Love Bug

This guy just melts my heart!!

January Pics

Preschool program

Tati's preschool Christmas presentation was so cute! She's born for the stage:). Dad drove all the way from work in Salt Lake to come watch it. She loves to sing and dance and if I say so myself, she's pretty darn good!

A name and a Blessing

Mosa'ati Mohekonokono Tupou was blessed the first Sunday of December. Our little guy is so special. George gave a great blessing, I wish I would have recorded it. I love this little man so much! We had friends and family over after for soup and sandwiches. We appreciate all the support of everyone who came to share our special day. FYI- I look horrendous in this picture but my goal this year is just not care and post lots of pics.

Mrs. Claus??

Santa came in the form of my sister-in-law, Lyn, this year. She came from Portland with a trailer and her Yukon filled to the brim with surprises. It was amazing! I'm almost a little embarrassed to share how much she gave us. A few to mention : A CAR!!!, a huge giant television, a blu-ray player, a PS3, dishes, silverware, movies, a chocolate fountain, serving platters and so, so much more. We were all settled on having a "simple" Christmas because of low funds and it turned out to be fairy tale. I can't express how truly grateful I am.

More than things, it was so fun when she was here! She, my niece Ilana and I had so much fun just hanging out at night and chatting it up. We laughed till it hurt. We walked away with many one liners. My kids were in Heaven having her attention. They adore her! It was so wonderful to be together. I made some of my most favorite memories ever. We love her!

Christmas 2011

Christmas this year was incredible. Besides, the mass amount of presents we got from lots of generous people we really enjoyed all the time with family. Skippy, our elf on the shelve forgot to move a lot. He's a tricky one that guy. Kids got up on Christmas morning and opened stockings, then went to church and then came home and unwrapped presents. They loved their Barbie scooters. We watched movies and eat good food!

Who had the bowl full of Jelly?
"I've been a really good girl, promise"
Santa telling everyone around that this was the most beautiful girl he had ever seen and she needed to be a movie star and make us a million bucks.

The here and now

Have you ever felt like literally allergic to your blog? I just can't even stand the sight of it these days. My camera cord is lost so I can't post pictures and it ends up giving me guilt and anxiety that I'm not documenting my family's moments.

So here are a few short facts to get updated:

Mosa: I'm so obsessed with this little guy. At five weeks he weighs a whopping twelve pounds! He's gained a pound a week. He has rolls on his thighs and the back of his neck and I want to eat it all! He is my first baby who hasn't slept through the night so this is an adjustment to me. He wakes up every two hours to eat and nurses for almost an hour. I'm hoping this end soon. very soon. He is still on his lung and heart monitors for two more weeks at least. I think it depressed me to find out he had to stay on them because I associate it with him being unhealthy but the truth is he is doing great. He has re-flux which I'm so hoping he will grow out of. He is such a happy and content little boy but I can tell when he is struggling with the re-flux because he thrashes around and groans. Breaks my heart. I am so grateful for him. I almost cry every time I think about him growing up. He is such a blessing to us.

Alilia: She has been amazing as an older sister. She is patient and so loving to her little brother. I thought we would be dealing with jealousy but that is not the case at all. She has a special high pitched voice she uses when she talks to him and it makes me laugh because she is still a baby to me. She asks me everyday if she can start school yet and if I will buy her a backpack. She wants to be able to do everything. She is so dang smart. We are working on potty training. I cherish every moment she will cuddle with me.

Tatiana: My baby is growing up. She loves preschool and her teacher. She is loving this age where she can play with her friends. She loves Justin Beiber and is going to marry him. She is so loving. She's going through a stage where I can tell she really wants to please me. She also is testing her limits though. I think it is an attention thing and George and I need to make sure she is getting enough. I adore her and how she give her heart out so freely.

George and I are just adjusting to having three kids. I would love for him to find a job that appreciates him more and pays more. Mostly, I just want him to be happy. I'm back to doing hair and crossing the little kiddos. Besides the lack of sleep I really haven't found that three is that much harder than two. (knock on wood) I love that I can look in my rear view mirror and she three chubby brown haired babies smiling back at me. I love our little family.