ChAnGe iS gOoD

I am so looking forward to general conference this weekend! i love partaking of that spiritual feast. I have a few questions in mind. personal ones. i think everyone should. its a great way to have the lord speak directly to you through his servants, seers, & revelators. (did i spell that wrong? i swear it was spelled that way... revilator. nope. revalator. nope. oh well)

we got back from cali this past weekend and i still feel like i am trying to catch up. my gosh road trips are crazy. it really was an amazing wedding. i was so happy to be matron of honor. i will post on that later though. that deserves a whole blog post with fun pics all by itself.

Fall is here! my fave season! my baby will be ONE at the end of this month! OCT 30th!!!! are you serious??? NO FREAKIN WAY! i cant get over it! all you mommy's out there know what i mean. even the first 3 months seem a blurrrrr.

so i needed to change it up. i decided to go with bangs again for my fall look. i haven't decided on what color yet but i will color my hair like tomorrow or the next day.
I came home from the salon and Emett looked at me soooo confused it was the funniest thing! it took him a while to recognize me. he wouldnt even let me pick him up, his facial expression was priceless. i didnt think i looked that diff.

These last shots are of my amazing sisters. (missing sister lexi fue serving in New Zealand) xoxo

My cousin Lene had a photo booth at her wedding reception and it was FREE for all the guest. they were the wedding favors from Sharlene and Tonga the beautiful couple! i will post more pics later...

My fave thing to wake up to!!!!

My Happy Emett boy full of loves for mommy!

These are my favorite kind of kisses!
The slobbery open mouth ones! haha

Breakfast used to be my incentive to get out of bed in the morning lol... FAAAATT i know huh?? but since 10 1/2 months ago this has been my little alarm clock.
Life is great!

7 Wonders of WATER

H2O

I use to LOVE diet coke and diet anything and Sprite etc, i have decided to give up all carbonated beverages. I always drink water but recently its become my best friend and here's just a few of the several reasons why...

Click HERE*Bottom's Up!

Happy Sabbath....

ok no pictures today just some random thoughts before i hit the sack to go nighty night.
We were sustained and set apart today in our new ward as Sunday school teachers for the youth. I am so looking forward to teaching again! i miss it!
my class is the 12 & 13 year old kids, my goodness they have a TON of energy. I dont remember being that talkative and chatty when i was 12 years old.
I love our new ward. being in a Samoan ward again reminds me of growing up in cali. The youth kids, the older folks monitoring the hallways to make sure the youth were attending classes. the cute little old ladies in their puletasi's giving you warm smiles. the chubby infants grubbin on snacks during sacrament, and just the feel of a Polynesian ward. I dont know what it is. I just feel like I am at church with my entire family again. It feels great.
R.S. was so amazing today. i cant remember the last time i sat in class (without emett boy) and was able to actually just enjoy the lesson and feel the spirit and its promptings and ponder about so many different things.
Since being a new mommy i feel like i have been neglecting my personal spiritual fine tuning, ya know, scripture study, personal prayer, journal writing etc. I mean i do all that stuff but lately, and i hate to admit it, but its just been going through the motions recently to get it done.
it felt great today to read, ponder, & record.
Goodness so many things to be grateful for and i know i have been tremendously blessed, so i always feel HORRIBLE when i dont take the time to do the little things that the Lord longs for us to do, like report back to him and communicate how we feel.
I know, because i am a mother now, that he only wants our genuine happiness and success. He must be so sad when we dont listen to his warnings or teachings, or when are rushed and "dont have time" to pray and ask, thank, or share our thoughts. I mean, i know he already knows what we are thinking and knows what we are going through but its in the ACT of actually DOING it that shows our love, dedication and FAITH.
Oh i have so much to work on, but all in all it was a great sabbath day at church! i love my family and i love being able to reflect on these things.
I use to wonder why my parents always made us go to church every Sunday when we were little asking them "WHY do we have to go? its the same stuff all the time, never anything new..." HAHA i was so naive! SO clueless. Yes, maybe the lessons we learn in church may SEEM mundane OR repetitive but there is ALWAYS something new. ALWAYS something to learn. And i know NOW that the Lord finds ways to teach simple truths over and over and over again because we just dont get it the first time, or the second time, or maybe even the 5th, 100th, GAZILLIONTH time. OR maybe we do, we just forget and need to be taught again ha ha.
I am grateful for second changes, for opportunities to start with a clean slate EVERY DAY!

Count Your Blessings....

oh and i lost 9 lbs!!! YAY!

Summer 2010 Update...

Is Summer really almost over??? Good gosh!

Dude i totally felt like we were cheated on a summer this year! it rained in june AND july! aug was ok weather and down we are in sept! here comes FALL!!! i CANT GET OVER the fact that my baby will be ONE year old on OCTOBER 30th!!! INSANE to think that this time last year i was ready to pop! ooohhhh the memories.
So much has happened this summer here are a few things we did and then i will just post a ton of pics...

• Bought a new home
• Secondhand Serenade Concert was grand
• Carrie Underwood Stadium of FIRE for the 4th was super cool.
  
• went to cali for Dee & Dennis wedding SUPER FUN!
• Rock Family Camp Out @ Bear Lake
  
• Showers GALORE!! Baby showers for Susiane & Linzie! (Ali i missed yours but Brit has your gift love you!) Bridal showers for Sharlene and Dee
• Went back to L.A. again for mission farewell for sister Lexi Fu'e serving in the Auckland New Zealand SAMOAN speaking mish! atta girl :)
• Moved to a new ward with new callings (EQ and Primary!)
• My little sister Alorah just moved in with me and will be graduating high school here. its so fun having her with us.
  
• BBQ's etc...
  

i am not on here often bc facebook is just easier to update for me but anyway i thought i would write a little something and share some pics of our awesome home we bought in june! i love it!!!
There have been so many moments i wanted to blog about an experience as a new mother and then just never get around to doing it. LAME i know. but i will try harder.


Me and Levi 05/2007

a pic that was taken on my first date with Levi, crazy!

emett boy and daddy napping time @ bear lake

loves being with daddy

just woke up from his nap. happy happy boy!

Not so happy boy LOL
ok dude this was because i wasnt feeding him fast enough! can u believe that!?? i was laughing so hard and then i had to take a pic... bad mommy huh? i just couldnt get over it. as soon as a spoon full of food went in he was chompin down like he wasnt just crying 2 secs ago... my boy is funny.

all spread out

@ fam BBQ in Heber

my Mia girls 2 years old now!!! crazy!

ok i just gave up cleaning up the DVD's he loves pulling them all off the shelf and has a blast making messes. i just let him have at it

HUH?


Stadium of Fire. Carrie underwood singing national anthem

at the fire works show

my Rasmussen/Rock cousins they are the cutest ever!

my beautimus sisters right before we took lex to mtc. (missing leesha)

the cousins. Love them all!

oh here is my new home! wall art

emetts room

my office

nursery

nursery


emett gets his own bathroom!!!

our master

family room wall art. i love doing stuff like this

my kitchen

the bride! Sharlene at her shower in Lindon

what a spread huh!?
my cousins have a business called SWEETZ if you ever want a desert bar CALL THEM!


Theme: Happily Ever After


Fondant Cake

Sweetz

Prize Table

Advice box

more sweetz

oh ok i know random but i always wanted a french door fridge that was MINE haha
i felt like on cribs when they all show whats in the fridge lol WHO CARES!

dining and family room


gues bathroom and bedroom and tv fam room downstairs


Thats it for now!

Halloween is around the corner and then the holidays. i think i will try and post something once a week.
My work outs have been great i have lost 7 lbs! yay in like a month so i know i can do better.
the wedding is in like 2 weeks so i wanna look better. i have been running daily and working out doing Zumba and Stadiums and yoga and just eating a lot better.
it has been so much fun being a stay-at-home mommy and taking care of the house.
i really find joy in it. there are days when i dont get around to brushing my teeth until like 2 in the afternoon which is SO crazy to me but i have learned to accept the fact that i am not perfect and i will have crazy days. i miss levi when he is working but its nice to have him home at 4! we get weekends together and he has every other friday off its a blast.
I pray and thank the Lord everyday for the blessing of families!
"no other success can compensate for failure in the home" -pres David O. McKay
what a responsibility it is! but i know we have all the resources and help we need to succeed in our homes. with faith and diligence prayer and WORK, things will fall into place!

xoxoxo