Finding JOY in the JOURNEY...: Jonny and Family-Hawaiian Vacation

July 5, 2009

Jonny and Family-Hawaiian Vacation

After being gone for 5 years, Jonny and his family came home for a visit this past July!

It was SOOOO nice having them here. It really made me miss being close to all my siblings and their children:-(

While we were attempting to take a family picture, SPENCER decided that he didn't want to be left out! He is such a CUTIE!!!

Are these not the CUTEST kids you've ever seen?

I think Spencer wants us to adopt him! He kept jumping in all our family photo's:-P We would take him in a heartbeat but I think Ivi is attached. But the offer still stands...LOL!

After Church we went up to Laie point to getsome family pictures!

The kids after dinner playing with Kayla at the elementary school!

Uncle Lee was in heaven with all the kids there to play with!

We got into a water fight (instigated by Lee of course). Hence thelovely hairdo's:-P

Me and my Princess!

My two babies!!!

Jonny is a BIG KID...and thats why we love him!!!

Random arcade in Waikiki...with an old Chinaman satue:-)

These pictures are HILLARIOUS!!! That's Waikik for you:-)

Our last day with the kids...we went down to their hotel and swam at Waikiki beach. It was hard to say goodbye but we know we will see them soon. We love and miss all of you!!!!

If you listen to the video closely you will here Spencer thrownig a fit about not getting the "chuck-it" (purple stick). Watchhis reaction as he notices that I videotaping him!!!!

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Once upon a time...

Mibi grew up in Laie and attended Kahuku High and Lee grew up in Haleiwa and Mililani and attended Mililani High. Mibi went to College at BYU-Hawaii and then served a mission in the Utah Ogden Mission before meeting the man of her dreams. After school, Lee jumped into the workforce looking for his career and eventually ended up working for Mibi's family flower shop at Turtle Bay while Mibi was serving her mission...and never thought that this job would lead him to his "Angel". We met in Septmeber of 2001 after I returned home from my mission. I came back to the flower shop to manage things for my Mom and Lee had left to pursue his education. Well a few months later, Lee's education path didn't take the direction he had hoped and instead life lead him back to Turtle Bay. The first thing he did was call Mom to get his job back and of course she said YES. So, I was Lee's boss and there was an instant friendship...it felt as if we had known each other our entire lives. We kept it strictly business for a few weeks and then one night I was gong to make a Wal-Mart run after work and called him to see if he wanted to come along. His phone was busy (the days before call waiting) and I almost gave up...but after a few more tries he picked up and from that night on we were inseperable. I think we told each other our life stories that night and we both knew then that our lives would never be the same! Over the next year, we formed a deep love and respect for each other which kept us connected through a few rough patches and across the ocean as Mibi moved back to Utah. Finally after a year of being best friends, we both realized that there is no one on earth we would rather be with than each other! We were a couple for about two years when Lee proposed to me and we tied the knot at the exact place we first met...the same hotel the flower shop was located when we worked there...TURTLE BAY. And to add to our JOY, we have a beautiful daughter Savannah (Lee's biological and Mibi's spiritual daughter ) who we just ADORE! She is so smart, funny, outgoing, a jabberbox like her Dad and just the cutest thing you have ever seen!!! We also are praying that we can give her a little brother or sister sometime in the next year or two!!! Until then we have a Doberman (Kayla) and a cat (Shadow) that we spoil rotten and of course all of our Nieces and Nephew's. It has been almost 8 years of wedded bliss and although we have had our ups and downs, each experience has made us grow more in love with each other and are still each others best friend!