This past week has been very busy and exciting for our little family. As I had mentioned in my previous blog, Sage was accepted into the Henderson Police Academy. Last week was his first week of orientation and tomorrow he starts the real academy. Last week they had a family day to show family members what exactly they'll be doing. They started out with a video showing them doing drills, boxing, shooting guns, getting tazed and pepper sprayed. Needless to say, the academy is much harder than the previous one Sage was in and they urge family members to support them throughout the entire 14 weeks.
I'm so proud of Sage and I love to see him work so hard at this. I can truly tell that he's passionate about his new career move. He comes up and goes through his flash cards and then has me quiz him. He has majority of his stuff down so far and I know he'll continue to work hard and do what he needs to, to graduate.
Ane turned 18 months on the 26th. I can't believe she'll be 2 in 6 more months. She is saying alot of words and LOVES to dance. She's starting to get into everything like any other toddler. She's found interest in the toilet (yuck) and I'm crossing my fingers that she'll keep her hands out of it. I am wanting to get a potty training toilet for her soon because I feel like she'll be easy to potty train. She is starting to randomly squat when she pees which is a sign she is almost ready. She's sometimes so sweet and will come over to me just to cuddle but then shortly after she'll slap my face or pinch me. Her emotions are like a rollercoaster but that's normal for someone her age.
Ane growing has definitely made me baby hungry. I want another one before Ane is 3 so I figure we'll give everything a try once Ane is 2. In the meantime I'll just need to barrow someone's baby occasionally haha.
We are currently saving up to purchase a second car. We were originally saving for a house but we figure we need a second car when we move so that's what our new goal is.
This year is flying so quickly, I can't believe it's already almost May. Wow! Well, that's all for now.
With Love,
The Nua's
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Sunday, April 21, 2013
Aloha
4/10/13 - We left for Hawaii at around 11pm on Wednesday night. We decided to take the red eye so that Ane would sleep through the entire flight but after experiencing a red eye with a toddler, I will never do it again until Ane is old enough to understand that she needs to go to sleep. The flight wasn't bad and Ane did get some sleep but because she was on my lap the entire time I couldn't get any sleep and I was so uncomfortable the entire 6 hour flight. I just kept telling myself "As long as Ane is okay, you're okay." I was also thankful that she was asleep the entire time because I don't know what I would have done if she was wide awake. We made it safely and that was what matters most after all.
4/11/13 - We went to get breakfast as soon as we arrived but it was only 5am so nothing was open just yet. We went to one of the marinas and watched the sun come up and Ane got to see some ducks. Below is a picture of the sunrise... It was absolutely beautiful as you can see.
After eating breakfast at Koa's Pancakes, we went to Sage's uncle Shaun's house which is where we stayed our entire trip. His house was amazing and I'm so thankful for his hospitality and for him allowing our family to stay there. His house had a pool and a dock right on the river where Ane loved feeding the fish.
After settling in, we went to the church to set up for Sage's papa's funeral. His passing was the reason we were in Hawaii and we wanted to help as much as possible.
We later went to Lanikai beach and Ane hated the water. She preferred to sit in the shade in the sand and play with her toys. She's such a little city girl lol. She doesn't enjoy nature very much but I don't blame her, the ocean can be a scary thing, especially for someone so small. Here's our little family soaking up the sun. Isn't Ane adorable? She's getting so tall and gets more and more beautiful as each passes by.
4/12/13 - Sage's papa's funeral service was around 10am that morning. Sage's family is Catholic and the service was held at a beautiful church. I'm LDS and had never been in a Catholic church so it was a fun and interesting experience. I didn't get to stay for the entire service because Ane PEED on me during the service and I had to carry her out really fast because there was a huge puddle of pee on the both of us... mostly me though. I was so embarrassed while walking out, it looked like I had the accident and people were looking at me funny. When I finally got out of the church a guy approached me and asked if I needed to be shown where the restroom was. I'm positive that he thought I had wet myself, ugh. I took Ane across the street where no one could see us and we just sat on the grass. Her dress was completely dry but my skirt was soaked. Thank goodness for the wind that morning, my dress was dry by the time the service ended. The food after the service was soooo delicious. It was REAL Hawaiian food- poi, pig, mac salad, and a number of other things that I had no idea what they were called but it was soooo yummy. I wish I had a plate of that food in front of me right now. It's a good thing we don't live in the Hawaii because I would be a food addict and I would gain so much weight. It's not funny how much weight I gained in just 9 days, oh well, YOLO ;)
Sage's papa had requested to have his body cremated and to have his ashes spread in the mountains during a hunt. He was a boar hunter all of his life and he spent many days in the mountains hunting so that was the perfect resting place for him. He also mentioned that if he were to be buried that he would like to be buried at the cemetery facing the ranch that his family once owned. Sage's family decided to accommodate both requests and they buried a portion of his ashes as well. The burial service was the only time I became emotional. They had placed the ashes in the ground and asked for family to place flowers in the ground and say their final goodbyes. I gave Ane a rose and had her place the rose in the ground. It hit me then that Ane wasn't able to meet her papa but hopefully, we will see him again one day.
That night all of Sage's family came over to his uncle's house and we had dinner together. It was so nice to meet my husband's family. I've only met a few of his cousins but none from his mom's side of the family. I enjoyed getting to know them all and spend time. One of Sage's cousins has 4 beautiful kids and Ane loved their company. It was wonderful seeing their family all together to celebrate their papa's life and I'm thankful to now be apart of their families legacy.
4/16/13 - We spent this day relaxing in the house. We did swim a little which Ane loved. She doesn't love the ocean but she loves the bath and swimming pools, interesting. She also said another new word while in the pool... "Oh wow!" She is now saying this word very often lol. We went out last night to Pure Aloha and she kept saying "Wow!" to everything. I love it. We also went out on Sage's uncles boat and fed the fish. I'm sure those fish are going miss us because we sure did feed them well.
4/17/13 - We went to the Honolulu Zoo on this day and Ane loved it. She laughed while watching the monkeys swing, she was in awe of the elephant and she liked seeing the lion cubs as well. I loved seeing the chimpanzees. They would come right up to the glass and just sit. I kind of felt bad for them though, haha, but seriously, I did.
4/11/13 - We went to get breakfast as soon as we arrived but it was only 5am so nothing was open just yet. We went to one of the marinas and watched the sun come up and Ane got to see some ducks. Below is a picture of the sunrise... It was absolutely beautiful as you can see.
After settling in, we went to the church to set up for Sage's papa's funeral. His passing was the reason we were in Hawaii and we wanted to help as much as possible.
We later went to Lanikai beach and Ane hated the water. She preferred to sit in the shade in the sand and play with her toys. She's such a little city girl lol. She doesn't enjoy nature very much but I don't blame her, the ocean can be a scary thing, especially for someone so small. Here's our little family soaking up the sun. Isn't Ane adorable? She's getting so tall and gets more and more beautiful as each passes by.
4/12/13 - Sage's papa's funeral service was around 10am that morning. Sage's family is Catholic and the service was held at a beautiful church. I'm LDS and had never been in a Catholic church so it was a fun and interesting experience. I didn't get to stay for the entire service because Ane PEED on me during the service and I had to carry her out really fast because there was a huge puddle of pee on the both of us... mostly me though. I was so embarrassed while walking out, it looked like I had the accident and people were looking at me funny. When I finally got out of the church a guy approached me and asked if I needed to be shown where the restroom was. I'm positive that he thought I had wet myself, ugh. I took Ane across the street where no one could see us and we just sat on the grass. Her dress was completely dry but my skirt was soaked. Thank goodness for the wind that morning, my dress was dry by the time the service ended. The food after the service was soooo delicious. It was REAL Hawaiian food- poi, pig, mac salad, and a number of other things that I had no idea what they were called but it was soooo yummy. I wish I had a plate of that food in front of me right now. It's a good thing we don't live in the Hawaii because I would be a food addict and I would gain so much weight. It's not funny how much weight I gained in just 9 days, oh well, YOLO ;)
Sage's papa had requested to have his body cremated and to have his ashes spread in the mountains during a hunt. He was a boar hunter all of his life and he spent many days in the mountains hunting so that was the perfect resting place for him. He also mentioned that if he were to be buried that he would like to be buried at the cemetery facing the ranch that his family once owned. Sage's family decided to accommodate both requests and they buried a portion of his ashes as well. The burial service was the only time I became emotional. They had placed the ashes in the ground and asked for family to place flowers in the ground and say their final goodbyes. I gave Ane a rose and had her place the rose in the ground. It hit me then that Ane wasn't able to meet her papa but hopefully, we will see him again one day.
That night all of Sage's family came over to his uncle's house and we had dinner together. It was so nice to meet my husband's family. I've only met a few of his cousins but none from his mom's side of the family. I enjoyed getting to know them all and spend time. One of Sage's cousins has 4 beautiful kids and Ane loved their company. It was wonderful seeing their family all together to celebrate their papa's life and I'm thankful to now be apart of their families legacy.
4/13/13 - We went to the swap meet early Saturday morning. It's always nice to go there and get some fun stuff for cheap. We didn't end up getting too much, just a few things but nothing exciting.
We did so much during our trip that I honestly can't remember much of this day other than it was the day Sage received awesome news that he was accepted into the City of Las Vegas Corrections Academy. I am so incredibly proud of him! He had to leave early unexpectedly, which did put a bit of damper on the trip but it was for a great reason.
4/14/13 - Sage's family went on their hunt to spread his papa's ashes on this day. Ane and I stayed at Sage's uncles house and slept in which was much needed because we both were wearing thin energy wise. She and I just relaxed at the house and fed the fish out of the dock in the backyard. She learned to say "fishy" while feeding the fish which was so exciting. She's growing so quickly and learning to say more words.
When they returned from their hike we had dinner and I tried to spend as much time as possible with Sage because he was leaving that night around 8pm. When we dropped him off I did cry, I know, I'm lame. We haven't been apart for more than 4 days and that was back in 2011 when I was pregnant with Ane, since then we've always gone everywhere with each other. I seriously missed him terribly and we were only apart for 5 days. I admire wives who spend weeks, months and years away from their husbands. I know I wouldn't be able to do it. The picture below is of Ane and I on the dock feeding the fish.
4/15/13 - We went to the Ala Moana mall and did a little bit of shopping. That mall is huge and had 4 levels so we spent quite sometime there. We went to the Disney store in hopes to get a Lilo doll but they were all out. Throughout our trip we tried to locate a Lilo doll but failed to find one. You'd think that since we were in Hawaii it would be easy. Below is my princess & I at the Disney store.
4/16/13 - We spent this day relaxing in the house. We did swim a little which Ane loved. She doesn't love the ocean but she loves the bath and swimming pools, interesting. She also said another new word while in the pool... "Oh wow!" She is now saying this word very often lol. We went out last night to Pure Aloha and she kept saying "Wow!" to everything. I love it. We also went out on Sage's uncles boat and fed the fish. I'm sure those fish are going miss us because we sure did feed them well.
4/17/13 - We went to the Honolulu Zoo on this day and Ane loved it. She laughed while watching the monkeys swing, she was in awe of the elephant and she liked seeing the lion cubs as well. I loved seeing the chimpanzees. They would come right up to the glass and just sit. I kind of felt bad for them though, haha, but seriously, I did.
4/18/13 - It was our last day there and we wanted to take Ane to the Disney's Aulani Resort. It was immaculate and so beautiful there. I told Sage that when we have more babies and they're older we should stay there a night or two. They have so much to do there and it's so family orientated. They have multiple pools and a lazy river, slides that you can ride with tubes, a snorkel reef with a ton of fish, etc. Ane was a little under the weather this day and she was miserable most of our time there. She hated the water at the lagoon that we were swimming in and she wouldn't even sit in the sand. She and I spent most of our time in the shade and she insisted on sitting in her stroller as well. She wasn't willing to eat or drink and I knew she wasn't feeling good at all. Poor baby. On our way out we got to see Minnie and even though Ane wasn't feeling well, as soon as she saw Minnie she was all smiles. She kept petting her while we were taking pictures with her, it so precious seeing her reactions. Ane is a huge Disney fanatic, anything Disney, she loves. I look forward to taking her to Disney land when she's old enough. Below is a picture of her sitting in the sand and playing with her toys at the lagoon and us with Minnie.
Even though Sage had to leave early I did enjoy our trip to Hawaii and look forward to going back in a few years. We are blessed to be able to take such an amazing trip and share it with our little girl. I am also so thankful for Sage's new job which is a HUGE blessing, it's exactly where he wants to be and I look forward to what's to come for us. I'm grateful for all of the many blessings that the Lord continues to provide my family. xo.
With Love,
The Nua's
Sunday, April 7, 2013
April 7, 2013
While at work I decided to tune in and watch the LDS General Conference. I am LDS, I was born and raised in the church. Although I haven't always lived my life the way the church advises, I have always loved the gospel and I know in my heart that regardless of my mistakes, the Lord loves me. Everytime I listen to conference or attend church I hear exactly what I need to hear. As soon as I hear certain message that relates to my trails I am always so overwhelmed with emotion. I love that I can feel the Lord's love and message to me through the talks given during conference.
I was able to listen to two talks about family and raising our children to be children of God as well as another about Marriage. While tuning in my phone kept ringing and I had to assist a resident in purchasing show tickets. I wasn't able to catch the entire talks but what I heard is what I needed to hear. One of the talks told us how we need to spend more time with family and less time on our cell phones or watching tv. I won't lie, I am definitely guilty of being on my phone too much. I am going to make it a goal for myself that I don't use my phone unless it's a call or important text while I am with Ane and Sage. I want to limit my social network use as well. The amount of time I spend on my phone could be spent doing fun activities with Ane. Don't get me wrong, I do spend time with Ane and we do fun things like going to the park and play but I want to spend more quality time with her by removing my cellphone from the picture.
Another thing mentioned in this talk was speaking to our family members as if we wouldn't see them again. This hit me hard because Sage & I had a small arguement last night and instead of swallowing my pride and saying sorry, I left with Ane. Life is too short to go on without making amends with those we love. I personally, lose sleep when I'm not well with those who mean most to me. I have to make things right because you just never know what could happen to myself or the person I am bickering with.
Here are a few small goals I am setting for myself thanks to today's general conference:
1. Leave my phone in my purse when I arrive home from work and leave it there. There are a few acceptions I'm going to make like if Ane does something cute or exciting and I have to get a picture of it ;)
2. Be more kind to Sage and only say kind things to him. I have a tendancy of joking with him and being a little too cruel. That's something I hope to change.
3. Respect my loved ones. I tend to take my loved ones for granted and I'm not always as respectful as I should be.
4. Spend more quality time with my family.
5. Sing primary songs with Ane and do activites that incorporate the Lord. I currently work on Sundays so Ane & I have not been able to attend church as often as I would like.
I've set a few personal goals for myself as well. These goals won't be reached overnight and are things I will progressively to do overtime. I know that if I pray daily and keep the faith the Lord will encourage me when I struggle to complete and stick with these goals.
I am gratful for this gospel that always teaches me to better myself and my family. I may not live my life as I always should but the Lord knows where my heart is.
p.s. This is off subject but I had to share that our trip to Hawaii is in 4 days. We leave Wednesday night and I'm so excited!
I was able to listen to two talks about family and raising our children to be children of God as well as another about Marriage. While tuning in my phone kept ringing and I had to assist a resident in purchasing show tickets. I wasn't able to catch the entire talks but what I heard is what I needed to hear. One of the talks told us how we need to spend more time with family and less time on our cell phones or watching tv. I won't lie, I am definitely guilty of being on my phone too much. I am going to make it a goal for myself that I don't use my phone unless it's a call or important text while I am with Ane and Sage. I want to limit my social network use as well. The amount of time I spend on my phone could be spent doing fun activities with Ane. Don't get me wrong, I do spend time with Ane and we do fun things like going to the park and play but I want to spend more quality time with her by removing my cellphone from the picture.
Another thing mentioned in this talk was speaking to our family members as if we wouldn't see them again. This hit me hard because Sage & I had a small arguement last night and instead of swallowing my pride and saying sorry, I left with Ane. Life is too short to go on without making amends with those we love. I personally, lose sleep when I'm not well with those who mean most to me. I have to make things right because you just never know what could happen to myself or the person I am bickering with.
Here are a few small goals I am setting for myself thanks to today's general conference:
1. Leave my phone in my purse when I arrive home from work and leave it there. There are a few acceptions I'm going to make like if Ane does something cute or exciting and I have to get a picture of it ;)
2. Be more kind to Sage and only say kind things to him. I have a tendancy of joking with him and being a little too cruel. That's something I hope to change.
3. Respect my loved ones. I tend to take my loved ones for granted and I'm not always as respectful as I should be.
4. Spend more quality time with my family.
5. Sing primary songs with Ane and do activites that incorporate the Lord. I currently work on Sundays so Ane & I have not been able to attend church as often as I would like.
I've set a few personal goals for myself as well. These goals won't be reached overnight and are things I will progressively to do overtime. I know that if I pray daily and keep the faith the Lord will encourage me when I struggle to complete and stick with these goals.
I am gratful for this gospel that always teaches me to better myself and my family. I may not live my life as I always should but the Lord knows where my heart is.
p.s. This is off subject but I had to share that our trip to Hawaii is in 4 days. We leave Wednesday night and I'm so excited!
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
April 3, 2013
On March 27, 2013, Heaven gained an angel, Sage's papa, John Santos passed away due to a massive heart attack. He did leave to the other side in peace and everyone that was there was able to say their final goodbyes before he passed. My heart literally aches for them, especially Sage. I know it hurt him that he wasn't able to say goodbye. The morning that his papa had the heart attack, Sage came home from work and was in tears. It hurt me so much to see him hurting; over the years my love for Sage has of course grown, it grows daily, so when he hurts, it hurts me. I hate to see the one I love hurting and not being able to fix his pain. He is handling everything well but I know that saying his final goodbyes at the funeral will be tough for him. I'll be right to support him along the way.
Sage's 22nd birthday was the following day on the 28th and he decided that due to recent events, he didn't want to do anything big. He did request for me to make him a big birthday dinner and his wish, was my command. Anything to make him happy, especially with everything going on.
So, for anyone that knows me, they know I don't cook. I don't cook because I CAN'T. I mean, I can cook... easy meals that don't require anything hard like mac & cheese, spaghetti, cereal... haha you get it? Everytime I've attempted to cook in the past the meal tasted horrible or was too burnt to eat. Therefore, I was very anxious when Sage requested that I make him meatloaf, green beans, mashed potatoes and rolls. That day, I returned home from work and went straight to the grocery store to get all of our ingredients with Ane.
May I just add that Ane is seriously such an incredible shopper! When we visit any store she's all smiles and completely patient. She enjoys being out and I enjoy showing her off ;)
Anyways, I got my mom's meatloaf recipe because it's Sage's favorite. She puts this amazing sauce on it that makes it taste even more incredible so I knew I couldn't go wrong. I'll post the recipe at a later time, I don't have it near me at this time.
The dinner turned out incredibly delicious and Sage cleared his plate within 5 minutes. I was so proud! I even made enough to feed everyone at home and his siblings enjoyed it as well.
Once things calm down I am going to keep attempting to cook more meals. Cooking really is so fun and I think the best part is seeing those you love enjoy the meal you worked so hard on. Trust me, I worked very hard on that meal, especially for it being one of my first real, legit meals. I even burned myself and have the 2nd degree burn/blister on my hand to prove it. Yes, I have cooking battle scars lol. Tragic.
March 31st was Easter! This year I woke up at 6am and ran to the store to get Ane's basket and eggs. I know, talk about completely last minute. It was my first year setting her basket up though, so please cut me some slack ;) I currently don't have any pictures on the computer I am on now of what I did for Ane but I must admit I was very pleased with the outcome. I put her basket down the hallway from our room, in the future, I'll hide it but for now, we'll keep things simple. I had put twelve eggs from our room leading to her basket and at the beginning of the trail I place a note that said "Anelia, There are 12 eggs leading to your easter basket. Don't worry when you find an empty egg. It is a simple reminder of Jesus' empty tomb, for... HE IS RISEN!" I will do this every year for my children, I feel Easter is a holiday that revolves around Christ and easter gifts can take away from that. So anything I can do to incorporate our Savior is wonderful.
Yesterday was my amazing mom's 51st birthday! My mom is such an amazing woman, if there's one thing that I admire the absolute most about her, its her strength. She has faced such trying trials and regardless, she has held her head high and climbed any obstacle that came her way. She has dealt and outcome things that I couldn't even fathom dealing with. She's not only strong but she's also an incredibly hard worker. Since I could remember, she has always worked hard to provide myself and my siblings with the absolute best. She is an incredible example and I strive to be just like her in every way.
This next week is going to be very busy and I probably won't have anytime to update. We are going to Hawaii on April 11th for Sage's papa's funeral. The reason we are traveling there is unfortunate but I would be lying if I didn't admit that I'm excited for this vacation. I'm most excited to take Ane for the first time but I'm not too excited about the 6 hour flight we'll be taking. I just hope she is well behaved and that we don't run into any problems. *knocks on wood... literally*
With Love,
The Nua's
p.s. I'll be sure to post pictures of all of the fun things we did during these days.
Sage's 22nd birthday was the following day on the 28th and he decided that due to recent events, he didn't want to do anything big. He did request for me to make him a big birthday dinner and his wish, was my command. Anything to make him happy, especially with everything going on.
So, for anyone that knows me, they know I don't cook. I don't cook because I CAN'T. I mean, I can cook... easy meals that don't require anything hard like mac & cheese, spaghetti, cereal... haha you get it? Everytime I've attempted to cook in the past the meal tasted horrible or was too burnt to eat. Therefore, I was very anxious when Sage requested that I make him meatloaf, green beans, mashed potatoes and rolls. That day, I returned home from work and went straight to the grocery store to get all of our ingredients with Ane.
May I just add that Ane is seriously such an incredible shopper! When we visit any store she's all smiles and completely patient. She enjoys being out and I enjoy showing her off ;)
Anyways, I got my mom's meatloaf recipe because it's Sage's favorite. She puts this amazing sauce on it that makes it taste even more incredible so I knew I couldn't go wrong. I'll post the recipe at a later time, I don't have it near me at this time.
The dinner turned out incredibly delicious and Sage cleared his plate within 5 minutes. I was so proud! I even made enough to feed everyone at home and his siblings enjoyed it as well.
Once things calm down I am going to keep attempting to cook more meals. Cooking really is so fun and I think the best part is seeing those you love enjoy the meal you worked so hard on. Trust me, I worked very hard on that meal, especially for it being one of my first real, legit meals. I even burned myself and have the 2nd degree burn/blister on my hand to prove it. Yes, I have cooking battle scars lol. Tragic.
March 31st was Easter! This year I woke up at 6am and ran to the store to get Ane's basket and eggs. I know, talk about completely last minute. It was my first year setting her basket up though, so please cut me some slack ;) I currently don't have any pictures on the computer I am on now of what I did for Ane but I must admit I was very pleased with the outcome. I put her basket down the hallway from our room, in the future, I'll hide it but for now, we'll keep things simple. I had put twelve eggs from our room leading to her basket and at the beginning of the trail I place a note that said "Anelia, There are 12 eggs leading to your easter basket. Don't worry when you find an empty egg. It is a simple reminder of Jesus' empty tomb, for... HE IS RISEN!" I will do this every year for my children, I feel Easter is a holiday that revolves around Christ and easter gifts can take away from that. So anything I can do to incorporate our Savior is wonderful.
Yesterday was my amazing mom's 51st birthday! My mom is such an amazing woman, if there's one thing that I admire the absolute most about her, its her strength. She has faced such trying trials and regardless, she has held her head high and climbed any obstacle that came her way. She has dealt and outcome things that I couldn't even fathom dealing with. She's not only strong but she's also an incredibly hard worker. Since I could remember, she has always worked hard to provide myself and my siblings with the absolute best. She is an incredible example and I strive to be just like her in every way.
This next week is going to be very busy and I probably won't have anytime to update. We are going to Hawaii on April 11th for Sage's papa's funeral. The reason we are traveling there is unfortunate but I would be lying if I didn't admit that I'm excited for this vacation. I'm most excited to take Ane for the first time but I'm not too excited about the 6 hour flight we'll be taking. I just hope she is well behaved and that we don't run into any problems. *knocks on wood... literally*
With Love,
The Nua's
p.s. I'll be sure to post pictures of all of the fun things we did during these days.
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