An Evening with Pres. Eyring

We had a very special evening with Pres. Eyring, who was in town to unveil the new exhibit at the temple visitor's center, of a cut-away model of the temple.  It shows the inside of the temple.  It is a very neat exhibit that was well done.  The model looks exactly like the real temple does.  It was amazing.  Here are a few pictures:  

We also invited the Wing Chaplain from Andrews Air Force Base to this event.  We were able to personally introduce him to Pres. Eyring.  It was indeed a special occassion and meeting.  Pres. Eyring focussed his remarks on hope, light, families and the temple.  It really is what this life is all about!

Daddy's Birthday 2015

It was Daddy's birthday!  We had a quiet evening at one of his favorite restaurant (CD Cafe in Solomon's Island), his favorite birthday cake-- a Hawaii favorite--chantilly cake, homemade by mother, and lots of fun gifts, including a snoopy, daddy's favorite cartoon character, and a box full of thoughtful thoughts about daddy from mother and Lillie.  It was a good day!

Welcome 2015

We decided to take a trip to New York for the New Year!  It was so fun!  New York is always fun.  So e funic of pur trip below.

The huge tree at Bryant Park...a holiday market place with tons of fun kiosks with merchandise and food.

Lillie practicing her juggling skills!

Empire State building in the background.  The skyline is always so spectacular.

Rockefeller Center

The crowds were enormous...even on New Year's Day!

The city decorates for Christmas on almost every block!

Times Square.

The Park Plaza Hotel.

One of the many restaurants we ate at.  Each was a culinary feast.

Horse and buggy ride through Central Park.

Beleive it or not...

Half of Lillie...

Daddy and Liilie beheaded and preserved.  

Flying Lillie...

Lillie on the tight rope...

One of the best things we did was see Alladin on Broadway.  Here we are being groupies after the show, with Alladin...

And Lillie's favorite...Jasmine!

Thanksgiving 2014

We decided to go to Reston again, spend the night, have thanksgiving dinner out, and hit the outlet mall in the late ours of Thanksgiving day.  It was super fun and relaxing to take some time away.  

Dinner at Clyde's below.  The Thanksgiving meal was really good, and hassle free, the best part!

Then some midnight shopping at the outlet malls.  Lillie is a real trooper.

The next day, we spend it at the Christmas parade, and then the movies.  A fun weekend.  

Christmas comes to the Sakais 2014

We decided to decorate the garland this year.  It speaks of childhood.  We found these really cute animal ornaments.

As always the picture below shows the Christmas mobile that Keola's mother made when he was small.  

Halloween 2014

Lillie was Raven Queen, the daughter of the evil queen from snow white.  It's a series of popular books about all the children of the fairy tale characters.  So like the daughters of snow white, cinderella, sleeping beauty etc., but all the different characters.  It's cute and the popular thing now for girls Lil's age.  We had a great time.

Guess who wears glasses now?

We are a family of glasses wearers!  

Visit to Paul on his mission for his birthday

On August 4, we were able to visit Paul in Wilmington, DE, for his birthday.  We surprised him by just showing up at chuch and then we took him and his companions to lunch on Monday.  It was fun.  We also went to his apartment and left him a secret birthday gift.  It was funny.  We asked someone to let us in to their apartment building and then just left the gift and balloons at his door and knocked and ran.  He was in the apartment and got scared because no one ever knocks on the missionaries' door.

Lillie's first day of fourth grade

Our big girl is in the 4th grade this year.  In the honors program this year.  We are so proud of her!!

Above, Lillie with Mrs. Stay, her math and science teacher.

Above, Lillie with Mrs. Miller, her reading and social studies teacher. 

Day To Serve-- September 20, 2014

The stake helped pick some beans as our day to serve project.  We had 661 members attend.  It was a great success.