This is me and Keenan on Dec. 23, 2011. We were married 20 years ago on October 12, 1991, in the Oakland Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Keenan works at BYU Independent Study. He is over all of their High School courses. He likes to lift weights, swim, and generally work-out so he can eat. He really likes to eat. He is really good on computers and uses that skill to bring in extra money as he teaches webinars. He also teaches a Dutch language course at BYU. He served an LDS mission to the Netherlands. One of the things I like most about him is that he doesn't lose his temper often and he works hard at being a good husband and dad.
This is Darren Kamiko Hookano Adcock. We call him Kamiko. He was named after Keenan's high school friend, Darren, and Keenan's grandfather, Kamiko Hookano. He is 18 years old and studies at BYU. He lives in Heritage Halls - the new dorms. This is a picture of him with a special Christmas present from Grandma and Grandpa Hunter - a tiny brown missionary. Kamiko is preparing for a mission. He'll turn 19 in August. He likes to dance and to play soccer. He is juggling social life, school, church, etc. on his own and doing a good job of it. One thing I really appreciate about Kamiko is his enthusiasm for having fun. It is good to have him home for Christmas break. He's working at Little Caesar's Pizza during the break. He worked there through high school
These pictures are of Allie Ilikea Adcock, our middle kid. She's 15, almost 16. She was named after my grandma, Allie Decker Hunter. Grandma was a very accomplished homemaker and was a gracious lady. On the left is our Allie in a dress that my sister wore as a bridesmaid at our wedding. Allie hemmed it and put a sweater over it to turn it into a cute outfit. On the right is Allie wearing a vest I got in high school, probably in about 1982 or 1983, at Contempo Casuals at Stoneridge Mall in Pleasanton, CA. She can sew, cook, do laundry, make any craft she wants, and dance hula. I like that Allie works hard to make good choices. She is really trying hard to live the gospel.
This is a picture of Melia Ann Adcock, practicing her ukulele. She is 13. Will be 14 in May. Melia's name came from a lady that I worked out with at Gold's Gym in Richardson, TX, when I was pregnant with Melia. This woman was polynesian and had two daughters. We were looking for a girl name and I asked her what her daughters' names were. Melia was one of them and we really liked it. Her middle name is Ann, just like my mom's and many of her girl cousins'. Mel loves to play soccer and hangs out with her soccer teammates in the off season. She works hard in school and is a lot of fun to be around. She likes interior design and really transformed Kamiko's bedroom when he moved out to go to college. She is our animal lover. What I appreciate about Melia is her desire to be a peacemaker. She tries really hard to encourage us to be kind and forgiving. I need to listen to her more.
And this is my only blonde child, Honu Henry Jackson Adcock. He was born the first part of July and came to our family in the end of August. He's a feisty toddler right now. He bites a lot. When he is sweet, he is really sweet. We are getting the hang of having a pet. He's really fun to have around. I understand that when he's about a year old, he will be pretty much an adult and will laze around all day.
