i know i'm gonna have people read this blog post and disagree with me, make excuses, possibly not want to come back here, but this is worth it. so far, my blog has pretty much been an "online scrapbook" with pictures of our family for out of state family and friends as well as for us to look back at. i've held back from getting political...but, i can't keep my opinions to myself about this subject...just to let those of you who care to know...i will NOT be voting for Barack Obama. i just watched a video that made my heart pound (still is) and got my adrenaline pumping. i probably shouldn't be blogging about this "compulsively", but i am. anyways, i don't trust Obama and the things he is "for"...i am not. when i saw this video today, it made me sick. i don't understand how anyone could vote for him and have a guilt-free conscience (unless you are pro-abortion. i don't use the term pro-choice, it spins it into a positive). i don't understand why SO many people are acting like he's this wonderful person who's gonna change our country (for the better) if he becomes our president. i just don't get it...that's all. i've heard people say things like, "you can't let your entire decision on who you're voting for depend on your pro-life/pro-abortion opinion". oh yeah...well, i will...that alone is a deal breaker for me. it's unfathomable to me that anyone who has seen their child's sonogram can deny that that's a person who is created in the image of God who has rights and value and life and a purpose and who DID NOT ask to be conceived. i will never forget the day our girl's were born...the way they trusted us with their lives and to see these innocent babies (in the video) left to die alone in a dark utility room breaks my heart. to me, the position that someone takes on the most helpless in our world tells a lot about the way they will make decisions, govern and their general spiritual view point. i can't support someone who thinks of our unborn children as a soul-less mass of tissue.
anyways...i just pray that christians (especially), think really hard before November 4th rolls around, because the choice we make on who we vote for makes a big difference. it is our job to protect these innocent babies. and i know Obama's gonna have some major questions to answer one day.i'm not being sarcastic...if you are for Obama, i'd really like to know your reasons.
we had a really fun family night tonight...since derek went to hawaii last week, we decided to bring hawaii home to us. let's see...we did hula dancing (kinda), we made teriyaki chicken, spam musubi, fruit salad, "beach" jello, shave ice and we even drank out of coconuts (which didn't taste that great). papa, nema, kim, john & caleb came over later for some musubi and banana chocolate chip bread. thanks for sharing family night with us tonight guys. :)~aloha!!!
okay...so, i thought i'd just take a few pictures today but i got a little carried away (again :). here are some pics from kaia's first soccer game...but for the most part, kaia did really well...she even made a goal! btw, you know how i was talking about how my mom bribed me with lip gloss...well, the little girl's mom who in charge of the snacks today had a tube of lip gloss in their bag of treats...bribes really do work!
she getting "mentally prepared" for the game (or something like that)...
we had to get a pic with her before the game started!
thank you for coming anutie kimmy, uncle john, caleb (who, as you can see supported kaia with their team spirit wearing the team colors), papa and nema...
yeah butterflies!!!
she started out the game with lots of energy and kicked the ball a lot...
this pic was taken right after she scored a point...look at the little smirk :)
i think 1/2 time was their favorite part of the game...
kaia and her little friend, ari, who is also in her pre-k class...you can't eat these kind of orange slices without doing this, right?!
after 1/2 time...things kinda went downhill. it was getting pretty hot and she didn't like how a little girl on the other team always had the ball. don't you hate when that happens? :) so, i told her, "baby, that's the game, you have to kick it away from her & kick it into the goal"...she didn't like that response...poor girl.
yeah...she was kinda DONE (good thing there was only like 5 minutes left!)
she felt much better after she cooled off...hopefully it will start cooling off soon, for the rest of the games!
leia and nema cheered kaia on!
thank goodness for shave ice afterwards!
much better mood in the car on the way home! :)
good job, my love.
more on that later...kaia's first game is on saturday!
isn't it funny how kaia looks like she has wings :)
you look like a pro!
here's my "version" of the group pic...
here they are waiting in line...it was very HOT and it was only 9:30 in the a.m.! we're ready for fall weather!
here's kaia & her new friend, sophia...
poor little leia is such a good sport...i always feel like she just "tags along" like a good little sister going to all of kaia's activities. she's SO ready to start doing some of her own...don't worry sweetie, in a few months you can start dance...she can't wait!
