Kaybrie Loimata Rae Aumua....

Isn't she a BEAUTY!!?!!

Where are the Pics of that Cutie Kaybrie?

Why we live in the desert......

.......Or as Steven would say, "the sand box"! We love it, especially this time of year. This was just a little hike right outside or front door. What a beautiful.......

.......I will let the pictures speak for themselves.

Headin' out.

Just look at that view!!

And the color of the sky!!

Almost done, it was a good day on the trail.

The "Turkey"

So Kevin decided that to keep up with tradition of a different cooking method for the turkey, that we should do a pit turkey. It was a totally new experience. We learned a lot. Kevin dug the pit and lined it with rocks. We took turns watching and tending the fire until it was time to put the turkey in. Lois did that because all the guys had gone to work by then.

Jaba was a great resource. We had to keep the fire in the pit for about 10 hours before we could put the turkey in. It was a really windy night. Then the turkey had to stay buried in the pit for about 6 hours.

We were worried because we couldn't smell it when we pulled it out of the pit.
We had it wrapped in so many layers of foil the aromas couldn't get out. Once we started to unwrap it, mmmmm mmmmm mmmm. We knew it was done.
It was one of the best turkeys that we have ever cooked.

Gilbert Parade Fun

I am finally getting around to posting some pictures from the parade. It was a beautiful day and the kids were so excited to be there. They couldn't wait for their turn to hand out flowers.
Halia and Abby just hangin out. Abby slept for the entire parade, Halia waved at all the people. She thought the parade was for her. ;)

Handing out the flowers is the best part. Sadie thought this was just as good as riding on the float last year.

Jon must have run 5 miles on the one mile parade route. Those are beautiful alstromeria.

Isaiah wnated to ride in the "boogy" with Uncle Dean. He thought that was pretty great.

Girls Night Out... and Donald

New Moon! We all got dressed up in twilight t-shirts and went to see New Moon on Saturday night when Dixie came into town. Only actually mom was the only one who dressed up. She's the DIE HARD fan :) We had a girls night, and Donald, while the boys watched the kids. I think the funnest part was before the movie. We were laughing so hard about... nothing? I don't know, it was just a fun time. And then afterward we got desserts and had some more laughs. It's good to be with sisters, and Donald. We had a much needed night out.

Donald took the picture of all of us and managed to GET all of us! Then he had to snap a shot of himself. But I made it into ONE!

Marie-Nancy-Megan-Christi-Dixie-Susie-Shannon-(Donald)-Mom

{We missed you Coleen!}

I smashed on their laps. Hee.
Marie-Nancy

Nancy-Megan
Megan-Christi
Christi-Dixie

Dixie-Susie (doesn't Susie look EXACTLY like Zayah)
Donald- Shannon

Shannon- Mom (Hahahaha She was mad because she didn't know about 2 flashes and she looks silly. But she's just so cute)

Shannon- Mom

What a good night! I only wish we could do that more often.

The Cousins Gift Exchange

It sounds like everyone is in! Thats great! We decided to throw in a twist this year to make it fun. For the cousin that you are buying a gift for, choose a gift that starts with the same letter as their first name. For example, Halia could send Brock a ball or a book. We thought this might help the kids really get into giving and thinking about what to give their cousin. It is meant to be fun, so if its too hard you can get creative or bend the rules of course. We were thinking you could pick something out for your cousin that is around $5-$10.
Tallie and I drew names form a hat and here is how it ended up:

Lenard has Kolton
Jon has Brooklyn
Sadie has Halia
Brooklyn has Tallie
Macy has Brigger
Steven has Sadie
Joshua has Kaden
Kaden has Lenard
Bryton has Jon
Kolton has Steven
Brody has Baby girl
Tallie has Zayah
Brock has Joshua
Zayah has Macy
Halia has Brock
Baby girl has Bryton
Brigger has Brody

Any Questions?