Look Who Turned 10!!!!

  Obviously I'm behind in my blogging and I have missed it a ton....( blog.spot has changed things up.) Now, with a lighter load at school, I'll be catching up!!!! 

So Look who turned 10, my baby boy!!!

 

My sweet Nathan has turned 10 and where the heck has the time gone.  My January baby! He's still a car lover, love anything that is legos, he loves to draw and he's pretty good at it too, he's the peacemaker in our family, he loves to jump on the trampoline, he's a fourth grader, he plays soccer and learning the piano.

He had a blast for his birthday, especially since this year he could have party.

Here are some photos of the fun day!

Morning presents for family and extended family

For his birthday menu:     

Breakfast: Bacon, Hash browns and eggs

     Lunch: A Subway Sandwich hand delivered

 to him at school Lunch with a candy lei   

  Dinner: Salmon, couscous and corn.

Chocolate decadent cheese cake for the birthday cake

Party time the next day...friends, laser tag, cupcakes and presents.

                                     Calm and then chaos

New Years Eve Party for 2012

 Yes, I am behind but I doing the catching up game and here are some highlights of our New Years Eve Party....

 Gabby and Liv...living it up! 

  

A little confused setting up for 'Dance Central" but once it was figured out...Rach and Ronae had a BLAST!!!

 I just love the expression on Jon's face!

 Anngela and Clelia had fun rocking it out

 Then the boys joined it...James and Jon were good sport because Blake and Duane didn't bother!

 Then the cute couple started dancing

 Finally I got to dance with Anngela...It was so much fun being silly

 Finally the kids got in the action....not dancing but tennis and skiing

 Jamesy and Mya REALLY got into the skiing

What was Isaac doing much of the party...holding on to the babies!!!

 We all had fun at this party even though it ended at 9:30p.m.....the family watched a movie and was treated to an amazing fireworks outside our home at midnight....great way to celebrate the end 2011!

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!