Merry Christmas Ya'll

The Mitchell, Kissel, Aina Clan


Kissel Family Christmas Card


Aina Family Christmas Card

Sticker Fun

This is what happens when you give a three year-old stickers to play with! (Thanks mom!) :)
And, of course, you will be decorated as well, because you have to look as beautiful as them (or at least be as goofy as them). When you become a parent you become an official goober, no longer are you the cool, young adult you thought yourself to be. Nope, you're just another weirdo like the rest of us. Though it does have it's benefits, you get to let your inner child out and actually have a legitimate excuse to do so!

Halloween Fun!

Izzy had been looking forward to pumpkin carving all week. She and Clay bought pumpkin carving kits and she was so eager to get to work.












She thought it was neat to see inside the pumpkin, and she liked the smell of it.












But, apparently it is distressing to a three year-old when you start pulling the guts out of the pumpkin.











It took a lot of convincing to get her to finally just put her hand in the pumpkin.












And even more to get her to touch the "guts". What can I say I have a weird daughter.















This is what happens when you eat red-velvet cake batter, you look like you've been inducted into a vampire coven.










Izzy and Stevie Bainter had the same costume, it was so cute.










One of my former activity day girls said I looked like an opera singer. So here's the opera singer and her daughter the princess.











Izzy wanted to do the doughnut game, but she just wasn't coordinated enough to be able to do it, so her daddy ate her doughnut for her in one bite.

Puke mushrooms & the many faces of Izzy!

Ok, so these are the puke mushrooms. Izzy and my dad were walking outside and Izzy said, "Papa, what's that?" My dad looked at them and said, "Mushrooms, but they look like puke." Then Izzy said, "Oh, puke mushrooms!"




What can I say? She's cute, but she is definitely weird sometimes. That's what makes her so fun. You never know what to expect with the Izzinater!

New home

I am so bad at blogging on a regular basis. So anyway, Clay, Izzy, and I moved out of my parents into a cute little house on the water. Best part: the house is pistachio green! I love it. It has tons of built in shelving, huge picture window, and a screened in porch. All-in-all, it's awesome.

Cutest niece ever!

My sister, Sarah, just recently had a little girl, Abigail Hi'ilani Aina. She is so adorable, with the most pinchable cheeks ever. Izzy is totally in love with her (as you can see).

Kids are so literal

Izzy was playing with a chain and she was pretending it was a dog leash and that there was a doggie on the end. She also had a smaller length of chain and we told her that could be her dog collar. So she said, "I can call my dog like this." She put the chain in her mouth and said. "Hey, hey dog." It was so funny. She took it to literally mean a dog caller not collar. Goes to show how many things we just assume others should know. I love kids, they are endless entertainment.