Halloween-round 2

Ame had a little Halloween Party at school,
and since quinn was home working (and Ash was napping),

Kaipo and I headed over to join the party.

Ame and her buddie, Emma

I HAD to add this video clip, just for

Grandma Asplund.

This is a song I remember as a girl, from my moms

classroom. Except I remember mom played this one,

back in the day, on a record player :)

*Witches Brew*

the song got interrupted towards the end with

the classroom intercom, but you get most of it.

Unfortunately I don't have many pics from

our LONG Halloween Day in Orem.

(I thought the craziness of THIS day

was going to for sure put me in labor-

but as of Monday morning I am still prego)

So saturday we headed down bright and early for

the baptism of our great friends daughter,

Skylar. To make the day even more special,

it really was a beautiful SUNNY day,

which was especially nice after a

snowy COLD week. After Skylar's baptism

we headed to our second one, for cousin Ella.

Her baptism was just a special, and is

getting Ame excited for HER turn next year :)

We were so grateful it worked out so we could be

apart of these 2 girls extra special day!

Quinn's sister just bought a new home,

so we all headed to their

house for food and just hangin' out after the baptism.

Somewhere amist everything going on, Kaipo

started not feeling well. Which made for a not-so-fun

day for HIM! We all know it is unlike Kaipo to lay around,

with zero energy, but that was him most of the day.

He got a few bursts of energy, which didn't last very long.

He slept twice throughout the day, didn't eat much at all and instead

threw up a few times. He was pretty much just miserable!

What a fun Halloween huh?!

We debated just heading home, and let

Ame and Ash trick-or-treat there, but Ame SOOO

wanted to go with her cousin, so this is what we did.

Ame headed out with Ella (isn't her Cleopatra costume

so cute..by the way), while Kaipo took a cat nap in the car.

He woke up and wanted so badly to go out,

and after he walked a couple of houses,

then QUinn carried Kaipo on his shoulders the rest of the way.

So it wasn't the most ideal Halloween experience, but

we made it work the best we could for the kids.

Ash of course loved the second round of trick-or-treating too!

As fun and memorable as THAT day was, I am glad it is over.

Now it is onto the next BIG event...

so sensitive and sweet!

This is what was waiting on my pillow last night... Oh my Ame, what a sweet and sensitive girl!

How can she be this cute one minute and

earlier in the evening yelling at me

that I am NOT in control of her and to

STOP being her boss!

Oh the emotions of girls...

I know I was NEVER like that, and

am still not!! (hahaha)

wish I could have known...

Some dear friends of ours lost someone

very close to them this past week.

I didn't know him myself,

but after reading about him,

I wish I could have.

Here is their blog and I would urge you

to visit their site, if anything to hear this

beautiful song:

How Can I Be

http://2djs1mc.blogspot.com/

Trunk or Treat

Saturday Night our ward had a trunk or treat,

and since Quinn and I are on the committee

we couldn't miss it. Plus, the kids would

have never let us anyway!

It was really well planned and put together.

Here's the kids b4.

I was glad I got these pics because

as we were getting ready to go Ash

was screaming to have the whole

costume OFF, and the mask NO WAY!

Ash is our friendly skeleton

(a hand-me down from Kaipo at his age)

Kaipo chose his scary skeleton costume.

It was suppose to glow in the dark,

but not so much. Although it is quite

creepy looking!

And Ame is a pop-star.

Who you may wonder???

Most would think Hannah MOntana,

but mom told her to refer to someone

else, plus she couldn't really pass for that blondy anyway.

So she changed her mind all the time

as to who she was-Miley Cyrus,

Selena Gomez, Demi Lavato...

The youth took care of the carnival part,

with games and a thriller dance. VERY

well done too! There was also tons of

chilly & breadsticks, hot dogs and cider.

here they are performing

THRILLER
SOme adults joined in on the dress-up
and went all out. Quinn was who else
but Tiger Woods (real hard for him huh),
but he did gets lots of comments.
And me well lets just
be grateful I made it there :)

then it was off to
TRUNK OR TREAT
b4 everyone froze their tails off!
Ash learned the art of
BEGGING for CANDY real quick!!!
who could say no to this cute little guy!

AHHH the candy!

Talk about going ALL OUT,
well for the trunk or treat
this guy had the back of a commercial van
all decked out spooky and the kids had
to enter to get their candy.

Another couple did cotton candy for
their treat. Who do you think was
the favorite among this crowd???
Not me and my boring bowl of candy, that's for sure.
SO it was a really fun, COLD night.
And now we have our first round of
too much candy already, which will
magically and slowly disappear
before we get round 2!!!

Fall Fun Favorites

Some of the things that have become favorites for our family

at this time of year, and tradition I guess:

#1 making candy apples

(some to enjoy and some to give away)

#2 taking a hayride to pick pumpkins

these kids were serious searchers for

that PERFECT pumpkin

waiting for the haytruck to come back and get us

we had actually attempted to do this

last weekend, but the line was TOOO long

so we just bought some pumpkins.

We drove by the place after Kaipo's soccer

game and found good luck and NO line.
SO this time was all about the hayride

and the FREE pumpkin you get to pick!

#3 pumpkin decorating

for this mom-painting pumpkins is WAY

easier, plus the kids can actually do it.
I leave the carving up to dad, if

he chooses to attempt it.

Kaipo's is a vampire and Ame's is a witch.
Ame did hers all on her own, but Kaipo

WANTED help. He has become quite the little

artist, but also gets very frustrated when

things aren't just right. So mom helped a bit.

We even glued on vampire teeth, although you

can't really tell and it doesn't look much

like an actual vampire-HE was happy with it!

we did this while Ash was taking a nap,

much easier with the older two!

with all these activities, I don't know how I

haven't gone into labor yet????

Go Silver Lions!

I have to say I wasn't convinced Kaipo

was going to be much into soccer,

especially after watching his first game.

I know... not a very supportive mom.

But he proved me wrong!

He still had several dazed and unfocused times

throughout each game. But his improvement

from the beginning of the season to the end

was tremendous!!
He became quite protective of the ball, either

in front of the goal (I think he has potential

as a goalie), or at times he thought it would

be better to just sit on the ball!

He learned to use defense whatever way he

could think of :)

This is what I loved to see...

Kaipo RUNNING AFTER THE BALL.

Way to hustle!

Here's the team doing their final cheer

at the end of the game...

GO SILVER LIONS!

And we'll end with a video clip of an

almost 2nd goal...for the season.

He dribbled the ball down the entire

field, and then his aim was just a little

bit off. Such a good try Kaipo!!

And now we take a break from soccer games

until the spring (we are excited gma and gpa

Asplund will be able to come see him play)!

BUSY saturday!

Our saturday started with our usual soccer game.

But today's game was extra special for 2 reasons:

1. daddy got to come (he has been teaching a saturday

class this semester so he has missed every other game)

2. Kaipo scored his first goal!!!!!!

I don't know if it was because QUinn was there,

or the extra bribery-for a milkshake if he made one,

either way we were sooo proud of him!!!

*Way to go Kaipo...we knew you could do it*

After his game mom headed to Bountiful with

the kids to a clinic to receive H1N1 vaccinations.

I expected a wait, but NOT what we got.

The line was wrapped around the outside of the building

twice and we ended up waiting over 2 hours!!!

I debated whether to stay or not and do it,

there was the possibility of another clinic tuesday,

but that was only IF there was any vaccinations left.

Plus I knew we are suppose to be getting a storm

monday-tuesday, so I didn't want to be possibly stuck

waiting in the rain another day. So we waited it out...

the kids were soo good considering all the time we had to wait!

As we are getting the shots (mist actually) they inform me the kids

have to return in a month for the other half of the

vaccination. PLEASE don't make me wait in

another 2 hour line next time. Especially since

a month from now I will have another one in tow!!

We finally headed home around 2:30,

and both the boys fell asleep .

I promised the kids a hayride and pumpkin picking,

so after naps we headed out to do that.

When we arrived, the line for the hayride was soo

long and I wasn't about to stand in another line,

not even for 10 minutes, so we picked out pumpkins

and headed home-of course the kids were disappointed

they didn't get the hayride! Maybe another day?

As if all this wasn't enough to make our Saturday busy,

(and this pregnant mom extra tired)

QUinn decided it would be a good idea to take a lei

to the mission farewell we are going to tomorrow

(at our old ward). Since it is pretty impossible to find

flower leis last minute-in Utah-in the winter,

Quinn instead found a flower shop where

we could get some orchids, and then I could

make the lei??? I wasn't quite sure about this idea,

considering I have only made a few in my lifetime.

Didn't turn out half bad, even if I do say so myself.

Glad to know I can still make 'em if need be!

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So I have gotten the lei made, kids to bed,

my Sunday ironing done, church bag packed

and instead of blogging I should be in bed.

But now that I can check updating my blog off my list...

I am going to sleep like baby!

I probably won't be that lucky,

but I am still soo ready to hit the hay!!!!!

Swine FLu Scare...up close and personal

So I just found out that Kaipo's preschool teachers son

has the swine flu. She has said she will do everything in her

power to quarantine him and keep all surfaces sanitized,

but will leave it up to us parents if you want to

send our preschooler. Well of course I know my

decision-being pregnant with new baby to be born soon,

I just cannot risk it for sure!!

But I am just wondering....

HOW LONG DO I KEEP HIM AWAY????

What is your opinion? I think I will also call my Dr

and see what HE recommends.

Scary though, wouldn't you say??!!

This is the first time I have felt

REALLY nervous about it, knowing

Kaipo was just there yesterday!?!

I will have to watch him closely for the

next couple of days!!!!

kids survey...getting to know you

I am stealing this idea from Jamie, because Ame was reading their blog with me and wanted to do it too. She insisted she type all her own answers so here she goes:
Ame'lia Kiana Kealoha
October 10, 2009 – Age 7
1. My favorite TV show is:Hannah Montana
2. What I like best about myself is:Im in 1st grade
3. My favorite thing to eat for dinner is: Pizza and hamburgers
4. My favorite color is:green
5. Other kids think I am:fun to play with
6. My favorite song is:party in the usa
7. What I like best about my mother is:she hlps me with things
8. My best school subject is:art
9. My favorite video game is:Tv/disny.com
10. When I have to work around the house I:cleen my room
11. What I like best about my father is:he gets us mony
12. I like my teacher when:she reads us sily storys
13. My favorite movie is:another cinderella sory
14. I think my bedtime should be:9:00pm
15. When I have free time I like to:play with my frends
16. When I grow up I want to: be a dancer
17. I like people who:incerig me
18. What I would like to change about me is:to be 8
19. I do not like people who:boss me around
20. If I had lots of money I would:go to hawaii
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And of course whatever BIG sister does, Kaipo wants to do too.
Kaipolani Kelii
October 10, 2009-Age 4 1/2
1. My favorite TV show is: Zack and Cody
2. What I like best about myself is: that I am good at drawing things
3. My favorite thing to eat for dinner is: pizza
4. My favorite color is: blue
5. Other kids think I am: their best friend
6. My favorite song is: boys are back (HSM3)
7. What I like best about my mother is: that she's cute..........awe what a sweetheart!
8. My best school subject is: my letters
9. My favorite video game is: nickjr.com
10. When I have to work around the house I: clean up my room
11. What I like best about my father is: that he's handsome
12. I like my teacher when: she teaches me my letters
13. My favorite movie is: HSM2
14. I think my bedtime should be: at 8
15. When I have free time I like to: play outside
16. When I grow up I want to: be ironman
17. I like people who: give me treats
18. What I would like to change about me is: to stop being naughty
19. I do not like people who: be bratty
20. If I had lots of money I would: buy gum and fly to India (to see gma and gpa I'm guessing)

*this was fun to read and hear the answers my kids gave-sometimes it was hard not to influence or suggest something for their answers, but this was all them!

soo cute!

A friend in my ward just had a baby a couple weeks ago. She posted these pics on facebook, so I just had to check out the website where they came from:
http://kelliwillardphotography.blogspot.com/

Aren't the baby ones (my friends baby is Mia) so cute and creative!
My question is HOW do you get a baby to sleep NAKED while taking these kinds of shots???

getting ready

I have done sooooooooo much laundry/cleaning lately.

In addition to all the new and used baby clothes &

blankets,the bassinet, swing, bouncer and

all the other baby essentials are clean.

I know I still have several weeks,

but I just got the cleaning bug and the

itch to get it all ready!

Since Ash is still in the crib, I don't get

to put the new bedding I bought

in the crib and the baby room

won't get a makeover quite yet...

But I think baby boy #3 will be just fine

and not know any different if he spends

the first few months in here :)

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We will transition Ash out of the crib

when the boys get bunk beds for

CHRISTMAS!

SO we are getting ready, for our new addition

and he is welcome whenever the time is right,

but I am hoping the first week of November!!

About 90 complete

We have had quite the time getting our BONUS room

done. We have had 2 seperate people hired to

do the job. The 1st one we hired only

worked 2 days and then skipped out with

$200. The 2nd guy, completed about 3/4

the job and then decided it wasn't worth

HIS time to complete. So we have baseboards

not all on, a missing door, and electrical work

that was all screwed up (but thanks to a

genereous hometeacher, that problem

is now working). Quinn and I painted the room

last week and carpet was put in this week.

The kids could not wait to get all their toys put in

the room. I didn't even get any pics without their

mess already in it...

And Kaipo's room is a lot less
cluttered now!
In a couple months this room will
occupied by 2 boys and bunk beds.
(Kaipo does have a bed, its just on
the other side o the room)

Gma and Gpa....here you go

Gma and Gpa Asplund wanted Ame to post a video, giving her talk, so they could share it.

Don't be too proud!!

It's A Tea Party for Ame

The TEA PARTY started with the kids

(the girls were really the only interested ones)

decorating their own tea cups

with puffy paint and jewels.

Then we all enjoyed lots of FINGER FOOD-

mini corn dogs, pizza bites, mini sandwiches,

veggies/dip, chips/dip and

a delicious sherbet/sprite punch.

Thanks to all who helped with the food!!

Then it was on to the Pinata.

Here is QUinn behind the scenes-

not only was I scared about him plumiting

to his death off of here, but also that

one of the kids was going to take a grand swing

and put a nice big whole in the wall.

(thank goodness neither happened)

Birthday girl got the first swing

then all of the kids, including Ash got to take a few swings

I believe it was cousin Ryan who was the slugger
to take the pinata down.
Way to go Ry Guy!!

Ame was thoroughly spoiled with lots of gifts-

(just to name a few)

CUTE clothes

a remote control car, that she even gets to

color and decorate herself!

an MP3 player

thanks to everyone else for their generous

gifts-grandma frankie for UNO ATTACK

and gma &gpa Asplund for the $$$$.

I am sure Ame will spent it very

thoughtfully and wisely!!
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And last but not least it was time for

dessert/singing time.

We had cupcakes and brownies.

Ame got her own mini cake.

We were soo grateful to all who came to celebrate

and spend time with our girl! She didn't know what kind

of party she was getting, but she said it was better than

she had hoped for. Good thing cuz this mom put a lot

of thought, time and energy into this one!

AND mom was exhausted after it was all over :)

We love you Ame and are so proud of the

smart, mature, strong, beautiful girl you are!!!

And this is the end to bday celebrations for this

girl-until next year!

My oldest is 7!!!!

Ame had just a few requests for her birthday.

#1 was she wanted breakfast in bed-

donuts and hot chocolate

(great-easy for mom) Kaipo was soo excited to make a card

for his sister ALL BY HIMSELF

(he only needed a little help spelling)

Some presents b4 school
a personalized makeup box
she has given this as a gift to a few
friends, and wanted it for herself
(clay stepping stones that she gets to
design and adorn our yard with)
another request-
roller blades

Dinner of choice...

Daddy made her day, when

he brought her home one last gift

she loved the few changes/additions mom

made to her room, while she was at school

I wrote Ame a personal note that

she got to read at the end of HER special day,

telling her just how wonderful I think she is!!!

I think she enjoyed round one of her birthday-

round 2 is Friday night-she gets to have a friend

over for MOVIE night (since it isn't her friend

party year, this is a simple way she can

still celebrate with a friend). Then round 3

comes Sunday with cousins and family.

That one is a surprise-SHE requested it that way!!
Happy Birthday my one and only special girl :)

Double Shower

These pics aren't very great, but I had

to post a few from the shower for

Haruko and I. We ate AND ate.

Then played some games-

this one they had to guess how much

string to tie around BOTH of us.

The last game, 3 names were drawn

from a box of all of our names, and the

lucky players got to attempt to drink

Fruit Punch from a bottle.

Kuulei was the only good sport to even

attempt to drink it.

of course for the double shower, we had to have
BOY and GIRL cupcakes.

I was very grateful for the necessities I got,

like diapers, bath supplies, onsies, socks, bibs, etc.

It was a fun evening-

GIRL TIME and LOTS of laughs!