So Much Appreciation!

First off, I promised you some hula photos from Olivia's show.

As predicted, I didn't really have an opportunity to get any from my nosebleed section of the theater

They allowed photos for this one group shot, but it's underwhelming!  

After the show, we had a quick chance to give her a lei and a hug before they had to go back in and clean up.  Again, underwhelming photography skills.  My bad.

I did steal some shots from the MidPac website.  This was one of her numbers - she is up on the platform in the back, on the edge of the red panel 

Appropriate that this costume is the one I found photos of.  The black marks on the skirts were painted on from dye made out of kukui nuts that we had to harvest, wash, bake, crack, and blend.  Twice.  It was a fiasco, but the oil was eventually mixed with burned lei ashes so they could create this effect.  Hmmmm, the word underwhelming is coming to mind again.  

She also made her own ti leaf lei shown in this photo.  We are living a very authentic life here in Hawaii folks.  After this post I'm going to re-thatch my roof with palm fronds.

The kids in the show that could play ukulele had the chance to perform Pineapple Princess - it was fun to see her play again.

Ok, now back to our regularly scheduled program.  Teacher Appreciation Week!

After last year, my girlfriend and I promised to take it down a notch.  Less is more, simple is better.  That was our mantra.  BUT, we suffer from overachieveritis and when you mix that with Teacher Appreciation Week, well, chaos ensues.

Cute right?  We know we are over the top, but we had fun and the staff really appreciated being pampered for the week.   Click on the link below to see the slideshow :)

TAW Slideshow

I know what you're thinking..."wait, aren't you a teacher this year...why are you doing this stuff?"  Well yes I am, but I'm also the VP of the PTG and that's just the way it rolls sometimes.   Don't worry though, I got appreciated right back this week:

Don't worry...next year we have vowed to take it down a notch, less is more, simple is better ;)