Precious Moments

My friend Andrea Filipe took these great pictures of my kids at her parents home. I guess you can say that I am her first "pretend" costumer. She takes such great photos for fun and I asked if she can take pictures of my kids and these pictures are some of my favorite. I wish I could post more but there are just too many.

Our little baby girl- Jordyn Tutaga

Our little man-Teni

If you look at Teni's right hand you can see the number 4 written in red marker, it is because he learned about the number 4 that day in preschool.

Our little princess-Alyia Jayde

Troy and I love this picture of Alyia with a rice crispy treat in her hand. It was the only thing Andrea could give her to get her to listen and sit still. You can totally see the "I surrender but only for a little bit" smile on her face.

Thanks Dre, you are more talented than you think!

Our trip to Tooele

FHE

Last week we decided to have our first official Family Home Evening. Teni is now old enough to understand and enjoy FHE. Alyia is now old enough to mimic everything Teni does, like sitting with her arms folded and does the actions to songs. For our first lesson we learned about Captain Moroni and the Gold Plates. We sang "Book of Mormon Stories" and for dessert we went out for ice cream.

This past Monday our lesson was about taking the sacrament and what the bread and water stood for. We even quizzed Teni about last weeks lesson (Captain Moroni and the Gold Plates) and he was able to repeat what he was taught, he's like a sponge and just soaks everything in, but I guess most kids are like that. I made choc. chip cookies for dessert and for our activity we watched 101 Dalmations as a family. FHE gives our family the opportunity to take a break from the temporal things of our lives and gets us focused on what is eternal...our family.

Troy, Teni, and Alyia enjoying 101 dalmations....well maybe just Troy and Teni

After the movie Troy wanted to test out his gymnastic abilities. Can you tell that the olympics has become a part of our lives, literally!

Our baby girl Jordyn taking a nap. Her hair naturally sticks straight up and I can't do anything about it

The girls!!!

Greatest Athletes In The World!!!!!

It was a great day for the Olympics especially for the amazing Micheal Phelps. Phelps did the impossible and won 8 gold medals in Beijing breaking Mark Spitz record of 7 gold medals. He now holds the record of having the most medals of any athlete in the Olympics with 14 golds and 2 bronze. Phelps is without a question the "Gr-Eight-est" Olympian ever.

I can't talk about the Olympics without mentioning Dara Torres. Torres won her 3rd silver medal in the 50 meter freestyle today in Beijing. She is the first American swimmer to compete in 5 Olympics and is the oldest at 41 years young. She has a total of 12 olympic medals proving that age is certainly just a number.

Also today I got to see Usain Bolt's aka "Lightning Bolt" compete in his first Olympics. He broke the world record for the 100 meter dash at a time of 9.69 He obliterated his opponents, so much so that he had enough time to celebrate by pounding his chest all before crossing the finish line and still was able to break the world record.

The Beijing Olympics has brought together the greatest athletes in the world. It's absolutely amazing to see what a human body is capable of accomplishing in tip-top shape, makes me wonder what we are all capable of doing if we had the mind-set of Phelps, Torres, and Bolt.

A Visit From Papa and Grandma

Papa and Grandma made a visit to our house to see baby Jordyn
Alyia and Teni were so excited to have Papa and Grandma over at their house

Alyia and Teni love story time with Papa and Grandma.

1st Day of School!!!!

I can't believe Teni is already going to preschool, time certainly flies by! He absolutely loves "Teacher Gwen." It's a pretty neat preschool. "Teacher Gwen" has been teaching for 24 years out of her home, that sits on about 2 acres of land. She has geese, ducks, cows, horses, goats, chickens, and so many other farm animals. Every day Teni gets to feed all the animals in her yard. He has only been going for three days now and can't stop talking about it. It will be fun to see all the great things he learns from attending preschool.

The Kids

Jordyn is our little "palagi" girl. She has a pretty fair complexion compared to our other kids and her hair is alot lighter too. Of course she has my infamous nose that our kids can't escape and we think she looks identical to Teni. I love her curly hair and boy..oh..boy she can grub with the best of them (like her big sis Alyia). She is the perfect fit for our family and I can't wait to see her grow everyday.

Alyia, Teni, and their lil sis Jordyn

I had to put this picture up of Teni and Alyia. I think it captures the best of them when they are not screaming at each other or wrestling over toys. This is a rare moment so enjoy it while it last.

Making Her Debut....Jordyn Tutaga Worthen!!!!!

After a long 24 hour labor Jordyn finally made it to the real world. At exactly 8:11 pm on 08/02/08 Jordyn made her grand debut! She weighs 9 Lbs. 2 oz. and is 20 inches long. My doctor decided to induce me 1 1/2 weeks early to prevent me from having a large baby but of course like all my babies, they seem to have the mind set of "go big or go home." It was such a long process but well worth the wait. To make the time fly by I asked Troy if he could run to Walmart (at midnight) and buy "Breaking Dawn" for me and of course he was up to it because it was better then sitting in our hospital room waiting for hours. While Troy was waiting in line (150 people deep) my friend and hero Tiffany came to the rescue and got a copy for me at the Bloomington Walmart and brought it over to the hospital. She saved us alot of time and gave me something to do to keep my mind off the long wait (thanks Tiff), Troy was also happy that he was able to leave Walmart. When it was finally time for me to push, I only pushed twice and Jordyn came right out. I had some complications after the birth but recovered quickly (blood loss and vomiting), I even felt good enough to leave the very next day. Troy did great during the labor and delivery. He didn't faint this time around, but instead encouraged me the entire 2 pushes. Troy even cut the umbilical cord. Teni gets so excited every time he is around his little sister, while Alyia still has no clue who she is. We are so happy that Jordyn is a healthy baby but most happy because she is "our" baby!!!!

We Love You Jordyn!!!!!!!