Summer Camp

This post is really late but better late than never. We had a Fourth of July camp (what we called our first Ludlam/Curley Family reunion with just my Mom's children and grandchildren). It was held at my late Grandparents' residence (what most people call sheep camp, but we never did) in the Summit area, between Ganado and St. Michaels. It's such a BEAUTIFUL area, with many pine cone trees, acorn trees and just rich in color everywhere, green and that pretty reddish dirt. It was so nice to be back with the whole family. We were all there, as you can imagine, it is quite hard for all us seven children, the in-laws, 9 grandchildren plus My Mom, Corrine and Jeremiah's girlfriend to get together in one place at once. We camped just one night, and spent most of the day there. Miah and Maranda brought their horses for "entertainment". I only took a few pictures with my camcorder, I took more with my bro-in-law's camera, so I'll have to post more pics later.



This area is right behind my Grandma and Cheii's house
This is once where My Grandma and Cheii resided. I have so many great memories of being here and it was quite sad to come back but at the same time it was sooo nice to be back.
Here is Granite trying to be cool with the in-laws, they played literal homemade baseball with pine cones and a long stick from the sheep corral.

And here is my cutie pie Kono in his cute camouflage cap playing with an old bike tire he found. Here is Miah with all the horses that he brought (at once) from the main highway, doesn't that take skill?

Super Heroes

Kono has been soooo or should I say super into Superman and Batman this Summer, well actually ever since this past Fall, but more so since summertime. He and his cousins Nahoa and Kekoa (sometimes Ikaika) are really into it too.
So I think we are officially announcing that Kono has replaced his dad with these super heroes. The red cape he wears practically everyday once belonged to his dad when he was just a little energetic boy like Kono around his age. It was creatively crafted by Grandma Sarah.


Here's Kono in his Batman mask with his Superman cape, what a combo!


Granite showed Kono his Superman shirt and Kono fell in love with it instantly. He wanted to wear it right away and could care less to wear anything else. The bottom of the shirt reached to the floor and the sleeves reached to his wrists. And although it was too big, Kono didn't think so. The funny thing is, when he goes shopping with me and I'm trying on a shirt or blouse he say's "Mommy, it's too big, put back." :)
I didn't want Kono to trip while wearing that big blue shirt so I threw it into the laundry basket and he hasn't asked for it since.
Kono also thought he was so strong when he lifted this bed (aka air mattress).
Another funny thing Kono did today was while he was watching Superman, he came to me in the kitchen and told me he wanted to carry me like Superman. He put his hands out and I let him think that he was carrying me. You know how Superman always does his famous carrying/saving stunt (or whatever you want to call it) of Lois Lane while flying? That's what he was trying to do. :)

Trip to Hoagle Zoo

Kono and Kekoa all excited for an adventurous day

I love this baby elephant. I think elephants are fascinating. I didn't take too many pictures of the animals, and wished I did so Kono could remember all the animals he saw.
Kono had fun sitting on this Rhino
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This monkey was sitting on the tiny space of a window ceil/ledge, it was cool to see it so close but Kono was trying to shew it away that silly boy. The monkey had a really long a fluffy tail, a whole lot different than most monkeys.

Kono didn't want me to take his picture and he tried to grab the stroller shade so that he could quickly put it in front of his face, but I got 'em before he could.
My beautiful Momma Delphine and lil Sis, Celeste

Out on a cruze

This past Summer, Kono was lucky enough to have been able to drive a Ford F150 (or any type of power wheels) by himself for the first time. It belongs to his cousin Isaiah. So after our trip to the zoo, this is what the boys took turns doing- cruzin' around as if the were teenagers already! It was so cute. Oh and get this, it even plays real stations from the radio! Thanks Zay-Zay and Uncle Matt :)

Montana Wedding

Congrats to the newly wed, Wynonna (Tish) and her new husband Nick Fulgham who is half Samoan and half White. They are such a cute couple and I am so glad that Tish found such a great guy. He is so good to her and their adorable son, Creon. 

My second cousins Mariah, Wynonna, and Tara who are all sisters.

Cute Kono

Kono is my cute little rascal, when he knows he has done something wrong and he sees me catch him or if I'm walking towards him to give him a little swat on his diaper, he quickly turns around so that his bum is not facing me and he says "Sa-wee (sorry) Mommy" with his face scrunched up when he says it. It sounds so cute! He always makes me not want to give him the little swat that I intended to.
He is learning things so fast and getting better and better with his vocabulary. I like it when he uses his manners, he has been doing this for a while now. He says "Thank-you, welcome" in the same sentence. :)
I just loooooove being a mommy to this little boy, he brings so much joy to me. :)

What do sharks eat?

Konohas a shirt with a shark on it that he got from his Aunty Bahii and Uncle Matt. This is what he says about it:
"Shark's eating stawberries. Mmmm...hungry". Obviously, he doesn't know about blood. I just agreed that it was strawberries. :)