MEMORIAL DAY
Inoke's brother Junior was killed a year ago this past April. As difficult as this last year has been for everyone who knew him, it has also been a year filled with love and strength. Noke and his parents are such amazing examples to me of forgiveness and faith and hope. Junior is remembered fondly and talked about often.
We joined the rest of the family on Memorial Day to remember and decorate all the family gravestones. Near Junior's grave are graves of several other members of the extended family. The cemetery was packed all day and covered with camping chairs and blankets and flowers and flags. There was laughing and reminiscing and singing. Good family day...
AT THE POOL...
Amalani LOVES the water so we spent tons of time at the pool with the cousins.
The day after Noke graduated he started working at Delta! It was perfect timing because we
had a lot of places to be this summer!
Here's Amalani getting onto her first plane on the way to Gramma Peggy's.
GRAMMA PEGGY'S HOUSE
Gramma treated the big girls to play-doh and popsicles...
And the little girls just wanted to sit, relax, and enjoy the quiet.
Thanks to Noke and Wayne and DELTA for making this trip happen. Gramma's house has always been such a treat for Mary and I and our siblings. It's so fun to watch the kids get excited about the same things we did - the pool, the huge play room, the treats in the fridge and the cereal cupboard, and the canopy bed.
