A Hui Hou Kakou (until we meet again)...

HENRY VINCENT JR. Henry Vincent Jr., 84, passed away Sept. 28, 2010. He was born March 9, 1926, in Honolulu, and resided in Las Vegas for the past 16 years. Henry was a retired owner/operator of an electrical and general contracting company and served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps during War World II. He is survived by his wife, Lulu Keikilohi Kong; daughters, Charlene Lui of Orem, Utah, and Haunani Mackey-Rangiuaia and Lehua Vincent, both of Las Vegas; son, Henry Vincent III of Kailua, Hawaii; sister, Emily Pauahi Vincent of Kailua; 11 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Viewing will be 10-11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 9, with services following, both at the LDS Summerlin Chapel, 9011 Hillpointe Road, Las Vegas, NV 89134. Burial will be at the Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery in Kaneohe, Hawaii.

Grandpa,
We love you so much and you will be missed greatly! You have been a great strength and rock for the family. It comforts us to know that you are no longer in pain and in a much better place. You have taught us so much over the years and I know that you will always be watching over us. Aloha 'oe.
Me Ke Aloha,
Matt, Jess, Asher, and Sesi

Concert....

Thursday night Matt and I had a date night and we spent the night listening to Gary Allan. All I can say is that it was such a GOOD concert! We have been wanting to go to Gary Allan for a couple of years now and we always miss it for one reason or another but this time we made sure we were there. It was well worth it! He sounds GREAT live and his entire show was entertaining! We will definitely be going every year!
It had been a while since I had been to a concert but it made me laugh to know that these things no matter what the concert will always exist....
1. There will always be an abundance alcohol.
2. There will always be that one person who dances from the opening band till the last song of the night. Did I mention that this person dances incredibly fast for the music almost as if there is a seizure taking place but only has one move? If you have seen this you know what I am talking about. There is at least one at every concert.
3. There is always a couple that makes you throw up in your mouth when you see them kiss or be affectionate. In our case it was a 25 year old woman whom we thought she was with Grandpa but when the kisses took place...well come on no one kisses their Grandpa like that no matter how close you are:( Not a good visual.
4. Last but not least there is and always will be those girls at the concerts who believe with everything that he is singing to them and directly to them...you know the girls who blow kisses, scream like they are dying, and swear that he just looked them in the eye over thousands of people.
If you go to a concert and don't experience these things that I have listed above then I am sorry my friend but you were ripped off!
All in all it was a great night! A huge thanks to our wonderful babysitter. Thanks mom!

He's here...

Mason Kaleo Lui

On August 22, 2010 my wonderful brother Kaleo and his amazing wife Jen had their baby! We are so happy for them! Mason is very blessed to have Mikayla and Micah as siblings! Congrats Jen & Kaleo you have a beautiful baby! We love you XoXo...

"THAT LADY..."

Have you ever been somewhere and you see a lady doing something that you swear you will never do in your entire life? For example the lady that decides to breastfeed in public and not be so discreet. She claims its natural. I say yeah your baby has to eat but seriously get a damn blanket! So, where am I going with this post? A reality check for myself because before becoming a mom I said I would never do these things and couldn't understand....now i totally understand and can even sympathize (I KNOW I AM P-A-T-H-E-T-I-C). So here is the run down of things that I have become....

1) I am "that lady" you see in the grocery store who lets her kid open a bag of m&m's and by the time I get to the check out it's just an empty bag...yes I am "that lady"

2) I am "that lady" at the restaurant who barricades her child in the booth. All while my child is screaming, clanking the silverware, and has some sort of food smeared across his face and refuses to let me assist in feeding him. I am "that lady" that gets dirty looks from the other customers. I am "that lady" that the servers say I am so glad that is not my table. I am "that lady" who thinks this is a GREAT and RELAXING dinner!

3) I am "that lady" who allows her son to wear sunglasses wherever we go. In fact I almost encourage it...why? For some reason the sunglasses seem to have some magical powers that calm my crazy son. So whether it is inside or out, sun up or sun down I am "that lady" who lets her kid wear sunglasses regardless.

4) I am "that lady" who takes a 1 1/2 year old to the movies (I know WTF)! During the movie he watches for 10 minutes, decides he wants to run a marathon in the theater, has screaming fits followed by laughter as he sees his mom starting to sweat out of embarrassment, and trying to keep composed...I am "that lady" who goes in and out of the movie every 10 minutes. I am "that lady" who just ruined your movie and in the back of my mind thinks that wasn't so bad...maybe he will do better in Toy Story 3.

So yeah I have become "that lady" and I have realized it. I can PROUDLY say I have never been or will be the "breastfeeding lady"! Hey, I am only one lady and can't have all the fun. I know I say this a lot but it's a good thing Sesi is so cute or else...

Oh what a Night....

Last night I was ripped out of my sleep. Not from a crying child, or because my husband had hit someone with his car (if you don't know what happened it was hilarious) but by the LOUD THUNDER and the FLASHES of LIGHTNING......

While all this was going on outside, this is what was going on inside....

August Already.....

Where has the Summer gone? The nights are starting to cool,talks of school are buzzing (Asher starts Kindergarten), football practices are in full swing, and you can feel that fall is starting to wiggle its way in.....I am not ready for the FALL:( To try and hold onto Summer a bit longer we tried to take full advantage this past weekend and spend as much as we could out and about.
Friday we went to the park with the Findlay's followed by shaved ice.
Here is Lexi and Sesi in deep conversation....

Lexi, Kayla and Asher enjoying their shaved ice!

Saturday we headed to the pool. Good times as usual.
Everyone grabs a drink and a snack before heading back in the water...

He may be the youngest but he eats and drinks the most! Gotta love him!

Matt and I enjoying the pool.

Sunday was pretty low key. Nice and relaxing. We made the drive to Ephraim to take Asher back, went shopping for a new lap top, went to visit the Lui's (thanks for feeding us mom) and then Matt and Sharrieff went to church. Oh what church is that you ask? Duh, GOLF! Matt had a good time as always and I am happy that Matt gets to enjoy his hobby with Sharrieff who is a great golfer and always good company.

Catch Up.....

It has been a while and not that I don't like blogging but....it's just hard to find the time. Okay let's be real I am just lazy and instead of jumping online I would rather do so many other things. Enough excuses here is what has been going on.


We love the kids but it is always nice to get away. Even if it is only for a minute. If your asking if I golf the answer is......you already know, NO. Hey, someone has to drive the cart! Matt on the other hand is a great golfer and since he has been MIA to the game of golf for a while he decided it was time to get back to it


With the high temps the kids have been keeping cool by putting the sprinkler on the tramp, filling up the pool, and eating popsicles.


This is Coco! She is the Shah's newest family member. I know say it with me AAAAWWWWW...she is so cute! No really she is and Sesi loves her. He takes the camera and just stares at her picture and says her name. Looks like we might be getting a new family member too (I am talking about a dog!).

So in a nutshell that is what we have been up to. Nothing too exciting. Matt is working like crazy and I chase after Sesi all day. I wouldn't have it any other way but honestly the kid has so much ENERGY and ATTITUDE it literally sucks the life right out of me. I told Matt that sometimes I can't even look at Sesi due to the energy he takes away from me...:( Am I a bad Mama for saying that? Just being honest. Hey but that is why I love the stinker sooooooo much.

Freedom Festival

On Monday we went to the Provo Freedom Festival Parade. The Parade started at 9 AM but we were there much earlier. Matt and I had decided that we would go camp out and save spots for the parade. Normally we would not do this but kids make you do some crazy things!!! We got to Center Street at 3:30 AM and camped next to the "Honey Bucket" don't let the name fool you! You were not allowed to put your stuff out until 5 AM so you have to just hang around the spot you are trying to claim. After telling about 5 different groups of people that we are taking this area, the cops telling you that you need to move your stuff off the grass because it is too early, being freezing cold, and making sure your babies are snuggled and warm enough you really start to get delirious! Finally at 4:45 AM we were able to put all of our stuff out. Just when we thought we were in the clear and could get some rest a yelling fight breaks out next to us! Here are the boys sound asleep through it all!!!

Matt and I decided to give up on sleep altogether...slowly our family began to get there and then the parade started. That place was insane! After the parade we went to walk around. We checked out the booths, ate, and rode rides. I did not do a good job of taking pics. Blame it on the lack of sleep...here are a couple of the rides though.



We were so, so, so tired by the end of the day. Was it worth it? YES! It was all for the kids and the memories. Thanks to my wonderful hubby for dealing with me when I got to that past tired point and laughed hysterically in the early morning hours. Thanks to Jon & Tiff's family, the Shah's, and the Lui's for joining in on the fun.

Incredible Pizza

This past weekend was so busy and jam packed with activities I am still trying to catch up...on Sunday which was the 4th of July we went to Incredible Pizza. We met Reefy and Omar there and we all had fun! Really there is a lot to do, the prices are fair, and the thing I liked most is that it was clean!!! We did go karts (Sesi and I won), spinning bumpers cars, video games, laser tag, and my favorite game football pass! Not only were the games and rides fun but it was nice that the menu was not just pizza.



After Incredible Pizza we went to watch The Karate Kid. For some reason I thought Sesi would be alright through the movie....haha think again! I was that lady that you want to scream at and say "WTF, who honestly brings an 18 month old to a movie!" ummm...seriously that lady was me:( I really am sorry to those other people in the theater. Good thing it was Sunday and being in Utah it was not busy. It was a good day and we did not forget it was the 4th it was just harder to find patriotic activities since everything shuts down on Sunday. Was the movie good? The 15 minutes I saw were but that's as much as I can tell you. Asher, Omar, and Reefy said it was good though :)

Fireworks

Last night we went to the park to watch "Stadium of Fire" fireworks. While we were waiting for that firework show we had one of our own! Matt and Sharrieff had firework after firework going, a crowd began to gather, and before the end of the night we had about 3 more kids and we were able to reunite with our long lost cousin Joshua. Really though our firework show was GREAT! I think that "Stadium of Fire" might be calling soon. It was so much fun and the fireworks were GREAT! Jon, Katie, CJ, Andrew, Cooper, The Shah's and Mama and Papa Lui joined us for the festivities. Thanks for joining us! I think we may have started a new tradition:)

Sesi and His Many Faces

All I can say is he has a really BIG personality!!!

Move Over Beyonce...

Manti Pool

Usually when we go to Ephraim we normally grab lunch and head to the park. This time we decided to try out the Manti pool. It was fun as usual and as you can probably tell by now the boys absolutely love the water!!!So what else do we do besides swim?...Hang out with our cousins of course!!!
Sesi & Jax being HUGE nerds

Occasionally when it is just Sesi and Mommy I take pics of Sesi. I am obsessed with taking pics and Sesi is over it!

Snowbird Part 2

We also rode the tram which kept going higher and higher. It was beautiful when we got to the top not to mention freezing!!! This is the view from the top...Next it was off to the Alpine Slide. Asher rode with Matt and Sesi rode with me. There are no pics of the slide but here are some on the lift up...
We walked around for a bit. Matt and Asher went to the Children's Playground while Sesi napped. We met up for dinner and ended the day swimming.
It was a lot of FUN! It was far enough away but close enough that we could get home quickly if needed. In the end Matt and I were EXHAUSTED...

Snowbird

For Father's Day weekend we went to Snowbird. They had a lot of summer activities going on so we decided to try it out. First the boys checked out the room and balcony. It got a thumbs up.The trampoline bungy looked like too much fun to pass up. Matt, Asher and I did it but since Sesi was too small he had to settle for the bounce house...

FATHER'S DAY!

To my wonderful hubby! I hope that you have a wonderful Father's Day! Matt is the most loving, understanding, and fun Dad ever!!! I know that Asher and Sesi adore him and I love him so much for that. He is super patient with them and always tells them that he loves them even when he has to discipline. We love you!
(p.s. Matt is going to kill me when he sees this pic)

Yes, Another Birthday!

Happy Birthday Jakey! Yes, It has been a busy week with birthdays. Jakey we hope you have a wonderful birthday! I cannot believe that my baby brother is not a baby anymore. We love you so much Jake! Happy 19th!!!
XoXoxo

The Pool

Finally the weather was sunny enough to go to the pool! We were so excited that the weather got the memo that it is Summer so we went to the Lindon pool yesterday. Asher and Omar ran around with their squirt guns pretending to be on a mission, Sesi thought he was Mr. Independent floating in his swimming ring, there was a mini tornado when a burst of wind came through and blew a canopy, umbrella, and swim floats into the air, and oh yeah and their was a brief moment of WTF when we thought that we had lost Asher. When it was all said and done it was a fun day!
Last night after we had rested for a bit we went to Farr's to get some ice cream. It was really good but really crowded. I have never been in a more chaotic place all over ice cream. I should have known though...put together Utah county, Friday night & ice cream and yeah it is pretty much a nightmare. The ice cream was good though. Outside Asher & Omar decided to show off their karate moves. Thanks for coming Jen & Omar we had a blast!