May Events

May 13/13

The Samoan Village will be adding a new luau.  We got to see a sneak preview of the dancers.  They use brooms in one of the dances. Sticks in another.

This cute guy called "Cap" is one of our favorites.  He is the MC and so entertaining.

Enjoyed watching 21st annual World Fire knife Championships. Kids range in age 6 - 18.  They twirl hooked knives with flames coming out of both ends.  Pretty scary for some of these little kids.  Even girls competed. Local High schools compete.


May Day (May 1) is a big deal in Hawaii.  Each Fri. there is some kind of entertainment or competition.  Making of Leis and various groups dancing & singing.  Loved watching these local Kahuku Elementary kids.  Their teachers went all out with costumes.  Amazing talent!!

FISHERS OF MEN - Our stake held a Hukelau (hook-e-llow) on Sat.  It's a big reenactment of a hunting/fishing trip the men use to do in the old days to gather fish for the villages. We were lucky to see this as they are going away from doing it because the younger generations don't know how to hold the big net properly. Was so interesting to see the youth swim out into the ocean with snorkel gear.  The "Gil net" was 800 ft. long.   Elder R was the first to see a fish caught.  All kinds of varieties were snagged:  some that looked like a sword fish (trumpet fish) crab, rock fish & others.  These were later cooked for everyone to eat.

This kid was eating this fish raw.  Sushi???? (I only pretended to take a bite.)

These cute Sister Chick Aprons were given to us from Sis. Blazer.  She & Sis. Maples

MOTHER'S DAY in Hawaii -  I was given this beautiful "head Lei made by a cute little Tongan girl and a crocheted yarn lei made by our R.S. Pres. from Chile.  In R.S. I received chocolate nougats and after church the Bishop had nutty ice cream cones for everyone in the ward.  WOW!!! Of course my favorite was hearing from my kids & grandkids!!!  Aloha

Happy Birthday Elder Reynolds!

Happy BirthdayDay Elder Reynolds (66)!!  4/27/13



Celebrating with the Blue Shirts where Elder Reynolds works.

 

We enjoyed celebrating Elder R's birthday for 2 days.  Lots of eating:  Fri. before his Bday all his favorite "Blue Shirt" coworkers gathered and bbqued steaks, chicken, red hawaiian hotdogs (very good) salad, dessert, drinks & of course RICE.  The Poly People love to party!

That evening we ate @ Cholo's {fav. Mexican Restaurant in Hale'iwa}.

The actual night of his birthday we drove up to Turtle Bay & dined poolside watching the surf.  We love their "super nachos"!   Was had such a perfect evening.
                                     Aloha & Happy Birthday Elder R.  XOXOXO 

Home Ward Visitors

Ward Visitors

We enjoyed lots of ward visitors during April.  Was so fun to visit with Crandalls and a couple of weeks later to see Neiders & Krupps. Enjoyed sharing meals with them in the evenings & connecting with previous missionaries.

Sister Irene Yu served a mission in New Zealand while Neiders were serving their mission.  Just so happened she was baptized by Eugene (my student worker) when he served his mission a few years earlier in New Zealand.  (small world)

Breaking & Finally Entering/Other Happenings

April 18 
When you are old Sr. Missionaries, you tend to forget a few things like locking the keys to the car & the house inside the house. We caught a ride to take tickets with our friends the Coopers.  When we returned home, it became important to get inside the house.  The bathroom window was the only way in without breaking windows & screens.  First Elder R. stood on a table (chair on top of table) and tried to squeeze through the tiny window.  Didn't work (he's been eating toooooo much pie!!!) However, his tiny wife slipped right through that small window into the tub and viola......the door was soon open.  We all enjoyed a much needed laugh over this experience!!!

Thompson Visit -  April 16/13  Enjoyed acting as tour guides for our favorite  Doctor, Bishop, daughter's In-laws & wonderful friends, Jeff & Diane Thompson.

We hiked Weimeia Falls.  The flowers were blooming & so beautiful. 

We ate at many of our favorite places.  Shrimp @ Kuhuku Grill, Cholos Mexican Grill, Nachos @ Turtle Bay, PCC Prime Dining  & a favorite of Gary's is Peach Bavarian Pie from Ted's Bakery.  Wish the days would have stretched longer.  We miss serving with these fine people @ BYUI.

BYUH Grad. - April 13/13     April graduation has the biggest turnover of students during the entire year.  We received tons of donations and were extremely busy for a couple of weeks.

I've never seen so many hangers in all my life.  They finally got organized & color coordinated.

Before...

 

After...

 

 We even ran out of room to store all the clothing, so refilled our bins to donate to other charity organizations. 

When it rains, everything gets wet so we hang things on the fence, clothesline & empty bins until they dry.

 We work hard and to stay happy, we take pics. of silly things we find in the bins:

 (pretending to be King Kamehameha's wife & practicing ballet)  Eugene being big horned sheep?

Eugene worked extra hard, going in @ 7 a.m. and staying later in the afternoon.  He & his wife were staying with friends while they were waiting to move into their TVA on campus apartment. 
It was certainly 2 weeks I'll never forget!!!!

Catching Up No. 2

 

(You can hardly see it because it is so bright.)

 March 23/13 Attended Culture Night in the Cannon Center.  Students from the various Islands dressed up and sang & danced.  It was so fun.  Loved the beautiful costumes & music.  The Chinese students were inside this huge dragon. 

March 26/13 -  Celebrated Prince Kuhio Day & hiked up to Makapu'u Point (Lighthouse).  It's about a 4 mi.  round trip.  Much easier coming down than going up, but soooo worth it.  We watched whales breaching and blowing while we hiked.  Was rewarded with panoramic views of SE Oahu. We then drove into Waikiki & ate @ Old Spaghetti  Factory.  

 March 30/23  We love taking tickets @ the Luaus.  This beautiful Hawaiian girl, Kawehi Houseman is in our ward but will soon be leaving for a mission to Wellington, New Zealand.  She was in our Miss. Prep Class  along with these other students. Three of them were from Cardston area.  David Johnson & Dexter Gross from Barnwell & Jen Bennett from Cardston.

March Madness Break at G&T

 March 10/13 Decided to take a little break and watch the Seasiders (Hawaiian Girl's softball team) play.  Found this awesome PINK chair to sit in while getting my vitamin D.  Oh yes, also had to shade my eyes with this hot hat.

My boss soon found me and was going to Box my ears for shirking my duties.

    Hope my boss doesn't find Elder R since he also was
not working and enjoying ice cream with co workers in his easy chair!