Tuesday, January 1, 2013
New Day! New Year!
Woke up, and to my surprise, my daughter climes out of her crib, rolled onto my bed and patted my cheeks to give me the biggest GOOD MORNING MAMA and to my even more surprise, realized that she had slept in til 9am! This new year sounds great right, then, another surprise, my husband took it upon himself to sort and clean/wash and dry all the laundry, and could that not be any better? Well.. All in all this new year has been great! I'm so grateful for the little things, the small things, the simple things. More info to write later!
Monday, December 31, 2012
Official Good Bye
It's amazing to see this year pass by so quickly, and even though thins were a blur, I'm in awe at the time spent and the memories made this year. This year for me has been a tremendous blessing in disguise. I have not had it easy and it's been a difficult one, but I wouldn't trade the reunion my family has had this last year, I wouldn't trade the fact that me quitting my job to spend more time with my daughter, I don't regret anything that had happened and have felt strengthened by my maker to accomplish things and to stand up for myself, my family and what I believe in. I have been richly blessed to have the people I do in my life at this very time. I'm amazed at how much I have grown, how things are constantly changing and the new directions life is headed. I am eternally grateful for my biggest supporter and the beat of my heart, my husband for his patience and genuine love for me.
This year has helped me to see just exactly what I need and even want to improve upon, and I pray that I will have the strength to achieve my goals in 2013 with full force and encouraged effort! I am just richly blessed and grateful! There are no more words to describe the awe and peace I feel at this very moment and I am overwhelmed with gratitude.
Heavenly Father, Thank you for easing me and being so good to me this year of 2012. May I use myself to serve you and to be an instrument in doing things that will help my fellow men and be more of a light than a sign. I am grateful beyond words.
Goodbye 2012, Welcome 2013! :)
This year has helped me to see just exactly what I need and even want to improve upon, and I pray that I will have the strength to achieve my goals in 2013 with full force and encouraged effort! I am just richly blessed and grateful! There are no more words to describe the awe and peace I feel at this very moment and I am overwhelmed with gratitude.
Heavenly Father, Thank you for easing me and being so good to me this year of 2012. May I use myself to serve you and to be an instrument in doing things that will help my fellow men and be more of a light than a sign. I am grateful beyond words.
Goodbye 2012, Welcome 2013! :)
Thursday, December 27, 2012
Almost Over... Recap!
My goodness how time has flown! It's so interesting to see the days pass by so fast, when you've been waiting for these splendid holidays all year long. As I reflect on everything that has happened in the last year, I'm grateful to say that I am alive, well and blessed. It's truly a blessing to have a wonderful supportive husband and for having a healthy beautiful daughter. SO much will/is/has been happening, and I'm grateful for the footsteps of progression we are taking as a family.
Havea is working full time on Camp Pendleton, and will be thinking about starting school in the Summer Semester, not only will be thinking about school, Zoee and Mommy are registered for a Mommy and Me Pre-school class that will take place in a couple of weeks. I'm really excited about this, especially for Zoee because I know that as active as she is, the interaction she will receive being around more kids, having a fun set playtime each week will help her, especially with the energy level she possesses; it's truly crazy! She is a little active firecracker, and I just can't believe that she is ONE! Although you'll never know that because she keeps telling you she's TWO! Silly girl! :0) This year will also be a big step, as I will be going back to school and have been accepted into BYU-I Pathway Program. Working on finishing my Bachelors Degree and I'm excited to finally be completing that. I know it will be a great year, this coming 2013, and just as great as this last year 2012 was. We have so much to be thankful for.
January 2012: Zoee 5 months
Jane turned 24 and Havea, Jane and little Zoee moved in with Papa and Grandma and have been loving spending the time. Zoee has truly developed such a close relationship and has truly loved being around her Aunties, Uncles, Grandpa Rowe and Papa and Grandma Kanahele. She loves every minute of it!
February 2012: Zoee 6 months
Whitney turned 22 and returned to our family, and it has been a great year having her reunited with us. I have truly missed her, and missed having her as my full-time sister, and feel blessed to have been given the opportunity to reconnect with her. She moved back in with our family and Zoee has created such a special and strong bond with her, as have I. I'm grateful for my sister and for all that she does to help me out with Zoee, I have been blessed to see her progress, and have her a part of my life. Although the years were long being apart, having her back home this last year has almost seemed like the time spent away from each other never happened, and that's how I know SISTERS will ALWAYS BE SISTERS!
March 2012: Zoee 7 months
Papa had a birthday shout hooray! Celebrated dad's 49th birthday! WOW! Getting excited because our family plans to go to Hawaii in 2013 for Dad's 50th and the PCC 50th Anniversary! Havea and I found out that we were pregnant with our 2nd baby this month and were excited as we were about 5 weeks along. Zoee alsot started pulling herself up and walking along the furniture, well more like skipping and running along the furniture. At the end of this month she started WALKING!!!
April 2012: Zoee 8 months
Easter! Easter was a blessed year, it was beautiful to know that we had our Zoee to spend this beautiful holiday with us. It was also a 1 year mark since Havea received his Patriarchal Blessing and we were able to spend time with one of our favorite families, the Amicks! :) We also had found out that our baby #2 was going to be going back to Heavenly Father, as He needed our baby's spirit something more. We were really sad, and some days, I'm still sad about the fact, however, Heavenly Father has a better plan. This really couldn't have happened at a more perfect time, being that we have the celebration of Easter, the atonement and the resurrection as reminders this month. We were able to meet with our cousins Felila and Albert and enjoy a date night spent going to the temple. We enjoyed our time and feeling peace.
May 2012: Zoee 9 months
Havea turned 24! He's only a couple of months behind me, but we enjoyed his birthday doing what he loves, eating and watching movies! :0) So we were grateful for a wonderful date night, Zoee and I treated him to dinner and then mommy was able to steal him the next night for a more intimate occasion :0) Thank you DatingDivas, I used some of your tips and was able to get my husband on board with your ideas. Earlier this month, Zoee was able to meet for the first time her Grandpa Tu'ulau. He flew in from Texas for a short visit, but we were able to meet up with him for a short time and he was able to meet his first grandchild.
June 2012: Zoee 10 months
Joseph turned 21! Yes, the big 2-1! He is now technically and ALL legal! It was a great start of Summer. We also started the Catamaran Summer Luau performances and were excited to see all that came through.
July 2012: Zoee 11 months
Havea and I celebrated our 2nd year wedding anniversary our 1 year temple sealing anniversary and went to Sea World! We were excited to have some time and just be fun, our age, and goofy! We had a blast walking around watching the shows, however we MISSED OUR ZOEE! Everything reminded us of her and us talking about what kind of reactions she would probably make had she been there with us, although it was a fun filled day and nice night, we were grateful for the time together. Rachel, was home from Hawaii, and we were able to spend her 20th birthday and have fun with her! Towards the end of this month, Zoee was also able to meet her Nana and Grandpa Wallis, along with her Uncle Michael, Havea's mother, step-father and brother.
August 2012:
Zoee turned ONE! We were able to have a beautiful little first party that we held at Hidden Canyon Park and had mexican food with a Dora the Explorer Theme! All her Aunties, Whitney and Rachel and Uncles Joseph, Keenan and Bruce along with Papa and Grandma Kanahele, threw her the most fantastic party ever! She was so lucky and had so much fun, her absolute favorite part was just dancing to the music. She also shares an August birthday with her Uncle Bruce! Uncle Bruce got all the left-overs but we still needed to make him feel special for his 15th Birthday!
September 2012:
The Catamaran Season came to an end, and we were privileged to see our Aunty Gwen be married! We were so happy and excited for her and though she had waited so very long, everything was beautiful, and we were overjoyed in her happiness. Also sad note, Rachel left us again to return to Hawai'i for another semester at BYU-Hawaii. We were so sad to see her leave, but we knew that she would hopefully be back for Christmas. Mom celebrated her birthday and we tried to make it special for her. She always works so hard, and is such a great person, and she deserves the world and more! I love you mom!
October 2012:
Grandpa Rowe celebrated his 90th Birthday! We are so grateful to have him with us and so grateful that he truly is still kicking. Zoee enjoys time with Grandpa and showing him all the things she brings him as well as points to. She talks to him, laughs with him, and sits on his knee, and I know he enjoys her company. This month was also the start of the remodel in our home. It was started to get cold, but we were indeed grateful to have been starting the renovation so that the house would be more livable, it hadn't been changed in over 50+ years.
November 2012:
We still had renovations going on, so our Thanksgiving was sadly spent in the cold on the driveway, but, we were kept warm by the love and joy we had to share it with. It was a beautiful time to spend with family.
December 2012:
Keenan turned 17! Wow he's growing fast! and we were/are moving back in slowly from the renovation. Things are almost about there, but we are happy to finally be eating inside :0) That's the plus side! Christmas was beautiful, simple, and great. We were able to spend it with our stomachs full, fed, and our hearts over joyed and happy to know that we had each other. Zoee was given many beautiful things and I was happy that she had so much fun opening her presents. I'm not going to lie that I truly felt like someone was missing, and that I knew was our second baby who was taken so soon, but I'm grateful for eternal families, I'm grateful for the atonement, and I'm grateful for my Savior.
As you can see, if you've read, this year has been a year of plenty! We have been so blessed, and so well taken care of, that there are simply no great words to describe the gratitude I feel. I have some new year resolutions on how to improve myself, my spirituality and hopefully, I will be able to do things better and right this next year.
Thank you Heavenly Father for blessing me, my family and us with a wonderful year! May we make you more proud in the next!
Havea is working full time on Camp Pendleton, and will be thinking about starting school in the Summer Semester, not only will be thinking about school, Zoee and Mommy are registered for a Mommy and Me Pre-school class that will take place in a couple of weeks. I'm really excited about this, especially for Zoee because I know that as active as she is, the interaction she will receive being around more kids, having a fun set playtime each week will help her, especially with the energy level she possesses; it's truly crazy! She is a little active firecracker, and I just can't believe that she is ONE! Although you'll never know that because she keeps telling you she's TWO! Silly girl! :0) This year will also be a big step, as I will be going back to school and have been accepted into BYU-I Pathway Program. Working on finishing my Bachelors Degree and I'm excited to finally be completing that. I know it will be a great year, this coming 2013, and just as great as this last year 2012 was. We have so much to be thankful for.
January 2012: Zoee 5 months
Jane turned 24 and Havea, Jane and little Zoee moved in with Papa and Grandma and have been loving spending the time. Zoee has truly developed such a close relationship and has truly loved being around her Aunties, Uncles, Grandpa Rowe and Papa and Grandma Kanahele. She loves every minute of it!
February 2012: Zoee 6 months
Whitney turned 22 and returned to our family, and it has been a great year having her reunited with us. I have truly missed her, and missed having her as my full-time sister, and feel blessed to have been given the opportunity to reconnect with her. She moved back in with our family and Zoee has created such a special and strong bond with her, as have I. I'm grateful for my sister and for all that she does to help me out with Zoee, I have been blessed to see her progress, and have her a part of my life. Although the years were long being apart, having her back home this last year has almost seemed like the time spent away from each other never happened, and that's how I know SISTERS will ALWAYS BE SISTERS!
March 2012: Zoee 7 months
Papa had a birthday shout hooray! Celebrated dad's 49th birthday! WOW! Getting excited because our family plans to go to Hawaii in 2013 for Dad's 50th and the PCC 50th Anniversary! Havea and I found out that we were pregnant with our 2nd baby this month and were excited as we were about 5 weeks along. Zoee alsot started pulling herself up and walking along the furniture, well more like skipping and running along the furniture. At the end of this month she started WALKING!!!
April 2012: Zoee 8 months
Easter! Easter was a blessed year, it was beautiful to know that we had our Zoee to spend this beautiful holiday with us. It was also a 1 year mark since Havea received his Patriarchal Blessing and we were able to spend time with one of our favorite families, the Amicks! :) We also had found out that our baby #2 was going to be going back to Heavenly Father, as He needed our baby's spirit something more. We were really sad, and some days, I'm still sad about the fact, however, Heavenly Father has a better plan. This really couldn't have happened at a more perfect time, being that we have the celebration of Easter, the atonement and the resurrection as reminders this month. We were able to meet with our cousins Felila and Albert and enjoy a date night spent going to the temple. We enjoyed our time and feeling peace.
May 2012: Zoee 9 months
Havea turned 24! He's only a couple of months behind me, but we enjoyed his birthday doing what he loves, eating and watching movies! :0) So we were grateful for a wonderful date night, Zoee and I treated him to dinner and then mommy was able to steal him the next night for a more intimate occasion :0) Thank you DatingDivas, I used some of your tips and was able to get my husband on board with your ideas. Earlier this month, Zoee was able to meet for the first time her Grandpa Tu'ulau. He flew in from Texas for a short visit, but we were able to meet up with him for a short time and he was able to meet his first grandchild.
June 2012: Zoee 10 months
Joseph turned 21! Yes, the big 2-1! He is now technically and ALL legal! It was a great start of Summer. We also started the Catamaran Summer Luau performances and were excited to see all that came through.
July 2012: Zoee 11 months
Havea and I celebrated our 2nd year wedding anniversary our 1 year temple sealing anniversary and went to Sea World! We were excited to have some time and just be fun, our age, and goofy! We had a blast walking around watching the shows, however we MISSED OUR ZOEE! Everything reminded us of her and us talking about what kind of reactions she would probably make had she been there with us, although it was a fun filled day and nice night, we were grateful for the time together. Rachel, was home from Hawaii, and we were able to spend her 20th birthday and have fun with her! Towards the end of this month, Zoee was also able to meet her Nana and Grandpa Wallis, along with her Uncle Michael, Havea's mother, step-father and brother.
August 2012:
Zoee turned ONE! We were able to have a beautiful little first party that we held at Hidden Canyon Park and had mexican food with a Dora the Explorer Theme! All her Aunties, Whitney and Rachel and Uncles Joseph, Keenan and Bruce along with Papa and Grandma Kanahele, threw her the most fantastic party ever! She was so lucky and had so much fun, her absolute favorite part was just dancing to the music. She also shares an August birthday with her Uncle Bruce! Uncle Bruce got all the left-overs but we still needed to make him feel special for his 15th Birthday!
September 2012:
The Catamaran Season came to an end, and we were privileged to see our Aunty Gwen be married! We were so happy and excited for her and though she had waited so very long, everything was beautiful, and we were overjoyed in her happiness. Also sad note, Rachel left us again to return to Hawai'i for another semester at BYU-Hawaii. We were so sad to see her leave, but we knew that she would hopefully be back for Christmas. Mom celebrated her birthday and we tried to make it special for her. She always works so hard, and is such a great person, and she deserves the world and more! I love you mom!
October 2012:
Grandpa Rowe celebrated his 90th Birthday! We are so grateful to have him with us and so grateful that he truly is still kicking. Zoee enjoys time with Grandpa and showing him all the things she brings him as well as points to. She talks to him, laughs with him, and sits on his knee, and I know he enjoys her company. This month was also the start of the remodel in our home. It was started to get cold, but we were indeed grateful to have been starting the renovation so that the house would be more livable, it hadn't been changed in over 50+ years.
November 2012:
We still had renovations going on, so our Thanksgiving was sadly spent in the cold on the driveway, but, we were kept warm by the love and joy we had to share it with. It was a beautiful time to spend with family.
December 2012:
Keenan turned 17! Wow he's growing fast! and we were/are moving back in slowly from the renovation. Things are almost about there, but we are happy to finally be eating inside :0) That's the plus side! Christmas was beautiful, simple, and great. We were able to spend it with our stomachs full, fed, and our hearts over joyed and happy to know that we had each other. Zoee was given many beautiful things and I was happy that she had so much fun opening her presents. I'm not going to lie that I truly felt like someone was missing, and that I knew was our second baby who was taken so soon, but I'm grateful for eternal families, I'm grateful for the atonement, and I'm grateful for my Savior.
As you can see, if you've read, this year has been a year of plenty! We have been so blessed, and so well taken care of, that there are simply no great words to describe the gratitude I feel. I have some new year resolutions on how to improve myself, my spirituality and hopefully, I will be able to do things better and right this next year.
Thank you Heavenly Father for blessing me, my family and us with a wonderful year! May we make you more proud in the next!
Monday, December 10, 2012
Ending 2012
My Family!
This last weekend, I was so grateful to my sister Whitney for being able to take our Family Pictures. She really got some good shots, and unfortunately, because of my "beautiful" love weight, I didn't think I looked good in ANY of them. But the fact that my Husband and Daughter do, it's my fault I ruined the pictures. Anyway, that WILL change! 2013 Will be my transformation! Anyhow, enough about that, These are some of the cutest pictures and wanted to share on this blog and with family! :)
Our Little Zoee! Getting Dressed for her Photo Shoot!
Trying to get Zoee to smile. She was being stubborn!
Zoee admiring her SHOES! Not dress, SHOES! She LOVES SHOES!!!!
Zoee giving her Daddy Kisses! Daddy-Daughter Moment!
Mommy and Zoee! She was loving the funny faces her Aunt Whitney was making.
Family Pic!
Another one!
Love!
Tickled Zoee enough to make her laugh hysterically!
Her Tongue! She is always doing that!
Mommy Daughter Moment!
Some of these will be on our Christmas Card, so I'm excited! :)
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Everyone, Lots of Love and Hugs from our family to yours!
The Saafi Family 2012!
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Playing Hookie!
Well for the 1st day of October, our daddy played Hookie! While celebrating his first day of getting vacation by using a vacation day :) so exciting! So we started off with an awesome breakfast at our favorite place.. LONGBOARDERS! And then went for a nice walk on the Oceanside Pier! It was Zoee and Haveas first time being on the pier and I have to say it was a success.. We will go again :) Zoee enjoyed seeing the pelicans, the ocean and feeling the breeze and warm sun :) she gave me the cutest expressions today and here are some pics from our fantabulous day! Today I learned that it is simply ok to take each moment for what it is and despite the commotion, hectic lives we live, there is always time for family :)
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Epiphany
Today, I had an epiphany. Rather a realiziation of what I need to do, how I need to approach things, and moving on. For years, I have always beaten myself up over my past and things that I have done. I have always felt myself unworthy of ANYTHING good, and ANYTHING precious, special, lovely, even spiritual. Although I have had many opportunities to repent, each time I have/do, I have always been stuck on that one thing, "Forgiveness" and moreso in myself. I continue to let my past haunt me, my insecurities become fed, when I choose to NOT forgive myself.
A good friend of mine and co-worker, enlightened me on this beautiful thing, she is not a member of the church and yet, she is also Christian. She told me that even though we've made mistakes, God has forgiven us, and if we continue to let something that he has already forgiven haunt us, then what good was it to have repented? She told me, to keep on asking God for forgiveness, is not having faith in Him that he has.
To me although her statement can be taken in SOOO many ways, I sincerely took this as yes. We repent daily and ask God for the things that we have done wrong to be forgiven, yet why do we do things that would keep us to ask for forgiveness. Maybe I'm not saying this entirely right, however, I felt today that my Heavenly Father, has shown me SOOOOO many countless and numerous ways in which he has forgiven me. Those things, just to name a few:
1. I have an amazing relationship with my family
2. I have a Wonderful, God fearing, Hard-Working, Loving Husband, who adores me.
3. I have a Beautiful, Healthy little baby girl, who brings joy and reminds me of His love each and every day
4. I have air to breathe
5. A place to lay my head and live
6. LIFE itself.
My Heavenly Father has done everything to show His love for me, and yet I keep dwelling on what I have done wrong, instead of continuing to make His name proud and do something right, and all the time.
I feel moreso, that forgiveness in myself is starting to settle and my heart of stone is beginning to melt. I am excited and blessed beyond words for the beauty in all of God's creations, in turn exemplify's TRUE, PURE, ETERNAL LOVE.
I am indeed grateful!
A good friend of mine and co-worker, enlightened me on this beautiful thing, she is not a member of the church and yet, she is also Christian. She told me that even though we've made mistakes, God has forgiven us, and if we continue to let something that he has already forgiven haunt us, then what good was it to have repented? She told me, to keep on asking God for forgiveness, is not having faith in Him that he has.
To me although her statement can be taken in SOOO many ways, I sincerely took this as yes. We repent daily and ask God for the things that we have done wrong to be forgiven, yet why do we do things that would keep us to ask for forgiveness. Maybe I'm not saying this entirely right, however, I felt today that my Heavenly Father, has shown me SOOOOO many countless and numerous ways in which he has forgiven me. Those things, just to name a few:
1. I have an amazing relationship with my family
2. I have a Wonderful, God fearing, Hard-Working, Loving Husband, who adores me.
3. I have a Beautiful, Healthy little baby girl, who brings joy and reminds me of His love each and every day
4. I have air to breathe
5. A place to lay my head and live
6. LIFE itself.
My Heavenly Father has done everything to show His love for me, and yet I keep dwelling on what I have done wrong, instead of continuing to make His name proud and do something right, and all the time.
I feel moreso, that forgiveness in myself is starting to settle and my heart of stone is beginning to melt. I am excited and blessed beyond words for the beauty in all of God's creations, in turn exemplify's TRUE, PURE, ETERNAL LOVE.
I am indeed grateful!
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
I've Learned..
I have learned that crying can be quite theraputic, that using a toothbrush for an eyebrow brush can by amusing to some, and if not that a great idea. I have learned that my fiesty-ness is increasing by the minute, and that my love for my daughter by the moment. I have learned the true importance of relationships and have seen the very best by my husband through his patience and long-suffering of me, and I have finally learned and realized after hearing it a million times, I AM A CHILD OF GOD.
The things we learn everyday, continue to grow within us as we experience situations and apply what was good or bad to the situation. Our reaction and or response to the things that we go through is what shapes our character and ourselves.
The things we learn everyday, continue to grow within us as we experience situations and apply what was good or bad to the situation. Our reaction and or response to the things that we go through is what shapes our character and ourselves.
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