04/04/2026
I can’t get over these last couple of days. Absolutely surreal. April 2nd we celebrated Bree’s 17th birthday! Mahalo Nui to Kristen. Depending on whose house she’s at it’s other mom. If you’re new here we’re a blended family. I think we all concluded that all children deserve love, attention, and affection.
Something that stuck out was Bree mentioning how she got to spend time with her friends at home without her siblings. Iykyk. As much fun as it is to have little siblings a lot of times it’s nice not to be interrupted every 5 mins. She explained that it was nice to just play, hang out, and listen to whatever music they wanted. We do our best to make time for Bree and her friends to go out and explore so I overlook that she just wants to sit in her safe place. We love a SAFE place for our kids to be able to express themselves. The world’s hard as it is. While we didn’t get to partake in the teenage shenanigans we did get to surprise her and enjoy cake duh!! And the photos and all the memories made. Thank you Kristen Mom. 💜💜💜💜And while I’d love to share more photos of that love I have to respect the privacy of the family’s who shared their love with Bree 💜💜
Last night we shared a beautiful dinner at our favorite family spot Dukes Maui to celebrate my dad’s retirement. Our PREGAME started with a pool party that started at 12:30 but we didn’t get there until 3 😜 Hawaiian time. Ho`omanawanui. We had to go and use the water slide one last time. I spent 34 years using that place as my playground. I remember sneaking around property, riding the elevators and just kinda dilly dallying around the place. At one point the hotel kid center would let me hang with them because the lady who ran it was a mom too so she knew the struggles. She was always so kind to my dad. THANK YOU aunt Debbie. 😏
Throughout the years I would take the girls and have pool days because who doesn’t wanna be the cool mom 😎 Nah I did it because bruh! Overstimulated, overwhelmed?! Get outside and get in water. Today was an end of an era. Yet I’m in total gratitude 🙌🏽