At Naomi's house the other day, I encountered my proudest moment as a Mother to date! My little Evianna appeared to me in this killer ensemble, compliments of Tia and Kalei. I got choked up within seconds of seeing her in this, and then she starts doing the hula! My camera was beyond dead, so I'm lucky I was able to get these four quick and blurry shots, but that's all I needed.

I realize not everyone knows this, but I've been a hula dancer since the age of 14. I convinced a BYU group to take me on while I was in Jr High and fell in love. The following year I was asked to join a "Professional" team (competitions & hired to perform at Luaus) We even performed for the 2002 Winter Olympics for fourteen straight days, all day long!

My last performance was an event in Orem when I was almost 3 months pregnant. For obvious reasons, I had to take a break and haven't been back since. I miss it so much!

Look at her hip action here! She's got it way out there. It's time I teach her first aparima, or by the looks of things, her first 'ote'a. (two styles of dances)

Ha, I never made that connection until this moment. 'Ote'a is the fast Tahitian dance where the girl's hips are swinging about at insane speeds. It's pronounced "Oh-teya" just like my own little oh-TEYA! Ironique, n'est-ce pas??