Simply Shana's Blog

A gift from 4,844 miles away

Last night was amazing my hubby came home with a beautiful surprise of flowers, balloon, birthday cake and gifts. Super blessed and grateful for him and all that he does to make me feel special on my birthday. My mom also called him to arrange dinner delivered to us from her (she’s in Hawaii). We…

31 & Blessed

I woke up around 7am and enjoyed the quietness of our new house. I cuddled with my sweet baby boy as I looked out of our bedroom windows at our trees in the backyard. Seeing the sun shining through the trees and into our room brings such a magical feeling of happiness. It’s always bittersweet…

13 month old living in a pandemic

Hey All, hope everyone is staying safe and healthy! A little update with us…we are all doing good and praying very hard over everyone that needs it. Since we still live in an apartment building the chances for us getting sick has heightened if we roam around or even use the elevators. Although it is…

Easter 2020

Currently stuck inside…but its ok! Right?! Thankfully our 10 year old don’t care much about looking for eggs and our 1 year old dont know what looking for eggs are all about. But what we do know and care about is that we thank Jesus everyday and remember the day he had risen. My mom…

Big Day Tomorrow

Almost 1yrs old So I haven’t kept my word in keeping with with blogging it’s all because I love enjoying my every single second with my sweet boy and all the sweet things that he’s learning everyday. Back in April (my last post about my son) when he was 1 month old he grew so…

Soaking in PRECIOUS pictures

I’m so happy that I came across this app called “PRECIOUS” it helped me and also encouraged me to take monthly photos of my son. Here are some great pics that I took and made with this app. I highly recommend this app, it’s so fun to use and easy too. Thank you precious app….

Hawaiian History: Lā Ho’iho’i Ea

On July 31, 1843, the ea of Ko Hawaiʻi Pae ʻĀina re-emerged through an act of pono. “Ua mau ke ea o ka ʻāina i ka pono.” The reigning Mōʻī at the time, Kauikeaouli (Kamehameha III), said it best. “The ea (sovereignty, independence, life) of the ʻāina continues on, because it is pono.” For a…

Why we love July

A year ago, this month of July was when we spent lots of money on pregnancy tests and took it everyday until I got my blood test results because we couldn’t believe we were pregnant! Oh and even after our blood test was done (July 16, 2018) I still took a few. Double Oh, I…

Birthday Behavior

….thirty flirty and thriving ….dirty thirty However every newbie 30 year old portrays it, I think the best one yet is: “KISS YOUR 20s GOODBYE” Yes I’m 30 and I honestly thought I was gonna have another breakdown just like when I entered my 20s and left my teen years behind. But I’m happy to…

Happy One Month

Yay! We are 1 month old. It’s been a challenge but we are getting on somewhat of a consistent schedule. We are also understanding what works and what doesn’t. This lil man of ours is such an awesome baby, and I know all parents say that about their babies but seriously guys he’s awesome in…