Tuaileva Clan

TUAILEVA FAMILY REUNION 2011

2011-06-03T20:37:00.000-07:00

The Family (minus James and Andelyn)

Jon, Jett and I

Mya and Cy

Jon and Jojo

Every other year we have a Tuaileva family reunion,,,,This year it was in Utah so we were the host. It's hard to do one every year cuz their are SO many in this family...I think Jon said he has something like 89 First cousins! Ya it a ton plus now most of the fave a grip of kids themselves. It was fun to see everyone who came from LA and Tonga. These guys sure know how to party, they are so crazy but SO much fun. Jon's dad has 12 siblings. We had a fun day at the park playing games and letting the kids play together. Can't wait until the next reunion:)

Princess Mya is 3!!

2011-05-20T20:32:00.000-07:00

Mya with Ariel

Making crowns with Ariel

All the kids

Jett even got a crown ha ha

My princess and I cutting her cake

She loved Tangled, we have the movie and the figures and we have to listen to the soundtrack in the car too!!

She LOVED her cake

Jett and CC with Jojo

Cy loved the princess just as much as Mya LOL

CC loved the bike Mya got from the Hayward family and uncle Jojo she didn't want to get off ha ha

Fun princess party

I can not believe that Mya is 3 already time is going too fast. She had such a fun day, we had family over and we had a blow up slide and Princess Ariel came and played games and sang with the kids. She was in heaven with all the attention on her. She is my funny girl, she already tells me what she is going to wear, how her hair is to be done and what shoes she is wearing! She is for sure a princess, I guess this is what happens when you are the only girl! She is spunky but we would not have it any other way. She had so much fun on her birthday she asked if everyday can be her birthday! I hope she knows that she is not getting a party like that again.LOL We may have put the expectations a little too high. She was happy her cousins came and shared the day with her. We are so luck to have such a little sweetheart to spoil. Happy Birthday Mya Loni we love you, you make our days so much more complete.

Work Trip!!!

2011-05-10T17:48:00.000-07:00

We had an opportunity to go with Jon on a trip for work. We flew into Atlanta and stayed the night. Mya was so excited to go on Daddy's plane as she called it. I was thinking If daddy had a plane I sure as heak would not be in coach LOL. She does not quite understand what her dad is doing when he is gone she just thinks he flys on an airplane and stays in hotels and watches TV. The flight to Atlanta was really good the kids did great, I was exhausted and ready to get to our hotel to spend the night.

Mya, Jett, and I in the ATL airport

Mya was so excited to fly!!

The next day we got up early so we could get as many hours as we could in driving. We wanted to make it to New Jersey. This is a big peach we was on our way our of Georgia.The kids did a great job in the car we drove 12 hours this day and they didn't even cry until like the last 20 min or so i was so amazed at how good they did.

Here is our shoffer:)

So on our way our of west Virginia we were at a complete stop for like at least 45 min, they closed down the freeway for the life flight helicopters to land and take people to the hospital 3 of them. It was such a bad wreak I am doubt full if anyone survived.

So our plans of driving to New Jersey changed but we made it to Hersey PA, Loni was there for work and our hotels were right across the street from each other.:)

The next day we drove to New Jersey, it was a % hour drive with traffic. I forgot about that east coast traffic it's horrible. When we got there we had to go to the mall where Jon was going to be working the next week. Paramus mall. It was in the same area we were at when we moved there for a summer a couple of years ago. We use to go to this mall all the time i LOVE it!! It brought back a ton of memories, I loved NJ I missed living out there. I wish we could have stayed a few more days out there and visit all the places we use to go to out there.

While in NJ we stopped by our friends house to say hello. Joumana and the kids are always good to us when we go out there. You cant see but this is a spring less tramp, it's really cool. I wish we could have stayed a few days to hang out with them they are so much fun.

this is me with an over sized ruler and paint brush that's in Joumana's basement, My kids love her basement it's like a kids wonderland. Mya LOVED all the doll houses and movie theaters and dolls there were to play with.

The next day we did a few things in NJ and NYC. First stop Carlos Bakery. We waited in line for 45 min and the line did not move. I was disappointed but I want to go to the city so we could do other things so we decided not to wait to go inside. I really wanted to try a canolli:(

Mya was so happy in the city!! she was striking poses all over the place

Jon and Jett at our final destination BOSTON!!! This is Jon's Mini Me They are identical

We were at a mall just outside of Boston and we decided to get Mya a Build a bear, she chose a cat and she named her Heart Tuaileva

She Loved that thing and wanted every single clothing and shoes for it

Here we are eating at the cheesecakes factory in the Boston area, Jon was going to be working here in a few days. We always love to eat here it's so yummy

Jett boy and I eating:)

we drove to the shore and mya was expecting the beach (like Hawaii) it was nothing like that but she still like it. It was a little cold and rainy But they did have some beautiful beach homes.

Final stop downtown Boston, I was flying out later that afternoon we wanted to see some sights, well I wanted to do the duck tours but it was rainy windy and cold so we just drove around the city and saw a few thing like CHEERS!

later that day I flew home with the kids all by myself, it was HORRIBLE! on mothers day and Jett would not sleep and my normally happy baby was a monster crying I was humiliated. I was doing everything I possible could to get him to stop everyone was looking at me I was fed up! Finally after our layover in Phoenix both kids fell asleep, I was in the back of the plane so i had to wait for everyone to get off the plane then I took Jett to the stroller with my bags then had to carry Mya and push the stroller at the same time down to get our suitcases. It was a very long day my arms were so tired, people were just giving me that look like poor thing, one lady said to me " what a way to spend mothers day" she was right. I was so ready for bed thank goodness my in laws were there to help with getting my luggage and drive me home. I was a fun trip even with everything I had to do, it was good to spend time with Jon and a bonus the trip was free!! minus the shopping I did in NYC lol

Jett is 6 months

2011-05-09T20:42:00.000-07:00

So I guess I can't say I jsut had a baby LOL i keep thinking I just had him but he is already 6 months??? He is such a cute baby and a GREAT baby, He sleeps from about 8-4 or 5 am and then goes back to about 8 or 9 he takes long naps and is content with most anything. He just started rolling over and starting to sit up by him self. He is still a little wobbly I have cut his hair many of times and it just keeps growing out of control. He loves his siblings, Mya can make him laugh like no other and he loves to laugh at her and pull her hair anytime she gets too close, I laugh cuz she bugs the crap out of him sometimes ha ha. He is very ticklish and laughs so hard when I tickle him(LOVE IT) he also absolutely love the BATH. He is such a sweet heart and I love him so much. He fits in just great with out hectic life we have so easy going. He is really a mini Jon, He is Identical to him same legs, butt LOL, nose, hair, eyes.....seriously EVERYTHING! Jon loves that he looks like him. He said at lest one does Ha Ha

JoJo turns 9!!

2011-04-20T20:35:00.000-07:00

Mya dresses him and made him dance with her, he is such a good brother

JoJo is 9 I love having my boys so close together, YES they fight and can drive me nuts but when I am not really looking or paying attention the are the best of Friends. They actually both had the exact same due date go figure, they are complete opposite. JoJo is such a sweet biy he is always concerned about his younger siblings and making sure that they are OK, he helps me out with most everything. He has a great birthday, we took him to pizza factory for his birthday and he got a pizza in the shape of the age he turned. I had ordered dessert for the boys we took and no lie it was gone in 2 mins flat!!!! Boys are too funny, we love you JoJo Happy Birthday

Jace turns 11

2011-04-16T20:26:00.000-07:00

I can not believe that Jace is 11 WOW where has the time gone???? he is growing up so fast, I love that he is still a young boy at heart. He loves to play with friends, have airsoft wars, play with army guys and he is still not too cool to come and hug me when I come to school ! This year it was an off year so we just had a family party and it was great!! He got WAY too spoiled. I am so grateful to have Jace in my life, he is so sweet and always remembers to remind us to do what we need to like say our prayers for bed and food ect. He is going to be a great missionary someday. Love you Jace boy Happy Birthday!

Till we meet again.......

2011-04-11T20:18:00.000-07:00

My Grandpa lost his battle with cancer:( He was so sweet and going to be missed. I had the opportunity to help take care of him in his last days, he was always so greatful for everything I was doing for him. He is in a better place with my Grandma and his daughter. He has been waithing to reuninte with my grandma since she passed 5 years ago. I remeber growing up my grandpa was such a hard worker he would always tell us fibs all the time. My favorite was that my grandma bit off his finger, but in reality he lost it in a trackor accident. I am going to miss you grandpa. Love you

Fairytale Tea Time

2011-03-20T15:47:00.000-07:00

Mya, my Mom, and I went to the fairytale tea party at the Provo library. It is a really cute thing, they give you some cute treats and they put on a show and then they get to meet the Fairy king. Mya dressed up and had a blast! It is so fun for all little girls. I highly recommend it

St George!!

2011-03-19T15:19:00.000-07:00

Ok so I have been a bad blogger. Here are a few things we have been up to. In Feb we took a short trip to St. George and Vegas. When we were in St. George we stayed with mt brother Mike and we went to a cool park down there and just hung out. We have not been anywhere in a while. We visited my Grandpa and I cooked him some dinner We went down to Vegas for a night and saw James and stayed with my sister Michelle and saw her new house. It was a short trip but much needed.

Crazy girl!!!!

2011-02-26T20:44:00.000-08:00

I woke up one morning and walked into the kitchen to find Mya reaching for her cup of milk, normally we will put it where she can get it but somehow it got way up on the top shelf. So she decided that she was going to get her stool and climb the fridge to get it! She wasn't going to wait for me to come get it. It was so funny I hurry and got the camera to take a pic. This girl has a mind of her own I tell ya she is crazy!!

So we have coins around the house and she picked them all up and ran to get her piggy bank and put all the money in it! This girl is not playing around.........Don't leave any money around here she will snatch it up and put it in her big pig!!!

Future shoe shopping fund:)

Blessing day!!

2011-02-16T09:41:00.000-08:00

Last fast Sunday we had the opportunity to bless Jett. Jon did such a great blessing, it was sweet and Jett did not cry at all during the blessing. He is such a good baby I am so glad he is in our family. He is peaceful and

has a good spirit about him, we love him so much. He is growing so fast it makes me sad. He is getting so chunky I love it!! His hair has not fallen out yet so I am pretty sure that he will keep all his hair, so hair cut time is coming near. We were so excited to have our family and friends at the blessing. Thank you to all who came bright and early we appreciated it a lot. :)

My first hair cut

2011-02-01T18:54:00.000-08:00

Today Mya got her first hair cut, performed by my sister Karrie. She wanted to get her hair cut so bad. Karrie had cut my hair the day before and I came home and she really wanted her hair cut. We did a trim and cut some layers in her hair. I did not want to cut it short, it's really long but it goes so short cuz it is so curly. I am glad we shaped it up and cut layers it falls so much better. We could have cut Jett's hair today too cuz he is in need, but I want to wait until we bless him on Sunday cuz he will look so much older once we cut his hair. I kept her cute little curls we cut in a plastic bag to save. I was a little sad to cut her hair but it looks cute still, Thanks Karrie:)

Christmas 2010

2010-12-27T17:36:00.000-08:00

WOW!!! I can not believe Christmas has came and gone already. I love Christmas, I love singing all the Christmas hymns in church and the wonderful stories told for the many miracles that have happened around Christmas. I was so sad cuz I have not been able to go to church in a very long time and I missed out on those wonderful things this year. Christmas should be all about Christ birth. I think a lot of the time we get caught up in buying the perfect gift that we forget what this holiday is about. I am so grateful for the birth of our savior and Mary and Joseph for going through the trials they did to bring Jesus into this world. Mary was a strong woman of good faith. What a grate man Joseph was to help her. I did a test on my kids and before Christmas I asked them what "Christmas" was all about and they passed they told me it was about baby Jesus. I was happy that they told me the right answer and not the one I thought the would say TOYS!!!

So, the kids got WAY too much this year. We got started early and had forgotten about a lot of things we had bought. We are actually taking stuff back. On top of that Jon surprised us with stuff I didn't even know we were getting. The kids said this was the best Christmas every!!! I glad for that cuz I think this will be the last year that Jace will really believe in "Santa". This year was kinda a stretch for him to believe he kept asking us if he was really real and we kept telling him that if you don't believe that you don't get anything. lol
I love the surprise in the kids eyes when they see what Santa has brought them. It really is priceless, it saddens me to think next year it will be gone for Jace and I hope he wont ruin it for JoJo.
Santa brought us a Wii, with some cool games, Mario brothers(that's the only game i know how to play) and some Michael Jackson dance one and the sports games. This was a complete shock to me I did not even know Jon had bought this. He surprised me completely.
Jace got a bunch of Lego and Halo Lego guys, shoes, a Lakers jersey and a bunch of clothes that he needed. He also got some games for the PS3 and movies.
JoJo got Lego guys, Halo guys, a remote control car that is pretty cool, games and clothes
Mya got a scooter, Ariel and Cinderella dolls, some books, shoes and clothes.
I got a new diaper bag:) and some clothes and new ugg's.
Jon got shoes and some surround sound thing he wanted.
We must have been very good this year LOL Like I said we got way too much this year. I am glad the kids had a fun Christmas even if all of were sick:( It had been fun for Jon to be home. He will be here for another week and a half and I am so happy. Now that it's all over we can get back to the gym and work off all those extra calories we have been eating. I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas!! We sure did:)

2010-12-27T17:32:00.001-08:00

finally pictures!!!

2010-12-23T18:52:00.000-08:00

ok I am finally getting a little time to blog. Jett is now 6 weeks old and the poor thing has RSV. We have been to the hospital a few times to get his nose sucked out but we have been able to keep him home so that is good. He has gotten our whole family sick, Mya, and I are sick with him and it is hard to take care of a new born and be sick at the same time. He is starting to feel better now, he is smiling at me and talking to me. He is such a good baby considering he has been sick. It has been a hard adjustment with 4 kids!! That's a lot of kids. I have been not good on taking pictures so last minute I took the kids to fotofly to get their picture done, they did a great job and they were same day and cheap!!!lol I love how they turned out. We are just trying to get ready for Christmas and I am having a hard time just sitting here when I have SO much to do!!! I love this time of year but It has been a little different with a new baby. I will be excited when I can leave the house and be gone longer than 1hour without needing to feed or change a baby:) I hope you all have a Merry Christmas!!

And he is here!!!

2010-12-03T13:24:00.000-08:00

phone pictures sorry, I will post better ones soon:)

Well after a long wait he is finally here!!! We could not figure out a name for this little guy for a long time, but finally we agreed on a name. Here is Jett Sioeli Tuaileva!! the middle name is tongan and it means Joel. It was a rough delivery, I wont get into detail but lets just say i could not walk for a good 10 days, now it is still hard to walk around too much. He was born face first so he had a black eye and his eye was swollen shut for a few hours. He got jaundice the day after he came home from the hospital so he had to be on the belli-bed and blanket for 3 days. He is still a little yellow but it's getting better. He was a week early and weighed 8lbs 8oz and 18 inches long. He was born Nov 9th. It was an adjustment for Mya, she is still trowing some nice fits for me. Jace and Jojo could not be happier and are great helpers. I am happy he is here and healthy. I have yet to get his pictures done, that is on the agenda for next week.

Happy Birthday to me!!!

2010-10-14T11:12:00.000-07:00

WOW, 29!!!!! I am going to enjoy this last year of my 20's before I hit the big 30. It was a good birthday even with Jon gone:( I went to dinner the night before with some good friends and had a blast it was good to see all of them and catch up on what is going on in our crazy lives. On my b-day I went to lunch with my mother in law and family. It's my mother in law Cindy's birthday too!! (happy birthday cindy)we went to Iggy's it was yummy thanks to everyone who came. When we were there Jon had sent Lindsay (jon's sister)with beautiful flowers and balloons, he is such a sweet hubby. Thanks to Lindsay who got roped into doing all of Jon's running around your sweet. I did a little shopping, nothing for me LOL I am too fat and preggo to buy anything I want. But did a little shopping for Christmas, YUP that's right I am already doing that. I gotta get it done early. Karrie and Lindsey(my sis in law) took me to red mango YUM. My mom cooked dinner for all of us and we had cake and ice cream. It was a great day. Cy and Loni and CC came buy to bring doughnut's and Cy sang me happy birthday it was so cute he has such a big heart, loni said he was crying to come sing to me:) Being 9 months preggers is not fun on your birthday when you want to just go,go,go, I got tired so quickly. I am just so grateful for all my family and friends who made me feel special on my birthday. I am so happy to have a mom who would do anything for me on my special day:) Another year older and wiser lets hope, I hope that I will be blessed with a good year filled with love, health and happiness for me and my family. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!!

OSU Game!!!

2010-09-21T11:14:00.000-07:00

This past weekend we were able to fly to Oregon to see Uani play, it was fun to go see Lachelle and Uani. We had tonz of fun at the game, it was rainy but we still had fun. Uani had a great game, we felt bad cuz he was so sick the night before but he still did a great job. OSU won go beavers!!! It was the first home game of the season and everyone was so excited. Thanks to Lachelle and Uani for hosting us and getting us tickets we had so much fun:)

Football season!!

2010-09-21T10:10:00.000-07:00

Jojo #34

JACE!

Yup that's his nickname

WOW I am an official football mom, we have football everyday of the week except sundays. Jace plays his games Tuesdady, Jojo plays Saturday so inbetween the practice everyday..........Mya is their little cheerleader. After Jace's last game she ran up to him and gave him the biggest hug and said " Jace, I so proud of you" it was the cutest thing ever. I am glad the weather is still nice, and I am not freezing at the games yet. I am so proud of the boys they are playing so hard, and practicing their little butts off. Jojo had won every game so far, his tream is doing great! Jace has lost his first 2 games, but he switched teams this year so we are in a rebuilding stage. I love to keep them busy with sports, they have mad lots of friends and love it most days HA HA

Last days of summer

2010-09-02T09:54:00.000-07:00

Where did summer go??? I am very sad it's gone, school is back in, and the leaves are starting to change:( We had a blast this summer with the pool, lagoon and just hanging out. Here are some last pictures of summer.

Some pictures of the wedding

2010-09-01T11:38:00.000-07:00

The happy couple

Wedding Party

Keetch family

The bridesmaids Me. Karrie, Bride Michelle, Heather, Libby, and Harley

Dad and Daughter

Ceremony

Flower girls(Raimee, Lexi & Mya)

And they did it!!!

2010-07-30T09:54:00.000-07:00

Well after almost a year of planning, My sister Michelle and Chris got married!!!!! I am so happy this wedding is done. It was very stressful as all wedding are but it could not have turned out better. On Friday we had a breakfast for all the girls it was fun and that night the rehearsal dinner was at our house, and I cooked all the food(I was tired) and all of their friends and family who flew in for the wedding came along with our side of the family. On Saturday, things for us started our great, but my sister Karrie(aka maid of honor) it was not so good. That morning she was tring to open something and stabbed her hand with a knife and ended up in insta care getting stitches. She got done and she still had to do Michelle's hair and make up.(poor girl I felt so bad for her) she was finally getting ready for the wedding and she had forgotten her dress at her house (in Eagle mtn) she was freaking out the wedding was supposed to start in 10 mins and she had no make up on and no dress. A neighbor was nice enough to meet Chris(her hubby) half way to the alpine arts center to give him the dress. So we started 45mins late but we beat the rain!!! Jon's dad did the ceremony which was great, and then the rain held off for a few pictures. My dad was sick, everyone was getting this 24 hour bug, we had it the week before thank goodness. So then we had a dinner and then the reception and dancing. The had a photo booth there it was fun, the kids had so many turns I had to make them stop!! Then it was chocolate fountain time. Lot's of food this weekend, I am glad I don't have to worry about fitting into my skin tight dress anymore. I have been trying not to gain so much weight, (not so easy when you are 5 1/2 months pregnant) So I for sure looked pregnant in the dress, but I guess that's better than just looking chubby. I shoved my self in some spanx to fit ha ha All in all it was a great wedding I am happy for Michelle and Chris, they are such a cute couple. CONGTRATS GUYS!!! (pictures to come)

Mya and I at the wedding

Tai pan giveaway:)

2010-07-15T10:47:00.000-07:00

My friend Jenni has a blog and she is giving away stuff all the time!!! Today she is giving away a $50 gift card to Tai Pan. Go to her blog here and enter there are many ways to get extra entries. Don't ya just LOVE free stuff?!

2010-07-08T10:27:00.000-07:00

Well 10 years ago today I married my best friend in the whole world!!! I can not believe that 10 years has gone so fast. Ten years, 3.5 kids, and lots of love and laughter. I am so grateful to have such a wonderful husband. He really is so wonderful to me. He does laundry,cleans, and loves to help with the kids. I am so glad we found each other:) I look forward to another 50 years!!1 Love you Jon Happy Anniversary

Happy birthday JON BOY!!!!

2010-07-04T10:50:00.000-07:00

Happy birthday JON!!!! Today is my hubby's b-day and the 4th of July!!!! We had a BBQ at our house with his family, it was fun. I did a lot of cooking. We did fireworks it was a fun day to enjoy with family. We only had one accident our niece Lexi fell off the tramp and had to go to the hospital and get stitches, it was so sad. But she is on the mend and feeling better she just can swim for a few weeks. I hate it when kids get hurt:( We wish you a full and fast recovery Lexi. Besides that it was fun. The next day we were at the parade. Our stake had a float in the parade and my father in law was in the parade with the float. Then when he passed us he took my boys with him in the parade, so they walked the parade with him. They had so much fun, they just thought they were so cool to be in the parade. It was a good weekend of fun. Happy 4th

Well well Surprise!!!

2010-06-22T11:48:00.000-07:00

So today we were at the doctors getting a sonogram and we took all the kids, The lady asked who wants what? Jace and Jojo said "I want a BROTHER" Jon, Mya, and I wanted a girl. Mya had been telling me she was having a sister. So she gave us the news and............... It's a BOY!!!!! The boys were happy. Mya started yelling "NO!!!! NOT A BOY, NOT A BOY!!!!" It was so funny everyone in the room was laughing. (But Jon and I felt the same way) We have NO boy things at all! I gave everything away cuz I thought I was done having boy's. So now I have to buy a car seat, stroller, bedding, and move my older boys downstairs. I have no idea what I am going to do with my 50 boxes of girl clothes. I guess Mya will be our only princess in the house......of course I am the Queen!! I am just happy that the baby BOY I healthy and everything looks great! I guess we MIGHT just have to have another baby to see if we can get Mya a sister. Now we just need cute boy names to name this little guy:)

2010-06-08T12:15:00.000-07:00

We are in full Baseball mode games every Tuesday and Thursday for both boys, Mya is there to support at every game:) ( I will post pictures of the actual players Jace and JoJo soon)

Look who is 2!!!!!!!!

2010-05-20T13:11:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday to my princess MYA!!!!! I can't believe she is 2 already..........she acts like she is 5. LOL She has been in the terrible 2 stage for a few months. I ~~have~~ scribbles all over chairs, pictures, tile, and walls. She is into EVERYTHING!! She has more energy than I anyone I know. She keeps me going all day long. She is really into wearing dresses, everything she wears has to be a dress or skirt she is very peticular on what she wears for a little gitl. It drives me nuts. She can fight with the best of them, I guess that's what she gets for having brothers. She will fight and play with them and grab guns and shoot them, and just play anything they are. It's really cute:) She is her brothers biggest cheerleader and their games she is always helling for them.On the other hand she is such a little sweetheart when she wants to be, every morning when she wakes up she says to me "oh hi mommy, you wake up?" and then comes and give me a big hug and a kiss. She is for sure a DADDY'S GIRL. She has that dad wrapped aroung her finger, he will go to walmart with her and she comes home every time with something new, a movie, a doll, or some sort of toy.(He is a freak) Anytime she wants to do something he tells her to come and ask me, and she does but when I tell he no, she runs to him and says(mommy says yes!!!) Sometimes she is out of control. She thinks she runs the house. I would not trade her for the world she is my best friend and is always concerned about me. She had such a tender heart, not to meantion she is so freaking cute!!! I love her blonde curly locks they are adorable. She is pertty big for her age too 94.5% in height, 84.5 %wieght. I hope she is tall!!! She is so smart too she talks to me ALL day long. She can sing lots of songs some of her favorites are: Head shoulders knees and toes, I love to see the temple, rings around the rosies, Dora theme song, and her all time favorite all my single ladies!! She LOVES to dance, she will dance for anyone anytime anyplace. She is so smart for her age. She knows her ABC's, She can count to 20+ in English and to 10 in spanish. She knows many spanish words(thanks to Dora and my Mom) She was on the swing the other day and was yelling ayuda me(help me in spanish) it was so funny. We love our little princess, Happy Birthday Mya we love you so much:)

2010-05-04T11:15:00.000-07:00

4 things I love......

1. My husband

2 .My kids

3. sun.... beaches......summer!!!

4. The smell of a new baby!!!

4 Things I hate..............

1. Being lied to

2. Being tired

3. Being Fat

4. Being pregnant...............................................OOPS

So we are expecting baby number 4!!!! I know, I know, most of the things I hate go along with being pregnant but I promise I do love the end result:) Yes it was planned, but you can never really prepare yourself for being pregnant. I smell everything from a mile away. (I am so glad Mya is potty trained cuz diapers gross to me right now) I am VERY nauseated, I get irritated for no reason, I take naps during the day, I can't eat sugar:( , I don't want to be touched by anyone!!!(sorry Jon)HA HA Anyways I am happy to be having another baby. We are hoping for another girl so Mya can have a sister..........and this can be the last one too. I love having a new born, babies are the best. We heard the heat beat last week, I am 12 weeks along. The baby's due date is Nov, 17th 2010 so I can't wait 4 kids is going to be crazy I don't know if I am ready, but I guess that is why they give you 9 months to get ready right?? YIKES 4 kids I am kinda scared......oh well too late now:)

Look who is 8!!!!

2010-04-20T10:30:00.000-07:00

Happy birthday JOJO!!! He is eight today!! He is so excited about being in scouts and getting baptized. He has been attending scouts for about a month and gets mad when I dont feel like taking him all the way over there(I know lazy mom) He is my helper, he wants to help with everything I LOVE it!!! He is such a sweet little guy, plays with Mya a lot. Love you jojo Happy birthday:)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JACE!!!!

2010-04-16T11:41:00.000-07:00

TODAY MY JACE IS 10!!!!!

WOW WHERE HAVE THE YEARS GONE???

Jace is such a sweet guy, he keeps me busy with all the sports. Jace is very thoughtful(when he wants to be lol) He is getting so big he is in 4th grade, he gets straigh A's most all the time he is so smart. Anyways love you jace have a happy birthday:)

Happy Easter!!!!

2010-04-07T10:42:00.000-07:00

We had so much fun on Easter this year. My brother and his family came up from St. George(welcome to snow!!) and on Saturday we woke up early for the egg hunt at the park by my house. Then I cooked breakfast and we hung out for a little. The kids were out of control all together, so we took them to see the movie "How to Train a Dragon" It ws very cute!! the bigger kids, and Men saw "Clash of the Titians". Then we went back to my Mom's to color eggs and eat pizza!! On suday during the break from confrence we had our Easter egg hunt with all the kids. The guys hid the eggs for the kids and did such a great job!! The kids were excited and had a bunch of fun. My mom made us the best dinner in the world she slaved over the stove for hours making Turkey dinner YUMMY!!! I was a fun weekend, we enjoyed the family and easter festivities. HAPPY EASTER:)

I'm a BIG GIRL now!!

2010-02-11T13:03:00.001-08:00

So I started potty training Mya about a month ago. She has done pretty good. She has accidents now and then when she gets playing too much but for the most part she rarely has accidents. We are done with diapers and I am so happy about that. She has one messed the bed one time:) when she has to go she just comes running to me mommy mommy pee pee potty!! She is such a good girl, I am glad I am done with the diapers YAY!!! Way to go Mya:) She is growing up so fast, she talks in full sentences and sings lots of songs. She is my little sweetheart.

Sundance 2010!!

2010-01-27T12:54:00.001-08:00

This year I wanted to go to a show, so we got tickets to family affair. It was a documentary and a little on the crazy side but it was good. We got to meet the director he was a nice guy. before we walked main street and saw a few stars!! we saw Dax from punked and the new movie when in Rome. He waled right by me ha ha I was too embarrassed to stop him to take a picture. I also so the Dad from one tree hill, My friend Natalie will love that she is obsessed with that show. he looked good in person. We saw a couple of people taking pictures with other people but I couldn't tell who they were. It was fun and VERY COLD!!!!

Happy New Year!!! 2010 wow........

2010-01-05T11:45:00.000-08:00

I never thought I would make it to 2010 it always seemed too far in the future. LOL well here we are, does that mean I am getting old???? We had a great Christmas this year, the kids got just what they wanted Santa was cutting back this year and you know what the kids didn't even mind one bit!!! It was nice to not have to shop so much this year, next year I am doing it all online!! I love that the grandparents cut back too, The kids get so much every year so this year it was perfect. Jace and JoJo got ripsticks and a gaming chair, Mya got a new baby and a stroller to put her baby. They all loved it! New years was fun, we had our family over and a few friends from our ward. I cooked a turkey and we ate and ate and ate!!! it was fun to get together. the kids took a few days to get adjusted from staying up so late. I am glad the holidays are over, I love them but it is good to back into a routine. new years always come with resolutions, of course you have the loose weight, eat better resolutions. This year I thought I would try to do something a little different, so this year I am trying to me more patient with my kids, be the best mom I can, attempt to maybe have another baby(MAYBE), and to bring people in my life that bring me joy and happiness, read the book of mormon on my own as well as with my family, have FHE. Those also go along with loosing weight LOL Well we will see how it goes in 2010!!! HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!!

New Pictures!!!

2009-12-23T09:31:00.000-08:00

My Friend Aubrey took some picture of our family. They turned out GREAT!! We are in front of one of my Dad's trucks. Mya would not sit still or stop crying for the life of her...... but she got a few good one of her. Why is it that when you go to get pictures done your kids do not cooperate??? anyways check her out @ http://aubsphotography.blogspot.com/

VEGAS................

2009-12-16T09:35:00.000-08:00

So this past week we spent it in Vegas. Jon had to go down there for work so we tagged along. It was lots of fun. The drive UGH..... not good with a 1 and 1/2 year old. I was excited to go cuz we had not seen James' show yet. The first day we got there we went to The Manadlay Bay Aquarium it think it's called The Shark Aquarium It was amazing. Jace loved it, he loves sharks. All the kids got to pet the fish it was cool. Tuesday James got us tickets to Cher and we took the whole family, our seats were amazing. We were like ten rows front the front we could see Cher perfectly.(btw...I hope I can look like her when I am in my 60's) Cher was so good, James did an amazing job. I was glad we went to the show. After the show we got to go backstage and see the set and go to the green room. We didn't get to see Cher cuz she did meet people on that day:( The kids loved it especially Mya!!! Wow she was dancing the entire time, clapping her hands it was cute. The next night we went to my sister Michelle's dance performance, she is a dance teacher at a high school in Vegas. She put on a dance concert for all of her classes it was good she puts in a lot of work. She works from like 5 am to 8 pm WOW teacher really don't get paid enough.Her show was good I was proud of her for all the work she did it was a great show. Thursday we went to Danny and Marie!!! The show was actually good, they are funny together. After the show we got to go backstage and meet them and take pictures with them. Ok so we were the youngest people there but it was FREE thanks James!! Mya and Andelyn love the first half then slept the rest of the show. It was fun!! Saturday I got to go dress shopping for Michelle, she is getting married!! We went to this cute little shop in Vegas and we found the dress. I was glad cuz we had gone to all the dress shops here in Utah and she couldn't decide but this dress was not that cute off but she put it on and she knew it was the one. It's not traditional at all but I love it. The rest on the time we shopped, We went to my favorite store H&M!! (get ready Utah it's coming here, I talked to the manager the should have one here with in the next year or so yay) I got almost all my Christmas shopping done!! I just have a few thing to get. I love the stores down there, I spent WAY too much. I drove home by my self with three kids, it was ok until the last 30 min Mya wanted to get out of her car seat SO bad she kept saying NO MORE CAR SEAT NO MORE. Poor girl I felt the same way I was ready to get out of the car. I am glad to be home now I can put up my tree LOL I know I know I have been bad this year on decorating:( I wish someone could just come and so it for me. Thanks again to James for all the shows, I am glad we got a break and got to have fun we needed it.

Blah!!!

2009-11-10T11:09:00.000-08:00

DO you ever just have those days where you are so bugged with your self and you don't know how you got to the place you are at??? OK so I am being a downer, but I SO am sick of my husband being gone all the time, I might as well be a single mom. My weight I bugging the crap out of me , it seems like the only time I can loose weight is when I am on birth control.(I wish I would have just worked out right after I had Mya and not wait until I am fed up with the way I look) OK OK so I have been working out everyday for the past week and a half I am just one of those people who wants immediate results. UGH!! I just miss my hubby and I need him home to help with the kids they are driving me NUTS!!! Sorry, I just needed to vent, I will be better when Jon finally comes home tomorrow!!! There are a lot of things that have been bugging me lately, have you even been in a ward and you don't feel like you are getting anything out of going to church?? that is where I am at! I have been in Primary for the LONGEST time, I like it and all but I am SO ready to move on. I don't remember the last time I went to church and felt the spirit, now I don't know if it's because of the ward or my bad attitude for being in Primary. I am not one to turn down a calling, so I guess I am there for SOME reason. I am thinking we might have to change wards, right now we are in the Tongan ward. I love the people but the vibe had changed ever since we got a new bishop. Our ward is out of control. VERY disorganized. It's funny how a bishop can change ever thing. I find myself wondering why I am the in that ward. The only reason I go is to teach my class, and I LOVE the women who go there. Maybe I am just being bitter cuz I am sick of going to church alone, cuz Jon travels so much. I am being a baby I know, I am going to try harder to be better at my calling and serve with all my heart and go to church with a better attitude. Thanks for listening Love ya!!:)

Halloween

2009-10-30T09:59:00.000-07:00

Halloween.....It seems that every holiday gets bigger and bigger. This year I refused to buy costumes, so I made Mya's and Jace and Jojo were good about finding something we already had and making it something else. Mya was a little Lady Bug, Jace was darth mol (from star wars) and Jojo was a army guy! Jon and I actually dressed up this year.....Jon was Frankenstein and I was a Witch(again) lol. We did our usual activities, we went to the pumpkin patch at waddley farms and picked out or pumpkins, carved pumpkins, made sugar cookies, we had the Halloween parade at the kids school, I was helping in Jace's class with his Halloween party, we went to the grandparents houses to trick or treat. It was a busy week. The kids LOVE Halloween, and this year it was nice cuz they are old enough that they can go with their friends Trick or treating. It's funny cuz when I was growing up I swear there was 10 times more kids out trick or treating. It seams that each year their is less and less kids out. And Again we had NO kids tick or treat at our house, the kids get mad every year cuz they want people to come to our house. Jace said next year we are giving away king-sized candy bars and then maybe someone will come to our house ha ha. Halloween was fun this year. Here are some pictures.

It's my party and I'll cry if I want to..............

2009-10-13T13:43:00.001-07:00

wow 28!!!!! where has the time gone. So, Jon is out of town for my birthday:( but on Saturday he took me out shopping and to dinner. We shopped at Nordstroms, and ate at the Cheesecake Factory.YUMMY!!! It's hard for him to be gone, he always makes me feel special on my birthday! Today Loni is taking me to lunch, Jace woke me up at 645 AM to bring me in breakfast!! It was too early to eat but I was so happy he did something cute to do for my birthday, him and Jojo made breakfast for me. They are such sweet boys even that early!! Tonight my mom is cooking me dinner, so it will still be a fun birthday, I will just be missing Jon:( Last week a bunch of us girl went out to eat for mine and Jeanine's birthday at pizza 712 it was good. I am so lucky to have a great family, friends who love and support me. I am glad I have made it to another year with good health and a wonderful kids and husband.

Happy Birthday MICHELLE!!!

2009-10-13T13:37:00.000-07:00

Today is mt sister MICHELL'S Birthday!!! We miss her a lot cuz she lives in Vegas where she teaches school and is currently in school to get her Masters yup she is the brain of the family. She recently got engaged to Chris her boyfriend of 2 years. We are so happy for her. SO today we are the same age HA HA. growing up we hated having our birthdays so close. we had to share everything. But now I like it!! Happy Birthday Michelle, WISH YOU WERE HERE:)

Happy Bithday MOM!!!!

2009-09-30T13:14:00.000-07:00

Happy birthday Mom, She hit the big 60 ha ha she will kill me for posting that. I had made dinner for her and Karrie made a cake. We had a surprise birthday party planed for her on Friday, but I didn't want her to think I had forgot her Birthday. We rented a building and her friend got a DJ my dad paid for the food, and she was SO surprised. It was nice to do something nice for my Mom cuz she always does EVERYTHING for me. She watches Mya while I work, she is an amazing Mom, and Grandma. She is always thinking of us and will do anything to help us in any way. She invited us over for dinner every Sunday, which is nice one less day of cooking for me:) My Mom is the BEST!! Love you MOM HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

Welcome Baby CC Hayward!!!

2009-09-14T12:27:00.000-07:00

Baby CC Hayward was welcomed into this world September 11th @ 11:08 a.m. she weighed 7lb 06 oz and 19 inches long. She is beautiful!! She looks like her mama with a little of Cy. Finally Loni has one that looks like her lol. Both Loni and CC are doing great. We are so excited that she made her arrival. Mya absolutely love her she wants to hold her all day long, she asks to she her all the time. She was even sleeping ash i was putting her down and she mumbled CC. it was funny. We love you guys and are happy ever thing is going good!!!

GO COUGARS!!!!!!!!

2009-09-08T10:51:00.000-07:00

WOW what a game on Saturday!!! That was such an exciting game. We when to Loni and Collin's to watch the game and it's a good thing Jon and Collin were Screaming SO SO loud and jumping up and down all game long. Jon was loosing his voice HA HA Jon and Collin bleed BLUE AND WHITE!!! I am so glad that we won this game, and I am so excited for more games to come. GO COUGARS

10 year High School reunion!!!!!

2009-08-19T10:30:00.000-07:00

Skylar doing the hula!!!

Lachelle, Jeaninie, Carola, Loni&CC, Celeste, Stacy, ME, Skylar, Sharla, Mary, Lindsay!! It was fun to see all these Girls

Celeste and Si'i

Jeanine, ME, Brittany!! GO Drill Team

Loni, Celeste, and ME

Wow do I feel old YUP. I cannot believe it has been 10 years since i have graduated high school. Wow time flies by so fast. Jon was not to thrilled about going to my reunion, but he ended up having fun. When we first got there I was like who the heck are all these people i did not recognize hardly anyone, then people started to arrive. I was good to see everyone, well the people that showed up. Not that many people showed up but that's OK!! We had fun talking to our friends catching up with their lives. I made Loni come cuz she didn't want to cuz Collin couldn't get off work. People have come so far from high school, it's funny to see everyone all grown up!! Here are a few pictures from the night!!

Lindon Days!!!

2009-08-09T10:28:00.000-07:00

Jace was in the Lindon days parade with his football team. Jojo, mya, My mom and I were there to support him in the HOT sun. Mya loved the parade they threw candy at her she was so excited!! we were happy to finally see Jace and his Friends. GO Lindon Vikings Football!!!!

Camping out!!!

2009-08-09T10:16:00.000-07:00

Ok, so the kids wanted to go camping before the summer was over and Jon has been working so hard and has been out of town for many weeks, so Jon and I had a great idea to camp in our back yard!!!!! The kids LOVED it!!! They thought it was the funniest thing ever. I was just excited we didn't have to go anywhere, and the bathroom was just a few feet away. We set up our tents and then we had a camp fire! We roasted marshmallows, had smores, Jon cooked a hot dog too:) We invited our families over for the campfire too. My Mom and Dad came, Jon's Mom and Dad, Grandma Faye, Loni and Collin& Cy(Collin did not sit by the fire he didn't want to smell like smoke LOL)Lindsay, Lachelle,their boy toys, and Abby and Shannon shoes up. It was fun. Jojo fell asleep like at 10:30, we finally crawled into our tents around 1, then Lindsay brought us scone cutter YUMMY, so we ate that and Jon and Mya and I had our own tent and Jojo and Jace shared a tent. It was a little cold but not that bad. We woke up just in time to take jace to the parade he was in............Good times, I am glad we can get away with just camping in our back yard I don't know how long that will last. I am sad to see summer come to an end.

FOOTBALL MADNESS!!!!!!!

2009-07-30T09:54:00.000-07:00

It's official football has started, I am not sure if I am excited about it yet....... It's SO much, Jojo has practice from 3-5 Monday-Thursday, and Jace has practice Monday-Friday!!!!!! And games on Saturday, EVERY Saturday. I tried to convince Jojo not to play again this year but he wanted to play so bad. Jojo is a good little athlete. I didn't let him play last year(because I didn't want to deal with 2 games on Saturday) The sad thing is this is only the BEGINNING!!! I don't know what I am going to do later when multiple sports going on at the same time. I am proud of Jace he is really trying hard this year in football, he is getting to the point where he hits hard and can really take a guy down. Jace is on the line, he has been an X man ever since he has played(he takes after his Daddy lol) I think the weight limit is 90 lbs, but Jace weighs 105!! YUP 105:) I hope he looses a little weight this year, he usually does in football. The coaches are really working them hard this year. I am running around all day taking one kid here, trying to get Mya to nap, taking another kid across town. UGH I am just really grateful I have to healthy boys who love to play sports, even if it makes my life hectic. GO VIKINGS!!!!!

Summer Fun!!!

2009-07-22T11:02:00.001-07:00

9 years and counting...........

2009-07-07T13:28:00.000-07:00

I can not believe we have been married for 9 years...............wow I would have never thought we would last this long LOL we have been together for 12 years!!!!! that's a long time, we have had our ups and downs and it has made us stronger as a couple I am glad for our trials but I am happy we haven't had any in a long time. It's funny cuz after being married for a few years the fighting just kinda stopped. We never fight anymore, I LOVE it. We argue don't get me wrong, but we just kinda let everything roll off our shoulders. I am so glad to be married to such a great man...... he helps me out SO much. He does so much for our family, he cleans, does laundry, even dishes too!!! Jon is such a hard worker. I couldn't ask for a better husband. I love him so very much. Happy anniversary babe, I look forward to growing old, and gray with you:)

Happy Birthday JON!!

2009-07-07T13:24:00.000-07:00

The boys James, Jace, Jon, Jojo, Hala & Markie

Jon and I

Jon's family

breakfast at I hop after the parade

Jon turned 27 on July 4th !!! He jokes every year that he is younger than me, only my 9 months but he is proud to say he is younger than me!! We had a BBQ for him on the fourth with our families.......I am so Happy to be married to him, he is a great father and husband. I love you Jon HAPPY BIRTHDAY, may this year bring you lot of opportunities.

NEW BABY CASH!!

2009-07-07T13:09:00.000-07:00

MY SISTER KARRIE HAD HER BABY BOY!! He is 3 weeks old she got his pictures taken yesterday!! his name is Cash Taylor Swenson!! I am so happy for her. she is learning it takes a long time to leave the house now lol. She is a good mom, We love you Cash:)

Mya's new pcitures!!!

2009-07-06T10:31:00.000-07:00

HA so we finally got Mya's 1 yrs pictures taken!!!! They turned out good:) I was happy with the results........ she smiles all the time and had SO much personality, BUT when the camera is on her she acts like WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON. ha ha she did not want to smile that much but that's OK I love her anyway!! Our photographer got some good pictures of her despite her looks, and flaring of her nostrils!! this girl cracks me up!!! here are some of my favorite ones!!

Kawai

2009-06-10T13:02:00.000-07:00

Ok I know Hawaii 2 times in a month ha ha we lucked out.......So we had this trip planed to go to Kawai with Loni and Collin. We got there and Cy was sick, poor little guy. He got pneumonia and had to be life flighted to Oahu to the children's hospital for surgery and a bunch of stuff........he is still there:( poor guy we felt SO guilty having fun while they were in the hospital with a sick kid. We did have a ton of fun, we went to the beach everyday, the kids were loving in. We hit some cool beaches. We went to Tunnels beach which is good for snorkeling, the kids and Jon jumped off Kipu falls I could not believe that the kids jumped!!! I was like 15-18 ft I wouldn't Even jump(that's not saying much) i am so sad i didn't get a picture of it.......We did lots of video and I forgot to do pictures all the time:( We also hit up the North shore and went to Hanale bay and the boys jumped off the pier too. Jon h as no fear of heights and i guess by boys follow cuz I am terrified. Jon's Mom came out with us for a few day, we ate at Prince town, LOVED the ice cream out there I think it was called Lambert's the creamiest ice cream ever. I tell you we have been to a few Island and by far this is the best one!!! It's SO layed back and not too many people. This is compared to Oahu, and the big Island. We have not been to Maui yet, Maybe next year LOL I love the North shore much more than the south shore. We went to Poi'pu and I wasn't to impressed with the beaches they were rocky:( My kids do not know how lucky they are to have been to Hawaii 2 times. We took them to Oahu 2 years ago. I will for sure go back to Kawai anytime!!!(We will have to go back with L0ni and Collin so they can actually see Kawai) I think our favorite beach was this cool beach called Anini...........WAY COOL BEACH!! I love Hawaii!!!! Here are some Pictures:)

Oahu

2009-06-01T11:44:00.000-07:00

In May- Jon, Mya, and I went on a work trip to OAHU!!! He had to do some work out there and the company paid for me to tag along......We had so much fun. The company paid for everything:) During the day we just sat at the beach and then at night we would go to a nice restaurant then Jon would go to work. We stayed there for 9 days. Mya had a blast, she loved the water and the beach. She ate the sand,and played around in the sun. She is my water baby. We went to pearl harbor while we were there, That was my second time going there. It's nice to see if you haven't been before. Lots of history. I was a nice get away for Jon and I even tho he had to work it was fun. That's to My Mom and Jon's family for watching the kids:) it is nice to have someone who is always willing to watch our kids.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY PRICESS MYA!!

2009-05-20T13:18:00.000-07:00

Happy Bithday Mya Loni Tuaileva!!!! I love her so so much ........ I am so sad she is 1 already:( the time has gone SO fast..... We spent her birthday in Hawaii on a work trip with Jon. This girl is not afraid of anything. She would crawl straight into the ocean without any hesitation. She LOVED the sand. I don't know what we would do without her. Her brothers love her so much and spoil her how ever they can.......now her daddy............wow he gives her WHAT EVER she wants ALL the time. She is getting an attitude......a BIG attitude. LOL On the plane she kept hitting me for no reason and saying ouch, i told her to say sorry and she did!! "oorry" it what she said it was cute, but then she thought it was funny and kept hitting me and saying "oorry" Man this little girl can talk SO much. her favorite word it HI she says hi to everyone all the time. I just got her to put two words together so now she will say "hi mama" and "hi daddy" I am so glad she is in our family she adds a lot of spunk into our lives. She is one spoiled little girl!! Mya loved just hanging out and sitting on the chair she thought she was SO big, she would always point at other kids and say "baby" lol

SHe has this baby that she thinks she has to carry EVERYWHERE it cute she has been doing it ever since she was 9 months, she is way girly.

ok so we were staying at Turtle bay in Hawaii and I got some ribs...........well come to find out Mya LOVES ribs, she was so much and would just suck on the rib bone it was funny. she would point at them and sayu" num num" ha ha she was crackin me up

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She had a good Birthday!!! We are going to have a party in a few days for her I will post some pictures from that......... She is not walking yet but I am ok with that:) she is getting close......Mya we love you Happy birthday Princess!!!!!!

EASTER!! (LATE)

2009-05-04T13:11:00.000-07:00

Daddy and Mya

Jace and Mya

Taylah and Mya

Jojo and Mya

Jace, Jojo and Mya

Yup She knows what Reese's are thanks to Jon and she absolutely LOVEs them

Jace, Jojo, Mya and Taylah

Here are some pictures from Easter...........ha ha Ya really late:)

Buisness Trip

2009-04-30T14:02:00.000-07:00

So I went with Jon on his business trip.....It was fun:) We flew into South Carolina and stayed at Myrtle Beach, Which is SO SO fun For the whole family. It was a cool place. Then we drove through North Carolina and Baltimore (the worst city to drive across)and arrived in Virginia. He did a Jon there and then we went to Delaware and then Phili!!! It was a lot of traveling but it was fun. We got an all expense paid trip. Jojo stayed home with the kid......YAY for Uncles and Aunties. We were gone for a week........the boys missed us but they had lots of fun with family. We got to eat out a lot and shop.....I was glad they have my favorite store out there H&M!!!! LOVE IT!!! I was just sad they didn't have a kids H&M......It's probably better other wise I would be broke and My daughter has WAY too many Clothes WAY WAY TOO MANY!!!! We figure by the time Mya is one she will have been to New Jersey, New York, California, Vegas, S.C., N.C.,Maryland,Virginia, Delaware, Phili , pheonix, Georgia, Denver and next month Hawaii!!!! WOW she has been a lot of places. (some of these places were just a brief stop!!)

Happy birthday JOJO!!!

2009-04-20T13:04:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday JOJO!!!!! Today is jojo's Birthday. I just got back from his school doing the treat thing. He is such a cutie..... he LOVES attention all the time!!! We got to tell a few things about him in class and he was eating up the attention. He is a funny guy. He is my biggest helper around the house, he will do ANYTHING I ask him to do. He loves to play with Mya, and Jace. Him and Jace have a LOVE- HATE relationship. I am so happy his is in our family:) Tonight we are having a birthday party for him and Jace. I will post pictures from that. Interesting fact Jace and JoJo had the same due date 2 years apart. Jace was born on the 16th and Jojo was born on his due date!! April 20th, 2 years apart exactly WOW what was I thinking. Ha ha I love my boys happy birthday Boys:)

Happy Birthday Jace!!!

2009-04-16T12:49:00.000-07:00

It was Jace's Birthday on April 16th. He is suck a good boy!! I was so sad that we were gone for his birthday:( Jon and I were on the east coast for his work. JoJo was in charge of the kids (SCARY) LOL J/K he did a wonderful job. Loni was helping, same with Lachelle and Jen and Hala. I am so greatful I have a bunch of people I trust with my kids so I could go with Jon on his trip. They took Jace to Chuck-e-cheese for his birthday. I don't have pictures yet, but when I do I will post them. He had SO much fun. Thanks to all of his aunties for their help. Jace is so good to his brother and sister. He LOVES football, PS3, Baseball, Soccer, and basketball!! Jace is 3rd grade and the best student ever. He is a great reader, and loves scouts. We love Jace SO SO much!!! Happy birthday bud:)

Disneyland!!!!!!

2009-03-04T10:53:00.000-08:00

Everyone at pooh's Honey pot

Mya's Mickey ears:)

NAP TIME!!!!!!

Mya and Jace got Mickey ears, JoJo got a Goofy hat!

All of us in front of Cinderella's Castle

The BOYZ !!!

DISNEYLAND!!!

We took the kids to Disneyland since we were already in California. They LOVED it!!! James and Andelyn flew in that morning to go with us. We took Mya on all the rides that we could she was having fun. Jace and JoJo loved the entire trip. It was 80 degrees and beautiful. It got a little cold at night but for the most part I could not wish for better weather. We had SO much fun. Thanks to James who came to help with sitting with the Mya. We took turn going on the rides:) We went on a Friday and we didn't have to wait in long lines!!!! That was the best part. We love Disneyland can't wait to go back!!

Till we meet again..........

2009-03-04T10:24:00.000-08:00

Me and My Mya

This is all my girl cousins, we figured out that we have a lot of girls on my Mom's side.LOL

All of us girls with my Grandma:)

Jon and I

Our little family

Jon and Mya with the roses off My Grandpa's casket

Mya ate the rose:(

My Grandpa passed away at the age of 96, my Mom's Dad. It was his time to go. My grandma is still alive at the good age of 94!!! We went to Bakersfield for the funeral. It was hard to communicate with my Grandpa since he ONLY spoke Spanish and my Spanish is not that great, I used to be able to speak good but I don't practice at all so it is slipping away from me. I don't have any pictures of my Grandpa cuz I had not seen him in a long time. It was good to see all my cousins from my Mom's side, we don't get to see each other often. Most of my cousins live in California. If I find one I will post it. here are some pictures of the funeral, and my cousins and grandma:) We will miss you Grandpa.

VEGAS BABY!!!!

2009-02-17T12:49:00.000-08:00

For Valentines weekend Jon and I went to Vegas with Loni and Collin. We had so much fun:) We stayed at the RIO thanks to Jojo who had a free room. We took the kids, but we took Laurel to watch the kids. LOL it was fun. The first night we stayed in St. George, the weather was horrible, the freeway was closed in beaver we had to detour...ugh but we made it safely to St. George and slept nicely. We got to vegas on Friday and checked in to the hotel and went to play BINGO!!! We love to play bingo with all the old folks... hahaha We didn't win but we went to the casino and I put $20 in the wheel of fortune slots ans WON!!!! $ 400.00 !!!!!!! It was cool. We went shopping on Saturday at my absolute favorite store in the world, H&M!!! YUP all my winnings were gone hahaha......... I love that store SO SO much I wish they had one in Utah. That night we ate at Cheesecake Factory YUMMY.....We all love that place. I had the chicken Madeira. YUMM Jon some steak, it was good too!! Everything at that place is good. We had a blast it was fun to get away from SNOW!!!! It was so nice down there. Jon Spoiled me as usual. I love you Jon, Happy Valentines:)

What a historical day!!

2009-01-20T12:21:00.000-08:00

As I sat there this morning watching Obama get sworn in to office, I thought this is a pretty exciting day for our country. Whether you are for him or not, he his our new commander and chief. I am going to be optimistic and welcome our new president Obama. I am not too excited about a few of the things he is going to do. I got am email from a few people about the the Freedom of Choice Act. I am not to excited about that, what is he thinking?????? If you not know about it already please go to http://www.fightfoca.com/ and read about it and PLEASE sign the petition. I was sitting there and they were making such a big deal about him being "black" but what they forget is that he is half white too!!! they never mention that. He was raised by a white grandmother, I know it's great for black people to have him in office, but he is mixed and they should say that too(LOL). I am happy for him and his family, they seem nice. Anyways I just hope he can turn our country around, (lets hope) these are just a few thoughts about what had happened today. LOL

My First Tooth!!!

2009-01-08T12:59:00.000-08:00

Mya got her first tooth on Christmas:)

She did good with it. Not too fussy, but now I think a lot more are all coming at once. She has got the runny nose and all. She is growing too fast:( I am not excited for teeth cuz I am still nursing. Lets hope she is not a biter LOL

A Verry Merry Christmas:)

2008-12-29T11:41:00.000-08:00

AH I love Christmas time, lots of food, parties and fun with family. This time of year I always think of how blessed I am for all the many blessings in my life. I am SO grateful for My husband who every year I love more and more, Our families who are such a help with my kids and spoil them rotten. I am grateful for the gospel and for the birth of our savior.

We had so many parties to attend to and things to do this time of year. Christmas was wonderful. I said I was going to cut down this year on Christmas and I thought I had, BUT the kid still got WAY TOO MUCH. Jon spoiled me as usual. Santa left us a PS3, with some blue ray movies. Jace got rock band 2 and I am already getting sick of it we played it for hours the other night. LOL Jojo got a DS, and LOVES it. Jon got me a new video camera which I absolutely love. We lost our other one........ I got new juicy perfume, a new robe along with too many other thing:) I got Jon some cologne, CD's and blue ray movies. Santa was sure good to us this year:) I am so happy that we had a wonderful Christmas. Next year we are cutting back for real!!! ha ha (PICTURES TO COME)

~Thanksgiving!~

2008-12-12T13:15:00.000-08:00

My nephew Hayden Is such a little mischievous little boy. We were at a baptism and he had disappeared...... He had gone into my mom's car and tried to start it. He know how to start cars, open everything he is such a handful.........my poor brother he has had stitches, broke a finger, been hit by a 4 wheeler, and so on and so on. But on the other hand he is such a sweet little boy at times gotta love him:)

Jon and I at thanksgiving.

Loni, Jojo, and Mya on thanksgiving

Jon has done this with all of our kids, his dad did it to them too......Mya was loving it on Thanksgiving she was showing off for everyone. She has such strong legs. I love her smile in this picture it's so cute.(OK so I know I think everything she does is so cute, give me a break it's my first girl LOL)

{Twilight}

2008-11-21T12:53:00.000-08:00

OK I was not into the whole fad but......Loni convinced me to read the book. I LOVED it. Loni had a great party last night before the movie. We got all together and ate and played games. Good job Loni it was fun:) OK the movie I LOVED it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love Bella in this movie, Alice too!! and of course Edward was amazing. They left a few thing out of the movie that I thought they would have put in but it was great. I am very tired today to say the least but it was worth it. Thanks to Loni, Connie, Kenzie & Lizzy for being great hostesses and putting this all together :) GO SEE THE MOVIE!!

Halloween:) opps a little late!!!

2008-11-19T11:51:00.000-08:00

I know I have not been a good blogger lately:( But better late than never here are some pictures from halloween. Mya was a black cat, Jojo was stitch, and Jace well.....he just wants to be something scary so I think he was a gladiator or something he picked out his costume. I was a witch so Mya could be my little black cat. Jon well.......he was just his cute self LOL. We had fun on halloween we went aroung with my mom and my brothers kids...then we went to Mary Haymonds for some homemade doughnuts ummmm. We met up with Jon's family and his sisters house. It was fun....the kids got way too much candy. Memo for next year we did not have one trick or treater I am not buying candy at all next year. LOL

GOING PRIVATE:)

2008-11-05T11:32:00.000-08:00

OK it's about time that I officially make my blog private. I have heard a bunch of stories of people stealing your pictures of you kids and posting them on the Internet......I am not OK with anyone being able to take my pictures. So PLEASE leave a comment and your email address even if I might have it. I don't want to loose any of my friends being able to see what is going on with my family. If you see my blog and I don't have you as a Friend already PLEASE leave a comment:) My blog will be private officially on Nov. 15Th Thanks everyone:)

I voted!!!

2008-11-04T12:09:00.000-08:00

I was excited to go out and vote today!! Our world is in such a horrible place right now...lets hope that our new president will bet things back in order. I am excited to see what the results are. Jace had a Mock election yesterday in his school...he is one funny kid. He came home and asked me who I was voting for? I asked why??? He said I voted for Obama today. I was like what?? Why?? He said well he is black and I like that. We have never had a black president. I wish it were that simple. He is a funny kid. Kids have no care in the world. I feel very patriotic today:)

I am a girl now.....

2008-10-22T13:27:00.001-07:00

Before.........

During.........

The final result.........

I know, I know, Either you are for it or and against. I was going to do it at 2 weeks but I couldn't do it. But I am glad I finally got it done. She looks so cute with her ears pierced. They have not got infected or anything. She has done really good with the whole process. She is for sure a girlie girl now:) She is so sweet!!

{Fall}

2008-10-22T13:03:00.000-07:00

I really like fall time we get to do lot of fun things before the freezing of the winter comes along. The boy were begging us to get pumpkins, so we finally went to go get some and they pick out 150 lbs pumpkins. WHAT!!! I am thinking how the heck are we going to carve that??? But My husband assured me I wont have to do anything he would help them. FEW I am not good with getting in there and gutting the pumpkin. I just like to put the candle in them and watch them glow. HAHA I am glad that Jon love doing these kinda thing with the kids other wise we would have just pumpkins not carved. Jon helped this lady move on Saturday and she had this huge pumpkin farm in alpine. She gave us all the pumpkins for free:) That was a plus. I will post pictures of the final designs that were carved into these ginormous pumpkins.

Mya's Blessing Day!!!!

2008-10-15T13:58:00.000-07:00

On Sunday Jon had the opportunity to bless Mya. He did such a wonderful job. It's was his first time blessing one of our children. The spirit was so strong I was so proud of Jon. All of our families came here for the event, I am so happy everyone came out to support our family. Every one from both sides of our family came. It was the first time everyone had all made it. I was excited that all our family and friends could make it. Mya has such a sweet spirit, I love this little girl she bring's joy to our family.

Happy Birthday to Me:)

2008-10-14T11:22:00.001-07:00

Ok so today I am 27!! Yikes I feel like I am getting SO old. Jon threw me a mini party on Sunday when we had Mya's blessing. My whole family and Jon's whole family were there to celebrate with me. It was nice to have family to show so love for my birthday!!As for getting older, well I still feel like I am 21 maybe 22 ha ha. Age ain't nothing but a number. I love my life, and my family thanks for making it special for me. Thanks for all the gifts too, I love them:)

Happy Birthday Michelle:)

2008-10-13T13:06:00.001-07:00

Today is my sister Michelle's birthday. She is 26 Years old!! Yup that means we are the same age for one day!!! Michelle came up this weekend for Mya's blessing. She lives in Vegas she is a school teacher out there. We don't get to see her as often as we would like. This is the first time we have celebrated a birthday together in like 8 years. My mom made us a cake that she made us when we were 10! It was fun to have Michelle here for her birthday. Happy Birthday Michelle!!

Flag Football

2008-10-10T13:51:00.000-07:00

Jojo is in flag football and he loves it. He plays with all of his friends from school and his cousin Wesley. His team is pretty good. The kids have so much fun playing, the coach is amazing, he does a really good job considering the attention span is not very big at all. LOL Jojo is quick to come and tell us when he has done a good job. He wants everyone to come and watch him. He was upset the other day cuz only his grandma (my MOM) had come to see him play. His last game all of his Aunties and James came to see him he was so happy. He is such an attention grabbing child. If we don't pay attention to him at all times he gets frustrated,(it's kinda funny) We are happy that he is lovin Football. Good Job JOJO!!!

UMMMMMM.......

2008-10-07T14:06:00.000-07:00

OK, So We decided to give Mya some cereal cuz she is still not sleeping all night. She LOVED it!!! She ate so much. Well Little did I know that I would be up all night long with a gassy baby. I think I got like maybe 2 hours of sleep. I was so tired. I felt so bad for her, she was in pain. I gave her the gas drops and it didn't help. So I gave up until the last night and she did really good with it. She still didn't sleep all through the night but I hope we get there soon. I forgot how to run on lack of sleep. Between work, football, cooking and cleaning I am exhausted!! Oh well I love her:)

TAGGED!!!

2008-09-15T13:11:00.000-07:00

The rules are: List 6 quirks about yourself and then tag six people. Leave them a message on their blog letting them know they have been tagged.

1. I do the same routine ever day I get up without fail. I have to brush my teeth first thing in the morning. In the shower same thing I wash my face first then my hair, then my body. It's funny how we get in these routines.

2. When I eat ice cream I have to eat it fast, every time, it bugs me when it melts before I can eat it. LOL

3. This bugs Jon so bad, but I love to have my kids on a strict schedule. I LOVE it when they are in bed by 8:30 p.m. I am a control freak, LOL ask Jon

4. I hate to be late to things, anything Church, family function. Mainly cuz growing up we were never on time to anything. It took me some getting use to "TonganTime" Nothing starts on time on Jon's side of the family. Ha Ha It use to bug me but not any more. I am getting use to it.

5. I always have to have the T.V, on when I am going to bed. I don't know what it is but I sleep better when I fall a sleep to the T.V.

6. I have to have lotion on my feet at all times, especially after I go swimming. I hate to have my feet dry. Ha Ha

I tag Jobi, Jenny, Aubrey, lindsey, Lindsey, Nichole.

5..6..7..8....

2008-09-10T09:23:00.001-07:00

This last weekend my friend Kim hosted a Drill team reunion. It was So good to see all of the girls I danced with in High School. We were missing Jeanine and a few others:( We had fun, Kim was a good hostess. We talked about all the fun we had together. Our coach Julie made it to see us. We were all so close, we had so much fun in high school, we did a lot of dumb stuff too:) We haven't seen each other in like 10 years but it was like we were together yesterday. We have a bond that will last forever. Our first year of drill was so funny, our coach made us feel like we were the best ever. Come to find out we were not very good. LOL!! We got good finally we worked so hard we had 6 am practices all summer and all school year long. We had after school practice, we were together all the time. I loved it!!! These girls were like family. It was good to see you all, I have missed you guys. Long live Timpsichoreans!!!! THS no linger has a drill team:(

My Favorite Pictures!!!

2008-09-03T12:00:00.000-07:00

These are some of my favorite pictures of Mya!! She is getting so big. My favorite is the one of her and Jon. He LOVES his little girl and is so sad that he is not back from NJ yet:( It's been hard here without him. I don't sleep, I have to get up to get the kids ready for school, then I clean and do laundry, and now I have headed back to work AHHHH!!!!! Along with all that It's football season, We have practice 3 times a week plus a game every Saturday! WOW that's a lot to handle. I give it up to all the single Mom's out there. I have been doing it by my self for 2 weeks now and I am ready to give up. I really appreciate what help my husband gives me and I am sad that he is not here to help. I miss you Jon come home soon.

Home SWEET Home

2008-08-24T16:23:00.000-07:00

I am so excited to be back here in Utah!! We got here on Monday night, and it was so hot!!! I am so happy to be back in the swing of things. The flight was LONG. I left New Jersey at 5 in the morning EST and got to Utah at 5 MST With NO nap on the plane with the baby. Needless to say I got home and went to bed. I am here by my self, Jon is still in Jersey for another week:( So I am a single Mom for a while....I hate it LOL. I am so glad that school in in session. My kids were killin me over the summer. I am so glad to have them in a routine again. I am glad to be back in UTAH!!!!

Mya is getting BIG :(

2008-08-13T20:16:00.000-07:00

Mya is getting SO SO big!! She gets bigger everyday. It makes me sad:( Yesterday Jon was playing with her and she was laughing at him so hard... It was the first time she laughed, it was so cute. I love this little girl. I didn't realize how much I had missed having a baby around. It's hard work for sure, but I love it. We are coming home soon:) Our families will be excited to see her, Loni is the only one who has seen her since she was 2 weeks old. I can't believe she is a few days shy of 3 months....they grow WAY to fast.

Shoppin NYC

2008-08-10T19:04:00.000-07:00

Today we went shopping in NYC, we hit canal street which I love! I found a few cute purses, Karrie take your pick and let me know which one you want, I can get any color. We got some Dolce and Gabana, Coach, and Louis V. I love the deals you can get in china town. I am going to miss it here in NJ/NYC. I have really gotten use to being away. We have been having fun lately. We went to the city with Jen, Hala and Tayla. After we shopped we ate at Dallas BBQ it was really good. Don't be jealous Loni but then we went to Pinkberry YUMMY!! I love NYC I am sad that I am leaving in 6days:( Jace went home on Friday to start football, Jojo is dieing to go home so I guess it's that time for me to head home. I love NYC and I am going to have to come back really soon. It would be a Great girls trip!!

Yankee's game:)

2008-07-30T19:34:00.000-07:00

When Loni and Collin came to visit, Collin had bought our family tickets to go to the Yankee's game:) We had so much fun! It was a good game A-rod had 2 home runs and Jeter 1 home run. It was a historic moment for us, this is the last season they will play in the old stadium. Next year they will play in the new stadium which is across the street. It is a really nice stadium, but all the grates have played in the old one, so it's mixed feelings. It was fun to go, in the HOT, HUMID night LOL. Thanks to Loni and Collin for taking us to the game, we all had so much fun:)

NYC IN STYLE

2008-07-25T17:35:00.001-07:00

We did the city in style!! Joumana picked us up in a stretch hummer then we changed to a stretch escalade... It was so fun!! It was nice no subway, no train, no bus??this is the way to to do the city. We went shopping at H&M my all time favorite place to shop in the world...they have the best clothes and kids clothes too!! they used to be just on the east coast. Now the closest one is in VEGAS!! The clothes are so cute and cheap. It's better than forever 21. We hit the NBA store Jace was so excited for LAKERS' stuff. They got to put their hands on the players imprints. Jace put his on T.J. dad's, he was amazed how big the hand were. Then we hit up Mars2112 restaurant. It was cool we got to ride a ride that made it seem that we were taking a ship to Mars. Kids LOVED it. Then we went to the best frozen yogurt place int the world PINKBERRY. It's the best, if you ever come to NYC you have to get one. I am craving one right now!! It was a good day, after ALL that we went to Joumana's and hung out. She is the best, thank Jo for making Loni and Collins trip memorable...

wIcKeD

2008-07-19T17:47:00.000-07:00

Loni, Collin and Cy are here to visit YAY!!!!! We are so happy to have some familiar faces around here. The first night they got here we went to dinner.Last night Loni, Joumana and I went to the play Wicked!! I LOVE this play it is by far the best play I have ever been to. The music is amazing. The effects are to die for, if you are into musicals by far you should spend the money on this one. It coming to Utah this year sometime. Tickets are like $150 but it's so worth it. I will be saving my money for this one:) We had so much fun... We were trying to go dinner before the play, but you know NYC traffic, we were running late so we ate at Chipotle really quick and went to the play. A big thanks to Jenni who watched Mya while I went and had fun. Jace and Jojo played at Joumana's house...the night before we all had a BIG slumber party in her basement and stayed up until 4 a.m. (not the best idea ha ha) Funny thing Jobi is going to laugh, we were sitting 2 rows away from Clinton Kelly from the show what not to wear on TLC. Loni and I are big fans of that show. We taked to him, told him we love the show, then Loni asked him if he liked what she was wearing LOL he laughed and said ya... We love our celebrity sightings. This was the best outing in NY that I have had since I have been here. A big thanks to Joumana who got us the tickes and a ride into the city, she is the nices person ever.

Central Park

2008-07-15T18:55:00.000-07:00

On Sunday we went into the city and played catch in central park. We went with Jenni, Hala, Taylah and Jojo. It was fun to just go to the city and hang around the park. The park is HUGE, It's twice the size of Orem. We walked through it and we went to a turtle pond which was cool. There were tonz of little turtles swimming everywhere. Jace and Jojo tried to catch them. It was a relaxing day in the city.

What 8 Year??/

2008-07-08T14:28:00.000-07:00

Today is our anniversary......8 years we have been married(where has the time gone?)I am so shocked that we have been married that long,(lol) it still seams like we just got married a few months ago. Jon has to work today so we are going to go to dinner when he gets back at around 9 p.m. We are going to go to this restaurant called Chipotle. Everyone here says it's so good. It's funny cuz EVERYTHING here closes SO early. The restaurant's, target, and walmart EVERYTHING closes at 10 p.m. and nothing is open on Sundays.....you would have thought we were living in UTAH. It's hard to get use to cuz Jon and I do everything late at night. So today we have to hurry and make it to the restaurant so we can actually do something for our anniversary. Uncle JOJO is going to babysit the kids:) YAY a dinner with absolutely no kids ahhhh peaceful, what else could I ask for. I love my husband very much, I am so proud of the man he has become. I am very luck to have such a good man in my life, who spoils me. haha No with presents(well sometimes) but with help. Anyone with kids knows that we need some help sometimes, and Jon is so good with helping me out. He does laundry, I hate laundry, he cleans the bathrooms, and he does dishes. Well it feels like I don't do much. haha I am so grateful for all he does for me and our family. I love you JON happy anniversary.:)

hApPy BiRtHdAy jOn!!

2008-07-05T22:18:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday to my loving husband Jon!!! He turned 26 on the 4th of July, he is an Independence baby. WE had a fun day, he worked until 3:30, then we went to our friend Joumana Kidd's home. We had a BBQ and later swam in her pool. We didn't get to do fireworks, they are illegal here they don't sell ANY at all. We were going to go to independence park where you can see the statue of liberty and there are fireworks that you can see by the water but it RAINED SO bad.... But that's OK we swam in her lovely pool. It was so warm and nice. We really didn't know anyone there, but everyone was really nice. It was funny cuz she said oh my friend Cheryl is coming over you know her. I was thinking really??? Joumana said ya she is Salt from the group salt n peppa. I was like what???? She was very nice, we talked for a while. It was all around a good day. I love my husband and I would love to wish him a happy birthday.

Missionary Work

2008-07-02T15:18:00.000-07:00

Jon had the opportunity to baptize Chris on Sunday. Chris is a guy who he met out here in NJ. They both work for Apx. Jon started inviting Chris to church, and he came. Jon would always tell him about the blessing he gets from being a member of the church. Chris would always say I want blessings, that's how he started to come to church. Next thing you know the missionaries were teaching him the lessons and Bam he was baptized. Jon was so happy that Chris had decided to be baptized, Jon really likes Chris, they hung out all the time before I got here. Chris is a good kid we like him a lot. I am so proud of Jon for sharing the gospel with Chris, and being worthy to baptize him. This was such a good day for Jon and Chris. Chris is from California, but now he is moving to Utah to go to UVU. I love missionary work and all the blessings it brings. I am grateful for all the missionaries out there and the hard work they do.

Summer Time

2008-06-24T12:00:00.000-07:00

These are some random pictures of things we have been doing here in New Jersey. It was funny we had gone swimming and we were waiting up for Jon to come home from work and all of us had fallen asleep. I woke up when Jon got home and Jace had put on the blind fold to help him sleep. I asked him the next morning why he put it on and he said that the light hurt his eyes when he sleeps, and he has slept with them every night since haha We go swimming everyday out here cuz we have nothing else to do. Jon works 6 days a week until 9 or 10 at night. It SUCKS!!! I am going a little crazy here.LOL The city is only a 15 min train ride from here, I am very excited to go. I am scared to go by my self with a newborn so I am waiting until Sunday so Jon can come with me. Mya has been smiling at us so much she is getting so big so fast! I wish she would stay little forever:( We have gone with the other wives out here to chuck e cheese, That was fun to get out. All around we are doing good out here:) I sure miss UTAH!!

4 weeks old today!!!

2008-06-17T16:49:00.000-07:00

I cannot believe that my baby Mya is already 4 weeks old. The time is passing so fast. She is so sweet I love her so much. She is growing so fast i wish she could just stay as small as she is forever. They grow too fast.:(

We made it to New Jersey!!!

2008-06-16T11:25:00.000-07:00

Ok, we made it to New Jersey! We have been her for a week now and are just getting use to the time change. We miss everyone back home it's definitely different out here (we are not in safe Utah anymore) the area we live in is really nice, but I have no idea how to get any where I lean how to get more places everyday, it's just hard to explore with a new born. At least I know how to get to Costco and to target! lol Jon is gone a ton, but we have a swimming pool here and a park so it's not too boring for the kids. They still get on my nerves haha They need friends that they can play with. There are other wife's and kids out here they are all very nice we hang out all the time. Most of the kids are girls and they are all younger than my monster boys!! We miss home:( We have not made it to church yet, but I think we are going next Sunday. I for sure miss my A.F. 2nd ward. Haha funny story out car got stolen out here.... But we found it the next day it happen while Jojo was driving our car they broke our lock on the outside and the inside of our car. BOO I am still tryin to find someone to fix it out here. This would have never happened in Utah. LOL I hope I survive the summer:)

Welcome our Princess Mya!!

2008-05-25T18:29:00.000-07:00

We are so happy to finally welcome Mya into our family. She was born May 20th, 2008 at 4:28 p.m. She was 7lbs and 14oz and 19 inches long. She has lots of hair!! She is so beautiful, we love her so much!! She is healthy and doing good. She has her days and nights confused but we will get her on track soon:) She brings such a sweet spirit into our home. We are so grateful that we have such a good little girl!! I couldn't have asked for a more perfect baby. WELCOME MYA!!!

Jace's Baptisim

2008-05-25T15:27:00.000-07:00

Jace was Baptized on May 17, 2008!! He was so excited for this day. I was so happy that Jace made the decision to get baptized. It was such a wonderful day we were blessed to have all our family and friends with us on this special day. I am so greatful to have a husband that hold the priesthood so that he could baptize Jace. Jon's dad confirmed him a member of the church it was such a spiritual day everything went well. Jace has such a strong spirit with him that day. I am grateful for all those who helped and participated in Jace's baptism.

Jon is on his way home:)

2008-05-15T11:37:00.000-07:00

I am SO very excited my husband is coming home!!! It has been a month with out him:( I told him this week he had to come home I am So ready to have this baby!! ha ha I am already at a 3 so lets hope for this weekend. He is also coming so he can baptize Jace. I can't believe that he is that old. Jace is so excited to be baptized, he meet with the bishop last night and he was smiling from ear to ear. I am so happy he has made the decision to get baptized. He is my cute little boy. Yesterday he was grounded from everything he likes to do so he picked up the book of Mormon and read a chapter. He is such a good boy I love him so much:)

Soccer!!!

2008-05-14T13:40:00.000-07:00

We have officially started Soccer!!! Jace and Jojo LOVE soccer. Last game Jojo scored his first goal, he was so excited!! Jace got mad cuz he thinks his team lost him the game, he thinks he is the best player on the team! ha ha He has 4 girls on his team which makes hard when they play teams with all boys!! It's all good they just play for fun:) This month is not the best time for soccer but the kids love it.

Happy Mothers Day!!!!!!

2008-05-09T13:48:00.000-07:00

Happy Mothers Day to all the wonderful mothers out there. I never knew what drama I put my mother through until I became a mother my self ha ha. A mothers work is never done. I am so grateful for my Mom and all that she does for me and my family. My mom is such a great Mom and Grandma. I think her calling in life is to be a grandma. She loves all of her grand kids SO much and would do anything for anyone of them. She is what I strive to be as a mother. I never really appreciated how much she did for all of us kids grown up. So here is to My Mom I love you and am so grateful that you have put up with me all these years ha ha.:)

Cousins YAY!!!

2008-04-25T09:58:00.001-07:00

My brother Kelly and his famliy moved her and the kids are so excited to have some more cousind to play with. They came over and played on the tramp and rode the 4wheeler. We are so happy to have Dre, Gavin,& Hayden up here to play:)