Sunday Best

At church : ) Mere likes to grunt and squeal and never sits still unless she is in her stroller. She loves new people and children and made friends with a Hawaiian family in our ward who babysat her this week so Saki and I could have a date night-which we appreciate, though with one child we still enjoy the luxory of time together after 6 when she goes to bed. It's hard not to burn the candle at both ends though...but I can't get enough of hanging out with my Saki!



Meresiana is now 8 months old and likes to take steps when you are holding her hands. Above you can see the face she makes sometimes. She surprised us this week by pulling herself to standing when there's something short enough for her to pull up onto!




If you look closely you can see her bottom two teeth, she got a third top tooth this week too! She raises her eyebrows like Saki and her uncle Thomas. . .

Tima and Cara--I really wanted to get one of these dresses for Brenna and Emma last may but they only had one :(

Memories

Here's some memories for people I know read my blog--I think of you all often and wish I was rich and could fly around and visit you all in person!

   

My girls : )
    

Two handsome, SINGLE young men : ) me and my little brother

    

Hoffmans and my parents 
   

Saki's parents

    
the young suiters again      old roomies
   
Hi Shannon!  Samuel--I need some new photos of you.

This year is flying by!!!

I love how the older I get the faster time goes by!!!!!

7 1/2 months-this morning she finally had 2 little teeth poking through!

I like seeing people's houses--here's ours, at least some of it (with the couch cover I am holding in my birthday photo:) Yeah! The 2 bedrooms aren't much to look at yet. Mere's is more of a storage room. And yes we did clean up a little before taking photos :)

Here's our backyard--we could get grass, but then we would need a mower, and I want to do a little gardening too when it cools off. Not too big, but I like having the yard!!!!!!!

Birthday and wild animal park...

Raw Food

Here Tima and others-we've been trying this out lately--pretty good stuff...I don't advocate everything but this lady's pretty moderate...did you read the ensign article on the word of wisdom? I'll email you too tima... http://greensmoothiegirl.com/

quick note

I know it can be disappointing to look at a blog and not see updates for a long time, I will now be updating my blog once a week on Sundays, thanks to all our readers-we love your comments and will try to be better at commenting back-we are enjoying your blogs too!!!

Wedding and Birthday!

   

For my brother's birthday we visited the Wild Animal Park where the animals have LOTS of room and they do breeding for endangered animals. 
 fun old fashioned balloon
   
Me and Robert blowing out the candles on our cherry pie (our age is in binary)

   

Saki got to visit family--I wish I could have too :) our nephews and nieces are sure growing up!
   
Saki and Mere on the plane--Saki did a wonderful job caring for her and learned a lot...
      

On Saturday Saki, Robert and I attended the San Diego temple and my old roommate Brooke was there! It was fun to see her after so many years! I'm so glad that worked out! Here's Saki with Isei and Mary :)

    

This Thursday-Sunday we were in San Diego to visit Robert and Camille. On Friday Saki took Meresiana (to give me a me a break) to SLC where he was going for our friends Isei and Mary's sealing at the SLC temple. We are so thrilled for them :) I spent the day at the beach, swimming and walking:) and that evening went with my brother and sister to a Horton Hears a Who in the park.