FUIMAONO FAMILY

It's the best time of the year!!! And for the first time ever we've been on top of things! Thanks to the kids really hehe First , we got our tree set up and decorated the kids stockings. Aljay was winning with his $12 pre-lit 12ft Christmas tree that he found at the DI. Bless you Deseret Industries! Second , we got our family pixies organized and went shopping for our pixies. This is one of our favorite things to do because the kids get all thoughtful about what they want to give their pixie and everyone has a set limit (the $ amount changes year to year, but it's typically been $5-$20). But seeing the kids try to be sneaky when they pick out their gifts is so fun. And everyone gets one gift and calls it good! lol Third , we made cookies and took them to our neighbors. (no pics) aaaannnddd all of this done before December 3rd. #winning I'm glad we did most of the seasonal stuff early because after December 3rd, ev...

And now for the grownups update...cuz like our children, we too are growing bigger and outter and all sorts lol...hopefully somewhere along the way getting wiser and brighter and better each day. *Note to self- take more selfies with your hubby So here's what we've been up to this past month of November... Aljay he's been doing commissioned pieces for people and we've had a few online orders the coolest experience thus far has been meeting the people who purchase his artwork. It really is humbling to hear their stories and how his artwork impacts them. He got involved with Tenelle's creative team and ended up bringing in Lahvjal and Penny to help with the her projects here in Utah so many cool connections were realized through this...soo.. Tilo was Tenelle's make up artist  Tilo is cousins with Moana Ho Ching (and she reached out to Tenelle) Moana is from Pasifika First Fridays and that's how we know her And so Moana really w...

Happiest of Birthdays to our Saleima Lupeautino Fuimaono This little dynamite kid is 3!!! Here are some quick facts about this beauty-- For the past year she's been saying that she is 3 (when she really was 2) and when her birthday came we had to check her birthday and double check our math to make sure she really was turning 3 #hadusfooled When she is tired and is ready for a nap she usually says to me "I wanna hooooold you!" And just wants to be held and cuddled. She can be so tender sometimes. Then there's the crazy-Viiga inspired-animalistic side of her that is just cray She is a girly girl with tomboy-like tendencies She had a breakthrough in nursery a few weeks ago. She wouldn't go to nursery for the longest time (without crying) buuuut finally...it happened. She went this past Sunday without any crying or shyness. Her teachers told us that she ate snacks, played, and colored without any problems. Thank goodness! Too bad she has only one ...

It's been a while since I've done a keiki update.   Let's start with the two oldest. They take care of their little siblings, clean the house, and are pretty decent listeners..  Leila and Sefa LEILA Age 8 | 3rd Grade She's still an awesome student who does well in school. She recently finished reading Matilda during reading time at school, so we watched Matilda for one of our family friday movie nights. She had so much fun watching her books come alive.  she still loves watching tutorials on youtube (makeup, cakes, kid science projects,etc) She's been on a slime kick for a while and has made slime a few times (even though I swear each time that we are never allowing slime in our house lol) still dancing with Ali'itasi..and loves it! yay! She wants to do sports but we can only do one activity right now, so for now it's dance.  She still loves sushi, salmon, shrimp, and all things that are just more expensive than our budget allows ha...