No Work, No School, All Play

The kids had the day off from school in lieu of President's day and Monday just happens to be my day off so we had the entire day to spend together. As soon as I woke up they asked if they could go outside and play. Before we knew it there were tons of neighborhood kids out on our street riding their bikes and scooters. Nic decided to whip out the rollerblades that have been sitting in the garage collecting dust. And he did pretty well! John, Tina, and Cici came out with their dog and when they seen all the kids playing they brought out a pogo stick for the boys to play with. We stayed out there for hours!

Ti came out and played catch with the boys.

[Look Mom, no feet!]

The other boys in the pictures are our Filipino neighbors. Our boys carpool with them in the morning and we pick them up each day after school. Someone in our ward was like, "I seen you picking up your boys and their cousins." When I told them they were our neighbors they got so embarrassed. Then when Tina seen them out playing today, she too asked if they were the boys cousins lol. I get asked ALL THE TIME if I'm Filipino, so I guess the boys better start getting used to it too.

Weekend Visitors

Fun with our family that stopped by over the weekend. Moala's, Fonua's, and Williams'... good times!

Valentines Day 2011

I've noticed that the way we spend holidays has changed as we've become parents and as our children grow. Valentines no longer seems to be about romance and fluff, but more about true appreciation for love. This weekend was very busy with family in town, so Ti was assigned to help the kids pick out Valentine treats. They came back from school on Monday with cards they made for each of us.

I love when they make us stuff!

We didn't really have anything romantic planned, but thought it would be nice to get out of the house since I had the day off. I really wanted to watch a show on the strip, but we kept it super simple instead. Misi offered to babysit the boys (which they were really excited about). So after school the kids did their homework and we dropped them off at Misi's house. Me and Ti went and had dinner at Sammy's Woodfired Pizza, then headed over to South Point to catch a movie. We had no clue what we wanted to watch. I told him that I read on Facebook and Twitter about a movie called "Just Go With It." So we got tickets for that show with no idea what it was about. I was excited however as we walked toward the theater and found out it was the new Adam Sandler movie. Wow... it was so funny!!! We both loved it!!! And I can honestly say that we probably had more fun at the movies than we would've had at an expensive show on the strip. After the film we picked up the boys and came home. When they found out we went to the theater they were so bummed. As soon as I told them we went on a date, they stopped complaining about not being invited. I was so tired by the time we got home that I almost overlooked a package that was left on our doorstep. I brought it in to find a dozen cupcakes from the Tua family. How sweet! Perfect way to end the night.

Student of the Week

Siope was picked to be Student of the Week in his Kindergarten class. When I was looking for pictures to print out I browsed through past blogs and came across the cutest quotes, clips, and pictures of him.


November 10, 2008: Presidents
January 17, 2009: Mote-Mei
June 22, 2010: More Than Meets the Eye



I can't believe how much he's grown! Here's a little about Siope today:

I am 5 years old.
My favorite color is green.
My favorite animal is fish.
My favorite food is pizza.
Utah is my favorite place.
When I grow up I want to be an astronaut.
My favorite thing to do is swim.
If I had one wish I would wish for a new bike.