SATURDAY DECEMBER 20. ERIN GRADUATED FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII W/ HER BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN PSYCHOLOGY. CONGRATULATIONS!
9AM
2 HOURS LATER
ERIN W/ KRYSTAL YOUNG. CONGRATULATIONS!
AFTER THE GRADUATION, LUNCH WAS SERVED @ A KOREAN YAKINIKU BUFFET W/ ERIN'S FAMILY. GOOD STUFF. THEN IT WAS OFF TO THE OTHER EVENT OF THE DAY. THE 2ND ANNUAL GINGERBREAD HOUSE MAKING @ MITCH'S. DUE TO THE POPULARITY GROWTH FROM LAST YEAR, THE EVENT WAS MOVED DOWN THE STREET FROM MITCH'S TO THE COMMUNITY CENTER. SPECIAL THANKS TO MITCH & RUDY FOR HOSTING THE EVENT (& NEARLY EVERY OTHER EVENT). & THANKS TO ALL THE PEOPLE WHO HELPED MAKE THE 100-ISH GINGERBREAD HOUSES...YEAH 100-ISH! THERE WAS SOME TO SPARE BUT WAS WORTH IT. (EASY FOR ME TO SAY, I HELPED LITTLE BIT). OKAY, JUST ENJOY THE PICTURES:
BIGGER VENUE, MORE KIDS. JUMPERS KEEP THEM OUTTA THE WAY
SURPRISINGLY THERE WERE NO INJURIES
THE COMMUNITY CENTER ALSO HAD A THEATRE ROOM
VERY MTV CRIBS-ESQUE
THERE WAS ANOTHER ROOM FOR THE PALAUAN MAFIA TO KICK IT
THE COURTYARD W/ COMFY CHAIRS WAS THE DESIGNATED SMOKING AREA
THE LIVING ROOM WAS THE HEADQUARTERS FOR THE MAIN EVENT
BEFORE
THE KIDS WERE FIRST
VERY SERIOUS
ELLE'S NEIGHBOR, ELLE'S TEACHER LEILANI & ELLE'S TEACHER'S BROTHER
JULIA WORKING ON HER STRIPE ROOF
DADDY JOHN W/ MORAL SUPPORT FOR JESSICA
KALEA HAD HER GAME-FACE ON
MOMMY EILEEN TAUGHT KOA HOW TO USE THE ICING AS GLUE
KOA ENDED UP USING THE ICING AS A ROOF
ELLE WAS A PRO @ THIS
SKYE WORKING ON HIS HOUSE, WHEN HE WASNT DISTRACTED BY THE POOL TABLE
ELLE WON MY VOTE FOR BEST KIDDIE HOUSE. WATCH OUT FOR THIS KID ON THE FOOD NETWORK
NOW THE ADULTS GOT TO PLAY
SOME ADULTS TOOK 3 HOURS MAKING THEIR HOUSES
EILEEN BUILT HER HOUSE IN MINUTES
EILEEN'S HOUSE W/ TWIZZLER + GREEN POPCORN TREE
MITCH WAS BUSY RUNNING AROUND THE WHOLE TIME BUT WAS THE DESIGNATED BEAUTIFUL TREE MAKER
BRAND NEW BABY KAEDYN COULDNT MAKE IT TO THE EVENT B/C SHE'S STILL CHILLIN' IN THE HOSPITAL BUT MOMMY JANIE BROUGHT A PICTURE OF HER W/ SANTA
JEN WORKING W/ HER CHOCOLATE ROOF
JEN'S HOUSE W/ SLED, GIFTS, & BEAUTIFUL TREE
PETER & HIS STRIPED ROOF HOUSE
PETER'S HOUSE
SANFORD & HIS HOUSE
SANFORD'S HOUSE W/ ANIMALS
RUDY & LOLA PLAYED TOO
RUDY'S HOUSE W/ TREE MADE BY MITCH
LOLA'S HOUSE W/ LAWN DETAILS
WILLIE + GINA WORKING ON THEIR HOUSE
WILLIE + GINA'S HOUSE W/ PEPPERMINT ROOF
LENA & MARK WENT ALL OUT W/ EXACTO BLADES. ACE OF CAKES STYLE. SORRY NO CLOSE UP PICTURES OF YOUR HOUSES B/C YOU CHEAT! JUST JOKE, JUST DIDNT HAVE ANY PICTURES OF YOURS'
TRICIA CAME IN THAT DAY FROM HOUSTON
ERIN'S CHIMNEY HAD SANTA STUCK IN IT & CANDYCANE MOTORCYCLE OUTSIDE THE HOUSE (BOTH MADE BY ME!)
