The last few months...

So much to share, so many posts, and so little desire to play a huge catch up.  So how about some prime pics, tags and on to a fresh start?

We had a lot of fun Halloween night with these three!

Oh yeah!  This cuteness is happening!

I slaved over this meal; with the help of Lua, Mom, and Lorien.  Do you see something missing?  Oh yeah, the turkey wasn't done.  :(  I'm planning a do over soon!

I haven't laughed so hard!

Dance party fun with these two!

I can't even tell you how happy I am for these two love birds!

I gladly spoil them.  They deserve it.  :)

Oh just some robot fun!

Christmas dinner party at my house.  Good times.  LOVE these two!

PF Changs good times with Peggy, Cheryl and Melanie.  These women inspire me.

After a ridiculously upsetting night, I was cheered up by these three in a LATE night sleepover.  LOVE!

He had to watch us cook dinner, only to fall asleep ten minutes into it.  Don't you just want to eat him?

Asisi family trip to SLC to see the Christmas lights.  Good times.

Good job iPhone!

It was SO great having Mom and Dad home for so long.

Christmas dinner!  A delicious polynesian feast!

Reading the book the grandparents got him for Christmas.  I'm so happy he loves to read!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!  CHEERS to 2013.

Mumford and Sons

I am so absolutely moved by this song and video.

Stuart Falls

A few weeks ago, Melanie took us for a hike up to Stuart Falls.  I have to preface this with the fact that I hate to hike, but I was feeling this strong desire to get out there and get moving.  So I told Melanie that I would be down for a hike.  We planned it and I was good with it until the day before.  Haha!  I desperately wanted to cancel the hike and go see a movie instead.  

The hike was hard, I was so out of shape, I was praying for strength to finish and at one point I had asked Daniel to push me along the trail.  I was even contemplating the idea of quitting the hike, staying right where I was and calling for Search and Rescue to come and take me off the mountain.  But I'm so glad that I didn't.  I'm so glad that I finished the hike.  I felt great.  Also, what a perfect time to take a hike!  The mountains couldn't have been prettier!

Note:  I took the Holga out with us on the hike as well.  The above pictures were taken with my iPhone, but as soon as I get the Holga pics back, I will post them on the blog.

Flag Football 2012

It has been a little strange to not have Aggie games to go to, but YAY for Daniel's flag football.  We had so much fun going to the games!  Uncle Sione even helped out with the coaching.  Thank you to everyone who came out to support the little guy.  He really appreciated it.  And Thank YOU John for your willingness to help.

Oh here is a funny story.  When the boys got their shirts and saw that they were going to be black, they decided to name themselves the Black Cougars.  Haha, what!?!

HEN MOVIE CLUB

Did I mention that I started a movie club?  I didn't?  That's strange.  Well, I did and it is so fun.  We get together once a month to see a movie.  There is a blog!  There are membership pins!  There is a newsletter and for a while there, we had a bunch of giveaways.  So fun!  Anyways, CLICK HERE to get to the Hen Movie Club blog.  Also, if you want to be a part of the club, sign up on the blog and get email updates of all the going ons.

Birchbox

This summer, Allison introduced me to Birchbox and I am LOVING it!  Basically you pay $10 a month and you get a box full of beauty products.  WHAT!?!  Yeah!  Once you get your box, you try out the products, write a little review on the website and you get 10 points.  For every 100 points you get $10 worth of credit to buy the products you have fallen in love with.  CLICK HERE if you are interested in joining!

FUN.

So right about the time Daniel started school we were LOVING the band FUN.  Here is a music video from their recent album.

Third Grade

A little questionnaire that Daniel filled out on his first day of school...

1. My favorite indoor thing is playing with my toys.
2. My favorite outdoor thing is riding my scooter.
3. My favorite color is blue.
4. My favorite ice cream flavor is mix.
5. My favorite game is Sorry.
6. My favorite song is Black and Yellow. (Ummm, no idea how he even knows what this song is.)
7. My favorite TV show is The Mysteries of Alfred the Hedgehog.
8. My favorite school subject is math.
9. My favorite pizza topping is cheese.
10. My favorite book is Star Wars.
11. My favorite movie is Daniel and the Lions Den.
12. My favorite holiday is Christmas.
13. My favorite food is spaghetti.
14. My favorite place to go is California.
15. My favorite thing to do is play with my Mom.  (Awww!)

Bear Lake 2012

Every year my family heads up to Bear Lake for some much needed R&R.  This year we weren't all able to go up at the same time, but it was still GREAT!  I love Bear Lake!

Isn't that an interesting tidbit about Butch Cassidy?

This coffee shop was up for sale and I was so close to moving Daniel and myself up there to run it!  What a fun, eclectic coffee shop!

The lady who owned this Ice Cream Parlor in Paris was so nice.  She opened the shop, just for us!

The parade in Montpelier is a thing to behold.  I mean, how fun are the floats?  Not to mention the fact that the kids came home with LOADS of candy!

I LOVE BEAR LAKE!

Thanksgiving Point Animal Farm

So I just have to say...

Ari, I absolutely love you and love having you around!

Lua, you are such a sweet Momma! And we LOVE you!

This summer, we took Miss Ari and Daniel to the Animal Farm Country at Thanksgiving Point in Lehi.  Good times were most definitely had!