Happy Halloween Superman!

Here's my little Superman on Halloween!
His belt was crooked, I didn't notice, I just was trying to hurry up and get a snap of him.






I made him wear the cape that his Grandma made, (it used to be his Dad's when he was this age). The cape that came with the costume looked really weird from the back, although it did look really nice from the front view. I didn't dress up this year, sadly, actually I really can't remember the last time I did, I'm such a party pooper. I wanted to this year, but had nothing at all to throw together, guess things take planning, right?

Sweet Kono

No, "Cars" isn't a part of our normal decor in our Living room... Kono did that when I was so tired the other day and took a nap. He was busy with it the whole time, moving the decals from his room to the living room. He's so cute, I told him to get me a pillow and he got it for me then I felt like I wanted a blanket too but didn't want to ask. He then said, "Mommy, do you want a blanket too?" Awww, he's such a sweetheart, my little helper.

Kono's Visitor

Kono's cousin Nahoa, came for a visit this past week. They had so much fun playing together but I never did get a picture of them playing. I only got these but the funny thing is they didn't even watch one full movie the whole time Nahoa was here, they just played and played.



I told/showed Kono to put his arm around Nahoa again, (like he was doing only moments before on his own), instead he made like a wing-like gesture with his opposite arm, it was funny!
Eating lunch together~ grilled cheese w/ tomato soup, carrots and apples, water and chocolate milk. I felt proud of myself for giving them a balanced meal. :)
Kono told Nahoa to hide with him and this is where we found them, they are so cute looking.

Thoughts on Children

Here are a few pictures my mother found of me while I little. I thought it'd be fun to post them and write a little something about children. Actually the little poem is written on a picture frame that my Dad once had with my picture inside but I added and changed some of it. I should've had it written by Kono's pictures, but just thought I needed to write something along with these pictures so here it goes:

Children are special. They are pure and innocent. They grow up so fast right before your eyes it seems. Children question everything. They have the cutest little voices and do and say the cutest things. They bring so much joy and laughter into their loved ones' lives. They teach us so many things. They teach us to be more patient, caring and loving. Children give meaning to the silly things, the small things and the big things. They teach us to not take anything for granted. Children teach us what's important because sometimes we forget. Children are fast learners and are quite smart. They show us what it means to be young at heart. Children are our future, our life, our everything. Children are spirit sons and daughters of God and that is what we need to remember.

Tornado Kono

Here I am slacking on getting more posts up. Well tonight, we had the elders over for dinner, the ones from our previous ward (we have a missionary couple in Cameron) so I figure I can feed them since we don't have any other elders to feed. While we ate, Kono just was in his room "playing" the whole time. If you know Kono, he doesn't really like to be in rooms alone but tonight he was completely entertained by himself. He closed the bedroom door and a few minutes later I came to check on him and this is what he had been up to:
That crazy boy!!! He surely can live up to what his shirt says at times (Here Comes Trouble). I just cleaned his room yesterday and tonight he decided to take out everything from his closet that was reachable for him. And believe me, his closet was pretty decent. I cleaned it up once more and now it's back to normal, whew!There's that cute smile he always does when I tell him to smile. It always makes me laugh, he looks so Asian. I love this boy sooooooo much and there has never been a single day that I've been without him nor has there been a day that I havn't kissed him a gazillion times. I literally do! I figure I better do it as much as I can before he despises it. He really puts sunshine into my days even when he can be a little stinker at times.

That Silly Smile

He loves being silly and smiling like this... :D

General Conference

I meant to write this post earlier but I've just been so busy and/or tired. Well, I surely enjoyed watching General Conference this past weekend. I always love watching conference (both the Saturday and Sunday sessions) but this time I was truly sad when it was over. I was just so comforting to hear each of the talks and to truly know that the words they spoke were true. I just feel truly blessed to have the gospel in my life. I don't even know how I'd be able to endure though life without it, for it is the only way I am able to endure though trials and the only way I feel protected, comforted and just knowing things and having faith in things. The world is getting more and more polluted with evil and I am just so glad that I have the opportunity in my life day by day to resist the evilness and cling to all goodness. Anyway, I loved many of the talks, and I probably shou;d've taken notes to help me remember them better but I liked the one by David A. Bednar on prayer. I believe he was elaborating on 3 additional principles to have more meaningful prayers. I really liked this because I always wish and strive to have more meaningful prayers. It's just so easy to get into the mode of repetitious prayers. I liked how he said that morning and evening prayers (and even all the prayers in-between the two) are linked together. We should pray in the morning to ask for protection, guidance and to also say what things you are going to do that day and what you'll try better at. And then evening prayers are like a follow up prayer with thanks and so on. I also liked the one by, uh, I can't remember but it was on Marriage. What I got from it was how couples need to put their spouses and their needs to one of their highest priorities and then things are just a whole lot better. It was something like that, I didn't say it in my own words quite as well. Another talk I enjoyed was by Quentin L. Cook when he spoke about trials. He said those who endure trials and remain faithful will receive blessings that exceed that of the trial. God sees everything from beginning to end and so we just have to be patient with His timing and His will. I'll end here, I can't wait for the upcoming Ensign with all the talks in them so that I can refresh my memory. P.S. I was also soooo sad when we left back home this weekend, I really do not like living far apart from family.

Kono's First Carnival Experience

Since today was kid day at Tuba City fair, I decided to take Kono to the little carnival. As soon as I paid for parking, (they'll do anything to make money here) I regretted doing so because it was extremely windy and when the dirt/sand blows in TC, it surely blows!!! I think this town should be called Dust Bowl, not Tuba City, it's not even a city for crying out loud! Anyway, it's a good thing we had our shades on, I was told by a couple of booth men/women that I was a smart and responsible parent for making sure he had something to protect his eyes and always making sure he was securely fastened to the rides he was on. I felt so silly (childish) riding a little train with Kono, but got over it right away. We also rode a gigantic slide together, and that was so much fun. I use to really enjoy carnivals/fairs and especially amusement parks growing up. As a matter of fact, I was obsessed with them. I would ride the scariest roller coasters and rides available. I never did make it to Six Flags in my teenage years and now, you'd have to probably drag me on or even pay me to get on rides, I am more about the food now a days. My favorites ~ those huge turkey legs, plump corn dogs, caramel apples, funnel cakes, nachos, and freshly squeezed lemonade. I settled for just the lemonade today after thinking about all the thousands of extra calories I didn't need to ingest, and besides it was too expensive for my budget. It was so nice to come home and get cleaned up, we had dirt in our ears, nose, eyes, mouth, hair and clothes!


Kono riding a brown horse on the merry-go-round, this is the best picture I could take since I was standing right next to him.
Kono riding a monster truck, this is the first ride he did alone (without me), it was sad to let him out from under my wings.
Kono liked riding this one but I didn't like watching, it just went round and around in small circles.
Kono also loved riding this dragon that went pretty high up. He's pretty brave. 

Hide and Seek

This is how we sometimes find Kono when he is trying to hide. He thinks that if he can't see us, we can't see him. :) If he is just lying still with his eyes closed or covering his face, he thinks that will do the trick. :) No matter what, he pretty much always giggles, not knowing that sounds also give himself away. This boy is just the cutest thing!!!