Love 1 Another

2011-12-18T11:26:00.000-08:00

The first thing we did for Micah's Birthday was go to Disneyland!!! He loves it now...

Then we had a great party...

Here is a peek a Micah's Fun Birthday!!!!

Pretty Girl

2011-03-10T13:52:00.000-08:00

Here is the princess! She is beautiful. Makayla is almost 13 yrs old. I can't believe how fast that went. This post is just for her. The last one I didn'''t add a picture...

2011-03-03T13:29:00.000-08:00

cutie in his beanie(too small already)
First time grabbing toys(2-15-11)
He got a new High Chair, so BIG!
Goofy boy.........;-}
Dewey's favorite wig.

I know I slack on my updates. Micah wants to be held most of the time these days. I don't alot done. I broke down and got a cleaning lady to help me. I am so grateful to have her. The house feels great afterward.

Anyway, news flash, Zayne is potty training!!!!YAY... Today is day 2. He told me once so far he needed to go potty before he went. He likes wearing pullups. He is counting to 10 and can recognize all the numbers. He is working on recognizing his letters. He knows about half the alphabet. And he is turning the big 2 this month. WOW

Micah is getting big . He is in 6 mo clothes. He is grabbing at his toys and will bring them to his mouth. He just started making squeals, learning he has a voice. But has been cranky last couple weeks. He just got a cough so I guess its from feeling ucky...

Kayla is doing well with her braces. Her overbite is almost gone. Teeth look great! She is getting better at violin and colorguard. She Performances coming up for both. She is 5'4" . She said they were measured at school this week. I can't believe she will be 13 in April. It sure goes fast.

Christmas Video

2011-01-13T23:43:00.000-08:00

Here is a Christmas video. So cute of Micah smiling. sorry if it skips. computer doesn't support converting of 1080p video. But it still works.

2010-12-30T19:44:00.000-08:00

Micah is getting so big so fast. At his 7 wk appt he weighed 12 lbs 10 oz. He is getting rolls everywhere. Its a wonder because he spits excessively. I sometimes think he didn't keep any down. But the rolls tell otherwise.
Everyone has gotten sick, including Micah. (He is still sick)Except me, knock on wood. Dewey was sick over Christmas and is finally feeling better today. It is good he took this week off. Family leave is the best. He gets paid to stay home. We wanted to go do something fun like the Long Beach Aquarium, but Micah's cough is worse and its getting chilly out. So we are staying home and renting movies.
I got a new fun toy for Christmas. Its called the Bloggie. Its a mini video and picture cam. It takes 4 hrs of video. I will find a good one for all to see!

2010-11-16T18:22:00.000-08:00

Here is a little catch up of the family. Its been a busy time getting use to a new member in the family. But it is always interestingly fun. A peek at some Halloween fun! We missed the fall festival punpkin patch this year. The few Sat before Micah was born it rained so we didn't go. And then Micah came a little early, so definately next year.

2010-11-16T12:25:00.000-08:00

Here is my attempt at creative photography. I thought it came out cute. Not easy to take pictures of him while he is awake. Moving all over. But it was fun! There will be more...

New Baby!

2010-11-10T17:17:00.001-08:00

Here he is! Micah Aaron Tanoai Reed. He was born Oct 27,2010. I went to the doctor on the 24th and was only 1 cm and 80%. I came home called my friend and we went for a walk. I had a few contractions, but nothing big. We had dinner and was having them off and on, so I wanted to go to the mall so we could walk. We walked around about 4 times. They were closing so we headed home. But while we were there my contractions started being kinda regular. When we got home I started doing dishes and finishing the laundry I started earlier . My contractions were coming but one would be good and the next was a teaser. It was about 11pm when I finally got to sit down. I got Zayne to sleep and we went to bed. Dewey downloaded a contraction counter on his phone and I laid in bed and my contractions had started coming more regular. By 3:45 I got hungry so I got up and ate 2 stuffed shells, Yum, then went back to bed. I was about 6.5 min apart then after about 45 min of 5.5 min apart I got upto brush my teeth and it jumped to 2.5 min apart. And it was really time to leave. It takes 25 min to get to the hospital. I thought I could feel pressure, then on the way I really could feel him. We got to the ER and I couldn't walk in, after pushing ghte assistance button 4 times, and no one coming to assist, I walk in holding on to Dewey, and OB was just barely calling ER to let them know I was on my way. I had called at least 10 min before to say we were on our way in. I finally got a wheel chair to take me up and when I got up stairs I was at 9 cm. Dewey had to run downstairs to move the car. While he was gone my water broke. No Husband and No Doctor! Dewey made it back in time and the ER doctor showed up. My Doctor still on her way. I didn't have even push him he came out all on his own. My body pushed for me. Its amazing how a womans body works. And Micah was here. Without any help from the doctor. He just stood there. Micah basically ncame out on the bed. Then he took care of the cord and Dewey got to cut it. About 10 -15 min after he was born, Dr. Tio made it in. She got to finish me up. I cut really it really close not realizing. It was an easy labor. I had the birth I wanted. I labored at home and delivered natural. What a great experience.

2010-10-05T08:55:00.000-07:00

Here is another catch up... Makayla,s First Day of School!

2010-10-05T08:26:00.000-07:00

Ok... So here is a little catch up. The first one is mid July, the one with Dewey and I is his birthday at Disneyland( crazy I know), and the one with Zayne loving my belly is mid Sept. Went from little belly to Big Belly!

Zayne loves to to pull up my shirt and give loves and kisses to my belly. Its so sweet. Well today I am 36 wks. Hopefully its not much longer. I am ready.

2010-07-24T14:49:00.000-07:00

It is so fun when little ones start to talk. He is saying 'ama' (grandma), 'ame'(amen) after prayers, he folds his arms too. And 'up a go' when he wants up. He will come tell me 'dido' when he has stinky pants. Such a smarty pants. They grow up so fast.

BIG little Zayne

2010-07-18T18:38:00.000-07:00

Well no suprise but Zayne didn't make it through sacrament today, so Dewey took him up to the nursery and he discovered this rider. I was told he had a blast and its easy to balance. He was smiling until the picture was taken.

New Family Car

2010-07-18T18:24:00.000-07:00

Ohhhh ...I am so excited. Here are the new wheels. We decided to look around here cause dads work was in very short supply of what we were hoping to get. And we needed something soon. It all worked out. It was the right price, size, and mileage...so we did it. It is so much easier to get Zayne in and out. Glad I changed my mind about the Flex. Its low. When mom and dad were here I got Zayne in and out of their Expedition, and decided i wanted to look for and SUV instead. Just like Sara said about her new Honda, it saves your back.

week 24 + belly

2010-07-16T14:39:00.000-07:00

Here it is! no hiding anything this time. Mom took this while they were here. We went swimming in our old apt pool one last time before we turn in our keys.
It was a blistering day. And well, we have NO air conditioning. Did not know that till yesterday. We just assumed. We all know what that means. haha So We will be buying a portable, needless to say. I don't think I will fair very well for the rest of summer being big pregnant and hotter than normal already. We will be getting wet often and visiting friends or going to the mall where it is cooler. Today was overcast and not so bad. Needed relief after 3 days of hot. I realize its nothing compared to Vegas, St.George or Virginia but, its hot to me now.

2010-06-19T12:18:00.001-07:00

This is our new house. No more apartments for us. We are so excited. 26th is the big day!!!!!!!!!YAY!!!!!

2010-06-19T11:58:00.000-07:00

This was 5/17/10.

Here is the 20 1/2 wk belly picture.
Today. Its a cellphone pic. Baby is growing and so am I.

2010-06-19T11:41:00.000-07:00

Kayla blowing out the candles.

Zayne having fun with cake.

Hello everyone! Here is the long overdue post. I finally downloaded the pictures from B- days and a belly pic for those that are far.

2010-04-21T14:59:00.000-07:00

Since I am On the computer I thought I would post. And still no birthday pictures yet. Kayla's is coming up next week. I know I am behind. Thats ok, I'll get there.
As for today I am 12 weeks amd still feeling sick. It hasn't eased much yet.
Zayne is growing so much. He is trying to talk. He grabs his ear and tries to say 'ear', he grabs my nose when I say nose, he has started using 2 signs that I have been doing with him since he was little. He does the sign for eat and more. He uses them properly too. When he wants to go he says,'go go'.
Its time to pick up Kayla from school need to run.

2010-03-31T15:43:00.000-07:00

Well most of you already know, we are have another baby! I had my first appt and it went great. I got to see the baby. It was so cute, so tiny. You could see arms and legs. The tail was gone so baby doesn't look like a tadpole anymore.

I know I need to post for Zayne's birthday. I just need to get the pictures off my camera. I will. Feeling alittle tired and slow these days.

California Adventure

2010-02-17T10:47:00.000-08:00

On the under the sea carousel having fun!

In Bugs Land!
We to California Adventure . Didn't stay there long its under a lot of construction. But when its done its going to be twice the size. We spent most of the day at Disneyland. But it was a lot more crowded this time. Note: don't go any part of a holiday weekend.

Dewey took the Friday before Pres. Day, not a blackout day, but i guess everyone else had the same idea. Go figure!

Where are we?

2010-02-10T13:01:00.001-08:00

Can you guess where we are?????????????????????????????????????????
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Yes ... You Guessed It We Are At The Happiest Place On Earth!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DISNEYLAND! DISNEYLAND! DISNEYLAND! YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We had so much fun. We wondered if Zayne would even enjoy going or if he would think anything of it. But he really did. He looked around at everything and smiled when he really liked things. It is so great. And we decided that season passes were the best deal. Being a resident is awsome, the passes are half and they have payment plans. Very reasonable. I was surprised. Now we can go whenever. 215 days out of the year. Woohoo! We are going again this coming Friday! Well, actually we are going to California Adventure. Yes, they are 2fer passes. And of course we know that Makayla loves the idea. She gets to ride all the rides twice because we have to do the switch pass. That lets Dewey & I both ride rides. Just never together. Except the kiddy ones of course. And there are alot more rides for Zayne to go on than I realized. We are definately going to get our moneys worth and a whole lot more. And what great memories for the Family.

2010-02-01T10:25:00.000-08:00

2nd outing to be comtinued...

2010-02-01T10:05:00.000-08:00

We have gone on 2 fun outings this past month. This was our first. Zayne loved all the animals. Good Family Fun.
We took Subway for lunch. Such a great trick from Mom.

Giraffes are my favorite.

2010-02-01T09:25:00.000-08:00

I know I know... I am late on updating... But better late than never, right? Here is Christmas! Our first Christmas in our home. It was a blast.
And we are carrying on the tradition of reading the true Christmas story before we start.

This is our actual tree. The Funky looking one was our attempt to have a real one but it was too small for a stand so I tried to put it in wet soil. Well as you see we ended up with a fake pretty tree that doesn't lean over. It was a nice try though.
What a great first Christmas with Zayne!

Lovey Boy

2009-11-19T16:57:00.000-08:00

This is a huge bear that Dewey bought for Zayne. He loves to give it hugs. And of course whenever he sees a camera that smile comes. It is so fun seeing his personality develop. He wiggled off my lap and slid down off the couch and stood holding on to the couch. He is so use to jumping in his jumper that he lost his balance. I was surprised how good he could stand with so little help. He liked it. I think it made him feel BIG!

2009-11-09T22:23:00.000-08:00

I can't believe how time flies. Zayne is saying his first words. He started with Hi about a week or two ago and then last week we thought he said baba and this weekend he started saying dada. It is so cute. We even thought we heard 'Hi dada'. He will be 8 mo in a week. He likes to sit up and play, but looses his balance after a while and plopps over. The best thing is his big bright smile. I just want to eat him up...hehehe.

Swine Flu.....Please Read

2009-11-03T09:07:00.000-08:00

I found an article in a local magazine, YHC, about the swine flu and felt I needed to share it. It is written by a doctor and has very good information. You can look up the article on the web and read the whole thing. Its not to long so please take the time. I love you all and thats why I'm sharing. http://www.yhcmagazine.com/ Just click on current issue and you'll see the articles listed.

Scary.....

2009-11-02T13:33:00.000-08:00

Makayla's make-up came out awesome.

WE HAD FUN!!!

HALLOWEEN~~~~BOO!

2009-11-02T11:48:00.000-08:00

We started our fun on Halloween Eve. Our new family tradition for Halloween is to make a Pumpkin stew. Ohhhh...did it turn out soooooooooo good! Then we did our cut-out cookies and while they baked the carving began. What a fun family night together. Its all about the ohana!

2009-10-25T16:23:00.000-07:00

The LOVE BUGS! ( As Makayla calls us.)

Here is Waimea Falls.

These are some of the pretty flowers we saw on our hike to the fall

We went for a fun hike to Waimea Falls. We were so glad that Dewey's Mom Cim was able to come with us. We had a great time. We did't get to swim this time because of the rains. Not sure why. Zayne fell asleep and then I ended up carrying him after he woke up. It was a great workout, going to Oahu, we did a lot of walking and hiking and I fit into my jeans now. The last little bit came right off.YAY!!!

2009-10-25T16:09:00.000-07:00

The Laie Temple is so beautiful. Dewey's great grandfather Tautua was called from Samoa to Oahu to help build this Temple. I was so sad that it was closed. We didn't get to do a session. Next time.

We were so excited to see someone named an icecreamery after Bubby Zayne.

2009-10-16T13:07:00.000-07:00

Here we are at Hanauma Bay. It was a fun day in the sun. Dewey was the only one to get burnt.

Playing in the water. Zayne played so much splashing he got hungry.

Mom And Son Havin Fun!!!!!!!!!!!

2009-10-16T12:53:00.000-07:00

This is the view from our condo.We had just got back from swimming the first day. We were getting ready to take the kids to meet Grandma Cim.

Hawaii 5~0

2009-10-16T12:39:00.000-07:00

Hanauma Bay~~~~~~~~~~Makayla snorkeling. Having a great time!

2009-09-11T17:26:00.000-07:00

Ah Ha!! I figured it out! Here is a little video of Zayne.

2009-09-11T11:27:00.000-07:00

Oahu here we come!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am so excited to be going to the islands. We are going over my birthday! Oct. 6-13th
It's going to be a blast. I will take lots pics. We will be staying in Punaluu with a beautiful view of the ocean. I very much wanted to visit the Temple while we are there but unfortunately it is closed for the year. We will still go walk the sacred grounds. i am excited to see where Dewey grew up and visit all the historical sites. Pearl Harbor will be amazing to experience knowing what happened there. And I can't wait to visit some water falls. OOOOOOOOOOOOOhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and eat some Local food. Yummmmmmmmmy..................

2009-08-29T15:04:00.000-07:00

here is the prince

2009-08-29T14:56:00.000-07:00

This was taken in July. Sooo Sweeeet...

2009-08-29T14:24:00.000-07:00

HI Everyone!!! We are back... hopefully I can keep this updated;~}
Makayla just started 6th grade. She is loving it. She is excited because she got a locker inside with the 7th graders. She met her new bestfriend Megan the first day of school. They eat together and meet at her locker inbetween classes to say hi. I'm so thankful she has a good friend.
Zayne is growing so fast. He is a big boy. At his 4 mo appt he was 18.9 lbs 26 in. He is 5 mo and 8 days. I'm sure he is over 20lbs. I just measured and I think he is 28.5 in long. He was wiggly. He is eating cereal and fruit. We have tried pears and he likes them.

The LA Temple

2008-07-15T16:59:00.000-07:00

I love this picture.

2008-07-15T16:09:00.000-07:00

This our Eternal Family. What a blessing for all of us.

Our Wedding!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2008-07-09T12:56:00.000-07:00

It's been awhile since i've on our blog. Corinne told me I needed to updated our blog! I must say it is quite utdated. We are married now. YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It is so exciting and wonderful. I feel like I'm in a dream. From one I don't want to wake up. Our home has come together nicely. We are very comfortable here. And are so thankful for all that we have. We went on a mini honeymoon to Catalina Island. It was a great little get away. We are looking forward to our real honeymoon the 3rd of Aug. to the Mexican Riviera on a 7 day cruise. Cannot wait. Love Always!

2008-05-20T12:16:00.000-07:00

We have an announcement!!! We have moved up our wedding date. Our new wedding date is June 21, 2008. YAY!!! We are soooooooooooooooooo excited. We will be sending out announcements very soon.
Makayla and I are in the process of packing and getting ready for our big move. She has a week and a half left of school and is anxious to live close to the beach.
We found a great townhome in Westlake Village that is close to everything. It is a beautiful area with a lot of trees and greenery. It is so serene. It will be so wonderful to be out of the desert. I am really looking forward to our new life.

2008-04-24T11:58:00.000-07:00

Makayla's birthday is this weekend (April 27), and we are suprising her with a trip to Disneyland!!! She has no idea. She is in the double diggets now. 10 years old, I cant believe it. Time just flies. We took Friday off so we get to have an extra day together. We are very excited to see each other, because we only see each other every other weekend right now. Dewey is in the temple classes right now so his trips to Vegas are on hold. So Makayla and I make our way out there to Cali to see him. Of course we don't mind that at all... beach, sun, & fun! We Treasure what time we have together and are excited for the day its forever!

2008-04-17T11:39:00.000-07:00

Now that plans are moving along and time is getting closer to move to California, I am getting so restless. I would love for it to be now. But all in good time.
Makayla is excited to move too. She loves that we will be close to the beach. She loves to play in the sand. I think the water is still alittle scary, but that won't last long.
Westlake Village is our town of choice. This will be our new home. It such a beautiful place, green and clear and mountainous, with the ocean just on the other side of the canyon. What more could one ask for? The best part is I will get to be with my Love.

2008-04-15T11:41:00.000-07:00

Well, I finally did IT! I have a blog. I have been a myspacer, so bare with me as I get use to this blogging thing. My sister Corinne says all the 'cool kids' are doing it,so I guess its time to start this ball rolling.

If you haven't heard Dewey and I are engaged. We are going to get married Aug. 2! YAY!!!
This is a very signifigant day for alot of people in my life. Sandi & Mike had their first date and have celebrated the day as anniversary. They were going to be married that day but Mike was deployed to Iraq so they eloped before he left. Nikki was sealed in the Temple on this day. My friend Ayshia was married this day. And it is my Aunt Nancy's birthday.
I didn't remember all of that at the time we chose that date. Everyone shared it when we announced our date.
We get to join in on the Wonderful day!