The end of the year is quickly approaching ... and it's really just unbelievable. There were many things that happened in 2012 for us ... and we will hopefully have such an adventure for 2013.
Kekoa has truly grown so much this year. As i was looking at some baby pictures, he is no longer that baby anymore. Even though he is my "baby" he is truly a big boy. He is growing into his independent self so quickly. But there are still moments of my "baby" still there. We had signed him up for Soccer this year and Tommie was the coach. It was fun to see Tommie teach children what he loves to play and see them get excited about what he was teaching them. Kekoa though would run up and down the field chasing his shadow, seeing how fast he can run, and just having a ball. Sadly his great times would be no where near the ball! : ) Soccer has been checked off ... let's try and find another sport he might be a little more interested in.
He is doing amazingly well in school. Math he excels in beautifully, reading and writing we have a little trouble with. I've noticed that he knows what's happening, but since he is wanting to be 1st done he just rushes through it all. That's why I think he struggles with reading and writing. That takes patience and time, which he clearly thinks is being wasted on unnecessary things.
He is such a loving and caring little boy. His teacher has informed me that there have been a few new kids that year and Kekoa is always the first to befriend them and make/help them feel welcomed. He is amazing with little ones, making sure that he is gently and loving with them. He is my little "make love not war" baby! :) He is also very aware and compassionate with older people ... ie Tommie and I. He is always checking, make sure that you're ok, that you're near by for him, that you know that he loves you and "do you love me?" When he wants to be he is the best snuggle bug.
Next year our little baby will be 7, Sept 2013 he'll be going into the 2nd grade ... he really is growing up so quickly and now that he isn't wanting "mommy" as much i don't want it to happen too fast.
Tommie has had such an active and busy year. In March when he and I went to Costa Rica to celebrate the marriage of our 2 friends ... Graham and Donna Barker ... he proposed to me! : ) Since March to September it was a crazy time of wedding planning/staying organized in the house/ me moving into the house and still tending to just daily life. Those 6 month flew by and our wedding was just wonderful.
At the restaurant he has been super busy. With being the owner life never really stops or slows down for you. Bill and him have had a few bumps here and there but their partnership and business has really flourished due to good communications between each other and wanting whats best for the business.
They lost their general manager, Matt maybe some time in July/Aug because he was going to start a restaurant of his own. The timing for Tommie was a little rough ... a month before our wedding. Tommie had to put in more time at the restaurant on top of crunch time with our wedding. We were a little insane there for a bit ... but luckily Bill and him were able to pull it together and agree on a new step ... hiring a manager. They hired Jimmy. He has been with them for a long time, and has been a great waiter ... and they saw great potential in him and promoted him!
They also had an employee .. Kara ... who had been at Cafe Mezz for 10 years. He planned a special surprise party for her and invited all of her loyal customers and at the same time was able to make some profit off of it. He also took pictures of her, framed it and had the employees sign it. Then come that night they presented it to her ... and she was beyond thrilled and surprised by it all.
And as always, as the end of the year come closer and closer the restaurant gets busier and busier. He is there more and longer. We don't get to see him as much due to the busyness of it all ... but it's all because he's working hard for our family!
As for me ... the year was a hectic one. After getting proposed to and coming off of that high ... I went into full wedding planning mode. Quickly found and ordered my dress ... and the shop was just wonderful!!! They helped me 1 get a dress that would come in to me on time. 2 helped me modify it to be modest and still look stunning. 3 were just wonderful in the whole wedding planning process. After finding a dress my aunt in hawaii (Aunty Aurie) worked her magical hands and made me a veil that was just the picture perfect of what I wanted. She also then made jewelry for all my girls ... floating gold pearl and matching earrings!! And my other wonderful aunt ... (Aunty Diedra) flew them all over to me with her! It was wonderful to have my 2 aunts who were there for my during my trying year there for me both physically there and spiritually there! : ) My parents ... who I always knew they were great ... proved again how truly wonderful they are. They helped not only pay for a lot of things for our wedding ... opened their hearts and house to our extended family ... (Aunty Jacqui, Aunty Juana and Uncle Charlie) and helped BIG time with every other little detail in the wedding. I also had my 2 cousins ... (Nohea and Koali) fly out as well and stand with me! They day did go by really fast and I wish I could relive it all ... but I only want to relive it all with my family by my side!
After getting married and enjoying our first family vacation together in Disney World Orlando ... Tommie and I have been actively trying to organize our home. With all my personal belongings coming over ... yes I still have a basement full of things in my parents house, all our wedding gifts and planning, ON TOP OF birthdays we celebrated Oct to Dec .... school starting in Sept for Kekoa ... and all 3 major holiday back to back to back ... we have just found out that I'm pregnant!!!!!
I feel like we are almost at the top of our ginormous mess and we keep getting knocked back down ... and not necessarily by a mess but more of an activity that comes first. This pregnancy has been a challenge already. I haven't been feeling well and my engery level has been shot down so fast. I feel so old and such the party pooper when it comes to things only cause I just can't handle any more. I am in bed by 10 ... 11 at the latest and could honestly sleep for forevers!!! I am hoping that once I pass my 4 month mark my energy will come back and I will be able to be super mom and clean the house and get it all organized to our liking and IN TIME for when baby comes!!
So here's looking at you 2013 ... I hope that you're a much more promising year for our family!
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