Ohana

Three Pigs and Magic Shark Story

2011-10-11T12:58:00.000-07:00

Enjoy one of my favorite stories

published by: Barnaby Books

fifth printing: 1988

Valentine's Day Surprise

2011-02-11T21:55:00.000-08:00

Shhhh . . . It's Addi's Valentine's Day surprise. It was a beautiful day winter day. Pa and I bought it, her Dada picked it up from the store, brought it home to our house, and they spent the afternoon assembling it in the backyard. Wow, I know she will love it! Take a look at the work that was in progress all the way to the finished product.

Happy Valentine's Day, Addi !

"Love you mostest"

Hanging HI

2010-07-27T08:53:00.000-07:00

May 25, 2010

We arrived on the island in time for Bella's graduation but first we needed to fuel our bodies with some local kine grind. Then we were off to congratulate the Kalani grad and welcome her to CWU.

Party, party, party!

The WA cousins . . . paddle boarding!

Waikiki tourists . . . where's Krys?

visiting Diamond Head Memorial

Team 10 and Khungs

Ala Moana picnic

Happy 21st Birthday, Bubbles!

Aloha HI . . . until we meet again!

Rock N Roll 2010

2010-07-23T21:28:00.000-07:00

We are proud of the girls for training and competing in the 2010 Seattle Rock and Roll Marathon on June 25th. While Kim has already completed a full marathon several years ago in San Diego and ran the Mother's Day half marathon earlier in Kirkland, the Rock and Roll was her second half run. Cyndi shocked us all, when she announced that she was going to train and run for her first half marathon and fund raise for the Seattle Children's Medical Center. She surpassed her goal in fundraising as well as it inspired her to continue training and run in another half marathon at the end of September, You Go Girls! Here are snap shots of two of the 2500 runners.

Kim grins from ear to ear as she crossed the finish line.

Cyndi is smiling as she finishes her half marathon.

Half marathoners !!

Hey, bring on the ice bags!!

Addi is proud of her mama but wanted to wear her medal!

Seattle Rock and Roll 2010

Grandparents Day at Preschool

2010-03-29T18:46:00.000-07:00

Addi invited Pa and Nah to Preschool for Grandparents Day on Friday, March 19th. Looking around the room, we found Addi's hot air balloon flying way up high. Nah loves art projects!

Nah and Addi made a beautiful flower project together. On one side of the flower it read " I Love You" while on the other side it read,

I have special grandparents,

I think they're pretty neat

They give me hugs and kisses

And they tell me that I'm sweet.

They think that I am special,

They like the things I do,

So I'll give them a special gift

To say, "I love you too!"

Next, all the little preschoolers sat in a semi-circle and read us BROWN BEAR while signing the colors and the different animals in the story. They did a fabulous job!

We then headed to the lobby area for a special treat, animal cookies, and took a quick tour of their playground and "race track" area. It looked like a super fun place to play!

Finally, we headed to music where Addi's class joined in with other classes for a sing-a-long.

Nah and Pa loved our visit to Addi's school. Thanks for a special Grandparents Day, Addi!

Happy, Happy Birthday!

2010-03-15T21:31:00.000-07:00

Today is Kim's "thirty something" birthday! We celebrated with a soup and salad luncheon at the Olive Garden with the family.

These pictures were taken by Kim's "little munchkin" aka Addi. Nice job!

Then it was one last celebration at home . . . for the OLD LADY!

Happy birthday, Kim! Hope you enjoyed your special day!

Happy Birthday, Dad (Khungs & Tai-Khungs)

2010-03-06T09:55:00.000-08:00

89 years old! Of course, he was in his element at the Cal in Las Vegas. Some nice man gave me tickets to attend the Super Bowl banquet with Dad. The food was everything you would likely eat while watching the game. (chilli hot dog, chips, sushi, spam musubis, kalua pig with rice, egg rolls, vegies, fruits, cookies, brownies) However, Dad couldn't eat any of the yummy free food, he was missing his teeth. He tried swallowing chilli with some rice. Dad and I even put a small wager on the winning team . . . yup, I picked the winning team for him (lucky guess). After the first quarter, Dad decided the chairs were "uncomfortable" so we took the back door elevator to our room where he could lay in his bed to watch the game with his eyes half closed, it was his nap time, too! He's a hoot but enjoyed his trip!

Birthday Wishes

2010-01-26T20:51:00.000-08:00

Happy Birthday to all of our January friends.

Ms. Bella is now 18!

Mr. Carter is the BIG boy at 7 years old.

Ms. Krys is aging to perfection.

Mr. Blake is a quarter century "young."

Blake's Fancy Nancy helper, Addi!

The Spirit of the Holidays '09

2009-12-25T23:53:00.000-08:00

From our house to yours, we hope you had as much fun as we did. Our family and friends were gathered together, the children played nonstop without a nap or rest time, the food was yummy delicious, the present exchanges were awesome, and everyone's laughter filled the room.

Enjoy as you watch a little of our Christmas '09.

Queen Bubbles

2009-11-12T09:27:00.000-08:00

Over the hills and through the rain/snow to Ellensburg we went. The Kwocks knew the way to Bubbles's new home to grind on dakine food she likes. (Can you name that tune? ha,ha,ha!) Then we were ready to "rrrummmble" that evening at the volleyball game. It was a GREAT win for CWU who defeated WWU in five sets. Enjoy some of the slides taken of the day's events.

(turn down the blog music so that you can hear the music I attached to the slideshow.)

Honoring Our Country's Flag

2009-11-10T19:43:00.000-08:00

Little Miss Addi honored the National Anthem as she stood at attention before CWU's volleyball game.

Happy Veteran's Day!

2009

Happy 60th Birthday!

2009-11-02T09:22:00.000-08:00

He's our Hawaiian Supaman!

Crowned KING forever!

I can help you, Pa!

Out to lunch on his special day!

More September Birthday Celebrations!

2009-09-22T10:20:00.000-07:00

Luke celebrated his 4th birthday at 3, 2, 1 Bounce. It was fun, fun, fun! Happy birthday big boy!

Best friends and . . .

best buddies!

Another September Birthday!

2009-09-21T20:39:00.001-07:00

Olivia's 7 and has new pretty pink boots.

Happy cake day, Ms. O!

Happy Cake Day, Matt!

2009-09-19T16:15:00.000-07:00

Last Sunday, we had an early birthday celebration for Matt's happy cake day. The family took him to the Spaghetti Factory where it was so busy that Matt helped to serve us our own milk, lemonades, and ice teas. Thanks for the service, Matt! We hope you are enjoying your special day, even though you are at the firehouse. Happy Birthday!

Hot Summer Days of 09

2009-08-06T11:09:00.000-07:00

Yikes! Washington recently experienced the HOTTEST recorded temperatures in history. We were suffering in sweltering heat of 108 degrees which made life miserable and many people "grumpy." Yes, I was one of the gumpy ones complaining it was HOT. There was a shortage of portable and room size air conditioners where people stood in line at Costco at 2 AM to receive a ticket in order to buy their cooling system. Needless to say, there were many sad faces who left empty handed. Even trying to buy sun screen protection was limited as many stores are moving into the "school" mode and ending the summer purchases.

Lucky for us, our ohana had either portable air conditioners or an air conditioned house so that we were comfortable sleeping at night. Kim's condo has a pool where we floated around to cool off. Addi and her friends enjoyed the giant slide and pool in the Egger's backyard. Below are pictures of our pool play and Addi on her giant slide. Enjoy!

Lil' Addi's Swim Lessons

2009-07-13T09:14:00.001-07:00

Here's Lil' Miss Addi's pictures of her first swim lesson for the summer. For her first lesson, she started off with a full flotation on her back but each lesson there after, she will loose a layer until she's on her own. She does a very good job waiting her turn, blowing bubbles, kicking, and moving her arms. Addi loves her time in the water and looks forward to her next lesson.

july 4th '09 celebration

2009-07-07T17:34:00.001-07:00

Our Independence Day celebration started at the Yarrow Point community parade. Bellevue Fire Station 5 and Matt were the family's highlight of the parade. Addi was excited to wave throughout the parade, seeing her "dada" riding in the fire truck, and collecting the candy that was thrown in her direction. We, then, relocated ourselves to the Bellevue Park where we hunkered down for the evening to wait for the 10 PM firework display. During the wait, Addi met her preschool friend, Lauren, and had so much fun on the bouncy bounces, having her face painted and sketched, making colorful sugar candy sticks (aka batons), and making us laugh with her impromptu bows and silliness. Enjoy the slideshow of our eventful day.

Mariner's Train Night 6.05.09

2009-06-19T08:15:00.001-07:00

At our annual Seattle Mariners free train give away night, the girls were able to take a picture with the Mariner's Moose before the game. Addi loved playing at the children's playground, shopping at the gift shop, eating pop-pop, and chocolate covered fruit sticks. Unfortunately, the Mariners lost the game to the Minnesota Twins in extra innings.

The Master and Head Chef's Visit

2009-06-16T17:48:00.000-07:00

Hi all . . . Master Tony and Chef Lynn visited us in May. After attending a work conference, oh my, what fun we had! They cooked up a seafood extravaganza, shopped at Trader Joe's and the outlet malls, and visited the Pacific Ocean in Seaside,Oregon. We strolled the beach and wondered in and out of shops. While visiting Lynn's "cousins" in Sherwood, Or. we ate a delicious salmon and steak lunch at their beautiful home with a breath taking view. We then ventured to Howard's Et Fille Winery for our behind the scene tour of what started as a wine hobby and tasted wine right out of the barrels. Thank you, Mona, for being a wonderful hostess, too. BUT the highlight of Master Tony's visit was still to come, the IL Divo, concert in Portland, Oregon. Wow! He added music culture into the Kwock's lives. Finally, we hunted for the Food Channel's Voodoo Doughnut shop before our drive back to Washington. Sadly enough, the fun was over and it was time to get those suitcases packed and head back home.

Enjoy our highlights of the Master and Chef's visit.

Uncle "Weenie's" Visit

2009-06-06T13:05:00.000-07:00

Enjoy the slides of Uncle Weenie's visit. It was birthday parties for Addi and Bubbles, shopping for odds and ends, casino playing, CWU luau, and of course, the seafood extravaganza with Uncle Tony and Aunty Lynn. We had quite a busy week with so much to do and places to go.

(Quite the playlist to hear the slideshow music.)

Happy Cake Day, Addi!

2009-05-23T11:13:00.001-07:00

Look who's Three!

Addi celebrates with a party at her school.

Happy Cake Day, Addi!

Here's Addi's 3rd backyard birthday party. All of Addi's friends and their parents had a blast jumping and sliding in the "jump jump" and thanks to PP's friend who donated the sugar and cotton candy machine. It was a big hit for the kids and adults who were sugared up for the day. Daddy Matt and Papa built and painted the Manny tool boxes while PP and Nahnah painted the Handy Manny poster. A big thank you to Uncle Tony, Aunty Lynn, TT, Bubbles, and Uncle "Weenie" for all their help in preparation as well as being on the clean up crew. Thanks to Addi's mama for her hard work, too.

(turn down the playlist music before playing the video)

Happy Birthday, Addi-0!

Happy Mom's Day '09

2009-05-12T15:53:00.000-07:00

Sunday, May 10th, we celebrated Mom's day at the Eggers' house. BBQ chef, Matt, cooked our steaks while pastry chef, Jesper, baked a delicious lemon pie and watermelon seed digger, Papa, contributed to the fruit salad. Everyone enjoyed each others company and ate a delicious meal.

Three generations

Nah-nah * Addi * Cyndi

Giggles from Addi (Dah, too) & Cyn

Love & hugs from Bubbles

The ohana - Cyndi * Addi * Nah-nah * "PP"

The Damgaards - Emily * Chris * Olivia

Smiles to you from Addi, Dah, & "PP"

CWU surprise

2009-03-23T15:28:00.000-07:00

Once again, here was another fun event that took place in late February. Krys and Krista, Krys's teammate at OIT, drove many hours to surprise Bran in a fund raising volleyball tournament. The video tells about the surprise moment (sorry, tip your head for best viewing, video photography by Krys) then the captions will finish the days event.

Bran waits patiently to have her turn to play with the team from La Conner, Washington.

This is the bounce the ball as high as you can routine as Bran and Krys warm-up before playing.

Krys and Krista await serve from another team in their ready positions.

Yikes! This ball is coming faster than I thought.

In the back of Brans's car, we checked for the emergency items needed for a long drive through the mountain passes during the winter; water, food, and a blanket. Hmmm, toilet paper?

Do HUGE donuts count as emergency food?

The girls had a great time playing and being together since during the season it is very unlikely that they get to do this.

Finally, they both said their goodbyes with a great big HUG!

Our Las Vegas Trip

2009-03-15T21:52:00.000-07:00

Hi all, here is the long awaited photo gallery of our trip to Las Vegas in mid-February. Enjoy the fun and laughs we had together while at the volleyball games, eating, shopping, and just hanging around with each other.

An Awesome Year

2009-02-09T13:54:00.000-08:00

Turn down the music to Hawaiian Supa-man, and enjoy her first two seasons of CWU volleyball. The perfect ending to her hard work, determination, and talents but the BEST is yet to come. Congratulations, Bubbles!!

Field Trip to Costco

2009-01-22T18:02:00.000-08:00

Khung-khung has been visiting us from Hawaii for the last two weeks.

He bravely weathered the cold to shop at Costco. Here we go . . .

First, he needed to put on his own socks and shoes,

walk out the door,

and climbed into the car.

He hopped onto his scooter . . .

and motored around the warehouse.

Khungs fueled his body with, of course, a hot dog

before the trek home.

He cruised out to the parking lot,

then hobbled to the car, and

and made it HOME!

Washington's Coastal Region

2009-01-15T18:25:00.001-08:00

We headed towards Washington's coastal region with

family and friends for a winter "get away." It started with a

bang and a flat tire to Matt's truck. We soon encountered the

heavy rains and gale force winds at Ocean Shores which left

us looking at the Pacific Ocean from indoors. Washington's

beach is in stark contrast to the beaches of white sand and

hot sun that we love in Hawaii. We spent many hours

condo sitting playing Wii games while venturing out for a

game of bowling. Beach play sent us hunting for treasures

and being "human kites." It was fun having three generations

gathered together just like the yesteryears.

Our December Snow

2009-01-12T20:11:00.000-08:00

It started to snow a few days before Christmas. Boy, oh, boy, it snowed a lot. You will see Clarence and Kim shoveling the driveway so the Cyn and Addi could join us at our house on Christmas morning. What a task that was!!

Clips of Bubble's '08 Season

2009-01-12T14:57:00.000-08:00

Bubble's sophomore year playing volleyball at Central Washington University was an outstanding year. She received honors from the

2008 Great Northwest Athletic Conference Volleyball Academic All-Conference (GNAC) Team,
Named to the All-GNAC First Team, as well as
Named to the '08 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Division II West Region First Team, and
Earned Honorable Mention Honors to the AVCA Division II All-American Team.

Way to Go, Bubbles!

Portland, Oregon '08

2009-01-08T15:33:00.000-08:00

Twice this season, we cheered Krystie and her Oregon Tech Volleyball team in Portland. Before each game, you'll find a pile of team bags "thrown" behind the bench.

Uncle has his snacks while waiting for the match to begin.

Team members are introduced.

Krystie poses for Aj.

Huh? I'm confused!

Hey, gals . . . let me in!

Listen Up!

Hugs for my coach . . .

and for my friend, Krista, too!

2008 Oregon Tech Volleyball Team

Tech seniors and Krystie!

Krys had another great season!

She's looking forward to her senior year!

Annual visit from mom!

Live Aloha

2009-01-06T22:37:00.000-08:00

Favorite Waiola shave ice!

Pool time for Addi & Bella

and Papa, too!

Where's Addi?

Malasada Girl!

October '08 in Hawaii

2009-01-06T22:03:00.000-08:00

We went to Hawaii to help Khungs build his ramp so that he could ride his scooter in and out of the house. But . . .

Look who wanted to take a ride on the ramp, too!

Addi & Big Dah