ONE STEP CLOSER!!!

Finally the day has come... so some as some of you may know. we have been trying to get Tyler adopted by my husband for over a year now, for many of reasons but the most important reason is so that we can go to the Temple with Tyler and be sealed to him for all time and eternity. It just seemed like nothing was going our way and we had a pretty big mountain to climb, alot of obstacles to go through, and alot of turn downs. but finally they granted us an adoption hearing. I couldn't be more over joyed,and anxious tell my family when they get home from school and work. we have been waiting for this news for so long.... and after a long hectic week this news just took all the stress away.... anyways I just thought I would share this with my friends and family, I only wish that my friend Shannon was here so I could share the news with her too.. she helped me out a lot at the beginning stages of this process, and one of the last conversations we had was about us going to the temple with Tyler and how she wanted to go...well now she has a front row seat.. miss ya girl =)

deliriously posting

I am posting this blog a major lack of sleep, Last night we all went to sleep at the same time, as we normally do on Sundays, And then about 1am Josiah decided to wake up coughing and with a fever. So needless to say him and I have been up since 1, he is now sleeping but he is coughing and tooting every second which is waking him. So we are just hanging in there. If I am not making sense it is because I am deliriously tired. O.k. if you have noticed I have changed the name of our blog. I have been trying to come up with a name for awhile now and just couldn't think of one that stuck with me.. so I pretty much gave up and forgotten about the fact I wanted to change it. So I'm at the temple on Saturday listening to a speaker and he says it "monumental moments" and I said hey that almost sounded like he said our last name MONUMENTAL...and it came to me MANUMENTAL MOMENTS. because a blog is really like a journal and we write about monumental things that take place in our lives.... so there you have it.. I know your probably thinking why would I think of my blog at the Temple I actually wasn't it just popped into my head. Speaking of the Temple I had a wonderful time going with the relif society, it was so nice to spend time with sisters from my ward as well as my stake. anyways enough of my ramblings I most go and tend to a sick child now... before I go one more thing note to self never give a sick child peaches on the off chance that they cough so hard that it makes them vomit and peaches are every where just a thought....

random ramblings.....

Happy Friday my friends and family....just thought I would post a few things going on in the Manu family...

First of all I finally got my husband to give Josiah a haircut.. his hair was just driving me nuts.. at first Kam had this bright idea of letting Josiah's hair grow til his namesake came back from his mission IN APRIL!! i wasn't thrilled about it... but after a lil sweet talk ;).. he finally agreed to cut it... yeah.....he is so good when getting to cut too...
Tyler finally couldn't take people pointing out the hair growth above his lip anymore.. we came home from church on Sunday and said " Thats it I want to shave" he kept asking me for months now... but I always said NO... I guess apart of me feels that that is just one more sign of him growing up, and I just can't deal with it... Well I could tell it was really bothering him of what people were saying so I finally gave in... This first pic is dad showing him how after he tried doing it himself..... LOL his hand is up because he is telling me to stop taking pictures...hehehehehe
this pic is of him trying to do it on his own first... my son all grown up.. tear tear =(
and last but not least our daughter Kakala auditioned for the musical production Joseph and the amazing technicolor dreamcoat. She had been waiting and waiting.....and waiting for the letter to come in the mail telling her she made it.. her little heart was crushed everyday that it didn't come... and even asked me how many times a day the mail comes....Well finally yesterday the letter came ....that she made it!!! yeah!!! she will be in the choir and will be learning a bunch of songs for the next 4 months....Last night was the cast kick off party.. it was so much fun and Kala is so excited to be apart of the musical.....

a day off..a day at the park.....

On Monday the kids had a holiday.... so we decided to go to the park to get out of the house.. anytime the kids have time off they get a lil cooped up.. and really start to get antsy ... So I decided to pack up and head to the park to have a picnic and to play.... Kala brought a friend, and so did Tyler .... Tyler and his friend played basketball all day, while Kala and her friend roller bladed, that is until Kala fell down a hill and scraped up her face. This was the first time at the park where Josiah could walk.. so he ran wild...and had a fun day....We ended up staying at the park for 4 1/2 hours.. by the end the kids were wiped out.. we got back just in time for daddy to come home from work... and go to the gym... what a fun exhausting day we had....

Partners in crime....

I just had to post this picture of Josiah and his friend Beckett that I babysit... So I turn my head for a minute and this is what I find... They had taken every single wipe out of this brand new box of wipes..... when I caught them it was so funny.... Josiah had this smile on his face like Ha Ha ya I did it.. and Beckett's look is like who me I didn't do anything.... LOL.. these two are lil partner's in crime when they are together and are always getting into something.....


This next pic I wanted to post because my son just cracks me up... he found these fake teeth lying around the house... and knew exactly what to do with them... once I got the camera out he was all excited to take a pic.... after looking at the pics I realized that he kinda looks like chucky that movie back in the days.... with the overalls stripe shirt and ugly teeth..LOL... Josiah is such a character....

a child's prayer......

So call me a proud picky mom.. but I couldn't decide what video to put up of Josiah... so here is 2 videos.. of Josiah learning how to say his prayers... Lately I have noticed him trying to fold his arms like we do when ever he hears someone say a prayer....i just think it is the cutest thing ever.....

New bikes...and a New Year......

First of all.... we wanted to wish everyone a Happy New year!!! For Christmas My dad got the kids new bikes and they were totally surprised, a couple of weeks ago we had went to see my dad,and family in Moreno valley and I told the kids they they weren't getting anything from grandpa,so when we got back from our trip up north they were so surprised to see the bike just waiting for them..., ..they absolutely love them... They have been riding them everyday.... even though it is freezing outside....Thanks grandpa... we love you.... For new years we went over to our good friends The Ramils home and had some good ol' mexican food... we ate til we couldn't walk....LOL...it was a fun nite with great company.... then Today we got up early and went and played volleyball with the Tonga's and the Kini-Kini's .... It has been so long since I have been on the court.... but I had such a great time.... we won alot of the games.. even the adults vs. kids..... we had a blast and look forward to doing it again... I'm looking forward to what is in store for our family in 2009.... here are a couple pics.... The kids on there new bikes.... and some of the kids watching the T.V. intensely waiting for the ball to drop at midnight..... =)