The day after thanksgiving, when most people hit the malls and stores, we decided to go to Cabela in Lehi for some fun family time. This was my first time there and Danny had probably been there several times before. It was so much fun! It wasn't too crowded so we were able to see the animals and the fishes. For those of you who haven't been there, I highly recommend it. It's a really great place for family especially for kids. The best part is that it's free. They also have a snack bar with yummy food. We had a blast just walking around and letting Malik run around enjoy himself watching the different animals.










On the 2nd floor they have a couple of cute furniture for kids. Malik fell in love with this cute chair. He sat down and didn't want to get off for a good 10 minutes or so. If I didn't twist Danny's arms, he would have bought this little chair. I wasn't about to let him spend a fortune. Yes, it was pricey. But we had a great time.

Thanksgiving

We had a little quiet thanksgiving this year. It was just Danny, Malik, and I. Since we have been married we have been spending thanksgiving with Danny's family every year. But this year Danny's family were all in LA for family reunion so we just stayed home and had a little thanksgiving dinner. Thanks to Macy for cooking our meal. I had never cooked a turkey before in my life and I wasn't gonna ruin our day by cooking so I called on Macy for help. We actually ordered our dinner the night before. We first went to Albertson and they said they were sold out so we settled with Macy.



Our day started with the turkey bowl. This year, Malik and I went and watched Danny played. It was actually fun! There were about 8 different teams playing and it was very enjoyable to watch them. I told Danny after the game that we will do this as a tradition from now on. We came home cleaned up and went to Macy and picked up our dinner. I had to say that our turkey dinner wasn't bad. I mean it wasn't Dave's turkey or anything but it was good. The rest of the day was spent relaxing and catching up on our sleep.

Since it's thanksgiving, this entry would not be completed without mentioning a few things that I am very grateful for in life such as

*Danny - a loving husband who respects me and loves me and especially doing so much and sacrificing a lot so that I can still work and go to school. Thank you and I love you
*Malik - he is constantly teaching me so much about life, what a great blessing in my life, thank you
*Families - both danny's and my families, thank you for helping and supporting us
*gospel - thankful that I have a testimony of the savior, the plan of salvation and atonement and scriptures, I don't know where I would be without it
*Everything - I am thankful for a place to live and I am thankful that danny and I have jobs and that my little family is healthy and well.
*friends - I am grateful that I have really good friends. I love them and thank them for everything

13 Month Letter

Dear son,

You are 13 months! I want you to know that I love you very much. I love it when I come home from work after a long stressful day at work and as soon as I opened the door you are right there to greet me and you give me big hugs and kisses. You don't even know how much that means to me. It just melts my heart! I love that you can say "mama" or sometimes its "mommy." When ever you need something you say "mama" or "mommy." And above all I love that you say "mama" and "mommy" more than daddy. Your dad and I laugh because you even call him "mama". I just love everything you do. I love watching you trying to do new things especially when you took your first step. You are now walking. But I believe the actual date when you took your first steady step was November 8th or 9th. We were over late at the Latus so it's either the 8th of November or the 9th. It was after a football game (byu vs san diego) and we were over at the Latus just hanging around and the hafokas were there too. I was telling the latus and the hafokas how badly I wanted you to walk. You were playing with Saia and your dad with a ball I believe and you surprised us all when you stood up and took few steps toward Saia. The next day you did more and now you are such a professinal walker.


I am also including here a little video clip that I took of you learning how to walk at home.






You absolutely love ice-cream like your dad and love chocolate like your mommy. Here are some pictures of you eating chocolate ice-cream(lovely combinations). I love your face expressions when I took them away because I didn't want you to get sick from it.

Again, son I didn't want to miss this day without writing you a letter. I hope you know how much I love you. I feel very bless to have you in my life especially to call you a son.

Love,
your mommy

Malik in Actions

Here is a very typical Saturday in the Filimoeatu's house. Because during the week is super busy, our cleanings, shopping and laundry are done on Saturdays. Malik's favourite part of the day is helping out with the laundry. He loves to unload the laundry basket and throws the clothes everywhere. The best part is when the clothes are all folded and he messes all of them by either throwing them around or dragging them around the house.




Malik has gotten pretty heavy for me to carry him when we are out shopping. Danny often asks to carry him but Malik cries and wouldn't go to him so I would carry him for few minutes until my back gives out and we go home. Every time we want to go to the mall I would drag the idea because there is no cart at the mall and Malik wouldn't ride his stroller. However, today we went to Mervins to check out their "out of business sales" and I couldn't believe what I found.





I found out that Mervin has carts but you can't take them out the store. Trust me, I did try to take them but 2 workers followed me out. But here is what I really found out. I actually found a cute little toy store I think it's called Hammond, next to Mervin that let you rent carts at the mall for a dollar an hour. I can't believe I didn't know about it. Now, I can go to the mall and malik can ride on the cute little cart while I window shop.