If you are allergic to dogs, don't come to my house...

The dogs are taking over my sofa!

Molly and her son Smush (Bryant's dog)

Cosmo (Molly's puppy & Bryant's dog), Molly, Smush & Elvis

Smush close-up

Mags! So cute!

Animals at Alex's school

Alex's school has all kinds of animals on campus. They started out last year with 3 horses and a pig, and the animal population has grown considerably.

Sheep, Goats, Pigs (see that huge pig with tusks?)

More sheep and piggies

Alex and a Rooster

Bunnies! Alex loves the bunnies because they are so soft.

Turkeys - there are 3 of them

Here is one of the 2 donkeys

There are 2 Emus

More Bunnies

Some fancy chickens

Chickens and Bunnies

Quack, quack the ducks

One of the piglets

That's one big pig!

Alex gets a card in the mail

Colin is trying to walk!

Colin is 7 months old, and is pulling himself up to a standing position! Here he is trying to stand up and pet Molly at the same time.

Look what was in my garage!!!

Western Ground Snake

He was only about 5" long and as thin as a chopstick...looks like one big buggah' huh???

Random Photos

I wanna be like Mike (Phelps)!

Alex getting ready for his swimming lessons

Alex's Halloween Costume

Stitch, Tigger and Mags!

Colin on the quilt made by his Great-Great Grandma Teruya

Mr. Blue Eyes

Outrigger Canoe Paddling Long-Distance Season

This was my sister Cathi's first long-distance canoe race. She competed in Regatta (short) distance season for Outrigger Canoe Club's Women Novice A Team, and now she is competing in the long-distance race season.

This race was on August 24, 2008. Named Dad's Center Race (don't ask me where they got the name) started at Kailua Beach and ended at the Outrigger Canoe Club, for a total distance of 25 miles, with relief changes. It is an Open Women's Race, with 49 crews entering this year. Hui Lanakila came in first this year, followed by Team Bradley. Outrigger Women's Masters Crew finished fourth overall, and Cathi's crew, Women Novice A finished 19th overall.

Cathi's crew also raced this weekend's Queen Lili'uokalani Long-Distance Race in Kailua-Kona. That race was 18 miles (no relief changes) from Kailua Bay to Honaunau. Cathi's crew came in 16th overall, out of approximately 135 women's crews that entered, and 4th overall in the Koa Canoe division.

The long-distance season will culminate with the Na Wahine O Ke Kai on September 28, 2008; a race from Moloka'i to O'ahu, across the Ka'iwi channel.

Outrigger Women's Novice A