{niu's news}

::Happy Father's Day::-06.19.11

2011-06-19T21:02:00.000-07:00

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY to all the Dad's out there!!
The kids & I made this sign for Enoch when he got home from work early Sunday morning :)

I couldn't have asked for a better Father for our kids! Enoch is an AMAZING man. We got so lucky! He is such a hard worker. He always puts the Gospel & his family first. The kids absolutely ADORE him. At least 2 of the 3 kids are crying every time he leaves for work.

The other day I was in the kitchen cleaning and I walked out to the front room to this! haha. I had to take a picture.. When he is not at work, they are ALL OVER him! Thanks Babe for all you do for our lil family!

We would also like to wish The Grandpa's (Mine & Enoch's Dad) a HAPPY FATHER'S DAY AS WELL!

My Dad LOVES being a Grandpa, probably because everyone FREAKS out when they hear he is one. I couldn't have asked for a better Dad to raise me. He's an incredible example! My kids LOVE him. They love sitting on his lap watching TV with him in his chair, riding on the lawn mower with him, helping him do yard work, love riding in his truck with him, working on his "projects" with him, playing on his i.pad with him, etc. Thanks for all you do for us Dad! LOVE YOU.

Enoch's Dad LOVES his grand kids, they love when he brings them McDonald's happy meals, riding in his trucks with him, and when he throws the football to them. Thanks for all you've done for us. Love ya

We're blessed to have so many amazing Father's in our lives!!

{June 9, 2011}

2011-06-09T16:13:00.000-07:00

We got hooked up with FREE TICKETS to Disneyland/California Adventure, thanks to "DB"! We had a BLAST of course. My camera is still broken, so thanks to my phone providing all my pictures...ugh!

My favorite ride is California Screamin! I LOVE it!

We went with a guy that Enoch works with and his cute family. I totally have a new friend that I'm so pumped about! They're in our Stake too. LOVE Nasi!! We laughed our butts off.

It's fun trying to get these three to all smile & look at the camera.. my camera on my phone, none-the-less!

We went to my Great-Grandma's 99th birthday party out here in California!! She's my Dad's Grandma. Isn't she the cutest little thing ever?! My kids weren't sure what to think. haha. So here's the kids with their Great-Great Grandma!

This past week we went to Utah for Enoch's little brother, Mana, and my little sister, Janessa's graduations.

Mana graduated from Westlake High School in Saratoga Springs. We're really proud of him and love him so much. He is an incredible athlete, it was fun watching him play basketball throughout High School. He is only 17, so he'll probably work, maybe go play ball somewhere until he leaves on his mission next Summer? CONGRATULATIONS MANA!!

It's fun, because him and my little sister Janessa are friends, they went to Homecoming one year as well. Awww... mini Jobi & Enoch ;) jk. They're "JUST FRIENDS" she came with us to his graduation.

My little sister graduated from American Fork High School. I just LOVE her SO MUCH! It is so crazy that she is all grown up! :(

Me, Janessa, & Jayni (couldn't LOVE my sister's more! They're my BEST friends, besides my Mom of course)

The Melton Family (minus J.J. & Lindsey)

Janessa & her besties

She is not sure of what she is going to do now that she is graduated. Work? School? Cheer? She is on Heritage Tours, which I'm SO JEALOUS! I want to go again. It's a church history tour that you go on for 3 weeks with a bunch of Seminary graduates your age. It was, besides my sealing, THE MOST spiritual experience of my life. It's where I gained a Testimony for myself. It is INCREDIBLE! You learn a lot about the pioneers & a lot about Joseph Smith. I can't wait to hear all about it when she gets back! Love you Ness. I look up to you a lot. You're so pure! Such a good girl. Thanks for being a great example to me & my kids.

While we were in Utah, I became an Aunt again!! My first niece BENTLEY MAE MELTON was born. My beautiful sister n law did a great job. I'm so proud of you Linds.

A few hours old...

Isn't she so perfect?! She has THE CUTEST little lips, nose, and ears EVERRR!

It's CRAZY my little brother is a Dad. I'm really proud of him. I went to the Hospital again to visit and this is what I saw when I walked in the room.. Is that not TENDER?! He'll be an AMAZING Dad. I can't wait to see his cute lil family grow. CONGRATUALTIONS J.J. & LINDSEY!! Love you!

I LOVE him SOOOOOO MUCH! This was at Chuck-a-Rama before Janessa's graduation, hence my GARGANTUAN smile... anyone that knows me knows that I LOVE, LOVE it there...

How much do I LOVE when this happens??

{Hey Hey!!- 05.17.2011}

2011-05-17T18:51:00.000-07:00

Well... holy crap. I'm actually updating my blog! Does anyone even read it anymore? When I look on a lot of people's blog lists they have my "old blog" [enochandjobi(dot)blogspot(dot)com] on it. That's not my blog anymore! So no one ever sees that I update?? I don't know? Anyways...
I miss my friends.
I miss my ward.
I miss my family.
I miss my house.
I miss my trampoline.
I miss the prices of gas.
I miss my front loader washer & dryer.
I miss my garage.
I miss my yard.
I miss my neighbors.
I miss Wal-Mart.
I miss Enoch's old job (that I despised and said I'd rather be poor and live in a card board box & actually have a husband=now that this has come true....I'd take that job ANY DAY over this crap!)
Pretty much, I miss my "old life" BEFORE I moved to California! :( Don't get me wrong, there are GREAT things about California.
I love my ward friends.
I love my ward.
I love the weather.
I love the beach.
AND.. that's about it! haha
I really need to change my attitude. HELP ME. NOTHING has worked out here [actually, I take that back. Enoch got hired on at Delta & we have flying benefits that keep me sane] What happened? We prayed about moving out here. It felt SO right. I won't go into detail & complain you'd be reading this blog for hours. But there is NOTHING I can do about it right now. We don't want to give up his job @ LAX. There isn't any openings at the SLC airport (even if there was, it's hard to transfer)So basically I need to just suck it up! Stop being grumpy towards these 3 lil munchkins & my sweet husband BLESS THEIR HEARTS!

Yup...3 car seats...better believe it!

I have so much to be thankful for. I taught the lesson on Sunday in Young Women's and it was about "our wonderful legacy" Joseph Smith, the Pioneers, etc. I was able to share my Testimony with these sweet girls. I can't imagine being alive during the Joseph Smith/pioneer time. They have the right to complain. Sheesh. Last night we had Family Home Evening and my amazing husband taught a lesson on "Choosing The Right" and my innocent, tender children were just soaking it all in. I'm so grateful for my little family. It's funny whenever my boys pray they always say without fail "PLEASE BLESS THAT MOMMY WILL BE PATIENT!" :( I suck. I really do need to be patient. I'm so thankful for the Gospel. Honestly, if I didn't have the Gospel & my family..........
I don't even know.
Here's a little update on the kids:
Jett & Bryton are best friends. I LOVE having them 12 months apart it's been a BLAST! They are OBSESSED with Justin Bieber, frankly I don't care, cause so am I! ;) jk. Jett has 5 girl friends @ church. Girls love him. I'm in TROUBLE. He could go to Kindergarten this fall, but he has a late birthday so I'm holding him back. I'm hoping he'll get into the TEDDE program out here. It's like Pre-K in Utah, but FREE. He is such a good big brother and is so obedient for the most part. He is so talented and will be so good at whatever he goes for in life. Bryton, Bryton, Bryton...hahahahaha he is HILARIOUS! He makes us laugh & cry every day ;) He is a STINKER. He does NOT know how to whisper. Really. It's a problem. He wears his clothes backward EVERY DAY! He HATES pants and will NOT wear them. I literally have to hold him down and shove em on. They'll be off within a few minutes and he'll already have shorts on (usually backwards) UGH. He loves to tackle Oakley & Jett. He tests our patience everyday and has become REALLY good friend's with "time out"! Good thing he's so freakin cute or else I don't know what we'd do with him.

Oakley runs this home. She is 100% GIRL. She's the princess. haha. Her scream is REALLY annoying & loud, our poor neighbors! She LOVES Enoch & is TOTALLY a "Daddy's girl" Whenever she is around other kids she tends to be a little "rough" it's EMBARRASSING! She is always protecting herself from her two older brothers! At church we spend 3 hours in the halls. She still has 4 1/2 months till she can go into nursery.. FUNNNNN!! She is obsessed with keys and cell phones. She is so much fun. We can't get enough of her.

She is finally starting to get some hair...kind of... She's in for a real treat with me being a hair stylist ;) Poor girl!

Living in California we live closer to Enoch's extended family. We went to Hemet a few weeks ago for Enoch's cousin's homecoming and this is the only picture I took :( The boys LOVED spending time with their cousins!!

We are going to my nephew's 1st birthday party this weekend in Utah & then the beginning of June again for my sister's graduation, the kids are SO EXCITED to see Uncle Jaxon & T.Ray (of course everyone else too)

::My new nephew::

2011-04-21T13:33:00.000-07:00

My sister n law Grace had a new baby boy. I had the privilege of being in the room when she delivered him, it's always such a spiritual, amazing experience! She did AWESOME, only pushed like 2 times. She was a CHAMP & HE IS PERFECT.

Tyson James Manokisi Hughes
Born April 16th, 2011
7lbs 8oz & 21 inches

How stinkin cute is he in his car seat?

I'm pretty much obsessed with him.

We went to Arizona and spent almost a week there. We had a BLAST! Between my sister n law Grace & my Aunt Jillinda, they spoiled us. I'll do another post later about our Arizona trip, when I have more time.

::Advice please::

2011-04-15T20:38:00.000-07:00

For all of you nursing mother's out there, I need some advice! I only nursed Jett for 6 weeks, I nursed Bryton for 4 months and he would take a bottle as well, so eventually I just stopped nursing and gave him a bottle. Well, with Oakley, she's NEVER taken a bottle, or even been a slight bit interested in one. That or a binky. I've only nursed her.

She just turned one and I want to stop nursing. I'm gonna start getting some weird looks considering how tall she is. My 18 year old sister "gags" when I feed her. haha. HOW DO YOU WEAN A BABY FROM NURSING?? Any tips? What worked for you? When did you quit?

I've tried sippy cups (3 different kinds to be exact) sure she'll drink out of it, but NO WAY to go to sleep for a nap or at night? I HATE living in an apartment, because people surround us and I HATE letting her just cry and annoy everyone. I swear there is ZERO kids that live near us. I give in and just nurse her. I heard that if you wait till they're like 14 months, they communicate better with you and it's easier?? HELP ME.

::withdrawls::

2011-04-12T09:44:00.000-07:00

I love Facebook. I love keeping in touch with everyone, looking at pictures, being nosy, reading statuses, etc. However, I spend WAYYYYY TOO MUCH time on it. I've had the "promptings" to get off of it for awhile now, after General Conference I finally did! I need to spend my time more wisely on being a better parent, wife, cook, cleaner, etc. heck, maybe I can actually get a workout or two in! If I spend as much time as I did reading the scriptures or Conference talks as I did on FB..... I'd be doing REALLL good! Anyone that knows me knows this is REEEEEEALLY hard for me. I'm a "FB addict" haha. Some people are giving me crap for it, I tell em, "Sheesh, have a lil faith in me!" haha ;)

I'm jealous of those of you who can limit your time on it, who actually have a life. haha. I can't. If I'm given an inch...I take a mile!
(No wonder I've been updating my blog so much recently)

:: Yum Yum!!"::

2011-04-11T16:13:00.000-07:00

Have you ever tried frozen grapes?? If not... GO BUY SOME RIGHT NOW!

Take them off the "thing" (what's it called? the plant?) haha so the stems aren't in them, put them in a zip-loc bag and freeze them! Then... eat them...seriously... CANDY! So healthy too. You'll be addicted.

::ONE & twenty seven::

2011-04-09T09:39:00.000-07:00

Happy 1st Birthday to our "Pwetty Pwincess" "Oaker Doker" "Ooooakwee Juwee Niu" "Oaks"!! (she turned 1 on the 30th of March, I've just been a huge blog slacker) Crazy how time flies. I remember her being born just like it was yesterday.

She brings our little family so much joy. She is a little DIVA already. She walks around already being bossy to her brothers..and Dad ;) It's kind of embarrassing when she is being a stinker to other kids/babies, because she's used to protecting herself from her 2 older brothers. She thinks anything & everything is a cell phone. I'm having a blast with my baby girl. We love her so much!

& guess who turned twenty frickin seven on the 31st? ME. Yup, I'm a grandma pretty much. Ahhhh!! I hate my birthday. I always hype it up to be such a fun, exciting, all the attention on me type of a day...and it never is. :( Yup, I'm a baby. "It's my party and I'll cry if I want to!" My husband is of course always good to me, maybe I just have a bad attitude? I don't love surprises, maybe that's why? anyways.. I'm OLD. Sheesh.

PS-My cousin's wife, Andrea, took the "1 year" pictures of Oakley, she did such a good job!
www.browneyedgirlphotographyblog.blogspot.com

::Festive Fingernails::

2011-03-25T17:02:00.000-07:00

Ever since Oakley was born.. I've LOVED to paint her fingernails! It's funny people get the biggest kick out of it & I love it. She's my first girl.. what do you expect?

{The day she was born}

{4th of July}

{Halloween}

{Christmas}

{Valentines Day}

{St Patricks Day}

...and YES, I paint them while she's asleep.

::Look Who's Walking!!::

2011-03-25T16:32:00.000-07:00

Oakley has been walking for a few weeks now, I know this is a terrible picture, but it was the first time she "walked..WALKED" ya know?? So, I HAD to post it. She's growing up too quickly. Time flies!!

::What...::

2011-03-13T20:07:00.000-07:00

What's a date?
Don't know. I don't remember the last date I went on. Seriously, Enoch and I were trying to think of our last date, just him & I...couldn't remember. It's been at least 5 or 6 months :( We could fly anywhere we want for free with my husband's flying benefits, but he's on "probation" for the first 6 months of employment. Basically Delta makes sure you're not working there JUST for the benefits, that you're actually a good employee. Enoch, being a new employee, is at the bottom of the ladder. He gets crappy shifts and crappy days off. He can't call in sick, can't be late, can't be out of town if he's supposed to work, etc. so if they catch you and see in their system that you're out of town and you call in sick or miss your shift... you get fired. LAX is SOOOO STRICT. After his 6 months "probation" supposedly he'll be able to switch shifts, find replacements, etc. so that's in May. By that time we can travel for more than just his 2 days off a week. I CAN'T WAIT TILL MAY! We really wanna go to Hawaii, Jamaica, New York, Florida, Canada, etc. WE SOOO NEED A VACATION & SOME ALONE TIME!

What would a workout be like by myself?
Or maybe to have the motivation to work out?
The weather is great here, so I don't have THAT for an excuse. My i.pod touch was stolen, is that an excuse?

What was life like when I could do laundry for "free"?
Oh how I miss my AMAZING washer & dryer in our storage unit in Utah. Our apartment doesn't have washer & dryer hook-ups. We do have a washer & dryer in our complex, but it's a $1.50 a load and you can only put like 15 articles of clothing in it or else it won't even wash em and you paid for NOTHING!

What was it like to sit through sacrament meeting and not have to go out because of loud children?
We are in the hall EVERY Sunday! It's a joke. Any ideas/suggestions to keep them quiet, good during sacrament meeting?

What was it like to not have my baby take a bottle?
I don't know. I've tried. She STILL only nurses.

What was it like to have my husband hold me with out kids hangin on me and trying to squeeze themselves between us?
Not sure?? It happens EVERY TIME.

What's it like to go to the bathroom or shower yourself?
Oh, how I miss those days.

These pictures were my attempts today to try and take a picture of all 3 kids looking at me and smiling. haha FAIL. But I couldn't LOVE them more! I'm SOOO LUCKY to be blessed with these 3 little sweet hearts. I know I complain a lot that I hardly get anytime for myself or with just my husband, but it's okay. I need to get over it and find "joy in the journey" We chose this. I need to be more PATIENT with them. Jett & Bryton were outside eating popsicles earlier today and Bryton said to Jett, "Mom, is so freakin mean, what's her problem?" hahaha Enoch and I could hear their conversation through the window and were laughing our heads off.. but really I wanted to CRY! I SUCK. :(

"If life and its rushed pace and many stresses have made it difficult for you to feel like rejoicing, then perhaps now is a good time to refocus on what matters most."
-Dieter F. Uchtdorf

::Rising & Rising & Rising...::

2011-03-13T20:01:00.000-07:00

Well... gas is over $4.00 here now!!! FREAKING RIDICULOUS.

I heard it's supposed to be up to $5.00 by the summer...Awesome. Just awesome.

::"Teach me how..."::

2011-03-11T23:27:00.000-08:00

TO JIMMER!"

Seriously 52 points... he's UNREEEEAL, BYU fan or not.
Yup, we LOVE him...GO COUGARS!!! :]

2011-03-11T22:41:00.000-08:00

Have I mentioned how much I LOVE Southern California's weather?? The gas prices...... NOT SO MUCH! $3.99/gal. But seriously, the weather is AMAZING right now. High 60's-70's. So it's finally warm enough to go hang out at the beach occasionally. We LOVE it! We go to this spot on Manhattan Beach about 5 minutes away and put some change in the parking meter and relax for an hour or two.

Oakley LOVES the swing.

Takin after her Mama! (it was watered down Mt Dew though)

This past weekend we went and visited my sister n law in Arizona. It was SO GREAT to see her & my nephew. We had a BLAST & she was SO GOOD to us! She's having a baby in 5 1/2 weeks and looks SO DANG GOOD! *lucky*
My cute nephew CHEESIN' it for me, I told him to show me his dimples and THAT he did!

The boys wanted to swim SO BAD, it was actually really windy and a little too cold to swim, but they insisted!

BATH TIME...

Of course Oaks was into EVERYTHING! Lil Stinker. Always makin a mess!!

::eye brow::

2011-03-06T13:57:00.000-08:00

If you don't like to see blood...STOP reading here! (WARNING!)

Enoch was on his way to work and I was on my way to drop my kids off at a friend in my ward's house so she could watch them while I go to a meeting for MY NEW CALLING Guess who is the new Assistant Stake Camp Director?! MEEEEE!!

ON TOP OF STILL BEING THE 1ST COUNSELOR IN THE YOUNG WOMENS IN MY WARD... We'll save that for another post though ;)
Anyways, we were loading the kids in the car and Bryton was chasing Jett around the car and didn't see the mirror on the side of the car and BAM! He ran into the mirror and it laid him out!! Enoch and I were freaking out, blood was everywhere. He easily needed stitches. I was like calling my Mom in Utah,(like she could do something) haha

We don't have insurance at the moment, so we didn't know what to do? Emergency Room, Insta Care? So we called our Bishop. :) He called a nurse in our ward "Mrs. Patsy" and she met us at the church and helped us out cleaned it & "put his eye brow back together", then "butterflied" it and bandaged it up!

My lil' sweet heart all worn out...

::salon bound::

2011-02-18T15:09:00.000-08:00

I have a HUGE passion for doing hair, it has just been WAYYY too much for me having 3 kids under 4 years old and my husband working SO MUCH. Now that work has slowed down for him, he can help me with my kids along with my awesome Mom & sisters. I'm planning on going to Utah (since most of my clients are there) once or twice a month for a few days and work in a salon for a day or two (still trying to work out the details) in American Fork, SO if any of you would like me to do your hair, I'll start taking appointments in March! :) It's going to be nice not having to wash my clients hair out in a kitchen sink & have my kids hanging all over me... I can let my clients relax in a salon environment, read a magazine or book, drink a soda, chit-chat, and just simply RELAX while ya get your hair did! So spread the word. I'm excited, just in time for Spring/Summer!!

::HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY::

2011-02-13T19:17:00.000-08:00

I just wanna wish my HOT HUSBAND

a HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!! I LOVE YOU.

What's you're guys' plans for Valentine's Day? Anything fun?

2011-02-13T19:05:00.000-08:00

A few girls on the ESHS water polo team & 2 of the coaches are in my ward, I've never been to a water polo game or even seen it played, so I decided to take my kids and go see what it's all about and go support a few people as well. In Utah it's not a very popular sport and I wish it was more popular, it's great! It was AWESOME! BRUTAL. Very physical & different than I expected.

Jett & Bryton get mistaken for twins.... pretty much everyday, I do dress them alike and they're about the same size, so I can see how people would think that. Well we usually buzz Bryton's hair every summer, but it's already fairly warm here and he was getting sick of me doing his hair so.... He got "the buzz" already! I shaved half of his head and said, "okay, you're done... go look!" He went in the mirror like this and about crapped his pants. HAHAHA

My big brown-eyed handsome Bryt. (yup, that's a grape juice mustache too!)Now people can tell em apart! :]

Jett took this picture of Oaks... hahaha close up! Love her, even if she is RIDICULOUS at church. Ahhh!!

Our new favorite thing to do as a family. We found a place in Manhattan Beach that is like 5 minutes from our apartment, we round up some change for the meter and get some snacks and go chill there. There is swings at "the spot" too. I can't wait till I can get my tan on ;) I'm a ghost, living in California. I can't wait till I get a visitor to take em to "our spots".

::an update::

2011-02-04T20:00:00.000-08:00

Hello from SoCal...

So... my camera broke :( all of these pictures are from my phone, not the best quality, but you get the idea??
An update on Oaks:
She is into EVERYTHING! She's been crawling for a long time now, occasionally stands on her own, and has even taken 2 steps one time. She could totally walk, but just doesn't want to. Having 3 boys in the house the toilet seat is left up at times and if it EVER is... she is in the toilet splashing away! EW GROSS. She still hates the car. Her teeth are hilarious, she has 6 in and 2 more on their way. She HATES baby food, she's all about the grown up food. She rips her bows off her head in 5 seconds, you KNOW that bugs the crap outta me. I just can't WAIT for her hair to grow!! I can get a lil tiny poly tail on the top. ha ha. She screams SOOO LOUD! Her and Bryton fight and it is sooo funny. She can say "Da & Ma". She thinks EVERYTHING is a phone and puts it up to her ear and says, "Hi Da!" She's definitely the "pretty princess" around here and we can't get enough of her.

My boys are BEST FRIENDS! Everyone out here thinks they are twins, cause who in the right mind would have kids 12 months apart??

Jett is a lil stud! He's is really smart. He should be in pre-school, we had him registered back in Utah and moved the week he was supposed to start. He'll start what they call "Teddy" out here in El Segundo, it's like preK in Utah, but 5 days a week and FREE! So we're excited for that. He is such a good big brother and is so obedient. He is pretty emotional and when he loses his temper... watch out! He is in a primary class with 5 girls and he Looooves it! ;) All the girls in the ward including the Young Women think he's a lil hottie.

Bryton is HILARIOUS! He says the funniest stuff that keeps us laughing everyday. He pretty much thinks he's Batman. He loves to do everything Jett does. He loves to be told he's good at everything. He is now in Sunbeams and is such a good boy in there, believe it or not. Every time we say a prayer...he HAS to say it first. He's a VERY good eater. Always finishes his food first. He can be "Mr Tough Guy" one minute and the biggest sweetheart next. He asks pretty much every day when we're going back to Eagle Mountain, I don't think it's set in that we've moved. He's always the last one to go to sleep every night too. We LOVE him, even though he's a stinker sometimes & a STRONG one at that! ;)

We moved out here to help run a trucking company with Enoch's Dad, it hasn't really worked out as planned, unfortunately. Luckily, he got hired on at Delta. He's currently looking for another job as well. If any of you know of any sales jobs near LA let us know!! In the mean time we're just tryin to "make a dollar outta 15 cents"

Now that he got hired on at Delta, we go on a lot of plane rides. Everyone thinks I'm CRAZY flying by myself with 3 kids under 4... I don't know why they would??? haha. Let's just say I won't be flying for awhile.. I SO need a break!

Moving out here has brought Enoch and I closer. I'm so grateful for him and the great guy that he is. I don't know how I got so lucky? Times have not been easy out here and he tries to always have a positive attitude and keeps me going. We haven't been on a date since I can remember :( I love him.

We moved to THE CUTEST best city EVER in L.A. Seriously, it's a hidden treasure! Enoch being from Inglewood is what I pictured all of L.A. being like... UM.. NO! It's AMAZING here. The school system is really good, we're close to the Chevron headquarters and they sponsor the schools here to keep up on the programs, etc. the school is ranked the highest in L.A. The high school looks like it should be in a movie. Great community. There is hardly any crime here, it's so safe. We live like 5 minutes from the beach. The weather is INCREDIBLE! It is SOOOO expensive to live here though. Let's just put it this way... we live in a 2 bedroom apartment here and out rent costs as much as our mortgage at our cute house in Eagle Mountain. It's been a HUGE adjustment! I got called as the 1st counselor in the Young Womens presidency and I LOVE it! We absolutely LOVE our ward out here. It keeps me going. At times I get pretty lonely & homesick, so it's good to have a great ward.

The kids adjusting to the bright sun. ha ha

The view of El Segundo from the beach

Um... gas is RIDICULOUSLY expensive here. It actually raised recently to $3.47!! Let's just say I walk to a lot of places or stay home a lot. :]

We go to this park a lot. I love it. It's fenced in and even has a place right outside it for the boys to ride their scooters everywhere.

We LOVE this donut place which is probably not a good thing.. haha BEST donuts EVER!!

The L.A. Temple is BEAUTIFUL!

We flew to Utah a few weeks ago and went and watched my brother n law's game, it was really fun. He's so good. He plays for Westlake High School in Saratoga Springs. So look for him in the paper & on the news :] Mana Niu

The only family I have out here in California is my Dad's brother Jeff. They live like 40 minutes from me though. Their son, my cousin, Jake came home from his mission today!! We went to the airport to see him come down the escalator. It was so great to see him & his family.

All in all, we really like it out here. Driving is CRAZY out here, I get honked at ALL the time and Enoch has had his fair share of parking tickets as well. It's SO different than Utah, but I like it. I miss my family a lot, but they're just a plane ride away right??

::i need to get a life::

2011-02-04T11:14:00.000-08:00

Who's still watching this ridiculous show?? MEEEE!!! haha Why do I love it so much? My husband just does NOT understand. Reality TV-a guilty pleasure of mine, what can I say?

Who's your favorite?
Mine is Emily. I LOVE her! I think it is absolutely crazy that he keeps pulling her away from the group to do special things for her and be so sweet to her. I just hope he doesn't break her heart. Is she not STUNNING?! Wow. Can I have her hair? Body? Teeth? haha ;) I love how she isn't a major cry baby like the others. Seriously Chantal?? SOOOO ANNOYING! I like Alli & Shawntel too, I'd be happy if he chose either one of them as well. Shoot, if I was Shawntel I could care less if he chose me she got HOOKED UP on her one on one date huh?

Who do you want sent home... like yesterday?
It's a tie between Ashley H & Chantal for me! They are BOTH ridiculous. I'd rather have Michelle on there than them.. okay maybe not. But, ugh. GET THEM OFF!

What do you think about Michelle?
She is EMBARRASSING! When she is with Brad she is not as bad, but with the other women?? WOWSERS! Her HAIR is INCREDIBLE! Let's not kid ourselves. She is clearly not there for the right reasons. But what guy would not want a hot girl throwing themselves at him for a few extra weeks?

Who do you think he is least compatible with?
Britt & Jackie! Don't you think? I can't stand Britt's bangs, she's a sweet girl though. Jackie has sideburns. Can ya tell I'm a hairstylist??

You guys liking American Idol this season so far?
We are LOVING it! We would prefer these panel of judges over any of the other panels previously. We're loving the talent we've seen so far and can't wait for Hollywood!

What do you think about the "unknown trainers"?
We really like em so far! Clearly they know what they're doing and are doing a great job. When the unknown team weighed in the last episode they KILLED the other team, almost all of them getting double-digits! It's got to be intimidating to come train these contestants against Bob & Jillian ya know?

Do you think Q or Larialmy should have gone home?
I think the right decision was made, cause Q obviously wouldn't do well at home if he can't even push himself 100% on the show. I LOVE how Rulon & Justin put him in his place! How tight is the yellow team? LOVE them. Q better step it up and be true to his wife or else I'd be runnin away from "the unknowns" ha ha

What are your thoughts on Dan & Don?
UGH. FREAKING ANNOYING AND WUSSES! There would be a trillion other people that would give and arm and a leg to be on the show and they were just ridiculous. Granted, I've never been through what Dan has been through, so I give him a little slack, but not much! Glad they're gone. I mean come on!

Who's your favs?
We obviously really like Moses & Kayley :] YAHOO GO GREY!! How amazing is Courtney on the aqua team? You can tell she truly is sooo freaking sick & tired of being fat. She ALWAYS gives it 100% and I'm SOOOO excited to see how she looks at the Finale, she's great! The yellow team is pretty awesome too!

I love to hear people's opinions/feedback on reality TV shows. I need to get a life *sigh*

::Summertime '10::

2010-07-13T22:57:00.000-07:00

I know.. I know.. it's about time I update my blog! We're just LOVIN summer. Parades, swimming, fireworks, family, friends, movies, the carnival, etc. We've been busy.
I was released from being the 1st counselor in the Young Womens Presidency. The whole organization was reorganized. I'm pretty sad about it, I'm going to miss my old presidency/leaders a lot.. They're some of my best friends, BUT I was put back in Young Womens, now I'm the Laurel Advisor which I'm excited about, I love the laurels. I'm excited to get to know a bunch of new leaders who were put into Young Womens as well. We have Girl's Camp next week which should be really fun, I LOVED it last year. I'll be going back and forth to camp because my freakin cute 3 1/2 month old babes will NOT take a bottle, she loves to nurse!! I've never had a baby NOT take a bottle, it's tough for me and it takes a lot of time, but hey.. it's free and healthy huh??
The boys riding on Grandpa's lawn mower

Enoch has been taking the boys to movies, cause I don't love them and I'd probably end up standing the whole time holding Oakley. They LOVED Toy Story 3!!

I LOVE the 4th of July!! We had tickets to the Stadium of Fire & I was SOOO excited to take Enoch, he'd never been. I had to take Oaks cause she only nurses, like I said before, but Enoch's cousin & his wife were nice enough to watch Jett and Bryton for the night. They had a BLAST!!! Thanks again Joe & Shelli!!

Well, I was all prepared for The Stadium of Fire. I fed Oakley in the car before we went inside the stadium. I even pumped a bottle in case she was STARVING. I got her to sleep and it started. We were lovin it. Carrie Underwood was singing the National Anthem and the jets flew over and were SO FREAKING LOUD!! They scared Oakley REALLY BAD! She was crying and crying......... and crying and crying and wouldn't stop! I tried getting her back to sleep, feeding her that dumb bottle, putting ear plugs in her ears, etc. NOTHING WAS WORKING. So I went into the bathroom and was NURSING HER!!!! By then Carrie Underwood had started the concert and I was in the stupid bathroom nursing. I was SOOO sad and so close to tears. I felt so bad for my baby who was miserable. I talked to Enoch and we figured if she didn't like the jets, she wouldn't like the fireworks so we left early :( I love love Carrie, ever since American Idol.. Hi, can I be her?? She's STUNNING!! Anyways.. my sweet baby fell right to sleep in the car and we were on our way to get the boys and go home.

How could we get mad at this lil sweetheart? She is such a good baby. "Oaker Doker" "Chunka Munk" "Pretty Princess" She giggles, smiles, coos, chews on things, almost rolling, HATES binkis and bottles, just started using a bumbo, loves her swing. We can't get enough of her. I'm pretty much obsessed with my kids.

On the 4th we went to Midway up to some of our family's house for dutch oven dinner, popcorn, movie outside, etc. It was gorgeous up there and we had so much fun! Yes, we all wore our "4th of July" outfits 2 days in a row.. who cares??

All of these babies are born within 6 months.. kinda fun..

Who watched The Bachelorette?? Who do you want Ali to choose? I'm all about Roberto & Chris. What do you think about the whole Frank situation? What's gonna happen in Tahiti?

My camera broke. I'm really sad. These pics are either taken from other people's camera's or from Enoch's phone. Maybe it's a good thing I don'thave a camera.. there would be a TRILLION more pics. hahaha

2010-06-19T22:46:00.000-07:00

To all of you Father's out there HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!! (I know there are a few of you that do check out a few blogs here & there)
I'm so lucky to have chosen THE BEST companion to take on this "so called" journey of life with me, and a HOT one at that! He is such a great Dad. He works very hard to support us and make sure we're always taken care of. He puts us first before anything else. He loves the Gospel and has a STRONG Testimony. I'm thankful for the Priesthood that he is worthy of and blesses our family with in so many ways. He is so honest. He loves to serve others. Ok.. he's pretty close to perfection!! I love him.

We'd also like to wish my Dad "Grandpa Jon" a HAPPY FATHER'S DAY as well. He looks too young to be a Grandpa huh? Everyone thinks he's my brother.. nope.. he's my Dad and a Grandpa of 4! He's always been an incredible Father figure. Always been a hard worker and was/is always an amazing Patriarch of our home. I loved growing up knowing that I could always go to him and ask him for a Priesthood blessing. My kids just adore him. he was the first one to make Oakley laugh too.

&& can't forget my Father-n-law "Grandpa Vaka"... HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!! We don't get to see him that often because he lives in LA, but we miss him dearly and when we do see him.. we LOVE HIM! Jett and Bryton pray all the time for Grandpa Vaka. He is THE sweetest guy you'll ever meet. He too is such a hard worker and honors the Priesthood. I'm grateful that he raised such an incredible son and was a very good example to him growing up.

2010-06-11T09:35:00.000-07:00

MY ALLERGIES ARE RIDICULOUS!! I just don't even know what to do.. My eyes itch SO BAD, I can't wear my contacts or make-up, I'm hideous with my swollen eyes. My nose is a faucet, and raw from blowing it so much. My ears itch, my throat itches, my nose itches... my whole freaking face itches!!! AHHHHHHHH. I HATE allergies. I've tried everything. NOTHING works, I just gotta "stick it out" basically. Any suggestions? I can't take anything that makes me drowsy (obviously, I have to have energy to take care of 3 kids 3 and under) and it has to be something I can take while nursing. HELP ME.

2010-06-07T22:40:00.000-07:00

Is summer not your favorite season?? I LOVE IT!! BBQ's, parades, fireworks, rodeos, laying out, sun shine, sun glasses, vacations, camping, pools, watermelon, popsicles, family time, etc..

Oakley was blessed on Sunday. Enoch blessed her and did an amazing job, it was so great to see him be so tender with Oakley and give her a name and a blessing. We had family in town, lots of food, and fun! Thanks to everyone who came and supported her and helped out on this special day.
Our Family

Oakley in her blessing dress. Enoch's Aunt made her this cute lei.

My 3 lil Blessings.. love em SOOOOOO FREAKIN MUCH!!

The 2 Niu gals

My little brother Jaxon just finished up his baseball season. We loved going and watching him and supporting him, especially Jett & Bryton! His team finished 2nd place in his league. GOooooo Diamondbacks!!

Daddy's lil Laker girl!! (Yes, I like the Lakers...just not when they play the Jazz!! Enoch LOVES the Lakers, he was born and raised in LA. I know some people say ya can't be a Jazz fan and like the Lakers, but I do. It's like I like Utah Utes just NOT when they're not playin my BYU Cougs. I know.. Is there a rule? Whatever. NOT THAT big of a deal!!)

Hangin out at Grandma & Grandpa Melton's...BRING ON the tans!

Isn't she sweet? We can't get enough of her. We're pretty much obsessed with her...

Yup.. we pierced her ears!!

Her in her first swim suit & you KNOW I had to put a big matching bow on!

T.Ray & Oaks

All 3 kids asleep at THE SAME TIME!!!

We HAD to put T.Ray in the picture, he felt left out! All 4 of the Melton cousins

My sweet cousin Sage Ingersoll lived for about 10 minutes then returned to our Heavenly Father. She had Trisomy 18. I look up to my Uncle & Aunt for being so strong. The funeral was one of THE best ones I've ever been to. The spirit was so strong and it was a bitter sweet day. She looked perfect! She was BEAUTIFUL. "Families can be together forever through Heavenly Father's plan..."

It's that time again!! WaHoo...

2010-05-24T11:53:00.000-07:00

Yup.. this week's the season finale of The Biggest Loser!! Who's been following it? I'm just SOOO EXCITED to see all of their transformations!!

Who do you want to be "The Biggest Loser"? Who do you want to be in the "Final 3" Koli or Daris?

Koli- Obviously we love Koli, he's TONGAN! We want him to win! How GREAT did he look "makeover week"? CHeeeeHoo! Can you believe how well he did on the "jacob's ladder" challenge? OVER 2 hours??

Daris- What the fetch was his hair during that "jacob's ladder" challenge after his makeover (okay, I'm a hair stylist maybe I just know I could do something so much better with that mop) He did freakin awesome running the marathon! But his binging at night while he was home for 30 days and gainin 2 lbs??? :( No Bueno. You think he's ready to do this on his own or will he just gain all of the weight back? He's a sweetheart.

Michael- How much better does he look from the beginning?? WOWSAS!! I like his hair since the makeover. I feel SOOO bad for his lil sister. Poor girl. How sad was that when he had his freak out attack with Bob saying how fat he still is??

Ashley- aka Miss Piggy ;) JK!! I'm such a BRAT! She's been doing AWESOME and props to her for being the only girl in the finale. She's come so far. What the fetch was her outfit makeover week?? UGH. I'm happy for her though. She seems to feel so much beter about herself huh?

This show is just SO inspiring, especially right now for me when I'm starting to work out again and lose my baby weight.

Are any of you excited for Jillian's show comin out? She's a freakin BOMB trainer and has a BOMB body.. but she scares me! I'd prefer Bob to be my trainer over Jillian. Are they both gay? Just wondering.... :/