It's Great to be 8!!!

Last month we had the blessed opportunity to celebrate Leila's 8th Birthday. Who would of thought this day would come so soon! Our first born has reached a milestone in her life, reaching the age of accountability!

I feel like this is the age where things really start to move so quickly! Like this year she turns 8 and next year she's going to prom and then the year after she's graduating from high school and preparing for her mission..(insert ugly crying face)...

 But that's life right? *sigh

We couldn't be more proud of the little lady she is growing to be. We love her immensely and are eternally grateful that she is ours. 

 Happy 8th Birthday
Leila Tauaneai Fuimaono!




Here's how her special day went!

 She woke up in the morning and found a new outfit and necklace on her bed. 

 Then came home after school all excited for her birthday party. 

 She invited friends from church and her cousins that live nearby.
Like her previous birthday, she did most of the planning while I guided her along. 

 One of the activities she wanted was to decorate cupcakes.



 She also wanted to decorate her own cake. 



We played a few games and ate lots of food. 
She originally wanted sushi and salmon, but I gave her a budget and she settled on bbq lol. 

 Somewhere in between all that, there was a dance party and few other games lol. 
You can see videos and pics here. 

She'll be getting baptized in May so she's excited to have another celebration :) Our stake does baptisms on a stake level on the first Saturday of every month. We missed out on March since we thought we were going to go Samoa. When we decided to pass on Samoa, we were already too close to the baptism date, so May 26th it is. 


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