Ganirs in San Pablo: 2007

Monday, December 31, 2007

A less active father attending his family's baptism. Now they can all go to church together.

This is Elder Hunt. He just got here a few weeks ago from American Samoa. He is related to Tau Hunkin. He knows auntie Joyce's sister, Terry. She is his aunt by marriage. Small world!

We went to a district Christmas party and this was the entertainment. It is a videoke machine. It is karioke with video. B-ball was the chosen video.

The songs I recognized were very old songs and all the others were songs I had never heard. Everyone here loves to dance and sing. Everyone took their turn at singing. NOT us! This is one of the favorite activities in the Philippnes. It is either this or cock fighting.

Friday, December 28, 2007

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD!!

Here's a small tribute to our Dad and Papa! We love you and hope you had a wonderful birthday.
We're thinking of you!

Top 10 reasons why we love you:

10. You're "BROWN", as I once put it. If anything, you genetically blessed us all with the gift to tan. Except Aries, cuz he's brown too! And you once were the only brown man with a fro that wasn't African American. Maybe it was the accent that threw people off.

9. You're so EASY GOING and stress-free. Again, a trait that did not come from mom that I experience once in a while. (ha ha)

8. You are FORGIVING. Especially when we wreck brand new cars (Aries) & shatterd the sliding glass door with a bee bee gun(Aaron).

7. Your love of NAPS. As Kael once put it, "Mommy, why does Papa sleep all the time?"

6. You're a SPORTS FANATIC. No wonder I married one. You love to watch it, play, it, talk about it, and you still ask Marc, "Who's winning the game?" when you're on your mission.

5. The things you EAT! Even Kael can tell you that, "Papa likes mayonaise on his peas!" Marc also caught Dad putting water on his raisin bran..only Dad. Chinese is always his first choice, but when it's not chinese, some of the classic cravings from Dad are: pastries, pie, fish, rice, spam, chips, and oranges. (Sweet ones from Arizona, right Dad!)

4. You're a HARD WORKER. Only our Dad would work a 10 hour graveyard shift & rush home to get a good 3 hours of sleep before rushing off to help someone in the ward pack up their moving van at 8 a.m. He then would come home, work in the yard, load up the Mowtime truck, and spend the rest of the day keeping old people company. And let's not forget the 3 am wake up calls from Dad when the dishes weren't done and we skipped out on our dish night!

3. You're willingness to do SERVICE. Need I say more? Dad would rather be helping the neighbors build their house in the freezing cold then enjoy Thanksgiving Dinner with his family inside where it is warm. (Thanksgiving 2004 at Aries's house)
That's okay Dad, who can complain about your big heart.

2. You're a MISSIONARY for life. Forget 18 months, being a missionary is Dad's calling in life. The only thing different is that he gets to wear a tag. Whether it's the guy who pumps gas at Steve's market, or the shoe sales man who sold him his new pair of basketball shoes. Dad can share the gospel to anyone. Dad could convert an apple if he wanted to. He's a great example to all of us.

1. You're the Best DAD & PAPA anyone could ask for. We all love everything about you Dad! We wouldn't have you any other way. We miss you and wish you a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY.