A Walk Through The Woods....

I had to get some branches for one of my projects, so Alicia, Emily, and I took the kids for walk through the woods!  We had a great time, Ori loved pointing out the trees (there were a lot!!) and animals.  Sia seemed to just enjoy being pulled on the wagon!  The kids had a great time....  so did the adults!

This wagon was meant to hold the wood....  the kids had a better idea!

Here are Ori, Sia, Campbell, Cannon, and the back of Emma's head!

Sia tried to jump ship a few times...

Everyone actually held still for this photo.....

But not this one!

Jumpin' Jax!!

We went to Jumpin' Jax so that the girls could play on the giant inflatable toys.  The girls had so much fun, they were exhausted by the time we left!  Ori even convinced mom to jump on the toys with her!

Here is Ori going up the ladder so that she could go down the mini slide. 

Sia played a little on the bouncy toys....  but she mostly enjoyed the food :)

Ori attacked the pizza when it was time to eat.  She was hurrying so that she could go back and bounce!

Just Hangin' Out!

January has been a busy month for our family!  Sia learned to crawl, Kelsey got married so we all went to Utah....  and Ori locked herself in the bathroom....  again!

Here is Sia taking some of her first "crawls"....  Fa'a would put snacks in front of her for motivation....  I guess it worked!!

Ori loves playing with Sia now that she can crawl....  until Sia crawls over and steals her toy...  Ori has started to put things on the counter so Sia can't get to them.

Ori, Campbell, and Cannon played in the bus while Alicia and I attempted to do crafts....

As soon as Sia could crawl she thought she could go up the steps....  not yet honey!

  

When Fa'a comes home from work he gets surrounded from all members of the family!  This time, Sia pulled herself up into a standing position.

Ori likes to eat her dinner on Fa'a's lap... 

Sia has started eating dinner with us!  She loved the vegetable beef soup that we had!

Here they are ready for church!  Sia was a big hit in her Sunday hat!

Last but not least, the dreaded door picture!  Ori locked herself in the bathroom and I had to call 911 to get her out!  I kept slipping her snacks under the door to cheer her up, I also put a flashlight at the bottom to give her a little light....She was crying while she was inside, but once the police man got her out, she looked at him and said "Thank you".  Then she went and played with her toys.  She bounces back pretty quickly! 

New Years Eve!!

We had a pretty tame New Years Eve this year...  Sia and I rocked on the porch while Ori and Fa'a played with sparklers.....

Ori kept saying"Oh Wow!!!" Whenever we lit one.   She had such a good time and was so disappointed when we had to go in.

Here she is dancing around with her sparkler!  She looked adorable!

Little Sia Gets A Work Out!

Sia has been working so hard at trying to crawl!  She is almost there....  Here she is playing with Caroline at playgroup.

She loves doing her little push ups!

A Whole Lot of Updates!!!

December has been such a crazy month!  We had Ori's birthday, my birthday, a Cafe Rio Christmas party, and Christmas!  All in all, we had a ton of celebrating to do!

Here are a bunch of pictures from the last month....  enjoy!!

Here Ori is opening a present for her birthday....  I think that her favorite present was the scooter :)

Sia ate her first baby food...  what a messy eater!

Ori and Sia helped decorate the tree...

Here is Ori talking to "Ya Ya"

Sia tried to sit up....

And then fell asleep in her Santa outfit.....

Ori found some cupcakes and ate all the frosting off them....

But she still has a beautiful smile!!

Here are the beautiful girls waiting to open their presents....

Ori loved her new tricycle.....

And Sia got stuck under the coffee table....

And here is the aftermath of Christmas!!

Sia is ready for church in her new dress....

  

And Ori had one on too!!

We are looking forward to another year....  and a lot more blogs!!

The Last Of The Utah Pics....

We said good bye to Utah about a week ago...  It was hard to go, but it is good to be home!!  Ori still misses Hailee and asks for her each day....

Here is Nikki with Hailee and new baby Reagan.  Reagan looks so much like Hailee!! 

Here are Ori and Hailee in their beautiful Thanksgiving dresses (courtesy of Ali, thanks Ali!!).  Trying to get them to hold still while taking a picture is next to impossible....

Here are the gang of girls at the bottom of the stairs....  Ori, Hailee, and McKensie...  They ran down stairs and about 5 minutes later we heard giggling.  Then we looked down stairs and saw that they had found a bag of chips, opened it, and then passed it around!  Later that night, McKensie told her mom that Ori and Hailee were her best friends.

Here are all four girls...  this pose lasted about 30 seconds :)

Here we are at temple square....  It was pretty cold but we were so glad we went!

Ori loved looking at the lights....

Ori got an early birthday present from Hailee...  fruit and veggies that you can cut!  Ori loves it!!!