Changes :)

Wow it’s been long bloggers! I have so much catching up to do...It's midnight and I am the only one wide awake in the house and unfortunately I can’t sleep but freak I should be sleeping, being a mother of two it gets exhausting. I should be taking advantage of it especially since my newborn is sound asleep so sleep should be my friend now...But nope I’m here thinking of all the changes that has happened to my little family good changes an overwhelming happy feeling. I’m just so happy I wanted to let it all out in writing and share it with my bloggers...yes this happy to tell total strangers!!! lol. Siupeli’s 2nd birthday past and we celebrated it with baby Paea’s blessing at Jordan Park it was small but fun for the kids. OH how time flies! My boys are growing and their bond is precious. I gave birth to my little Paea back in May and have been on maternity since then and hated the thought of even going back to work. All I ever wanted to be was a full time mother not a doctor or lawyer but a stay at home mom taking care of the kiddos while hubby did the working you know living the American dream...ha-ha but none of that happened reality came and I was supporting the family financially instead of hubby and we were living with my mom with no white picket fenced house. I hated it I was being so selfish and wishing I wasn't working but stayed home taking care of Siupeli 24/7 at that time when there was one. Hated my husband even thought of the D word (divorce), I know how dumb was I? lol but with faith in our heavenly father and Jesus Christ, hubby finally got a job at the church humanitarian center and everything CHANGED not even 2 months there and he got an offer at another job making more. It was coming close for me to return back to work and just the thought of it I hated I wanted to freaking cry we thought of all the possibilities of who would stay with the boys or if I should go back. I would work mornings and hubby nights but with hubby’s new job schedule, well you know a newbie schedule so he gets the sucky one working 12 to 13 hour shifts, he would be drained from work coming home at 3am or even 4 he would be too tired to even wake up to take care of the boys. We thought of family members and even daycare but we did the only thing we knew that could help us, we prayed about it and we felt it was better that I stayed home with the boys rather than taking them to daycare and I returning to work. Plus we've heard a lot of wacky daycare stories so that definitely was a no go to daycare and family members were either working or had too many of their own to watch and the only other person I wanted to watch my two boys was serving the people of New York...I cried of excitement knowing I would stay home with my two boys a sigh of relief came over me and I wanted to celebrate, super happy knowing I was officially a SAHM! Now hubby does lots of overtime to help us financially it sucks because he is at work all night then sleeps during the day so there’s no really us or family time until his days off. I look forward to his days off its like I'm super excited and anxious like a little kid counting the days of when his next day off would be like were going to go do something fun kind of feeling but sometimes it’s just a red box kind of night or just talking our heads off about nothing lol. I'm just happy knowing lots have changed and I know I am more happier. Now were in the process of moving out getting our own place not renting but owning our very own home! “Why rent when you can own your own home”? lol I had to write this hehe…It's a process but hopefully in a few months we will find the right place to call home our very own white picket fenced house, only if they still exist! Lol... So maybe I am getting my American dream after all! I just had to be patient, it might of not happened when I wanted it but hey at least it’s happening slowly! LOL

He's here!

Weighing in at 6 pounds 11 ounces Paeaimuli George Lapota Jr. was born at 8:38 AM on May 5th ,named him after his daddy! He is such a sweet lil baby :)

Big brother!

Bye-bye 2011

Soo long 2011 you sucked haha. Sike, it sure was a roller coaster for me. This year was my year of learning experiences. I learned so many things about myself that I am grateful it has taught me both mentally and spiritually, getting me closer to my heavenly father. I learned so many lessons and have been through so many trials that I am forever grateful to get pass through them. The year started off a bit rocky then ended lovely with my little sister going on a mission. 2011 was my 1 year anniversary, with my wonderful hubby and my sons 1st birthday so it was a huge year for us. I am soo ready to see what 2012 has in store for us, any surprises or more lessons to be learned lol. Here are my 2011 pictures throughout the year :)

Big Brother!

Siupeli will be the newest big brother in town come the end of May. I can't wait because I hope he learns how to share and stop whining every time for nothing. He is so spoiled and babied by me and I have only myself to blame. I'm hoping it's a boy just cause it would be soo much easier and less expensive, he'll get all the hand me downs from his big brother Siupeli! We decided if its a boy then he will be named after his daddy Paea. Hubby of course wants a girl ever since from the begining. He actually wanted Siupeli to be a girl but too bad, he also sees the way he is with his baby cousin Vea, Siupeli is super in love with her. He gets super happy seeing her and she's the only one he will not be mean to lol it's weird, maybe it's a preemie thing since they were both premature? Who knows! If it's a girl we will name her after my little sister our sister missionary Sister Otukolo. We took her to the MTC yesterday and I feel apart after we left because my mom called me and told me that all Sister Otukolo kept saying was " I miss Siupeli, I want to kiss him one last time." When Siupeli was only 2 months Nancy was his babysitter so they were attached ever since. We use to call Nancy, Siupeli's real mom lol. I miss Nancy soo much but I know she is in good hands. See you in 18 months Nancy and we can't wait for you to meet your newest niece or nephew :)

Christmas 2012

This Christmas was alright lol wished I won the jackpot or something. Jk I'm just asking for too way much, since I got a iPad a month ago hubby said I was done lol. We went to Oakland a week before Christmas to spend it with the in laws for a few days , it was short but fun. That was my christmas gift to my hubby and it was suppose to be a surprise to my in laws but that failed cause hubby got too excited lol. My hubby's little brothers and sisters are madly in love with Siupeli it's special and I know my hubby misses and cherishes everyone moment he has with them. The weather was awesome and of course the steak cheese fries were mouthwatering. This years christmas happened to fall on a special day for my younger sister Nancy, it was her missionary farewell program soo it was a double great whammy! Her talk was beautiful and spiritual I loved it, I was balling before she even spoke lol, geeez I'm gonna miss her annoying self :) the food was awesome and being with family is always a fun time. Siupeli got toys and clothes all thanks to my in laws for sending him money to buy him presents cause we sure went broke after our trip to Oakland. Hubby just got shoes that were ugly but way too expensive lol and headphones that were $50 but were free thanks to RC Willey they give me free things just for being a loyal customer! Here are pictures that way you all can visualize :)

FAIL...

My grade in the blogging world, a big fat F...Wowzers its been months since Ive last blogged, whoops silly me I think its cause work keeps me busy or wait maybe my son is getting to that age where hes getting to know how to do interesting things, he's a lil explorer I'll tell ya opening the cabinents and eating everything in there or anything on the floor soo that occupies me ALOT or maybe because my phone is annoying so I cant blog ugghh or noo maybe its called LAZY yea thats it! lol Soo many excuses BUT still no reason to stop :) Soo here I go updating you on the past 3 months!...WARNING this will be a long post soo grab some popcorn to keep you company :)

Siupeli's 1st birthday
OMG can't thank my inlaws enough especially my mother & father inlaw who made it possible for my big boy. We didnt spend a dime on his day! Yay...Although it wasn't what I wanted, it was perfect in the traditional Tongan way! 22 pigs, 1 horse and lots of manioke, all for Siupeli and his family to celebrate :) If I thought I knew what stress and multitasking was, I sure didn't cause it sure did kick me in the (cuss word). I was a taxi driver for my little sisters and brothers, so that cut into time of things I needed to do. A cook, which for those who know me, yea not a good cooker at all so I was a bit irritated I had to learn lol 
and a nurse because of course out of all the days while we were out in Oakland my son falls off the bed and hits the corner of the night stand and gets a big cut on his cheeks yup on his big day. Pissed off my hubby told to me to forget about it because he's a boy and boys are suppose to have battle wounds REALLY ..Can you say STRESSFULL haha, but it was all worth it in the end because even though Siupeli had no clue everyone there was their for him, I am thankful for those who were able to make it out there to celebrate his big day because we did feel the love!

Siupeli has a new baby sister :)
Well not really my twin sister Lyn, gave birth to her bundle of joy baby Vea Maryjane Tenifa. She is totally her dads twin I mean they do say the person you were most angry at while pregnant, your baby will look just like them lol. I myself is a true believer :) It's soo cute because Siupeli is always trying to kiss and play with her but his innocent self doesn't know that he's a bit rough with her. Which brings us to the subject of us having another one ummm for me when I see my sisters with their new borns I get baby fever. Hubby wants another one, but I'm still scared of going through that nightmare again,who knows?!

Baby sissy 
My lil sister Nancy Pamela Otukolo has made a huge decision and has decided she would like to serve the lord and dedicate 18 months of her life to serve a mission. Since the day Siupeli was born she was always Siupeli's babysitter sometimes we call her Siupeli's real mom because she saw him more then me because of good ole work lol. I am going to miss her, out of all my mommys girls Nancy was always the out going one. I can remember when we were little we would fly for free on Southwest and you know standby it can get annoying when you you dont get on, so we can be waiting at the airport for hours and Nancy will always make friends at the airport it was funny. We will surely miss her :)                       

Wowzers, this post has been in my file for months so I pretty much have more catching up to do! Thank goodness I got the iPad 2 so whoohoo I'll be catching up and surely get a A+! Until next time folks :)

It's Official!

Only one more month and twenty three more days til Siupeli's 1st Jammin Jungle Safari!......For days I've been comtemplating on whether to have Siupeli's big day here in Utah or in Oakland with the in-laws. My mother & father in-law has been asking us to have it their because they wanted it to be big and special because Siupeli is their first grandchild and is named after his papa. I wanted it here in Utah because I had so many ideas and everything I wanted was here in Utah, I wanted it fun for the kids and not no traditional Tongan birthday so the kids wouldn't be so bored. His colors would be red, yellow and green hence the Jammin part in his theme lol, I wanted a big slide and the end of it a pool for Siupeli's Swamp and have The Scales and Tails come out and show the kids real animals from the jungle, a kids dessert table with worms, spiders, bug candy filled in the jars, safari hats and buckets for each kid and fun safari games. BUUTTTT I gave into my mother in-law and told her yes because I mean my whole family flys free and they rarely get to see baby. My mother in-law was crying of excitement and thanked me and my hubby. 5 months of planning is now out of the picture because I actually had the heart to say yes to her lol. One thing I look at it being a good decision is that I dont have to stress about it or pay anything! YAY...So we shall see what happends that day! To be continued...