The Scout, little grand person #1.  The first in the continuation of a posterity.  The guinea pig for new parents and grandparents attempts at their new roles.  Which means she has the first child superpowers vested onto her that all first children get.  (Definition of first child superpowers:  ability to roll eyes at the idiot stuff the adults in their lives do, yet be forgiving, loving, and easily melt their hearts.)  

This is Boston, grandbaby #2. Don't let the innocent, cute smile deceive you, however.  Anytime you have a nickname of "Bos" you can't help but feel the power in the name.  Watch out world!

These are my awesome kids...

This is Ben, 25, my oldest son, second child. His middle name is Keahi which means "the fire". He takes the job seriously. This is how he prepares for the job each morning. Sparks fly whenever he's around.

And this is our Brooke. She is married to "the fire." Thank goodness she is around with a bucket of water in the event Ben's sparks fly a little too high. And that is Boston, squirt #2. She looks innocent, but......(well, actually she is!)

Elisha, 27, and Phil, 25-26, were married a year ago. They met with other troubled youth and after years in the desert have finally come to grips with their past. Elisha often tells their story, as she is doing here, to other troubled youth, like the ones she found at the recent family reunion. She is very animated in her telling of their woe's and trials. Phil, always her rock, stands by as a visual reminder to never give up and even the worst of them can thrive.

Lauren, 12, and Kiana, 13. They are the twins of the family. Their mother had a very long labor. They were joined at the hip, but were successfully operated on and separated. Sometimes they miss the togetherness they once shared and you will find them attached to each other with wires that come out of an iPod and go into one ear of each girl.

This was the whole clan on their candlestine mission as Hawaiian tourists from the 1970's. Their mission is to blend into the scenery while trying to find the drug money that their great-great grandfather Kamalu hid while escaping the law in the 1930's. The money has never been found, but word has it it is in the leeward side of the U.S.S. Arizona.

This is Calvin, the big Kahuna, 17. His middle name is Kealii, which means "the chief." While he humbly assumes a quiet posture in life, we all are astounded at his awesomeness and periodically find ourselves unconsciously bowing in his presence.

Danielle is 21 and has just signed on as the newest Gladiator. We look forward to her slamming, pushing, shoving and eliminating her opponents.

The blog begins.....

I can't be outdone by my children.  I must join the masses.....