Hey hey hey!

This party planning has consumed me in every way possible lol! I’ve been on Pinterest or Etsy getting ideas for her big day and so far I haven’t liked anything. I am so picky with everything but that's what I get because then I have to actually think hard (lol) and figure out how everything will come together my way. So I have decided to hand make the decorations because either nothing online catches my eyes or its super expensive. I'm glad to say though that most of her decorations are done!...Yay!! I like to plan my kids birthdays 2-3 months in advance because that way I’m not going all psycho the day of the party and I am always changing my mind about things so its best! I use to be a sales coordinator for a hotel, so the best way I know I'll accomplish this party is to make a checklist that way I am prepared for the event!

2-3 Months before the Party
_X_ Party Theme - FANCY NANCY
_X_ Colors - lavender, gold & coral
_X_ Budget
_X_ Guest list
_X_ Location
_X_ Menu/desserts
___ Start creating Invitations
_X_ Book photographer - GENESIS in April
_X_ Outfit for birthday pictures

3 to 4 Weeks before
___ Make or order decorations and party supplies (some are done!)
___ Tableware and paper goods
___ create shopping list
___ Order cake & cupcakes (remind Nancy Lahi)
___ Make centerpieces
___ Pick out and order party favors
___ Order bouncer
___ pass out invitations

2 to 3 Weeks before
___ RSVPs

1 Week before
___ Buy food/ candy and desserts
___ make sure you have birthday candles!

Two Days before
___ Confirm rentals, etc.
___ Make sure games are all ready & done

Day before
___ Make sure you have candles and matches for the cake
___ Put together goodie bags
Party day!
___ Pick up cake
___ Setup & decorate
___ serving utensils
Here's a taste of what I've been working on! Can't wait to show you all the completed projects on her big day!!!
♥Making her birthday banner! Which ive finished today :)

♥Her gold tutu all done and handmade by me! Which I'm proud to say I finished last week in a day! (yep that excited lol)

Faith :)

You know that saying everything happens for a reason?! Well lately I've been thinking about things and ways to improve myself and family, mainly spiritually. I mean I have been blessed tremendously and I know I am forever indebted to my father in heaven. So thus the reason for this post.

 Growing up with a mother strong in our faith (LDS) I was taught from a very young age the examples she set forth from going to church, paying a full tithing and attending the temple weekly without the help from my inactive father...My mother I owe it all to her because without her faith I know I wouldn't be where I am today and be the person she wanted me to become. All she ever wanted was for her kids to stay in the gospel and to do our part. 

When I met my hubby, at that time he was a catholic and in the Tongan culture the women are suppose to follow their husband and take their religion, but I knew my faith was true & wanted to share it with him. Even though at that time I wasn't active in the gospel I knew I wanted to raise our future children in the gospel. So Paea gave it a shot because he knew how important it was for me! He took the lessons and eventually got baptized. It's funny though because when he called to tell me he was getting baptized and that he set a date, I made a last minute plan to Jamaica with my sisters and had already paid my ticket (which was only $60 because my dad works for Delta) so I was bummed when it was the same day as his baptism, but he was ok with that because he wanted some stuff from there lol!

Fast forward to now, since the time difference at church changed (1 pm) we're not able to make it to class or even to the end of sacrament because of the hubby starting work at 3. (1 car problems) It put a dent in me knowing we were only going to just sacrament, but also a feeling that it wasn't complete. I loved primary as a child and hated knowing my kids weren't able to attend because we had to leave early. So I did the only thing I knew I had to do, which was to put my trust in The Lord & pray to him for help... Every Sunday when we would leave I would always tell my hubby "Ughh I can't wait til spring gets here, so that I can walk home with the kiddos & you leave to work." or  constantly asking him if he's been applying for other jobs so he can get Sundays off?!" I ment it all and my hubby knew it was serious business, because he also knows how important it is to. So today out of no where he bought him a lil 'bucket' and I knew my prayers were answered!! Not gonna lie though with one ride it sucked, it basically felt like we were locked up in our house til the hubby got off or if my mom or sisters came to the rescue... Anywho I thought what the heck how? We haven't even filed our taxes yet lol...and most of it would go towards Siupeli's medical bills (when he was a preemie) when we did file. Then he told me he actually got a good deal on it, the guy he bought it from was trying to get rid of it fast because he had two other rides and this car was just sitting in his garage taking up space. So my hubby got a really awesome deal on it!! I still told him that it didn't fix the problem because of course I need him to come to class with me lol! 

This Saturday is date day & it will be at the Bountiful temple because I have been dying to see the new changes! I know it'll help with hubby finding another job to have Sundays off just gotta have faith! I know the power of prayer works if you are obedient and believe in him because our prayer did get answered! Our father in heaven knows our wants and needs, it might of not happened when we wanted it, but it came when our heavenly knew it was right! I love my faith with all my heart and a happy feeling even to share it with total strangers my testimony...sweet dreams bloggers :) 

Wonders!

So my boys decided to explore their artistic side and thought their wall was a canvas. Needless to say, I on the other hand was boiling because a week before that they drew on the hallway wall with crayons, but I removed it with mayonnaise, yes good ol mayo! It totally worked you just got to use a lot and it takes longer in my opinion. Plus I would rather save the mayo for food purposes lol. #FrugleLife... Well this time it was permanent marker...OHHEMMGEE so of course I google "how to remove permanent marker off the wall" and there was a lot of things to try like magic eraser or alcohol and the only thing I knew I had at home was hand sanitizer! It did wonders and I am satisfied by the results! BEFORE

AFTER

Thanks to couponing I was able to save money to clean the walls and had these free Purell hand sanitizers I got from Walgreens a few months ago!

Good luck and I hope it works for you!

9 Months :)

Happy 9 months to our only baby girl! Nancy Ofa Ki New York Lapota :)

Named after her aunty who served her mission in New York, that's how we got the nickname NewNew ('New'York) from her fancy aunty Nancy Lahi! She definitely is growing and with growing comes attitude problems lol.

She is such a diva I tell ya, always screaming when she wants something or when she is irritated by her older brothers. Nonetheless I love this happy smiley girl!

Here are some of NewNew girls characteristics: *Discovered her first tooth today! *Easy to make her smile *Still breastfed *Eats more then her older brothers *Size 3 diapers *20 lbs of love *Screams loud when she wants attention *Definitely daddys girl, gets away with everything when daddys home, but not when I'm around lol *Loves books (Fancy Nancy series is a must before bed) *Standing *Drinks juice & water in a sippy *Little explorer crawling around everywhere tasting & trying everything into her mouth *My fast learner :)

Happy Day!

So did I mention I coupon? I don't think I did, but I super love it! I have been couponing since last year June, and ever since then I was hooked! Any who I share a coupon page with my twin sister on Instagram and we have saved so much because of the coupon community. They like to share deals, freebies and glitches! LOVE IT!!! Today the freebie was free Valentine cards from Cherisables.com that you are able to personalize. Being a stay at home mom there's a lot of down time so instead of the regular routine I decided to dress up the kiddos to take VDAY pics lol! They weren't really ecstatic to do it, but I kind of bribed them with sweets! I wanted to get creative and go outside, but Joon was taken to Primarys 3 days ago and was diagnosed with RSV so I wasn't risking him getting sick again! So we worked with what we had and being that they're all under the age of 4 well you know, no kind of cooperation...Any who this is what we did capturing it with my iPhone 5s, the lighting sucked, but its all good all for their daddy!!

This was one of the cards I made for Newnew girl for her daddy! It says Happy Valentine's day daddy! Love your little Valentine Nancy :) As you can see I took the pic using my iPhone off the computer so its a bit blurry. Isn't it cute though?! I cant wait for these to arrive to give to the Mister because I know he'll love them! Being a stay at home mom I have come to appreciate more home made stuff so last year for Valentines, I Pinterest VDAY sweets and made these cookies here

Found a cute little tin from Walmart put those bad boys in their and packed them in his lunch bag for him to take, plus a home made card I made with the kids! He was so surprised he loved it! Now its a new year and new things to decide what to make for him! With the personalized cards down, with what else? We shall see :)

Growing!

Baby girl is getting bigger by the minute. I can remember the day we brought her home from the hospital like it was yesterday! So last night I went to our girls night for our best friend Liberty who will become a missionary of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and serve the people of Pocatello, Idaho and I get a picture message from my hubby 

that he went to the store and got baby Nancy her first sippy cup! In my head I was like ok you didn't want to get a bottle?! Nope forget the bottle baby girl went straight to a sippy cup lol. I shouldn't be surprised because out of all my kids she's my fast learner! Like she started sitting up at 5 months, crawling at 6 and now standing at 8 months so this shouldn't be a shocker lol. I usually breastfeed her and the thought of weening her was a nightmare for me because when I would pump my milk for her into a bottle when she was just a newborn she hated it even her pacifier so I thought "oh great imagine when I'll have to start weening!"

 Also because Joon gave me the hardest time when I had to ween him. He was only 7 months though when I had to stop because I was already 4 months pregnant with Nancy (whoops) and there wasn't enough milk that I was producing for the 3 of us and to make matters worse morning sickness was my best friend in my early stages of pregnancy so I couldn't keep everything in. Joon hated the taste of similac, enfamil, baby soy milk, I mean we tried everything to the point even just giving him pedialyte to keep him hydrated. He lost so much weight so I had to take him into the emergency room because he refused to take anything, and I didn't know what else I could do. I felt so bad and knew that this was all my fault, being selfish because we did get pregnant and could of prevented it. Don't get me wrong I love that baby Nancy is here, but you all know what I mean?!! Finally after trying, praying and a lot of patience he took the similac! Yay :) 

I am a true believer that breastfeeding is the best nutrient you can give your child and it saves you so much time and money!! You want the best for your kids right? So this is perfect and healthy for the both of you. Not to mention you lose weight to, which is also a big reason why I prefer to do it. Plus it's easier just flop them over (lol) where as a bottle you gotta get up and make one. I always use to threaten Paea when he got on my nerve that I would start giving them bottles just so he could get up to make them lol. 

With Siupeli I only breast fed him for only 2 months because I went back to work and it got harder, but I knew I wanted to breatfeed all my future kids and I can say that I am and couldn't be more proud of myself! I'm so happy my big girl is growing and trying new things because she is learning. Thanks baby girl for making life a little bit easier!

If you would like more info about breastfeeding my favorite websites are

http://www.womenshealth.gov/breastfeeding/ 

http://www.whattoexpect.com/first-year/breastfeeding/landing.aspx

Birthday planning!

My baby girls 1st birthday is coming up in less then 4 months so the planning begins!!! I'm so excited because I have always helped plan my twins daughters birthday from the theme and decorations. So I am ecstatic to plan my very own daughters birthday! Her name is Nancy so what better way to celebrate it then the 'Fancy Nancy' series book theme?!

I came across this book while going couponing at Target (lol)and I immediately had to buy it because it had Nancy's name on it, plus the illustrations in the book are way cool and pretty! It's such a cute book about a little girl who believes that more is better when it comes to being fancy! Her "fanciness" is to the T. Not only is it a cool book but it also teaches you little lessons. You all have to check these books out! I have ordered more books for Nancy, but hope to buy them all because I love those books! I love how its so girly because I'm so use to planning just boy things, so this is perfect!........Got the theme, now its up to me to create it for my little fancy Nancy :)

My little Fancy Nancy

Thinking

Well hello there bloggers! Does anyone even come on here anymore?! Lol...Anywhoo I always do this, but it's nothing new to those that follow lol!! I slack off for a few months or years and come back here updating you all on my life, like nothing happened hehe! Soooo here it goes :) 

It's 4:15 AM here in good ole Salt Lake City, Utah and the kids are passed out & the Mr. is out faikavaing (Tongan drink, basically dirt) with the Kalapu Ramz. So hold up while I send him a friendly text!! And I am laying here in bed just thinking of how far I'd come with life. If this is what I pictured as a little girl. Thinking if I accomplished what I wanted to do writing it down on my journal as a little girl. (Random right?) Thanks to my SIL Dianna she reminded me about blogging and my journal. The journal my Young women president gave me when I was a beehive. That little book was my church journal so you know nothing to explicit lol Hubby threw away my "OTHER" journal...uhhh Let's just say jealousy made him do it lol...Probably glad he did because I soo was immature I'd probably hate me if I wasn't me (if that made any sense) lol cause it's to embarrassing haha, but you know it talked about boys, people I hated, and just weird stuff that I'm sure we as little kids write at that age..👀 looks at Dianna lol...I read through my journal and it came to mind if I accomplished some of the things I wrote down in my future goals at that time. So here's my list of goals dated August 8th 2000! I was only 13 yrs old so don't mind the maturity in it lol

✅MARRY someone CUTE - Not gonna lie I did lol 

✅Has to be RICH - he's rich in my eyes lol poor or rich were stuck for eternity 

Big HOUSE - In a 2 bedroom apt soo not quite there

BE RICH - uhhh still not there lol

✅Get MARRIED in the TEMPLE (what LDS girl wasn't this right) I did go through the temple, just not the cool way! 

✅Have 8 KIDS  - After actually going through the labor pains uhhh 3 kiddos is good for me! My fav # 

COSMETOLOGY/FASHION DESIGNER- wanted to do hair but now realize I don't have the patience, or design clothes because I loved dressing up! (Still do) But being a SAHM is cooler anyways lol (for now)

EDUCATION- kind of fell short...Ok soo short lol...(Something to work on) but I think I still have time :) 

✅TRAVEL the WORLD - Have Jamaica, Fiji, Tonga, New Zealand, Australia stamped on my passport. Hope to visit Africa or somewhere in Asia. Why I need flying benefits ughh

Go on a MISSION - Didnt go when I got the opportunity to go so I hope me & my Mr. can go on one once the kiddos are all grown up!

SKYDIVE - yea nahh 

So those were the goals I wrote down as a skinny little 13 yr old lol. Now bigger, can you believe I have ALMOST accomplished some of those things I wrote down?!

Reading through that journal made me laugh, cry and think I was such a weirdo lol. I wrote about Paea (My Hubby) and all our lil fights and rendezvous. Making memories that now looking back I love and remember. This is why I'm back here writing so I can look back and read these thoughts. I love it and need to make another set of goals to see what happens to me! Ohhh scary lol...I mean New Year New goals right haha...

Ringing in the New Year with our Ika family missing Fancy Nancy. :) 

Lil miss Fancy Nancy at 8 months :) 

Wowzers!

Did I know what hard was? Clearly no! I am so overwhelmed by being a full time mom. This was my dream job, to stay home with my kiddos 24/7 while the hubby did the working. Now Im second guessing my dream job, it's harder then I even expected. Wait I take that back I didn't even think it would be this hard. Kudos to those mothers that's been doing it longer then two years! I can't even remember the last time me and the hubby went out on a date! I mean it did kinda get harder with three lil munchkins especially now that I'm nursing baby Nancy so she literally has to be with me where ever I go. It's only been two weeks since giving birth and I feel overworked. I really just wanna get a nice hotel for me, take a nice bubble bath, eat a gourmet meal and drink lots of champagne! Lol JK cross the champagne and replace it with a mango smoothie! I feel guilty for even thinking like that but hey mommas need some me time and its ok to dream! But then reality kicks in and my two very active boys and a hungry newborn remind me no sleeping on the job! I love my kids with all of me they're my everything, without all the chaos I guess I wouldn't be losing these calories cleaning  after them or being their full time toy picker upper! As much as I complain how hard being a full time mommy is, I seriously have the best support system from none other then my husband! I really don't know how I got lucky with him because postpartum after birth with me can be exhausting. I kind of take advantage with the whole healing process lol. Oh and not to mention my mood swings! My poor husband, but hey I went thru the pain during labor so let me soak it in!! He really helps me out a lot with the kids, even though he works 12-13 hr shifts. On his days off he likes to take the boys out to some place fun whether it be Hollywood Connections or just to the park, just so I could get some rest. Now that baby Nancy is here my me time, I will be sharing with her. But its ok, I like the newborn stage all they do is literally just eat and then go right back to sleep so it's not to hard. All in all even though motherhood is not all sunshine and roses and as much as I can complain how hard it is I honestly wouldn't change a thing. I have learned so much from being a mother, my kids teach me so much it's rewarding and I'm so in love with them! I guess you can say our date nights have become just a redbox or netflix kind of date while the kiddos are sound asleep, but hey at least we are getting us time thats all that matters. Being a mommy rocks! Happy late Mother's Day to all you awesome mothers!

My lil family taking me to lunch for Mother's Day! 

Update!

Hey bloggers, it definitely has been awhile and so much has happened since I've last blogged! It has actually been a year, so here comes the updates. The biggest update that has happened to our little family was we were blessed with a beautiful baby girl who we named Nancy Ofa Ki New York Lapota. After my little sister who is currently serving her mission in New York! She made her debut on April 27th, 2013 at 10:15 am weighing in at 7lbs 4oz! 

She definitely was a big surprise, I mean her older brother was only 3 months when I found out I was pregnant again. You can imagine how I felt, pure embarrassment because I use to make fun of people who had their kids way close in age. Now I consider it a big blessing, because we finally have another diva in the house! I had two ultra sounds that confirmed she was a girl but until she came out I was still doubtful. I also had to ask my doctor to check to see if she was a girl when she came out! Lol.I actually refused to buy a thing until she came out and my hubby literally had to leave after I gave birth and buy her a car seat and outfit! This pregnancy felt like the longest but she was actually only 36 weeks and 5 days. I gave birth natural with no epidural like I did with Siupeli only because with Joon I got one and had back problems so I refused to get one with Nancy. Oh geeze can you say excruciating!!! I thought I was gonna pass out or literally die. I was at 8 1/2 dilated when I asked for a epidural but then sure enough I felt like I had to push, I pushed 3 times and baby girl was out! Super painful but totally worth it, seeing her beautiful face! I'm so happy I have a shopping buddy and my hubby is so in love with her, she definitely is daddy's little girl! I secretly think my hubby loves my kids more then I do, I mean he is always spoiling them but I know his kids are everything to him, his motivation to work hard to give them what they want. We love them just the same! I actually had to accept the fact I wasn't gonna be the only diva in the family lol but I am beyond happy she is here because now I can share moments a daughter and mother would instead of just with my sons! I say this is my last baby but hubby wants two more so we shall see! 

My lil LOVES! Siupeli, Paea Jr, & baby Nancy. A family of 5 now! I wouldn't trade for anything, they are my world! 

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...

9 & 1/2 MONTHS :)

Siupeli is getting soo big his lil feet are dangling from his carseat lol He amazes me everyday and is quite the character! He is officially off of Similac and loves his Vitamin D milk yay! He loves playing with people so when its just the two of us at home he gets so cranky because he wants alot of attention, but I get so lazy to play with him because work drains me out. He gets so excited when we leave to my moms or my brothers houses because theres always kids for him to play with! Loves playing with dogs which shocks me because my brothers kids who are trouble makers are scared of dogs so I thought he would be, & now my hubby wants to get him a dog. Siupeli is my super handsome #1 accessory I carry all around every where I go, weather its to Wally World or just to my moms he is with me all the time. He's my lil sidekick!

Here are some of Jubeli's characteristics :)

Loves bath time
Smiles when you smile back
Baby talk
Loves to drink juice & eat saimin
Still a light sleeper
Loves playing with dogs
Shakes his head randomly
Cutest lil Laugh
Loves to be carried
Crawls
Dramatic when he is ready to sleep
Fights me when Im trying to change him
Grown mans farts lol
# 3 diapers
Standing a lil
Walking back & forth holding on the couch
Loves his banana crackers
Loves hanging with the big boys - First cousins
Love my Jubeli and love seeing more of his characteristics as he gets older!