Monkey Boy

This has to be doumented for history's sake.

And incase I forget to tell Tui when he comes back from the library tonight...

....if he ever comes back from the library.....

BACKGROUND: Malachi sleeps with an arrangemnt of soft animals including a giant nemo fish, a dolphin, a puppy, a camel, a zebra, 2 teddys and his favourite, 2 monkeys.  The monkeys are a must have.  

Tonight after I had put him down to sleep and he was chatting away to himself, I over heard the following conversation.

Malachi to Monkey 1 - "Monkey, you do poo?"

Malachi on behalf of Monkey 1 - "Yes"

Malachi to Monkey 1 - "Oh man. Poo dink (stink)."

Malachi to Monkey 2 - "Monkey fuff? (fuff = fluff = fart)"

Malachi on behalf of Monkey 2 - "No"

Malachi to Monkey 2 - "Yes! Monkey fuff. Monkey dink!."

I'm glad that my son is concerned with the more important things in life......

(I can't wait for him to get older so I can read this to him in front of his friends and embarrass him....)

I'm feeling like I'm pushing up against a brick wall, 

one of those really big strong brick walls,

like the ones Tongans build around expensive houses, 

made from giant rocks.

Not only am I pushing up against this big Tongan rock wall, 

the rest of the world is on the other side pushing against me.

Time

Money

Resources

Options

Answers

Engery

None of these commodities seem to be in adequate supply.

All the people who offer to help can't.

All the people who's help I need WONT.

Sigh.

Tear.

(Stumped silence.)

It Don't Matter.....

.....if you're black or white.....

 

I really hope that these two meet up again some day so we can embarrass them with these pictures.

Birthday Bash

So this month I got a little older, and a lot wiser and more mature..... :)
Turned the big 2 3.  My birthday fell on a monday which is a dumb day so the saturday before I decided to throw myself a birthday party, a girls night, to eat food and play games and watch a girlie movie.  I truely needed it and it did me the world of good.  I had a great time, I hope the other girls did to.  We were having so much fun I didn't take many pictures.  But this is what I got.

Leeyen bought me this yummy red velvet cake, which i found out is just regular cake, only red....talk about being deceived.  But it was still good.

 

 
We played wii, which was really funny.  Some certain people turned out to be super serious, especially when it involved shooting things or racing cows.....

 

  

  

  

  

 

Then on my real birthday, Tui made me breakfast in bed, bought me my very own stash of oreos (which I ate as part of my breakfast in bed), gave me foot massages whenever I asked for them, AND.......he baked.
If you know Tui, you know this is a  big deal.  Tui doesn't cook.  Unless it's noodles or eggs.  And he has never, EVER, baked before.  So of course I documented the process for proof.

 

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

 

The cake actually turned out to be amazing and I loved it.  It tasted even  better knowing that it was made with so much love.  We didn't have a candle so we used a sparkler left over from New Years.  And the Houghtons gave me some Gerber's -  my favorite flowers!

It was a great birthday.  All my siblings remembered it was my birthday, which is a miracle and hasn't happened in years.  I'm so excited to have my next birthday at home with all my family.  But for this year, it was nice to spend it with my family away from family - my friends!

A day of Fun

Last week Malachi's friends Isaac and Annika came to play for a few hours.  So we went to the Natural Museum at BYUH to look at the animals, ate crackers by the little circle, went cruising in the stroller, and rolled down the hill by TVA  - a fabulous kiddie day!

 

 

 

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

 

It kinda makes me sad to think that this will be one of the last times Malachi gets to play with his little friends.  In 2 months we'll be gone.  It makes me sad for him, and for me.  I've known Isaac since he was 6 months old.  I met his family because he was such a cute baby.  And I was there when Annika was born.  These people have been as much a part of our life here in Hawaii as the beach or the sun has been.  It's crazy to think that we won't be spending Thanksgiving or Christmas with them any more.  So I'm glad Malachi got to have a day of fun with his little friends, and that I could capture the day so that we'll never forget these sweet little people.

Little helper

Malachi is such a good little helper.  He loves to sing himself the "clean up" song and put things away.  He's not even 2 and he already tidys his room, puts his clothes in the draws, cleans his mirrors, and sweeps the floor.  And he's happy to do it!

Let's just hope it lasts....

 

  

  

 

Cheese

 

2 Things.

1 - I love Leeyen.  Just incase you guys didn't know that.  She's amazing.

2 - This could quite possibly be the last family picture we take with 3 people. Crazy (After this month, we'll be so busy and I'll be so fat that I won't really be in a "cheese" kinda mode.  And I don't think I could bribe Tui enough to take any more family pictures for a while..)