Finding JOY in the JOURNEY...: Savannah's first day at Laie Elementary

August 2, 2010

Savannah's first day at Laie Elementary

Savannah looks so much like her Daddy in this picture!!! I just want to squeeze her face. Cereal AND runny eggs (over medium) was her choice for breakfast :-)

This is our cute little Princess with her new outfit and bag for the first day of school!

Bear with me as there are a ton of pictures of her but I had to make sure to get lots of them so Daddy could feel like he was here with us! Daddy taught her to Shaka and she is so stinking cute when she does it.

The Principal, Mr. Ho (not pictured here) was at the front gate greeting everyone for the firs day of school. I thought that was REALLY nice!

I was holding back tears as we walked her to class...I have lots of fond memories of walking to school as a child!

In front of Mrs. Kitigawa's classroom!

Mommy has been through this a few times already so she's a pro!

Aunty Mibi is a big baby...I feel like I'm taking her for her first day of Kindegarten!

Mrs. Kitigawa seems very nice and when we said goodbye it took all my energy not to burst into tears. I just can't believe that she is here and going to my elementary school!!! I also was a little sad because I wished her Daddy was here:-(

We got to school really early so when we came back, the neighbor girls were getting pictures taken so I snapped one too! I just love them all!!!

I went and picked Savannah up and the girls showed her where the flagpole is...so that they can meet there after school everyday to walk home together!

I used to play "change poles" in this very walkways as a child...Ihave such good memories of Laie Elementary and I am so grateful that we live here and Savannah can attend this school!

This is her cute Student Planner...super cute and something new for me!

I am looking forward to a momentous year for Savannah and finally being able to really be a part of her daily life. I am so grateful that her Mother decided to move here and that HOPEFULLY she will settle here forever and we can have our baby with us EVERYDAY!

2 comments:

Maren said...: I'm still playing catch-up, but those pics make me homesick! When did they build a wall around the school? Is that on Hale La'a? Looks so different! It's been way too long since I've been there!; 4:17 AM
Janet said...: Awwwwwwwwwww....she is a beauty! I love the darling pictures!!; 7:53 AM

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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!