that "it does not matta, its in de past!" Man, I love Rafiki and all his wisdom!! Whodathunk the baboon had all that knowledge?

Playdoh time!!

Erihana has discovered playdoh. So has her daddy, hence the flower and elephant. They have lots of fun!!

Flower Pillow

Erihana often gets packages from her Nana and Grandpa Temple. This time she got a flower pillow for her big girl bed. She has recently switched from a crib to a toddler bed and although she had a hard time adjusting, she has finally gotten to point where she tays in bed all night. Such a big girl!

Just Baby

This is Erihana's doll "Baby". Yes, that is the doll's name. I have suggested many names to her that she can call the doll but she has refused them all. Family and strangers alike when they ask what her baby's name is, she wil look them in the eyes and emphatically state, "Just Baby!"

Erihana and Uncle Pono

Erihana loves her Uncle Kapono. He is eleven years old and they act more like siblings. Even though watching Dora the Explorer and playing two year old games is not the coolest thing at 11, Pono is a great Uncle.

Erihana the Actress

So our daughter is quite the actress. She is very aware of her facial expressions and her emotions. She loves the camera and posing as well. Along with this personality comes the dramatics, crying at the drop of a hat and giggling uncontrollably at the thought of being tickled. Never a dull moment with our Princess Iwalani.

Mommy and Erihana

Here is a recent picture of Erihana and I before church. She is finally beginning to look like me. When she was born she looked a lot like Hanale and with brown eyes and hair, I thought she was never going to look related to me. Well, he hair has lightened and she has come out of the baby stages and she there are definitely some resemblances. She is such a joy in my life, I can't remember how my life was without her. Motherhood has been hard at times but mostly so rewarding because of beautiful person Erihana is.

Wa'ahila Ridge

We found a beautiful look out and forest called Wa'ahila Ridge. For our Family Home evening we decided to show Erihana all the tall trees that remind me of New England. The view is of Manoa Valley where the University of Hawaii is located. Erihana loved all the "treasures" she found on the forest floor. She looked so little among the trees. She wanted to be taller so we put her on Hanale's shoulders to give her a higher view. It was a peaceful afternoon among nature.

Erihana at Mommy's Office

I have a part time job that I do while Erihana is at preschool twice a week but someitmes Erihana gets to go to the office with me. She has made herself at home building tunnels with office chair, watching movies and eating snacks. All in a hard day's work I suppose!!

Princess Erihana

Erihana is a girly-girl to the max. She got sparkling pink shoes just like Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz. She calls them her Princess shoes. She loves getting her hair done and dressing "like mommy" on Sundays. We often match because she wants to wear the same colors as me. Here is a picture of Erihana playing at her favorite playground near the zoo. She loves the monkey bars even though she has to stop everything she is doing to ask me for help. Really I just spot her so she doesn't fall.
Notice the Princess shoes !

DUH!!!