FUIMAONO FAMILY

CHRISTMAS DAY 2016 We started our day with a quick breakfast and 9am church service. Aaand we made it in time for sacrament!!! YAY! We still ended up in the foyer with the two babies but I still count it as a win!  P.S. Christmas should always be on Sunday. I loved that we got to start off our day giving our full attention, hearts, and minds to our Savior. Christmas should be on Sunday every year! And the one hour service was most lovely.  After Church we came home,had our devotional, and opened presents! Aljay and I got drawing pads, coloring pencils, build-your-own wooden toys, and some dollar toys for the kids. Mom and Dad got a bath and body set and an scentsy type candle thing.  We did Secret Santa with the kids and their grandparents. The "secret" part of it lasted about an hour lol. The kids had fun though.  sidenote: Leila is so thoughtful when picking out gifts. She picked out a necklace and earrings for me and thought to get a little f...

This is going to be a very bare post. Meaning hardly any pics...my apologies to all the visual learners. We've been a little junk at taking pics/videos and now that Viiga is addicted to our phones, we've had to keep our phones out of sight and tucked away. Nonetheless, Christmas carries on!!! It is the best time of the year!!!!! Family Tradition- Christmas Baking We always try to make something to give out to our neighbors, family, friends, etc....this year we decided to do sugar cookies.  So I did the cookies with the kids one night and the dough came out bleeeh because I forgot to add one ingredient. woops...but we baked them anyways and they didn't taste bad so we decorated them and then I came downstairs the following day and they were all eaten. FAIL. Take two. We made cookies again the following night, this time with all the correct ingredients. Cookies were very very delicious. Too delicious. They magically disappeared again...thanks to my sneaky minions...

I found this draft post that I never finished but definitely want to save. So glad I found it! I made a pork roast for Leila's 5th birthday and it came out BOMB! Best roast I've ever had! Not being biased or anything! It was juicy, flavorful, balanced, cooked! lol....I wish I took a pic of my beautiful roast. I wasn't sure how it was going to turn out and I was nervous that it was almost a 10lb roast and that I might mess it up....but it turned out better than I though. Thank goodness. I wanted to make sure to record what I did so I don't stuff up the next time I try to make a roast. Here's what I did.... 1. Take a whole garlic bulb (peeled) and put it through the blender with half an onion, a few tablespoons of Italian seasoning, and about a fourth to a half cup of canola oil. 2. Score the top of the roast (the thick fatty part). 3. Massage the mixture into the entire peice of meat.  4. Salt and Pepper the whole thing. 5. Put in the ov...

So the Church put out a #LighttheWorld campaign with a 25 Days of Christmas advent calendar. One of the sisters in our ward printed out the calendar and handed them out on Sunday. I was so grateful! It makes it that much easier for me to plan little projects and activities with our family that can help us focus on the Savior. There are great ideas of ways we can serve and do things to remember the gifts from our Savior, and become a light to others. Love it! So I get home and I immediately get this idea in my head that I should do 25 hours of Fitness!!! It would be a gift to myself! The gift of a healthy habit and a healthier body! So I planned it out. 25 hours = 1500 minutes Every time I get a workout in (no matter how long it was for) I can jot it down. GOAL: complete 25 hours of exercise by Christmas Day.   *Make that New Year's Day.  Make that..whenever I get it done! TRACKING: I have a piece of paper on the fridge to keep track. I'm going to post this now ...

OPERATION GET FIT BACK ON THE FIT TRAIN yes...cause that's what this journey has been.. an account of how many times I can get back on the fit train lol at least I'm trying right? 10/19 WED- 20 min quick cardio workout in the morning Oh look i took a hash bagash post workout pic! It's like I'm really trying or something hahahhahahaha its too early in the morning for pics 10/27 THS- day 4 of our keto/paleo diet Yes you read that right. We are dieting. Aljay and I. and Omi and Uati. Uati inspired us (he lost choke weight in two weeks and is feeling great). So Omi, Aljay, and I have joined in.  So we started on Monday. Cut out carbs, fruit (except small portions of berries), no nuts, no wheat/bread/oatmeal....so basically lots of veggies and decent portions of protein.  oh and NO SUGAR.  Monday sucked. Headache and moody. Tuesday was better. Wednesday was good but I really wanted chocolate or like a cookie.  and now it's Thursday...

Happy 1st Birthday to our Little Princess Saleima Lupeautino Fuimaono This little lovely lady has brought so much joy to our family.  She is a happy baby who loves to play with everyone.  Her personality is really starting to come through  and she is a sweet and sassy lil lady  When she wants something, she stays focused and determined to get it.  She loves to eat. She gives slobbery kisses and hi-5s.  We love watching her crawl and walk around  and discover. She likes to dance.  She is smiley. She has funny facials. She bites :( She is beautiful. She is ours. And we are eternally grateful.  My prayer is that she will be like the beautiful women whom she is named after. Her maternal great-grandmother  Saleima Afele and her paternal grandmother  Lupeautino Fuimaono  Strong Kind Gentle Caring Patient God Fearing God Loving Faithful Fun Charitable Christli...

Chewy Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Bars  Since I don't make desserts during the week (Im on that healthy-lifestyle-kick again), I usually try make something on Sunday to celebrate lol. Plus, to me Sundays don't feel complete without dessert. I try to step outside my chocolate comfort zone, but it's my fallback so what can we do? #Sundaysweets I made very minor changes but it came out so yum. Original recipe found here . Ingredients 2 C flour 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp salt 1/2 tsp cinnamon 2 1/2 C old fashioned oats 1 1/2 C brown sugar 1 1/4 C butter, melted 2 eggs   Substitute with 2 Tb Flaxseeds mixed with 6 Tbs water. Let it sit while you do the other stuff.  1 Tb vanilla 2 1/2 C milk chocolate chips Mix dry (yellow) ingredients in one bowl. Mix wet (blue) ingredients in another. Mix together and pour into a greased baking dish. I used a 8.5 X 12 glass dish and da buggah was cherreh! Bake 350 degrees F for 15 minutes. En...

K E I K I U P D A T E S W O O H O O ! First up.... SALEIMA 11 months old our little happy baby is now standing on her own and took a step! Not full on walking yet....but pretty soon  she gets the most pics since she's the only one that stays still long enough. she's more laka to Aljay now since he's with her all day...oh and also because of the next bullet point... No more susu - we are officially done breastfeeding! This little biter almost bit my nips off!!! Around 10 months she started biting me suuuuper bad. Like forreals cuts top and bottom....tmi tmi...It was soooooo sore! She's the only baby to do this to me! So I cut her off lol before I lost my nips hahaha....so now we're on formula until she turns one (which is next month # exciting! ) social baby-  she hates being alone, loves being around people 6 teeth now fatso bebe- she eats all. day. long she can climb the stairs   and has tumbled down once #yesiwilladmitit her persona...