More photos from this summer 2013

We've been busy with the kids and I've started homeschooling Mere more officially. We've been doing class for 2 years already, but now I'm getting more structured and longer lengths of time, it's very fun (most of the time) and we're learning lots! Mere is really growing to be responsible and likes to pack her backpack with toys and clothes for her and Nasui and Glenn when we go out and to bake things for the neighbors. She is still very social and always "making friends" at the parks. Glenn is still shy until he warms up, and then he can be a bit rough and rambunctious, testing limits but still very sweet, loving animals and good to his little brother as Mere is. Nasui is growing and saying some words like cocoa, uh oh, baa baa, moo moo, da, mom, truck and the most us "whas tha" what's that! I guess I ask him that a lot. He's into playing with Mere and Glenn which can be hard cause he usually breaks things, but it goes with the age! Saki and I are just so happy to have each other!!!!!!! I love being married! He is amazing!

Been busy with new Vonu Designs Products (www.vonudesigns.com)

Visit with relatives-we took Aunty Mei to walk on the Golden Gate which is quite an experience!

Marin County Fair-all the rides are free  and lines we one ride wait. EXCEPT the last ride of course-bumper cars, which they REALLY wanted to try so Nasui was melting down by the time we were halfway through the LONG line but it was Glenn's favorite, he went on the carousel and was terrified-it was sad-I couldn't lift him off the horse since I was standing between his horse and Nasui's , and the fun house (mirrors and slide and maze) but no other rides until bumper cars. 

Glenn's birthday-he chose those store bought frozen bean and cheese burritos and Saki's parents came over. We also had pot pie and the kids helped decorate an airplane cake. I like things to look nice, but am realizing sometimes it's more abt the kids learning and enjoying what they're doing...

Kristin Hoffman's wedding in WA : ) my sister!

Nasui and Kristin

Visited Pate's Rugby shop http://www.serevirugby.com/

and guess the famous rugby players below : ) 

Glenn's been loving his dog from Lisa's family.

A tiny but fun beach/bay in Sausalito

Bradshaw Family Reunion and misc before and afters

Turn your head sideways-I found that Mere and Glenn made a partial alphabet with our fruits and vegetables

Kristin Hoffman's wedding! So glad we could go-I consider her and Andrea my sisters : ) and we are spirit sisters : ) I babysat them and their siblings since they were tiny!

Kristin, me, Andrea

Grandpa Peterson at Grandma's 80th birthday celebration at Suzanne Elise

cake and balloons-Grandma Peterson's 80th

Couldn't pass up a stop at the Astor column (John Jacob Astor? early settler of Astoria) You climb up all the steps and see a beautiful view! Glenn cried much of the end steps as I carried him, he's a bit afraid of going too high...Even driving up the hill he thought it was scary. 

The boys loved the water shutoff? near the cabins, luckily they couldn't really turn anything on or off. They liked putting rocks in the hole of the ground panel. 

Yes Thomas, Saki got you in a photos

which started a competition

at the beach

Mere and Glenn made their first fused bead things-thanks to Lisa's sister Morgan. Glenn saw some in a craft magazine and I told him I had some so they tried it, took them abt 1 1/2 hours to do the first one, all on their own though! I was impressed!

finished product, Star Mere, square Glenn

99 cent folder, sheet protectors, paper, 3 brads makes a great gift

below-saying goodbye to Grandma and Grandpa Peterson!

Photos from Jan, Feb and March 2013

playing with the magnetic boy he got for Christmas

Dala horse shirt all my kids have worn from my Aunt and Uncle in Sweden

crown and wand Mere picked out at Dollar Tree after learning to buckle herself...buckling 3 kids can be aggravating, she still struggles sometimes to buckle because the carseats/booster seats are crowded together, but is getting good at doing it. 

Mere with animals I think she's trying to be sleeping beauty

Red velvet cake Mere and Glenn decorated for their Grandma Vakalala-if you look closely you can see it says NAU-Fijian for Grandma (blue and yellow N, orange A, pink U) mere did the top decorating all by herself and Glenn did the sides. Mere felt very strongly that both of her grandma's should have red velvet cake, so we made this one for Saki's mom and mailed cupcakes for my mom (they both have Feb birthdays)

Flags

First Birthday!

cars in "dirt"the kids enjoyed doing this, though the cars were a bit too big for the cupcakes

Saki's parents were sick, then we were, so no nice dinner, but we did cut his hair, a Fijian tradition on the first birthday and I wanted his photo by the Masi. Nasui is a sweet boy, he has been walking a lot lately and enjoys playing with cars and is very interested in exploring places or things. 

Nasuikau's namesake and great Uncle (who raised Saki Sr) died this month and we are happy that Nasuikau could carry on his name!