Happy 10th Birthday Leila

And just like that our first born turned 10! 
She bestowed upon us the title of Mom and Dad..
 and has been so patient with us as we navigated 
(and continue to navigate) 
this thing called parenthood. 
She is obedient, kind, caring, loving, 
and all the good things we could ask for in a child. 
She is creative, hilarious, and just an all around cool kid. 
I love that she loves arts, crafts, and slime lol. 
I love that she loves salmon and sushi.
I love that she likes to cook 
and puts theeee most chocolate chips in her pancakes. 
She is strong and resilient. 
An amazing big sister.
And a fun person to be around. 


Happy 10th Birthday 
Leila Fuimaono


For her birthday I gave the options of either a birthday party or clothes/shoe shopping. She chose shopping. But #CoronaVirus came along and postponed those plans. Instead we had an at-home celebration with all her favorite foods, prezzies, and of course cake and ice cream. 

We started the day off with Home church at 11:30am. Then lunch at 2:30pm. It was soooo yum! We had sushi bake, shoyu poke, crunchy korean fried chicken wings, and a side salad for balance lol. 
After we cleaned up, she got her presents, which included things to make bracelets. So we had craft time and everyone got to make their own bracelets and necklaces. 


Arts and crafts were followed by cake/ice cream, then card games, and hanging out. Aunty Penny and Uncle Lahvjal joined us later in the evening, which was the icing on the cake. It was such a fun day for our sweet Leila. 

You can see the full album with videos >> Here

Don't worry kid, I'll still take you shopping when this Covidiocy is over and my bank account is replenished lol.

And because I was so proud of my signs I made for her...here they are lol











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