Our little boy, seems not so little anymore...

My little man just seems, not so little anymore. As we are preparing for our new little man to make his arrival, I just can't get enough of ... all of this

airplanes

a new love of sand

an all time love of watermelon

morning breakfast cereal with dad 

an evergrowing love for his best friend Evelyn

He has become sooo independent and strong willed. But he still has his oh so sweet love and smile that I just can't get enough of. He wakes up each morning so thrilled each morning as he knows he'll get an hour or two with his daddy, waking up saying BALL BALL as if begging to play with dad. He also has a new love for Trucks. He can't quite make the ck sound so he calls trucks, cars, motorcycles... trUH. For example we were at Fry's the other day, he insisted on getting one of the carts that has the car for the kids to ride in, in the front. He happened to get out of the cart and I asked him to get back in the car... he yelled at me and all he said was TRUH, TRUH!!! haha, point taken, "it's a truck mom". I love this sweet boy and all his new and evolving quirks.

an allergic reaction

Well Kaulana says it's an allergic reaction, Kala thinks it's a drum, I know it's a BABY! We are excited to finally announce that we are having a new little addition to our family come August 11!

(I am 19 weeks 2 days in this picture)

Announcement 2, IT'S A BOY! We are soo thrilled to be having another boy. Kala keeps trying to wrestle his little girl friend Evelyn. She just looks at him like he's crazy. He needs another boy to get some of his testosterone out.

We had our ultrasound this past week and our little guy is quite the show off! When he first revealed his gender he put his hand out like he was giving us a high five, then we were talking about how we were excited for him and Kala to be able to play sports and he clasped his hands together which looked like he was saying "ya i'm going to be rookie of the year!", then a few minutes later we saw his hands again and he had his hands together like he was praying, we went down to his knees and they were kneeling, so we were joking he was praying and all of a sudden he shoots his legs straight then crosses them at the ankles. It was hilarious. He was playing to our every word. He was sure a show off. My goodness this kid is going to be a hand full. With the sweet... extremely active boy kala is I would expect nothing less! So I guess i'll start my own little weekly journal of updates!

how far along?: 19 weeks 2 days

total weight gain: No idea i have a dr's appt on tuesday!

maternity clothes: yes, kind of, mainly for comfort, but more the inbetween awkward stage where the maternity clothes makes you look totally fat but by other clothes are a big too snug. So skirts and summer dresses it is! I swear my stomach is growing exponentially faster than it did with kala

best moment of the week: finding out we are having a BOY and seeing the fun playful guy he is!

movement: every so often. he was very active the day before and the day of the ultra sound

food cravings: today, chocolate which is so weird because I have not been too fond of sweets

labor signs: none, but lots of round ligament pain

belly button in or out: half of it is out and the bottom half is in, it's hilarious just trying to start peaking itself out there

what I am looking forward to: two boys wrestling in my living room and watching them play sports side by side

milestones: for one, i'm just about half way if I were to deliver at 39 weeks just like i did kala! as well as finding out the gender, so awesome!

realization of the week: when I have not one but TWO boys, it's not just one boy always running back and forth back and forth, non-stop, it will be TWO. Talk about a crazy house! haha

I love to see the temple...

We absolutely enjoyed the Mesa Arizona temple lights this year. Kalamaku was absolutely mesmerized by all of the lights! It was so much fun, especially since we went with our great friends the Tiek's. We are so excited to enjoy this family tradition while we are here in Arizona. We are so blessed to be so close to the temple.

oh christmas tree

Kala was so much fun while putting up the Christmas tree this year. He was so sweet and LOVED all the lights. I know it may not seem like a big deal but he is just getting so big it is so much fun!


We really enjoyed having all of "our" Christmas decorations again this year.

Caribbean Thanksgiving

This Thanksgiving was a bit different for kaulana and I! Kaulana and I had the opportunity to go on a cruise with Living Scriptures to the Caribbean! We had such a blast and made so many wonderful new friends! First we drove to salt lake, had a lay over in Georgia, then flew onto Puerto Rico. We loaded there then sailed through the night to St. Croix. It was Sunday in St. Croix so we headed off to church! It was honestly Kaulana's favorite "experience" because he got to teach the sunday school class for the three youth in the ward. The next day we arrived at St. Kitts, where we embarked on our first adventure as a group. We rode mopeds around the island and had an absolute blast as we were poured on and as the sun shined! All the islanders thought it was pretty crazy to see 15 mopeds with 28 people riding them! We enjoyed our favorite beach from the entire trip, with the biggest waves Kaulana and I had ever been in. We saw lots of cool things and enjoyed every minute. Next we headed to dominica which was our absolute favorite island! We enjoyed a fun morning on the beach, a beautiful cave/fall that a part of the second Pirates of the Caribbean was filmed then lastly beautiful falls that one is heated by a volcano while the others are freezing cold, when they cross they create the most wonderful natural hot springs. Beautiful. Amazing. Next we headed to Grenada where we experienced the hike of a lifetime! It had rained all day the day before, creating a very muddy very steap, very slippery hike. Ha it was such a blast! We did make it back to see some of the "seven sisters" (the falls) ...eventually. The next day was thanksgiving so the ship cruised on back up towards St. Thomas where we spent our last full day snorkeling (which i had NEVER DONE), playing volleyball, sipping smoothies, and swimming in the rain! Snorkeling was incredible there were so many different kinds of fish and soooo many. It was absolutely incredible. We were so lucky to have met so many new people as well as my opportunity to learn so much more about celiacs from someone who has learned about it over the past 11 years. What an incredible experience. We are so lucky to have been part of such a wonderful experience!

leaving the dock

unforgettable dinners with shane and laura

scootering around st. kitts

the hike of a lifetime

swimming in the rain

the crew

the best beach ever!

church in st. croix

Fall has Arrived

Fall has FINALLY arrived here in the valley. THANK HEAVENS! The weather has been absolutely wonderful the past week! Kaulana got free tickets to a "petting zoo" which turns out to be much more than just a petting zoo! it was like a fall PALOOZA or something!! We had such a good time jumping on this weird/awesome jumper thing, milking a fake cow, riding a pedal car, "horse" races, and barrel rides! Kala liked the pedal cars and the barrel ride the best! He cried when we got off the pedal cars and while we were riding the barrel ride all the teenagers were yelling "WOOOO HOOO" so Kala said it right along with him and drove the wheel the ENTIRE time. it was sooooo cute! I just can't believe how big my sweet boy is getting. What a joy he is. He brightens each and every day! I sure love this time of year and am getting sooo excited for all the wonderful holidays to come!




The pictures below are just some random pictures from the past month! I love all of our adventures!