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December Happenings (disneyland)

1/13/2015

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Sorry for the delay in updates! December was a fun filled month! Keane's birthday, Disneyland and Christmas!!! Our first visit to Disneyland during the holidays! It was magical as ever! My mom came for the fun and brought our niece, Amia!
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waiting for the park to open...
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goofy fan
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DELICIOUS handmade candy canes!!!
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breakfast
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our first character, YAY!

toontown fun

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Kai's having a blast for his first trip to Disneyland

princess bananza

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ice cream break
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back to the fun after some yummy ice cream
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naptime
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jedi training
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this is what waiting in line to see a princess looks like with two toddlers
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a shy little Keane
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Amia in her element
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Amia tries to encourage Keane to hug a pretty princess
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I had to step in to help him feel a little more comfortable
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pau hana!
Ummmmmm, wow! I actually didn't realize this was only going to be about Disneyland, but I guess between all of us, there are a lot of pics! We had such a great time, obviously! Can't wait to go back!!!

Disneyland FOREVER!!! 

I will have to do a separate post for the rest of our fun month!!

Until then.
xox
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Big Brother Turns 3!

12/2/2014

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WHAT?!? It's been 3 years?? How is this happening? Before I get all mushy on you and turn into a sob fest mother over here, let me share the fun little celebration we had on Monday! 
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Getting ready for the day was very exciting!!
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YAY!! Today is Keane's Birthday!!
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All ready for the party
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a very excited birthday boy
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his favorite part, singing the birthday song
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blowing out his lego candles
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playing with his new toys with daddy!
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PRESENTS!!
Earlier that day we did what everyone else would do on the first day of December, we got our tree!! 
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My little spiderman
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Our prize tree!!
And a sweet mini celebration with friends at church!
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These three years have just gone too fast! We praise God everyday for our oldest sweet son! These past three years have been the best of our lives and it just gets better with time! Keane is such a truly kind hearted person with a great sense of humor and fun spirit! What a wonderful blessing he is in our lives!! 

Happy birthday, WE LOVE YOU KEANE 
xoxox
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A Time To Remember

11/24/2014

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My family had to say goodbye to my sweet Papalew last week. My dads dad was such a fun man! As a kid, my memories of him include him and Mamalew taking us to the zoo and playing at the park and riding bikes! I know he loved his grandkids! We all have a special place for him in our hearts. The hardest part was seeing my dad and Mamalew go through the process of losing him. My heart goes to them and my Aunts who have to know their father is no longer with us. 

With heavy hearts, we headed up north to Redding to spend time with family and attend services for Papalew. We were a little nervous about taking a newborn on the road, but Kai did absolutely GREAT! And we made good time!!
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entertainment for the road!
We had lunch with my sweet friend! And her adorable kiddies! Keane and Rio are a little less than a year apart and they are just so cute together!!! We loved playing with the idea that their friendship would someday blossom to something more. Although, they have no idea what we're giggling about! HAHA! 
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I had an eye dr. appointment while I was in town and I had to play with the frames and the kiddos!! 
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Future professor??
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Cutest niece looking like a hipster librarian!! Although, I don't think her library will stay very quiet ;)
Amia LOVES her new cousin!! 
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We had a little family photo shoot at the lake. Can't really share the good ones, but here is some teasers and pics of the kids! 
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Casey's birthday!! So glad it worked out that we could be there and celebrate with him! 
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Keane collecting ketchup bottles and Uncle Caleb!

Papalew's Celebration of LIfe

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Getting ready...
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Auntie Iris and Uncle Ted
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Uncles Tony and RJ
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Pat and Karen
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My sweet Mamalew holding her newest great grandson
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I just LOVE my cousin and her adorable family
The kids playing around
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We had sometime that night for dinner and relax time with family.
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Auntie Sydnie meets Kai
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Mmmm, pumpkin cheesecake
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My dear friend Sydnie and her sweet little family!!!
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Kai flirts with Auntie Iris
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My Daddy and Uncle Ted
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BIG Smiles!!
My cousin is having her first baby and since I was in town, I got to crash her shower! It was so BEAUTIFUL-just perfect for a beautiful mother-to-be!
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My gorgeous Auntie Carmen and Cousin Amanda
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Aunt Louise and Aunt Carmen
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These women are all amazing!!!
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Me and my baby!
The visit did go pretty fast and it was hard to have to say goodbye! We truly love our family in Redding and hope to get another visit soon and with happier circumstances! 
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Oma gives a goodbye squeeze to her newest gandbaby
Getting a little big of play time in before we hit the road.
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Kiddie Fun with Daddy and More

11/21/2014

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Since I have been busy being exhausted trying to recover from having a baby, Laine has been extra awesome with helping keeping Keane busy!! 

Laine took Keane to the zoo for a toddler class they offer there! Looked like they had a great time!
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We had the energy to do a little family trip to the mall and Keane got to ride the train they have for the holidays! It's so funny to see him just go around in this tiny circle! 
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This video is a little old since Kai is now 6 weeks!! But I still have to share!! 
Just a short little update, but I am working on a big one from our Redding trip we just returned from! Stay tuned!!

Blessings,
Jessica
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More Pics of Kai's Birth and Friends

11/5/2014

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My moms camera had tons of great pictures from her visit when Kai was born. Yes, it was a month ago already, but they are such great memories, I have to share!!

Visit with Auntie Kelli

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As big as a house!
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Kelli's beautiful engagement ring
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Church Fun Event

bounce house with Maddy and Auntie Juhee
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Me and Jess Penner
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Keane and Uncle Isaac
Just us girls messing around! I LOVE MY SWEET FRIEND!!! 
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love, love, love

Meet with Family for Dinner and Downtown Disney Fun

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Getting some needed sleep on the way to dinner
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My cousin Michal and his adorable daughter Lydia
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Family chat before dinner
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cousins meet for the first time and having fun!!
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My cousins sweet family
Downtown disney's lego store. Keane had a hard time leaving. He still asks to go there almost everyday! 
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Spiderman Mickey Ears!! The best of both worlds in one hat!

Baby Kai Comes Into the World

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Keane gets a little gift from his baby brother!
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Furukawa Grandparents Visit and Meet Kai

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One last goodbye to Aunt Sheryl. So glad they got to meet Kai before heading home!
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My crazy boy at the play area! Working on his ninja/superhero moves!
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I know, so many pictures!! But all the more fun to look at my precious family! How blessed we are with so much wonderful people in our lives to pray for us and support us! Now, our family has grown from three to four and a new journey has begun! 

Dear Jesus,
How you have filled my heart with so much love, beyond what I thought was possible! Thank you, God, for our precious boys and surrounding family. I pray that we will continue to be good servants with what you have blessed us with and that we will be honoring and glorifying your name through these things! 
~Amen
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Kai's First Halloween and Other Fun Stuff

11/2/2014

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We normally don't do Halloween, but when you have a two year old who is a fanatic about Spiderman, it's hard to pass the fun! This year, we had two weekends of fun, since apparently Los Angeles celebrates Halloween the week before and the week of! The elementary school down the street from us had a Halloween fair, so we crashed it and made the Spiderman costume debut! 
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Spiderman in his costume when it was brand new!
As the week went on, he was determined to wear his costume constantly! But how fun is it to see a little boy running around in his favorite thing?!? I LOVE IT! 
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practicing being a superhero at the mall playground
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A tired spiderman after all the hero work!
We actually did pumpkins this year since Keane is all into pumpkins right now (they are everywhere so how can he not be?) (Just like his mama:)).
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Making a Legokin
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Keane's first pumpkin
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Our pumpkin trio this year
Finally on Halloween, we took Keane to a local park that had a Halloween event! He played for literally 4 hours between hay mazes and bounce houses and train rides, food, games and everything else! He throughly made the most of his holiday!   
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"Why is dad making me stand here with chia? I want to be in the bounce house over there!"
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Having fun hiding from his photographer in the hay maze
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Our little Tigger on his first Halloween!! Slept through most of the days festivities!
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Such a cool little train!
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Spiderman loves to take the train
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Chia ladybug! The cutest kind!
Hope you all had a safe and fun Halloween!! 

love, love,
Jessica
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Maternity Pics

10/29/2014

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These are pretty outdated since I haven't been pregnant for over 3 weeks! HA! But, Laine just finished editing them and they turned out really great! We went to a park in north west LA (Malibu) area called Paramount Ranch Park. It's so cool!! It's a mini "wild west" town with trails all around. It actually is the set for many movies and shows including Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman! Anyway, we hung out for a little while and got some shots! Enjoy!
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Welcome Baby Kai

10/28/2014

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He's here! And makes me oh so happy!! My heart has just been overflowing with emotion of blessings! My sweet two year old is so full of life and fun and makes me laugh and has such a big heart. Then I have another baby boy who couldn't scream for hours to make me mad (although I'd rather not test that theory). He's a lot more communicative than his older brother was at this age (3 weeks already?!?!??) which I actually enjoy, but it brings a new level of exhaustion to the house and we are ALL adjusting to the changes (even Chia!). 

How it Happened

I actually like to start my story the night before I went into labor. We went to downtown Disney to meet some family from Alaska for dinner! It was a really nice visit with some great family and then we cruised downtown Disney for a couple hours. 
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cutest Forest Gump ever!
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Lego store at Downtown Disney
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He could've played forever!!
We got home safely that night with only a few small contractions and was tucked in and sleeping by midnight! But around 5 the next morning, I started having full blown contractions and an hour later, we were on our way to the hospital! 
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So lucky to have my sweet mother there!! And my girl support Juhee!!
Only 8 hours of labor and 1 hour and 15 minutes of pushing later, when we got to meet our new baby boy!!! 
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Kai Joseph was born Sunday, October 5th at 2:24 p.m. 7.11 lbs and 21 inches long!
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Kai with Uncle Isaac
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Oma Gigi has a moment with newborn Kai
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Thank you Furukawa Family for the flowers
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Kai with Uncle Thomas
We were so blessed with friends visiting, sending food and gifts, and helping with Keane! 
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Keane meets Kai
We had a lot of visitors around the time he was born, so I have more pics to post! And my moms camera has most of the really good shots, so I might be posting some more of the hospital, etc... hopefully I'll be doing another post soon!! 

love, love,
jessica
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having a fun summer

7/28/2014

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Our summer has been filled with family fun! And that's pretty awesome since we don't have very much family close by! The first week of July we spent time with Auntie Lindsay and cousin Landon! We got to spend an evening at Castle Park and ride some rides! It was very fun!
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4th of july

Our 4th has to be the best one I've had in a long time! We started with a late breakfast, then play time at the park with the frisbee and soccer ball! Then to cool us off, we had shaved ice!! YUMMY!!! That night, we met up with Auntie Lindsay and cousin Landon to watch a fun game of soccer at the LA Galaxy field and ended with a fun fireworks show! 
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Birthday at Knotts Berry Farm

My birthday was so wonderful! I loved being able to spend it with our sweet family! We had been able to spend some time with Auntie Lindsay and cousin Landon at Knotts Berry Farm before they had to jet back to home in Hawaii! Keane LOVES his cousin and Auntie!! And was very sad to have to say goodbye! Hopefully we will see them soon!!
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June Recap

7/1/2014

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Last week we got to spend a day at the San Diego Zoo with Grandma Faye from Hawaii!! We had a great time!! 
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Keane slept the first hour! But we had fun walking around too!!
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Panda viewing! They only had a couple pandas, but they were so close! Keane loved them!! 
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Then we ended our visit together with a yummy dinner! We LOVE Grandma Faye!! 

Baby Boy

We had our 3D ultrasound appointment and loved the outcome! It makes him seem like he's right there! We can't wait to actually squeeze our new baby! He's so active in there. And healthy as well. 
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playing with umbilical cord
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definitely a boy!!
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our perfect angel!
I'm 26 weeks now and everything is just flying by! Can't believe I'm going into my third trimester already! I remember it being all down hill from there, so we have a lot to do to prepare!! 

God Bless you friends and family!

~Jessica
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