Dedicating our house.

We waited for my parents to get here before we dedicated our house. Tommy did such a great job and we hope our home will be filled with the Spirit and lots of love through out the years. He reminded us of the scriptures and picture of Christ that we burried in the entry way and encouraged us to think of that everytime we came into our home. We plan on having many good times here in this home with our family.

backrow: Mom, Lilia, Tommy, Joey, Dad
front row: Owen, Nifae and Kennedy

Team 'Iloa Aug. 2010

High School Football begins...

They got pads and helmets this day. Go Joeman!

Girly Girls!

Kennedy and Lilia

She's thinking about it...

But her mom doesn't want to think about it. I know how lame it is to sprint through every store or having to drive like a wild woman to the nearest structure with a public bathroom.
I'm not being super serious about it so we will see where we go from here.

dressed for the job.

Our first big rain... and our first swimming pool~

mud angels!

It's so fun to have Kennedy in town. The kids all adore her... almost as much as I do!

I was not about to let them walk through our new house all muddied up. Here is their preshower:)

the evolution of the boys room

The very beginning:

move in day:

First night sleeping on the new beds in the new room:

Tommy and I set up the Pottery Barn daybed late that night. It was really fast and seems pretty sturdy. The top is a full and the trundle underneath is a twin. To our surprise they fight over who gets to sleep on the trundle. All three kids can fit on the top but many nights the boys have both slept on the bottom:)

Bedding:

It took a week to find some cute bedding but I found this at Wally World and thought it looked kinda retro.


Trying to get the closet and all their stuff under control:

it took me 2 days to get everything all it's place. This picture was taken after 1 day.

Wall Art:

I was excited that the blue in the bed spread matched the blue frames I had made for our hall way at the dorms. I got them all up and when I came back they we all rearranged. Darn, crafty little boys! After I got them all put back into place I gave them a little lesson and everything has been good since then.

I found these cute wall decals at Target. I LOVE THAT STORE!!!
The boys love it and already are dreaming of flying planes when they grow up.


I really should take a few pictures of it right now. The closet is done being organized and they have a new tv stand. I'll try and snap a few before too long.

Just some randomness...

I just realized today that I am one of those really weird people that don't like water.
Not like drinking it (Cause I love to drink it... and shower in it) but like playing in it.

I don't like water skiing/ wake boarding/boating/ jet skiing/tubing . I never want to go white water rafting or any kind of rafting. I don't enjoy snorkeling, attempting to surf or jumping off the high dives or high rocks or cliff diving into the ocean. Not a fan of hydro tubes at a water park... or water parks in general. Who says that? What a super lame-o I turned out to be!

I think it may have to do with my total lack of coordination and I find that most physical things I try I suck at and throwing in water just does not help the situation.
Maybe I'm that was because I am not a strong swimmer. I mean I took lessons in the WJ middle school pool. Ewww!

Maybe it's cause I am fat and don't enjoy being in a swimsuit in public.

Maybe it's cause I have a real fear of large bodies of water. Even in an indoor pool I freak when something brushes by my leg. It's not a fear of drowning per se but more like being swallowed up like that boat in the movie Other Side Of Heaven. When I saw that scene it was my greatest fear being played out infront of me. No cool!

Maybe it is just because water activities are like camping. It just takes so much prepwork before and so much clean up after. I hate dealing with dirty wet clothes.


So with all this said, why is it that I married a total fish? And that I have 3 kids that are totally all about water and swimming?

Is that Murphy's Law?

There are some water activities I do enjoy:

Body surfing at Kakela's. The reef makes me feel safe, like a shark is not gonna come eat me. I'm not even sure it that is true but I like that beach and playing in the water there. Maybe it is because I fell in love there. Who knows.

I like swimming at friends pools and luckily have a bunch of friends down here in the dessert with pools. To clarify, I really don't like swimming but I really like seeing my kids have fun and my husband has the best cannon ball EVER!

I actually enjoy slash pads. I don't mind getting wet and I like that you can take the camera and only be on 1/2 alert.

I really love baths and my new garden tub rocks! No weird fish, or seaweed, or kid pee.

But really I think my most favorite water activities is pedicures! Hands down, that's my fav!


I have no idea why I feel the need to post this. It shows how lame I am but for some reason when I sat down I just had to put it out there.

So there you go.