FUIMAONO FAMILY

Happy 4th Birthday to our diva girl  Saleima Lupeautino Fuimaono! She is definitely a girl after her own heart! When she knows what she wants, she will persistently ask/go after it.  She is so particular when it comes to her hair and what she wants to wear.  She can be sweet, kind, and cuddly..... but can also be bratty, demanding, and feisty (but hey she's 4 and all the 4 year olds I've raised so far all had varying degrees of this around that age lol) She loves all the girly things in the world (glitter, crowns, pretty dresses, hair bows, shoes, etc) She is a die hard loyal fan of Aunty Penny (like who isn't?) She is low key hilarious and does the funniest little things all the time.  We love her! Here's how her special day went down 7AM  Wake up 7:15    Find out it's her birthday  7:16    Confirm with Mom that it truly is her birthday 7:17    Let everyone in the house know that it is her birthd...

3rd Trimester Yeeeeeeeehhhhessssss!!!! As I'm starting this post, I'm just hitting 27 weeks and stoked to be in the final trimester of gestation! My belly is large and I'm now in the phase where I get asked more often "when are you due again?....Are you sure you're going to make it January?" lol I really don't mind people asking even though I can predict their reactions, it just gets a bit tiring having the same conversation over and over with different people. I am excited and have been really working hard to keep a calm and positive attitude. I tell you, positive affirmations and meditation and scripture study and prayer ( lol I keep adding more thing as I think more intently about it )...have all been my saving grace. Even though I know I have been riddled with fears such as... Will I develop preeclampsia again? And therefore have another Csection? If I do develop preeclampsia, when will it be? How early will baby be delivered? If I have to hav...

With the bits of driving I do for work, I've decided to give podcasts a try. Who knew I'd really enjoy it! Below are the few I've really enjoyed and have found so uplifting and inspiring. One of things I've been inspired to do is to try these two new family traditions! Of course every year I always have the best intentions to start/continue family traditions and every year is a hit or miss.  I'm pretty excited about these and I'm going to give it a go! Here are two we are going to try this year. In Remembrance This year I want to start a Thanksgiving tradition that I'm calling "In Remembrance". The idea is that every November - December we will take the months to focus on things that we need to remember-- this can be principles, people, things we are grateful for, attributes, whatever you want it to be. Last year I was so moved by the movie Coco and wanted to create my own ofrenda but seeing how we aint Mexican lol, I decided ...

10/7 Pumpkin Patch One of our favorite things to do in the Fall is to take the kids to the pumpkin patch! There are several around here in Utah county but one of our favorites is just a few minutes away from our house. They have free games/activities for the kids, the pumpkin patch is just the right size, and the only thing you pay for are the pumpkins that you pick, which are still reasonable priced. They have the best hay rides and there is no admission fee :) Bless their hearts. When we took the kids, the weather was perfect sweater weather! The kids had a blast and all of them slept well that night. 10/8 Movie Date Saleima and Metuli are our two lil munchkins at home. Their typical day consists of driving Aljay crazy and demanding his undivided attention. Today they ran errands with Aljay, enjoyed a Costco lunch, and then a movie date with Daddy :) $5 Tuesdays for the win! Lucky little girls. Lucky Daddy. 10/12 City Trucks I saw this free event somewhere o...