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Recipe for Happiness

Teresa Ingalls — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 05:33:38 +0000

Ingredients:

1 minute of cuteness

Directions:

Click play button.
Repeat as necessary.

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Free Malasada Day!

Teresa Ingalls — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 00:32:48 +0000

Today was the annual Kaneohe Christmas Parade. It is a massive parade in our town that goes right by our house on the main road. Lots of local organizations walk or have floats, hula schools perform, schools send marching bands, the mayor shakes hands, and the obligatory Santa rides on his sleigh at the end.

For our church, it’s also Free Malasada Day. 12 years ago people at the church decided that instead of riding a float in the parade, they would make and give out TONS of malasadas. The parade goes directly by the church, and this was an easy way to do something nice for the community.

If you don’t know what a malasada is, let me explain. Clayton and I mistakenly thought, when we first moved here, that they were nothing more than just donuts. They are actually Portuguese donuts. The difference is that malasadas are yeastier, chewier, sugar-coated, and piping hot. Our favorite non-traditional variety is custard-filled. Portuguese people came to Hawaii in 1878 to work in the plantation fields. Malasadas came with them, and Hawaii is a better place for it.

Folks at the church making malasadas (Clayton and Autumn discuss the dough in the background)

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The parade was really fun, and really long. One of my favorite moments was when the Kahuku high school football players chanted their haka. For some reason my camera didn’t work when I tried to video it, but fortunately it’s online here with the whole story behind it. They just won the state championship, so everyone in the crowd was really excited. Another cool moment was seeing performers from the Christmas in Polynesia show do some dancing in the streets:

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Autumn enjoyed the fire trucks, horses, puppets on a float, the other children sitting near her, and the free candy when Santa came through.

Little Monkey

Teresa Ingalls — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 11:41:00 +0000

Why has she only now acquired these skills?! *wistful sigh* So many coconuts gone unpicked…

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1 Month of Big Sister Love

Teresa Ingalls — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 09:08:46 +0000

Asher turned one month old! To mark this occasion he had many medical adventures:

1. Got his first cold.
2. Got a Hepatitis B shot
3. Is sporting his first band-aid (Bugs Bunny)

Autumn is still pretty fascinated by him and will quickly fetch his pacifier, a diaper, or anything she thinks he might need. Here’s a quick video of her sisterly love (and the helpless little brother).

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Autumn and Audrey

Clayton Ingalls — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 02:30:57 +0000

My cousin, Jeff, came to visit with his wife, Heather, and their daughter, Audrey. Audrey is just a little younger than Autumn. So they spent a lot of time playing together.

It was great to see Autumn interact over a longer period of time. We mostly just see that after church on Sunday and she is one of the younger ones.

Unfortunately Autumn taught Audrey all about “mine.” By the end of their time here Autumn wanted to play with and do anything Audrey was playing with or doing. She was being a normal, uncharitable 2 year old, but hopefully Audrey forgets all about that for a few more months.

Here is a little video of the two of them playing together.

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