Memorial Day weekend and The Dr's appt.

As tradition since 2004 my little 'ohana has gone to Iosepa, Utah for a little bit of camping (we really don't ruff it we borrow my in-law's fifth wheel camper), a little bit of Hawaiian food, a little bit of Polynesian entertainment, a lot of spiritual reflection, and a whole lot of fun!

We experienced a small miracle one of the days that we were camping.  The weather forecast said that it would be a stormy weekend so I went a bought the boys raincoats and rain boots.  I wanted to be prepared for all weather cuz you never know what's going to happen at Iosepa.  On the Friday before Memorial Day there was a huge nasty storm rolling toward us.  So I put all of our out door things away and made ready for the storm then went into the camper to take a nap.  When I woke up there was sunshine beating on my face.  I thought I was dreaming.  I got up and went outside and that giant storm was totally gone. . . it disappeared.  My boys were running around with some friends they made and Piko was helping up at the main kitchen area.  The wind was blowing still and it was cold but there was no rain.  I felt greatly blessed.

 We missed some of our favorite friends that didn't make it to Iosepa this year.  I must say that Saturday's entertainment was really good. . . especially because it didn't storm during the show.  It was nice to eat Kalua pig outta an imu. . . I'm so tired of crock pot Kalua pig.  I never want to eat crock pot kalua pig again!!! 

This year the boys did a better job at helping clean the cemetery.   Our cousins buried their daughter who was stillborn in the cemetery last September and during that weekend they put her headstone on her grave.  If I ever die here on the mainland I'd wish to be buried at Iosepa. . . it's the closest place to Hawaii for me.

This year like every other year we spend at Iosepa was perfect.  I can't wait to go back next year. . . maybe we'll go back sooner for our own little camp out!

On the Tuesday after Iosepa we went to the Dr and what did we see. . . three little lines staring at me.  If any of you know what to look for on an ultrasound you know what those little lines mean. . . It's a girl and we're naming her. . . Lynea Ku'uleianuenue.  To be honest I really wanted to name this baby after me but it didn't really feel right and even when I'd seen her on the ultrasound Lynea didn't seem right then but I kept having crazy dreams about her and that I really needed to name her soon.  So I racked my brain over and over for weeks and then I asked Kanalu what he thought of a couple names that I picked and he really liked Lynea. . . pronounced lin-nay-ah, which I'm happy with because it close to my first name Lynne and feeds my ego.  Ok so her Hawaiian name is super important to me.  I promised Heavenly Father that I'd have one more child if He would give me a girl when I was pregnant with Keiko.  So Lynea is my child of promise. . . therefore her name Ku'uleianuenue means my rainbow lei literally which I interpret as . . . Lei means adornment or to Hawaiians figuratively child for when you put your child on your shoulders their legs wrap around your neck like a lei. . . the rainbow was Noah's symbol of promise from God that He would never flood the earth again; so for me every time I see a rainbow it reminds me that God always fulfills His promises; for Hawaiians figuratively it means royalty.  Therefore for me Ku'uleianuenue means My Child of Promise. 

All four of our children have very special names and I pray that as we teach them about what their names mean and why we gave them those names their lifes' actions will magnify thier names.