Melissa Basua

Zoe was been on a painted nail kick. She painted her nails along with all the girls' nails for church on Sunday. After church she wanted to paint some more so she recruited Marie. Britain and Kalixta wanted to help too so Levi and Kenny "volunteered" to help. It was the cutest thing to see …

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Do you remember these awesome pictures of my little model? Well she is now modeling the hats at this site here! Check out all the great shots of her and the cute, cute hats!! All the pictures were taken by my friend! Isn't she AMAZING!!!! Her other models are super cute too! And the hats, …

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Tori usually takes a shower with Adam. It is so easy and nice. When he went out of town I was forced to put her back into her baby bath to bathe her. Then I realized she was big enough to sit in the sink! She loves sitting in the sink splashing in all the …

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I remember eating a steamed artichoke when I was a teenager. I don't know why, but I remember. We had bowls of mayonnaise and melted butter that we dipped the pieces into. I liked it. When I saw artichokes on sale I wanted to give my kids a memory like that.  Tonight we had steamed …

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The kids'  last day of school was last Friday. It has been a nice week to sleep in and not be so dictated by schedules! Ammon finished the year great with all M's (which is like straight A's) He is happy to be a second grader but not so happy to be leaving Mrs. Smith's …

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Ammon had his first game this week. He is playing machine pitch baseball. He did a great job. He is always  watching the game and ready to be in the action. The first inning he played first base. His team fielded and threw him two balls and he made the two outs.  He is a …

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Zoe had her end of the year performance last night. It was great!! The third grade teachers did an excellent job putting it together! It was very entertaining! Zoe learned the Hukilau and did wonderful.  Here's the Hukilau. Thanks to Kenny and Marci she was the best dressed Hawaiian girl! She also had this little …

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Britain and Kalixta graduated from preschool today! They have learned so many things and have had such a great time. Miss Kara is wonderful. She loves the girls and the girls love her. They are so excited to now be kindergartners!!! Miss Kara made them each a scrapbook of the year. It has lots of …

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We went fishing tonight! Adam and a friend decided Nik needed to try out his new fishing pole so our two families went up into the mountains to fish and have dinner. The kids had a great time exploring and getting dirty! Ammon had a blast throwing rocks, twigs, branches - everything really – into the …

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Since Nik turned 12 the Priesthood was conferred upon him today at church. He got a new suit for his birthday to go along with this special event. Father and son. Mother and son. And yes Nik is standing on his tippy-toes. He is not that tall! Nik with Jason and Jaime.  We celebrated Nik's …

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