Hayashi Journey

Mission Flackback...

11:11 AM | Posted by Corrine | Edit Post

While I was serving in the California San Francisco Mission I met so many amazing people and I was introduced to so many different cultures. One of the many was the Tongan culture! I served in the Tongan program too!! I loved it! I love THEM and miss them too!! (thank goodness for facebook ;) ) anyway... My brother in law, Josh, served in Bernadino, California (way before me) ;) in a Tongan program there. So, my piont. We now have a Sister serving in our ward who is from Tonga. So Josh decided to make a Tongan dinner and some Otai!!! I had forgotten how much I MISSED this food and the culture. Sorry, to her pālangi, meaning "white person," companion. I even made the boiled bananas!! Josh made Lu Pulu... but we didn't have tarro leaves so we used banana leaves and spinach. I MISS CALIFORNIA!!

All my mission pics are packed and in storage... I wanted to put up a pic of the Tongan missionaries I worked with and my Tongan companions. But this is the only one I had froma previous post. This is at a Tongan Stake Confrence. This is the traditional missionary attire in Tonga.

*pic taken 2006

Spring in to the Swing...

6:34 PM | Posted by Corrine | Edit Post

February 26, 2010

It was a BEAUTIFUL Spring day. We had a thought, lets take the kids to the park. So we did! :) This was Alyvia and Kinzley's first time in the stroller together. We were a bit scared Kinz would attack Lyv, but they did great! They both loved the Spring air and the sights. We saw geese and fed them. Alyvia went in a swing for the first time! What a great memory!

I LOVE what I do and I do what I LOVE....

2:31 PM | Posted by Corrine | Edit Post

Kristofer and I teach little ones at church and I love it! They are 6 years old turning 7 this year... SO innocent! Well, this particular Sunday (February 21) my sister's class joined ours. They are the 5 turning 6. We taught all about the Love of our Heavenly Father and how He watches over each and everyone of us. We talked about the importance of choosing the right to make Him proud and also in time of need He is there for us! For their handout we gave them each a pair of glasses (without lenses) the tag says "Heavenly Father watches over ME!" Cute, huh?!? Glasses- watching... anyway. I love this kids they light up my life and remind me of what it means "to become as a little child."

Aren't they PRECIOUS!

Ryann's Contest

2:11 PM | Posted by Corrine | Edit Post

Ryann has been doing SO well with piano! I just love hearing her play. February 20th she preformed for judges! She had never done that, was quite nervous, but she did so well. Love at her beautiful smile! Love it! I am so glad I get to be apart of something she loves.

Bath time...

9:41 AM | Posted by Corrine | Edit Post

This was the first time Alyvia stayed in the bath so long she got wrinkly. She had a blast with her cousin!! We took so many pictures, these pages are just glimpse of that day. :)