not to forget

and my dessert team sam and juli. thank you thank you thank you! all of it delish!

i thought this picture got in there but realized it didn't. my blogger is taking forever and ever to load pictures, any one else having the same problem?

Hawaii Open House

i am a little behind with posting the hawaii open house but here it is.

on Aug. 13th we had an open house for our hawaii ward and friends at our church. it was wonderful to celebrate kiley and scotty's wedding here with everyone. so many friends helped out and offered themselves to do things for the open house and we could not appreciate it more! once again amber mozo took pictures for us, thanks amber, you have done an amazing job!

scotty and ki with makana

the yummy cupcakes! red velvet, lemon poppyseed and chocolate marble.
kiley hanging out with her friends when it was actually over.
my friends sam and juli did the desserts. sam made amazing cheesecakes in lilikoi, mango, chocolate mint and yummy flavors!
kiley had had her surgery the previous thursday and was still in her boot and using a crutch to help her walk. she was so tired from standing but did great!
lola
the food line. our friend curt mcarthur made all of the food with the help of good friends. we had chicken skewers, veggie skewers, rolls, fruit salad, million dollar rice (curt's creation of wild rice and mushrooms) and some pupu's.

my friends helped serve all evening!
Sarah, and her family
such a cute picture of Sas Runnels

the centerpieces were all glass vases with shells and starfish, all a little different
our baby nellie who is not a baby anymore and drake

caleb and nicole
matt with our friends baby Ryiese. we all love her!
my food team, curt and brian~ thank you thank you thank you!
my decorating team, marj and jen~ thank you thank you thank you~


my brother in law jordan video taped the whole experience in san diego and made a video for us to show in hawaii. it is so cute and everyone loved it!
kiley with ryiese, we all had a turn, she is so sweet! ( yes i can wait!)

sam made kiley gluten free cheesecake with an almond crust, we got to take some home and it was SO delicious!!

i really appreciate all everyone did to help especially the mcarthur boys and clark boys who are always there to help with anything and everything!

would you do it?

when we went to la jolla we went to a paragliding port and watched the people jump off the side of a cliff. everything was so soft and smooth it looked peaceful floating in the air.

they came in so softly and landed on their feet. if you took a ride then you were attached to a pilot who had control. it actually looked pretty fun. nikki and i have been talking about doing something big each year on our birthdays, last year was pretty tame on a zip line at snowbird so i thought about it but first it was 150$ and i am a cheapy and second i just wasn't sure if i could do it without a sedative:)

it was really fun to watch though and maybe next time we are there i can work up my confidence to "jump" outside my box!

Back to school

well it's back to school for both matt and I. summer's over! our "school's" however are very different. i went back to work at uka elementary. i got an EA position (educational assistant) in the lower grade special ed. i go into classrooms where students are mainstreamed and help them to understand the work or keep up. i am working with 3 1st grade boys and really liking it! if a position opens up in preschool they will let me know but for now they didn't have a need. i miss my kids and often go by to see them and get hugs and the ones who graduated to kindergarten i get to see at lunch. the teachers really appreciate me helping out and the one who i spend the most time in her room has recruited me for more help with the class so that's fun too! happy to be back at work.

matt however applied to get his doctorate. he was accepted at Loyola in chicago! we are not moving! he will do everything on line and then travel to chicago several times a year to school. hopefully he can coordinate those trips with his anesthesia board trips or he will be in chicago a lot! i am hoping i can tag along on one of the trips so we can get together with friends and go home to st. louis this year! he is just never content where he's at, always working toward something else, i on the other hand am happy with my little job and doing some little crafts at home, you gotta have balance in a marriage you know!

it was a good summer!!

happy birthday Jill!

today is my sister's birthday, she is 32! oh to be 32:)

she is a good sister, daughter, aunt, and wife and she will be a great mother one day...i know it!

from amber's point of view

amber mozo took the ring ceremony and reception pictures. she has such a great eye, just like her dad. which speaking of, the thought came to me more than once that i can't believe jon wasn't here to shoot ki's wedding, we always knew he would. we missed him that day but i know he was there and would love scotty!

amber would make him so proud though. she is still developing her own style but i think what she is most amazing at is candids! she has this point of view that no one else does. she takes hundreds of pictures of what is going on around her. these are a few of my favorites, some are purposed but most are candids. enjoy.

this is one of the most special pictures to me. caleb rarely gives his all to anyone, look at that hug!! and matt's smile in the background is so cute!


the next 3 are the money shots!!!!!!!!! our most favorite!!




amber thank you for your point of view, this is one i agree with you on:)

just as a note scotty asked her what she wanted for doing this for them and she asked for a spam musubi from a specific place (maybe 1.99), she then changed her mind to the jeep, gotta love that girl. thanks ber!