New Chapter...

We pulled the boys out of Legacy Prep to attend the local high school today.  Good ol" West High, home of the Panthers...Rrrrrrrraaah!!  lol ;)  I have mixed feelings about the move.  I love LPA.  I love the environment.  I love the teachers.  I love the music program.  I love the parent support.  I love the school uniform policy.  I love love the small class sizes.  It definitely has been a good school.  The boys have really learned alot and have been successful there.  I hope and pray that they will do the same at West. 
West is a good academic school.  I just don't like the crowded classes.  and I don't like the environment.  Mean of me, but its the truth.  I will just have to keep up with them and help them make the best decisions and take advantage of all there is to be successful in school and life.  It'll be interesting to see how it goes.
Miah and Myles are very excited to be Panthers..   So bye bye LPA Lions and hello West High Panthers!!!

And its over... :(

...For now at least. We'll be back tho..... Its been a fun season.

We've loved every minutes cheering, getting loud, grubbing and party'ing it up with the fam.

Of my 8 siblings, only 2 are not Niners fan. So it was always a party when the Niners played.

It definitely has been awhile since we could be proud like that.

We'll regroup and big back next season....oh yeah!! LOL

My Faithful Niner Fan is having a really hard time believing its over....

Guess I better step up my game and help him move on...I've got my work cut out..lol

We've made some great family memories..

Thank you San Francisco 49ers for an amazing season..NINER FAITHFUL!!!

Not looking forward to the superbowl.
We definitely won't be getting together.
But I'm sure we'll watch...its football!!

Gospel Library



I sat there one day and wondered why I could read 5 million books on my kindle app, and not one of those be the scriptures.  Sad isn’t it?  I have always had the “gospel library” app on my iPad.  Actually it was one of the very first apps I added.  However, I would only use it while I’m at church.  Yes, sad isn’t it?  ;).  I’ve gone in and updated my library.  With all the scriptures, all the manuals, all the magazines, all the songs books, all things for FHE, Duty to God for my son, Faith In God for my daughter and anything I felt I need.  So this week I have faithfully been reading from my ‘gospel library’ and I love it.  I don’t think I’ve read through the entire Ensign in years.  I love the teachings, testimonies and experiences from the leaders of the church as well as fellow members.  It really has given me strength.  And of course, this month’s Ensign really hit home with what I need to strengthen my home and my relations with my husband and children.  I truly am blessed to have the resources I have and now I just need to get my butt into gear and truly make it apart of my life!



Book Worm..

I consider it a blessing to live in a time where technology has made alot of things very convenient.  Although some will say it makes us lazy.  I love that I can have an app added to my iPad and I can read read read all the books I want.  Which is exactly what I have been doing alot of lately.  Thanks to the "Kindle App".  I can read from my devices that I already own and not have to buy a Kindle with money I don't have.  Ha.  I can read when I want, where I want and not have to worry that I forgot my big ol' book at home.  I can download books FREE from Amazon.com. or at a very lil cost.  Its amazing and I love love love it.  Of course not more than the hubs and kids.  But I have been told I do give my lil app too much of my time..Ha!  I didn't realize that there are soooo many trilogies out there in the book world.  I think I've read about 40+ books in the last year.  That is a record for me.  Some of my favorites are Telesa: The Covenant Keeper, Soul Savers series, A Zombie-ish  Apocalypse series (LOL) and tons tons more..  Let me know if there is a book you loved reading....  Thank you Kindle App.. or maybe I should dedicate this post to Mr Steve Jobs...RIP!!!. 

Happy New Year!!

Many people look forward to the new year for a new start on old habits.  ~Author Unknown

LOL.  And so true in my case.  But hopefully 2012 I can say that I made those goals and at the end

of the year, I can check them all off. 

Happy New Year. May all your wishes, goals, resolutions be accomplished.

And may you have the presence of the Lord to see it through.

My goals for the year: (not in detailed)

Spiritually in tuned

Family Relations

Getting Healthy :(

Debt Free

 

Snowflakes

We tried something different this year.  Instead of Gingerbread Houses we made paper snowflakes.  Oh so much cheaper to make LOL  But still fun and exciting to see what our creations become.  We had all different kinds.  Cheated and went o YouTube to make a 3D snowflake.  That one was the most fun to make.  Definitely love the holidays and all there is to do..

Dance Dance Sing Sing

Jeremiah took a dance class for the first semester this year.  When he told me about it, dancing helps athletes with balance and cordination.  Ok.. ;)  He really has enjoyed this class.  One of his favorites actually. 
He had a dance competition with numbers, judges, partners and everything.  I was kinda worried at first but I really enjoyed myself.  He participated in the samba, waltz, chacha and one other one.. I can't remember now..haha. 
It definitely was different.  Glad he was able to experience that sort of fun competition.  He didn't place and was really bummed about it.  We made sure he knew how proud and impressed we were of him.  He really did well.  He definitely has mommy's dancing skills haha..

 Daisy-girl had her school winter concert as well this week.  Each year the concerts get more entertaining.  Hehe.  The 4th graders sang several Christmas songs and then combined with the 5th graders.  We enjoyed the music and its always nice to see the kids be sooo proud to sing for their parents.  Fun times for sure!!!

Youth Night..

Did i tell ya we're in a new ward?  Yep.. We've moved and decided we'd go to my parents ward now.  Its a smaller ward with more older families.  Definitely been a minute since we've been in a small ward.  But we really like. 
Our first activity in the ward was a youth night with the parents.  We were introduced to the youth families and told of the exciting things the youth will be involved in.  I am happy that Miah was able to get right in there and make new friends and feels really at home there.  He really enjoys going to the ward with his first cousins and close relatives.
To end the night, the leaders did a dance as well as the YM. There was Miah, front row joe.  Dancing like no other.  I really am surprised how much he really loves to dance.  LOL.  It really is cute to watch.  Haha.

Family Reunion

I love my V Family and it was such a great time to hang out with them all.  July 20 - July 24th we held our bi-annual Vaaulu family reunion.  I loved that we camped out and were together 24/7.  It really strengthen the bond we have with each other.  We took it back to old school days with no running water and flushing toilet.  Boy was it an experience for those pampered big babies..haha.  The fun we had together made up for lack of services.  It definitely was a Fun filled week of fun, games, dancing, swimming. eating and camping that ended with a spiritual sunday program @ Granger 11th Ward and Family Fireside.  I love my family and family reunions never get old in our family.  I was a senior in high school when my mom’s fam decided to have reunions.  Almost 18 years later (wow..i’m old), its still going strong.   I love my family.  I love that my children will grow up knowing everyone and building that relationship with their family.  Can’t wait to do it again in 2013.

Stake Cultural Day

Our RP North Stake has a cultural day this month.  We have a very diverse stake.  There was song and dances from Mexico, drums and singing from Africa, dancing from the island of Tonga and many others.  Our youth has been practicing regularly to represent our home island of Samoa.  You would think they were performing for the prophet LOL.  All the hard word by the leaders and the kids paid off.  It was definitely one of the best entertainment I've seen.  Made me proud of my culture.  Jeremiah enjoyed participating and he really cault on pretty quick.  He definitely has the dancing genes in our family.

Hot Shotz Fastpitch Softball

Are you ready to compete? Our 10U, 2001 and 2002, will be holding tryouts for the 2011-2012 season, on July 20th and 21st Wed, Thurs, from 5-8pm. @ the Redwood Recreation Center. 3060 S Lester St (3100 S Redwood Rd), West Valley City UT 84119 . If you love to work hard, have a great attitude, and want to be part of a great organization, we want you! We are excited to extend this invite to all 01-02 birth year. And hope that you will be just as excited, and ready to work hard and compete. Bring your A game!!!

If you have any questions. Please contact:

Averil Estrada: # 805 205-4552
Lonnie Strasburg: # 435 228-8979
Helaman Suesue: # 801 259-4603

Northwest Triathalon

No I didnt participate :) But how cool would it be to achieve that in life!!!  Jeremiah's Scout Troop were able to volunteer for the first annual triathalon here in Rose Park.  Miah was up early to get ready and arrive at the rec by 7am.  So happy that Foi was able to be an adult leader for this project and be there with him.  Boys were paired up and assigned a route to man.  Miah and Landon had the last leg of the running part.  There job was to point straight ahead and let the runners know to keep running straight.. Haha.  Easy job!  He though it was the coolest thing ever.  He was impressed by all the participants, old and young.  He enjoyed cheering and giving props to them all as they ran through their route.  It even made it more exciting for the boys as their scoutmaster was a participant in the race. After their duties were done, they were able to watch as their scoutmaster swam the last legs of the race.  They loved cheering him on and had a good time doing so.  They definitely were proud of Kory.  I am proud of these young men.  For taking the time to come out on a Saturday morning to help their community and do their duties as a scout.  They made up a big percentage of the volunteers that day.  I'm grateful that my boys have been blessed with good scout leaders.  Myles you definitely missed out.. Next time!!!

I just wanna cry...

I am sitting here at work thinking about my lil princess.  And OMG, I just wanna cry...  Today my babygirl is celebrating her 9th bday.  Where has the time gone.  Is it selfish that I sooo wish time would stop and that she could grow no longer?  I want my babygirl to stay little forever.  It saddens me that next year we'll be going into the double digit age..boo.  I love this little girl too death.  She sure does brighten up our lives.  Happy Birthday sweetie.  We are blessed to have u in our family..  Her bday was spent with the family just chilling and playing games..

 

My mom also celebrated her 59th bday over the weekend.  She is definitely loved by all.  Here we are at good ol' GC with the fam for brunch to start off her bday weekend.  My mom is one loving, caring, funny, outgoing mom.  She is definitely the life of the party.  So we celebrated all weekend long with her.  We love you mom!!  Happy Birthday!!             

This is what we’ve been up to since I last posted…

Our family has been spending a lot of time at our local rec center.  Either working out on the treadmill and elliptical (sp?).  Doing weights.  Lite weights of course.  Walking the indoor track.  Working our way to running the track. J And doing my all time favorite Zumba.  And of course my kids have been doing a lot of basketball and swimming.   We are still learning to eat healthy and control our portions.  It has been a struggle but keep at it because we know it will benefit ourselves and our family. 
My husband and I were talking and thinking that being healthy really does make us feel young again.  We are still young  LOL.  But physically it feels great.  Trust I definitely have a long ways to go.  But I love that we are seriously taking care of our bodies and helping our children do the same too.  It is an awesome feeling.

Jr Jazz 2010-2011 ended several weeks ago too.  Miah and Myles along with their cousin Webber weren’t able to play with their same team from last year.  But it ended up being a good thing.  They all were able to grow as team leaders and had the best Jr Jazz season by far J.  It really helped boost their confidence.  They helped their team end the season with a 11-1 record.  Only losing against their team from last year.  Awesome season and fun to watch.  Daisy girl played 3^rd/4^th grade girls this year.  Moving up from the wrist band stage.  LOL.  She learned early on that she had to work harder than everyone on the team being that she was the smallest of them all.  It was definitely fun to watch her learn and grow.  She did very well and was able to be one of the teams point guards.  Her team went undefeated during regular season play.  Went on to represent Rose Park in the county Jr Jazz tournament.  Beating South Jordan in Championship.  Awesome season!

This school year is quickly coming to a close.  We have had our fun with Math/Algebra this year.  Honesty Its no fun.  And I definitely thought I was good at math.  I’m glad that they are able to keep up with all other subjects.  I felt like they had all their projects and reports all in this last quarter.  What a headache.  Definitely give it up to those parents who have to joggle all that with more than 3 kids.  You all are amazing.  Spring break is in a week.  Kids are very much excited for that and can’t wait

Foi has moved on from Coca Cola after almost 9 years of service there.  I guess when you really aren’t happy with your job, your just have to move on.  He’s been at home this last month and will FINALLY J be going back to the workforce with good ol’ Delta Airlines.  My kids and I are VERY VERY excited for him.  LOL.  We definitely will be taking advantage of his benefits.  So he better make it through training. :) It has been fun learning the airport city codes with him. Hehe! He also joined Sinai’s BL comp.  So thats another reason our family has been living at the rec center.  We’re proud of his progression.  I just pray he keeps it up and not die out once the comp is over.  Trust, I know him.  This is the first REAL time the family has been working out along with him so we’re hoping to make it last forever. 

And well as for me, I'm in all of the above.  Hahaha.  Doing my best to help my family.  I did win Foi's BL comp.  But that is because i was one of the 2 ladies out of 8 that came to weigh out.  LOL.  Small lil accomplishment for me.  Like I said before, I still have a long way to go.  Also, I was recently released from my calling as 2nd counselor in the young women.  Its been a almost 6 years that I have served in the YW program in various calling.  I loved it.  Learned from it.  But so relieved to be gone of it.  It feels nice to wake up Sunday mornings and just focus on my family.  Our YW has been blessed with great leaders and I know they are in good hands.  I am truely blessed to have my faith, my family, my job, my health, my blessings, my life.  Can't complain at all...Life is good. 

Jr jazz 3rd/4th grade ..

League champs and also county champs .. Good job ladies .. Bubblegum Kamora Huntyr Journey Deedee Daisy Naia with coaches Kirk and Lei