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For those of you who don’t  live in Hawaii, you may not have heard of “Furlough Fridays”.  As a parent trying to see the glass half full, I have decided to take full advantage of these extra 17 days with my boys home from school by having “Fun Fridays”.  

Here are a few articles: 

http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20091023/BREAKING01/91023028/1362

http://kgmb9.com/main/content/view/22208/76/

http://www.starbulletin.com/news/bulletin/65822337.html

Unlike the majority of people quoted in the media, I don’t think my kids are going to be less prepared for life by missing school, in fact I welcome the break of routine and authority. 

I hope that by being home and out on our excursions, my kids will learn that there is education outside of the classroom.  In the next few weeks I plan to take them on hikes, an art museum or two, snorkeling, and at least one trip to zoo (where Mr.L wants to have his birthday in the tiger cage with the baby tigers!). 

Here is a little of our first of many Fun Fridays.  

Only about 7 more weeks before the baby is due.  I am starting to feel the waddle everywhere I go.  I see myself spending lots more time in the water with my new housing.  :)

xoxo, Marina

Almost 2 years ago I met Curt, Ramona, and their awesome kids.  At the time they were living on Maui and thinking about moving back to their hometown here on Oahu.  Now they are back and settled in Laie, a little town on the North Shore.  Curt and Ramona are still shooting weddings and making a name for themselves here as a part of the Wedding Cafe family.  Also, Ramona and I shot a wedding together!  I will post a link if she blogs it.  It was a good one.  :)

Here is one from the last time we got together:

Wow the kids have grown!!!  And there is one more….

And then we all got wet.  :)

As you can see, I now have an underwater housing for my camera.  If you are a bride who wants to go surfing in her wedding dress on Oahu before I give birth (December 5th!) email me!  I want you in my portfolio. 

xoxo, Marina

My family and I have traveled to so many places in 2008, it would have been impossible to fit them all onto our 5×7 card.  

Card cover image By Amy Gaerthofner.  Additional photos by Rachel Hadiashar and Marina Miller.  Card design by Marina Miller.

In place of a printed Christmas newsletter, here is a taste of my true passion, my FAMILY. 

Our 2008: I booked a bunch of destination weddings, Jason hosted a lot of concerts (like the legendary punk rock band ”The Misfits“), Mr.E started preschool, Mr.L started 1st grade and became a yellow belt in Taekwondo, and Mr.T started 2nd grade, lost his front teeth, earned a green belt in Taekwondo, and completed his first soccer season.  We moved from our Mililani apartment (FOR RENT if you know anyone!) to a great 3 bedroom house in Aiea. 

This year we vacationed in Tokyo, Japan.  It was February and cold enough to keep me from wanting to shop in Harajuku!  We enjoyed riding the trains and exploring the foreign land.  The kids really liked where we stayed, the Shinagawa Prince, because among other things, there was a bowling alley and a dolphin show, right in our hotel.  

Our next trip was to San Francisco, but due to a hard drive crash, I lost all of my personal photos from that trip.  It was a short trip, but we got to visit Jason’s family and took a brisk trolley ride through downtown San Francisco and hit Ghirardelli for some of the best hot cocoa ever.

Then we went to New York.  It was our first time there and it was awesome!  Again we rode the trains.  The boys loved central park and Coney Island.  My favorite place had to be the MoMA.  

In November we all flew over for my two weddings in Kona.  We stayed at the Hilton Waikoloa and had a blast going down the slides.  I think I liked sneaking beers from our hotel room to the poolside the best….  ;)

December brought us our closest to home adventure, a North Shore shark tour!  My good friends came along and provided me with some amazing family photos (seen on our card above).

For more photos of the kids and our trips, please e-mail me ( marina@redheartphoto.com ).

Thanks to everyone who has kept up with my work this year.  I wish you all the best this holiday season.  

Aloha, Marina