Paniolos, Parker Ranch, Princesses & Pochopino

*warning - this is a pretty long post!*

Paniolo... (Pah-nee-oh-low)

"In 1838, at the request of Kamehameha III, Spanish-Mexican vaqueros came from California to teach Hawaiians how to manage the wild herds. The vaqueros became "paniolo," a word derived from "espanol" or "Spanish." The name was also given to the new Hawaiian cowboys. Paniolo music, dress and arts are uniquely Hawaiian." (www.bishopmuseum.org)

Linking up with

Jenny's Alphabe-Thursday meme of the letter "P" .

& Alicia's Friday Photo Flashback.

Here's my hubby as a little Paniolo.

(7 months - Hilo, Hawaii)

Here is our oldest, 

Girly~Twirly (aka theluckiestmrs.) 

our little Paniolo princess.

(10 months - Kona,Hawaii)

...tried to find the photos of our other daughter Girly~Whirly and our son Heartbreaker wearing cowboy hats...(I have so many photos not in albums and too many to go through!)... but I did find these two when they were in high school.

Girly~Whirly and a friend during Homecoming Week in high school.

(Ft. Campbell, Kentucky)

Heartbreaker with one of his friends at the beach.

(Tybee Island, Georgia)

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Parker Ranch is among the largest ranches in the United States, spanning thousands of acres across Hawaii’s Big Island. It is also one of the country’s oldest ranches, with more than 160 years of history.

The story begins in 1809... A nineteen year old sailor named John Parker jumps ship and hides in a thicket as the ship that brought him to Hawaii drops below the horizon.

(photo from www.parkerranch.com)

Yes, that is snow on the volocano that is in the background.

John Parker comes to the attention of the great King Kamehameha I, the monarch who fought to unite the islands in a single kingdom, and John is given important tasks by the king. John returns one more time to the sea for adventure in China during the War of 1812, but then returns to Hawaii to stay for good...." (to read more go to www.parkerranch.com)

On our way towards Parker Ranch, we stopped in a cute diner style eatery. This was when we were visiting family in Oct 2010.

 (Mr. B, me, sweet sister-in-law, & brother-in-law.

(Mr. B's older brother and Mr. B give the thumbs up).

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Princesses (These princesses also have ties to beautiful horses... 

...this time not ranch horses, but race horses...

...Girly~Whirly is a 2008 Kentucky Derby princess)....

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Pochopino (Poh-cho-pee-no ...aka Filaguese(Fih-leh-gheez...this doesnt start with a "P", but I thought I would include this variation too :o) 

(slang combination of words for someone that is of Portuguese and Philippine descent).

And although my hubby is not "pure" Portuguese and I am not "pure" Filipino...our kiddoes are pochopinos :o)

 Mr. B + me =

1st photo: on our wedding day, where Mr. B first met family on my dad's side. (West Allis, Wisconsin)

2nd photo: at our wedding luau, where I first met many of Mr. B's relatives. (Hilo, Hawaii)

one Portuguese + one Filipino 

(@ his home in Hilo, Hawaii) &    

(@ my grandpa's in Sorsogon, Philippines)      

(both at 7 months old)

= 3 little Pochopinos :o)

...little 7 month old Pochopino #1

aka Girly~Twirly

(at Mr. B's parent's house-Hilo, Hawaii)

...little 7 month old Pochopino #2

aka Girly~Whirly

(at my parent's house-Eagle River, Wisconsin)

...little Pochopino #3

aka Heartbreaker

(at Mr. B's parent's house-Hilo, Hawaii

Mr. B is holding him and Great Uncle D gives him a kiss)

Here a few photos of when they are older. 

...our 3 Pochopinos :o)

2006

University of Louisville, Kentucky

Girly~Twirly (2003 UofL Homecoming Queen)

Heartbreaker & 

Girly~Whirly (2006 UofL Homecoming Queen) 

2007

Georgia

"hear, see & speak no evil"

2008

Georgia

...warming up to Play some tunes :o)

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Here are some Past orders...

...a couple of "Paniolo" (aka Cowboy) inspired orders:

This cowboy hat and rose were for a wedding which was centered around the cowboy theme wedding.

This horse was drawn for a lover and collector of horses.

What about a saddle too? This was taken from the photo of another's favorite saddle.

and here are a few that start with the letter "P".

~Piano~

~Poinsetta~

~Philadelphia~

...& remember Perdita from 101 Dalmations?

Whew! I did say this was a long post!  Thank you for your "P"atience while "P"erusing my "P"ost!... (if you've been by before...you may remember my love of alliteration :o)

Last week, I had thought the letter "P" was what we were on in our Alphabe-Thursday journey and had been able to work on it earlier...but was able to quickly post last week a few photos of our wintery Oklahoma. Thank you for stopping by! I will be sure to return your visits :o)

I am also behind on last week's visits, but will be get by this weekend.

**Oops...one more "P" word~ "P"lease...take a look at my facebook art page...It is just beginning, so am really hoping to have more that become "fans" by liking the page... 

You can take a look and become a fan, by going to my sidebar and clicking on to the facebook banner...(still learning more about navigating the facebook page myself! and slowly posting past orders there that are separated into categorized albums, so that you can find different ideas more easily.)**

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