First week of School

We had a great first week of school! All the boys are enjoying the school year so far.  Tyler is loving Middle School and seems to have adjusted to the new environment quickly.  He thought there would be at least one teacher that wasn't nice, but informed me he was wrong...they are all nice.  He's pretty excited about having band this year. 

He picked the french horn.

Although it doesn't sound like 'music' to me yet, Makai loves it!  He dances to the 'honks' and begs for more!:)

Trey had no problems starting school. I walked him to school the first day, but he could have cared less if I was there of not.  He dropped his backpack off at the door and then ran to the playground.  I saw Kyle find Trey on the playground and put his arm around him.  That was the reason I was there I think...so I could see that.  Kyle is stepping up to the 'oldest brother' position and takes it seriously.  I'm glad he watched out for Trey.  Trey really enjoys hop scotch and is rather good at it. 

Ready for Kindergarten!

 Kyle started 4th grade and has the same teacher Tyler had for 4th grade.  We really like her so we were excited about that.  Kory has the same teacher Kyle had for 2nd too.  Kory likes her.  I think it's gonna be another good year.

 Since all the boys are at school this leaves just me and Makai till 11:45 when we pick up Trey.  He had quite the wake up call when all his brothers left, but he handled it.  He's pretty good at playing alone and it's easier to take just one kid places so we stayed busy this week.  He has a very different personality than Trey.  He will just go to the toy room and play with toys and sing.  Trey wants to be played with!   

Makai asking me "Mom, where are my brothers mom?"

I feel very blessed that the first week went so well.  Monty gave all the boys blessings before school this year.  They always look forward to getting their school blessings.  It was pretty special.  Here's to another school year.

Nana got Married

This weekend we drove to Las Vegas to watch Nana get married.  It was a quick trip, with every minute packed with excitement.  We left Friday afternoon and arrived in Fillmore Utah about 11:30pm.  In the morning we were able to see my grandma and sing Happy Birthday to her.  She turned 87!!  My uncle Todd was there as well celebrating with her, so we got to talk to him for a couple hours before finishing our drive to Vegas.  Shortly out of Fillmore, we ran out of gas.  That's when we learned the gas meter on our car doesn't work.  However, it couldn't have happened in a better place and we felt so blessed it didn't happen in the middle of the Nevada desert!  We made it to Vegas about 2:00pm and started working to get ready for the wedding which was suppose to begin about 6:00pm.  There was so much to be done when we got there it was kinda crazy, but everything managed to work out fine.  We didn't get to the church till about 5:00 and Cindy and I helped Mom get ready.  She looked beautiful in her dress.  She sewed so much for the wedding making table clothes, seat covers, sashes, 3 dresses for the flower girls, and a pulatasi for Cindy and I as well as having to make some adjustments to her dress to make it a little more modest.  I must say it was all worth it.  Her wedding was beautiful!  We are happy for her and welcome Luaiva to the family. 

My parents, brother Andy, Nikki, and nephew Grant drove up for the wedding.  It was fun to see them and meet Grant.  He's a stud! 

It took a while to clean up from the wedding.  We didn't make it home till after 1am so we were a little tired, but it was all worth it to see Nana happy. 

Dustin and his family decided to make the drive to Vegas when they found out we were going to be there.  It was super nice to them to sacrifice a day at the beach for a day in Vegas!  It was nice to see them and we had a great talk while eating a delicious breakfast.  Thanks DAD!!

After meeting them it was time to drive home.  We began the drive about noon and made it home about 4am.  We were so tired, but it was a fun weekend!  Now Summer is coming to a close and it's time to get back to school.  Tyler starts Monday, Kyle and Kory start Tuesday and Trey starts Wednesday!!  Let the fun begin!! 

Congratulations Nana and Luaiva!!  We hope you are enjoying your new life together!