Samantha L Tupou is 1 years old

Today is Samantha's birthday. I can't believe she is one years old. She is such a fun little girl. She just started waving, and started a signing a few words. Sammy loves to dance and listen to music.

Blogger app

So I recently found out about the new blogger app. I'm very excited. It might be a lot easier to post now.

more beach

This was the huge crowd that showed up just before we left! and this wasn't even half of them.. crazy huh?

Sammy's 5 O'Clock shadow!

We got hammered by a wave!

Beach day with Robert and Gina and Family

Yesterday the 22nd of August, we joined Robert and Gina and their family at the Corona Del Mar beach. It was the perfect day for the beach.. It got a little windy but other than that it was great. The water was cold but I some how got in it...twice! I don’t remember the last time I got in the ocean. I was a little freaked out but it was fun. Kira swam in the ocean, and went out far with Sione. I did attempt to let Samantha touch the water but she started to freak out. Samantha did love the sand though. She ate a lot of sand and she was covered in it.

Sione made holes for Julianna and Kira to play in, and all the kids loved it. When we were about to leave about 10-12 bus loads of teenagers were dropped off at the beach.. not sure what they were there for but we were glad it was time for us to leave.. The beach got way too crowded.

After we went to the beach we headed over to Steve and Cyndie’s to have dinner.

Im able to float, thats cool! :)

Gina and I enjoying the water.

Julianna and Kira

Greg and Ruthie's going away party

my Uncle Greg and Aunt Ruthie are moving to Texas so this past weekend we attended the going away party. We all BBQ’d and swam in the nice 80 degree water. It didn't feel that warm but I guess it was. It was great to see my cousins, especially Nicole and her little family. We will miss Greg and Ruthie and send our best wishes! Love you guys

Nicole and Kregg's boy Loggan

Nicole and Kregg's oldest boy Will
Kregg, Nicole and Shelba

Palm Desert July 28-31 2011

Every year Steve and Cyndie(my brother in law and sister) go to Palm Desert and every once in while they invite us to go and hang out for a day or two. We were fortunate to be able to make it out there this year and enjoy some good old sunshine.. It was hot but it has been hotter. We pretty much swam and played games the whole time we were there. The girls did really well. Kira was a rockstar swimmer and Sammy loved just floating around. Bryan and Heather were out there a few days, Kira had fun playing with Emmalee. A big thanks to Steve and Cyndie for the opportunity for a little vacation with my little family.

Pioneer Day Celebration July 23rd 2011

Our stake celebrated Pioneer Day on the 23rd of July, with games, food and music. It was tons of fun. Sione’s family was in town for that weekend so they were able to come with us. The morning of the Pioneer day celebration the Stake also put on a 5k. Sione had to work that morning, so Im grateful that Lori was able to watch the girls for me while I ran. There were quite a few ladies from our ward that came out to run. I ran with Leah Harris.. We had both decided that Amy Jorgensen and Erin Allan ran at a faster pace than us so we decided to stick together.

I dont have any pictures of the race but here are a few of the Stake Celebration:

more catching up

Sammy started taking steps July 25th.. and now(august 23rd) she walks every where. She still crawls when she wants to go faster but loves to walk. On the 16th of July Sammy started to dance while music is being played. Just this last week Sammy got 2 more bottom teeth.. She waves bye and Hi but doesn't do it very often. and loves baby einstein movies. Kira is getting smarter and smarter every day. She is doing better with recognizing her numbers. She learned how to draw a happy face with a lot more detail than I thought she could do.. it was fun to see it. Kira loves to color and draw. She is a great big sister and a big help to mommy. Kira also had her first hair cutting incident.. not sure what day she did it but it was in the middle of August.. Cant believe it, but luckily it wasnt too bad.

Mason Bradley was born on August 13th. he was almost 10 pound baby. Jennet had a water birth in her own home.. pretty amazing.

Catching up again!

I feel like I am always catching up on posts...

Sione had a birthday July 22nd.. Sione's family were here to enjoy his special day.. It was great to have all his brothers here and his parents.. Crowded but fun. Unfortunately Sione had to work on his birthday but we celebrated after work with cake, and family fun at the park.

Sione's family has been able to come and visit a few times because his dad works for Alaska Airlines and they fly for free. Its been great to see Kira and Sammy with their nana and papa and uncles.. Kira loves having a swimming buddies. Thats pretty much the only thing the boys want to do while they are down is swim, which is fine with me.

Lily Snow's blessing June 6th 2011

On June 6th my brother blessed his first born daughter Lily in their ward. It's always fun to be with family.

The 4th of July

We had a great 4th of July... Kira and I started out the day with swimming in our pool.. it was pretty warm by 9:30 that morning and the water was wonderful. After we swam for an hour or so, we went over to Karl and Stephanie's house. We had lunch and went to the Anaheim Hills parade and then came back to their house to swim and BBQ. Kira and Samantha loved swimming and loved being with their Aunt and Uncle and cousin Lily.

Uncle Karl and Samantha

Kira and Sammy laughing

Kira waving to the princess at the 4th of July parade in Anaheim Hills
Kira and Sammy again, smiling for their mom
Sammy trying to get me, she loves to attack the camera
Samantha wouldn't stay on the ledge, she wanted to be in the pool with her dad.