Family Time!

Once again, I am really behind but these last few weeks have been crazy! We have gone from cribs to beds (which has been way more time than it sounds), We worked a little on potty training (then postponed it), I started three small jobs (tutoring two girls and teaching dance), Tia is starting a 12 week intensive coding program, Christian has started crawling (NO!), and the girls turned two. Yes, that's a huge thing. I have said before they had already hit the terrible twos, but it is really here now. Anyways, it's been a tricky few weeks but I hope I am past the worst of it. Luckily I have had a lot of help from family, thank goodness they are close. I was told from so many sources that twins got easier after they hit one, but I won't be telling that to anyone because these last weeks my sweet girls were harder than they have ever been. :)

Okay sorry, bla bla bla... Here are a few photos of my whole family being here:

Avery loves Tay

Uncle Benjy was in a rodeo!

I was huffing and puffing to stay up with my sisters; one of which was five months pregnant :) 

They held hands their whole breakfast 

Aunt Becky and Aunt Jessie win for being the funnest aunts!

Matching hair-dos

 

The sisters missing Heather

All the grandkids were here when Mom and Craig opened their call: Brazil Fortaleza leaving February 17

South Fork

Thanksgiving Point

All the grandkids

Cute boys

This was such a fun few weeks! I love getting together and it's so fun that the girls are starting to remember their cousins that live far and that they get excited when they see them. Thanks for everyone's sacrifice to be together!

HAWAII!

I still can't believe we were able to go to Hawaii. It was such a fun week and so nice to spend time with each other, and all the Purcells. The plane rides to and from were not fun but we were so lucky to have help from Lola and Nate on the way down and Tia's mom and Soli on the way back.

Highlights of the trip were:
-Attending the Alo's sealing
-Going to Jethro's first birthday party
-Being there for the unveiling of the headstone for Mama and Papa's grave
-Staying in a house right on the beach
-Eating fresh Hawaiian fruit and TONS of other yummy food
-Purcell Talent Show
-BBQ at a fun park
-Family Musical Fireside
-Family Dance
-Watching the cousins play together
-And just being together with all of the Purcells. This was the first time in 10 months everyone in Tia's family was together!

Everyone except Peter

I'm in love with this picture!

And this one...

The awesome house. Thanks for hooking us up Glo!

Lots of fun happened in this big room

Cute Kymani

Meeting Jonah

 

I loved what the humidity did with their hair

With my sweet boy

This picture sums up how each girl responded to the beach. Adelyn is on the left.

Fun Daddy

I loved these plumerias everywhere. Avery is in green.

Poor girls were exhausted with the time change.

A new hobby

With Brookie

At the headstone memorial

He loves his Aunt Clarinis

Am I lucky or what?

Something to cool us off. It was so hot!

With Hannah and Lola

Together Forever! This was such a sweet sealing and I feel so blessed we were able to be there.

Jethro's party

"Sam's Store." Tia would save up coins to get treats there as a boy.

Oh, these mangos were heavenly.

Papa cutting breadfruit. I love it.

The beautiful temple.

Where Tia would go all the time as a boy.

At the headstone.

With Langi

Sleeping beauties

This is the loopy stage before Avery threw her tantrum on the way home.

 Thank you to all the Purcells for the awesome reunion and help with kids! We had an amazing time! We miss you Hawaii!