Happy 2nd Birthday Maizi

Maizi turned TWO years old on the 23rd. I can't believe how big she's getting. It seems like we just had her 1st brithday. She actually had two parties this year....our families are just getting too dang big to have them together. So on Friday we had the Fa's over. Sione's sister, Mary, made an adorable cake for Maizi. It was Cinderella & she loved it. Thanks Mary! We had my family over on Sunday. We had a lot of fun this weekend & she loved all the attention. She got so many great presents and she had so much fun playing with all her cousins.

Thank you everyone for coming & sharing her day(s) with us- we really appreciate it.

It's A Miracle!!!

Well, I guess miracles do happen. After living in our house for a year and a half we finally got grass in our backyard! Hallelujah!! I guess it's true- a landscaper's yard is always the last to get done. Thanks Sione- you did a good job! I can't believe what a difference it makes to see green grass out our windows instead of dirt, rocks, and weeds when we open the curtains. Maizi was so excited...she would live outside if I let her & I'm thinking I might just let her as soon as the weather gets cooler. :) Here are a few pictures of her playing outside & then the sprinklers went off which made her even more happy. Grass & water...what more could a little girl want?!

Tagged!! What you always wanted to know about me & Sione!

HOW DID WE MEET?: We actually met through some mutual friends. I had been hanging out with some friends that Sione was friends with from high school. I always heard them talking about some guy named Sione....then I finally met him at a wedding reception. I thought he was so cute!

WHERE DID YOU GO ON YOUR FIRST DATE?: Umm...I guess our first date was when he called me to go shoe shopping with him. We went to DSW!! Woohoo!! :)

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN TOGETHER?: We dated for about a year then engaged for 4 months. Married for 5 years on April 24th.

WHO SAID 'I LOVE YOU' FIRST?: Sione did- It's kind of a funny story, but I won't embarass him by telling it.

WHO IS TALLER?: Sione

WHO SINGS BETTER?: Definitely Sione...I don't sing.

WHO DOES THE LAUNDRY?: That would be me 90% of the time, but he has been known to do his share. :)

WHO DOES THE DISHES?: Me & this little invention called the dishwasher.

WHO SLEEPS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BED?: I do...Sione snores LOUD so he gets the pull out couch in the other room.

WHO PAYS THE BILLS?: Me--at least I try to.

WHO MOWS THE LAWN?: Sione. As a professional landscaper I figure thats his duty around here.

WHO COOKS DINNER?: Cooking? What's that? I guess technically I do, but I'm no good at it.

WHO DRIVES WHEN YOU ARE TOGETHER?: Depends who is more awake to pay attention to the road.

WHO IS MORE STUBBORN?: I say him, he would say me.

WHO KISSED WHO FIRST?t: Sione kissed me first...finally when we were alone. :)

WHO IS MORE SENSITIVE?: SIONE!! Just kidding- I'm sure it's me.

WHO PROPOSED?: Sione. We looked at rings & I showed him the one I liked. He had arranged for the lady at the store tell me that it wouldn't be in for a couple weeks, but he had already planned on getting it earlier so I wouldn't know when he was going to propose. He took me to dinner & then to Gainey Ranch for a gondola ride. While the guy was singing he pulled out a rose with my ring in it.

WHO HAS MORE SIBLINGS?: Me- I'm the 8th of 9 and Sione is the 4th of 5.

WHO WEARS THE PANTS?: Uhhh I guess that's up for debate (me!) :)

Now I tag everyone on my sidebar....it's fun!!

7 Months Old!

I can't believe that yesterday our little baby was 7 months old. Soakai, or as Maizi likes to call him "Y", is getting so BIG so FAST. He is scooting all over the house, sitting up by himself, he got his 2nd tooth a couple days ago, he puts everything in his mouth, and is following in his sister's footsteps of not sitting still. I was so hoping that I'd get a calmer baby, but it doesn't look like that's gonna happen. Oh well, we love him anyway. : )

Our Day at the Eye Doctor

So, today was not so fun....we had to take Maizi to an opthamologist to get her little eye checked out. For those of you who haven't seen her lately her right eye has been going in so she looks cross-eyed. It's so sad. Anyway, the nearest doctor's office couldn't see her until the end of September so we had to go the other office clear out in Paradise Valley (great since gas costs a fortune now). So we finally get there, then they take us back & have her look at this flashing light, then the Dr. comes in and asks us like 2 question then calls her assitant back in to put some drops in her eyes. I thought we were going to have to get a straight jacket to keep her still for that...she was kind of ok with the first eye, but when she went for the second eye, forget it!! She wouldn't open her eye at all & she was burying her face in her hands. So, I had to hold down her arms & legs while the nurse tried to pry her eye open just a sliver to get the drop in. Uggghhh!!! Then she says "She sure is strong. Now we just need to wait about 20 minutes or so." WHAT!!! Obviously she's never had to sit with Maizi in a doctor's office before. That 20 minutes turned into like 40 & during that time she managed to run all through the office, behind the receptionist desk, pull their blinds up like 5 times, and she kept opening the door. Even the lady out at the front desk said "I think I'll go see if they're ready for you yet." Good thing Sione was with me or I seriously would've gone crazy. Finally they call us back & then check her eyes again..."We need to put one more drop in her eye" says the nurse. OH MY GOSH!!! This is the never ending appointment! The doctor comes in & has her look through these lens-like things while she's shining a light in her eye. She keeps saying "stronger, stronger, stronger" So, in the end we find out that our little Maizi is extremely far-sighted & will need to wear glasses all the time except for when she' sleeping. When she told us, Sione asked "Do you make any glasses that are super-glued to their heads?" :) No kidding...I have no idea how I'm going to get her to keep those things on. It'll be interesting!! So, now we have to go shopping for glasses....another fun day. :)