Trip to Vegas and Utah

There is a lot to catch up on but I am going to make it quick. I went to Vegas with Aunty Jah and Zyon for my annual ISPA Conference...it was a blast. We also got to spend some good times with the Richtie family...they are the bomb!! We stayed at the Plazzo (a new tower at the Venetian) and we had a beautiful room. Did some quick shopping and our 4 days there flew by!!

Then we headed to Utah to visit the families. It was so nice to be with everyone and see all our nephews and neices getting so big. My dad had his last chemo treatment the day before Thanksgiving...yeah no more green recliners!! :) And this was my first Thanksgiving with my family in 8 years! I got to see my Grandpa Blanch...that I rarely see, my Grandma Farrell, my Uncle Troy and we got to meet Simba...the newest addition to our family! Hope you enjoy the pics!!

Princess B - The name alway has fit!!!

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You are a true bookworm and dream of a life better than the simple, quiet one you lead now. Your good looks can attract the town jerks, but you manage to ignore them most of the time. Sometimes you feel like you're surrounded by idiots. So what are you waiting for? You don't need your father to be kidnapped to get out and see the world. Although you can be stubborn, you're also very compassionate and see beyond people's façades.

Happy Halloween

The Monkey and the Boxer

The Monkey and Kung Fu Panda

The Monkey and the Penguin

Zyon had a lot of fun going Trick or Treating for his first time!! Zyon was a monkey and so I thought I would stick with the jungle theme and I was a zebra (a recycled costume from a work party earlier this year!) And Daddy...well...uhhhmmmm...I guess he was....well...we wanted him to be a lion...but he didn't want to join in on the fun!! :(

We sure did have fun!!

Just Monkey'n Around




Where are my feet??

I hate this thing!!!

Zyon's first house Trick or Treating

A Mouth Full of Candy!!!

Fun at the Beach

Today we went to the beach early so that we could enjoy the sun before the rain came...it was a lot of fun. Zyon loves the beach!!!

Zyon's Own Little Space

Zyon has found his own new little hidding space!!!

Baby Powder Mishap

Zyon always needs to be entertained when he gets his diaper changed...he has to have a toy in his hand or we have to sing the ABC's...one day he grabbed the bottle of baby powder to play with and I am usually very good about closiing the lid but I guess I forgot so when he grabbed it, squeezed it and it went all over his face!!! It was pretty funny!!!

Aloha Fam Bam and Friends!

Hi...

I know it has been awhile since I have posted anything so I thought I would update everyone!! We can't find the charger to the camera so I cannot post any new photos!

Zy is getting so big. He is saying and doing all kinds of funny things! He is such a joy. He has been sick for the last week but he is finally getting better. He also (before he got sick) finally started sleeping 11-12 hours in his own bed throughout the night! What a relief!

He went to nursery 3 weeks ago...we just went in for a minute to help Nini get in there because she loves Zyon so we thought maybe if he went in she would not be so upset about going to nursery. The leaders then told me I could leave him...I was like oh he isn't old enought yet, he is only 14 month...they told me it was okay! So I left him and I peeked in and checked on him in between classes and he was still holding the same toy that I left him with and was sitting on the chair as the leaders attempted to get the rest of the kids over to the circle. When I went to pick him up they told me I could bring him back because he was so good!! What a big boy...it was so nice to actually enjoy church and not run around the building for 3 hours!

We have been super busy with Edwin's school, his new calling in the singles ward and work. Things have been good but we are really looking forward to our vaction to visit our family!!

I will try and post some new pictures this weekend when we get a new charger.

Have a fabulous week!!!

McLeods and Vassallo Visit

We have had a lot of visitors in the last couple of weeks...I didn't get any pictures of Bobby and Mo (you guys need to send me some!)...but our last visitors were the McLeods and Vassallo's who were dropping Jeff off for school here at BYUH!! It was a lot of fun to spend some time with them!

London did not want anything to do with Zyon...it was Zyon's first rejection...he was so dramatic...it was the first time someone didn't make a fuss over him and want to play with him. He would burst out in tears if London just looked at him the wrong way!! As you can see in the beach picture...he was dying to play with her!! :) We did manage to bribe her and Lexie with ice cream to get a cute picture of the 3 of them!!

It was fun for Melissa and I to catch up and remember the good old days of when we used to play barbies ALL the time!!!

Explain

Okay...so I didn't really explain all the pics....the first few are of me, Eli and Naomi and Zy when we went to dinner at Lei Lei's. The others are of Zyon's birthday cake...him falling asleep at this party...and a few shots of the party! We had a blast!!!

The Party

Hi Family and Friends,

All is going well with us. I have attempted to post these pictures twice in the past 2 weeks but hopefully 3rd time is the charm. I had a slide show but it won't download...so I just chose a few to post! Hope you enjoy.

Thank you to all our family and friends who helped us celebrate Zyon's 1st birthday and made it such a special day for our family! We love you all!!

Zyon's Invitation

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