Sunday, January 1, 2012

December Recap

 The month of December flew by so fast with Holiday parties, finals, new calling, and Christmas.  So here's a recap of some of the things we did in the month of December. This year the kids had a say in what ornament that represent what their interest were for the year 2011...Ike and Nate were legos...so the built a mini starwars lego ships and hung it on the tree and as for Mya it was Tinkerbell.
 The Ward Christmas party which The Young Men and Young Women Presidency was in charge.(which means for those who don't know Blake is the Young Men President) They did a great job..( I didn't get too many photos because I was helping in the kitchen) here are some photos of the kids in their performance in the program.
 Mya was Star Student in her class this month which means she get to keep the class mascot monkey for a week and write about their adventures...She named the monkey Izzy.
 Also these are the treats she asked to be made for her class at the end of her week.
 
 As I made these treats, I decided to make Cinnamon Honey Butter for friends for Christmas.
 
 Finished my first college quarter and took 18 credits , which I'll never do again but my GPA 3.8 and I got a new calling as the 1st counselor in the Relief Society Presidency. Also had a BLAST at my annual Hula Christmas Party....so grateful to be in a troupe with wonderful women who have become my dear friends.
 
Mya lost her two front teeth...isn't she cute!!!
 The kids had a great time building their gingerbread house out of graham crackers
Finished product....as you can see the one in the middle was in honor of Angry Birds.
 
Ike has great time tapping in his creative mind to build a city out of paper nets building 3d shapes and this photo below isn't the finish product!
Christmas Eve: Mya waiting so patiently to open her one gift on this night
New Christmas pjs
Now for the kids Christmas letters  to Santa with cookies and milk
Christmas Morning: So for once I woke up early at 6am and had to wait until the kid woke up which meant I woke them up at 7:45 because I couldn't wait anymore.
  
Santa Came!!!!
 The kids were so excited!!!
 The kids especially loved the hat their aunt Tify send.
 
 The kids with their Christmas Loot!!!
 The whole family are having fun with our new xbox especially Blake
 
 My little sister came down to visit us for her Christmas break
 We had a big Hula show in honor of our Kumu(teacher) for her 50th Birthday!

Sunday, December 18, 2011

A Parent's Love

I sit here and watch
You grow day by day
 
And I often wonder
The words that I’ll say
 What tidbits of wisdom
Will I impart
Will I remember
To share my heart
  I plan to be there
To teach you to drive
 To help you reach for
The goals that you strive
 The day that you marry
I want to be there
 To witness the joy
Of the love that you share
 But until that day comes
I hope that you know
How much you are loved
Each day as you grow.

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Decorating for the Season

I love December....decorating the house for the season is my favorite thing do....here is some of photos of us getting in the spirit.
Love this season