New Discovery

I visited a specialty store today and

here are a few things I added to my pantry today.

Nothing really out of the ordinary,

EXCEPT that it is Gluten Free.

Yes, this is a NEW discovery we have recently

had. QUinn went in for a physical and

some blood work several weeks ago and we

just received a call from the Dr. last week

informing us that QUinn has Celiac Disease,

which is an allergy to GLuten.

My first reaction hasn't been real

positive and I am still VERY overwhelmed

by it all. I mean really???

Gluten is in EVERYTHING!!!

I did come across a GLuten Free Store

but I am going to have to get a part time

job just to afford buying anything there.I KNOW things could be soo much worse,

and in the grand scope of things we are very

lucky this is all that was discovered.

I am trying to be positive about it and

do lots of research, and find ways to make this

fit more comfortably into our family

lifestyle. I just feel the weight of all of this

is on ME and that Quinn is only going to

kind of make changes if I provide a means

to do it. So if any of you have insight, encouragement,

information or contacts that can help me DEAL,

I would greatly appreciate it!

preschool graduation

Kaipo has finally hit that BIG milestone

of no longer being a preschooler,

and he is very ready for Kindergarten now! We are all soo proud of this BIG, SMART boy!



SOme of the things about Kaipo at pre-K:
*he can spell & write his FULL name
(no easy task for a Hanamaikai kid)
Kaipolani Keli'i Hanamaikai
*he can say & write his address and phone number
*he can whistle
*he can wink
*he can blow a bubble w/gum
*he can read and write simple words,
phrases, and small books
*he has such an imagination, is
very creative and loves to draw
*his appetite is incredible & he is
ALWAYS hungry (I have no idea where it
goes in that skinny body)
*he LOVES to play super mario on the Wii
*he is becoming more athletic
*he still loves to dress-up, action heros & really
likes to build things with Trios and Blocks
*he can FINALLY ride the new bike he got
for his birthday WITHOUT training wheels
(and yes the video is sideways cuz mom ALWAYS
forgets & turns the camera like taking a picture
and then remembers after the fact I can't rotate video)