Done with the turkey, now on to the important stuff...like CHRISTMAS!

We hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving, however you ended up spending it. Melia & I went over to my grandma's house in Cypress & spent it over there. Both Melia & my grams were sick so it was a very relaxing day. It was nice. My mom & Anna came up from S.D. & Gary brought Kyle & Tua over to visit.

After waking up, we couldn't resist seeing what was out there on Black Friday so after breakfast we jaunted over to Target. Not crowded at all. Then Melia decided she wanted to go back down to S.D. with my mom, so of course I let her. Here she is in heaven with a couple of puppies she got to spend time with before heading down to S.D. I cleaned out the storage & pulled out all of our Xmas decorations the whole time she was gone. Well, not the WHOLE time, but a good chunk of it.

This morning (waaaay too early for me!), I jetted down to S.D. to pick her up because mom & Anna was leaving for the Charger game early. On the way back, we stopped by Carlsbad so I could show her where I used to live & to check out the beach. Of course, she talked me into getting out of the car & walking along the water. And then it turned into walking to the water & eventually getting wet - shoes, jeans & all. I shoulda known! I must say that it was good to be back there again. It was just as I remembered, breathtaking with a relaxed feel. Here are some photos of our visit. Forgive me for the quality...I took them on my cell phone.

We hope you had a great Thanksgiving weekend!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving & we want to wish you all a safe & fun one! However you may spend it. We are so grateful to have you all in our lives & want you to know we love you. So as your relaxing, eating & spending time with family &/or friends, remember how much you're appreciated! ~Love, Kamy & Melia XOXOX

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO....Papa, Limenwa, Aunty Linda & Brandi Sky!

Phew! Four people on ONE day! We hope you all have a very special day & we wish you a super year ahead of you! We love you!

Papa-I hope you can spare some time for us to help celebrate this day. Maybe on Sunday? Let us know.

Limenwa-To my cousin in Germany...I can't wait til we can spend some time together. We're both becoming such young ladies & we need to hang!

Aunty Linda-Thank you for always taking care of me & making me feel like one of your daughters. Will we see you this weekend?

Bran-You're the coolest chick & you always make us laugh! I guess my mommy's gonna see you tomorrow, but when will I? Love ya...mean it!

Enjoy your day!!! Love, Kiwi's & Mangoes...

Brea Fire Update-"Freeway Complex Fire"

   Brea Canyon destroyed   Brea Olinda HS saved

  These homes were saved

   

    

Thanks to the hard-working men & women

Saturday morning, Nov 15, Melia & I woke up to news of a few fires in Orange County. Little did we know that would include one just outside our door. Fires lit up Anaheim Hills, Chino Hills, Yorba Linda, Carbon Canyon & Brea. It was frightening & exciting at the same time, but it did freak out Melia a little. We've never experienced anything like this. We ended up evacuating because the flames were just too close to our complex & the smoke was so bad. At 1:30 p.m., it looked like the sun was about to set it was so dark. So with iMac in trunk along with a couple bags of clothes & necessities, we left. By the end of the night, the fire adopted the name, "Freeway Complex Fire." Yikes!

Sunday morning brought a dirty brown sky with horrible air quality. Thinking the flames would be under control, there were still a few problems. We hung out at our friend's house all day & stayed there last night...left the house once to go to the mall to get the girls out of the house. Thank you to everyone that has called to check up on us & to make sure we were safe & for all of those who have offered your homes. We are so lucky to have you in our lives. As of last night, all schools have been closed due to horrible air quality so Melia is at a friends for today as I am currently at work. All in all, we are safe & doing well (other than breathing this crappy air).View from our Mauna Loa house - Carbon Canyon on fire
Outside of our complex
Evacuation Panic down Lambert!
Fire sunset into the smokey sky

Melia's interpretation of the event

Melia & I are going to see Madagascar 2 today. She is sooooo excited! Honestly, I am too. It'll be a nice relaxing way to spend our Sunday. First church, a nice lunch & now a funny movie. We hope you had a great weekend & we wish you an even better week!

Lokelani's ROTI Surprise Party for Kathy & Roy...

Last Saturday was the surprise party for Kathy & Roy Asuega - leaders of Lokelani's ROTI. It was so great to see all the old dancers again after all these years. The keikis from back then are all grown up - some of them have their own children. Yikes! The one thing that hasn't changed is how beautiful everyone still looks. I realized how much I miss dancing & my 2nd family. I'm going to Garlic Joe's tomorrow night to watch them perform. Can't wait! Enjoy!