I have a Testimony..

I have no clue what my deal is but for the last few months, and probably even before that, I have slowly been on a downward spiral spiritually. I believe in the gospel, I know that it is true, but my actions recently do not show it like I know they should. I think its mostly just being lazy. It's definitely the easier route not to follow the teachings of the church. So, I have decided that I am going to work harder at being a good person. I am a mother, wife, sister & daughter and I know that the church is true and my actions should reflect that. First, I will absolutely be more cautious with the words I use in my daily conversations with friends and family. I will make more of an effort in going to church (all meetings of the day), attending the temple and just being a good example in general for my children and everyone around me. I will support my husband in his calling and strive to be a more patient person. I am very grateful for life and for all the blessings I receive on a daily basis. I testify that the gospel is true and know that when I am doing the things I have been taught all my life to do that things will work out and my family and I will be happy. I know that Thomas S. Monson is a man truly called by God to lead and guide us back home. I am grateful for the thought that if I keep the covenants I made with my Heavenly Father, I will have the ability to spend eternity with my family. I know they drive me crazy sometimes (a lof of times..) but at the end of the day I couldn't live without them. I love my family I love this gospel. The church is true! Amen.

Crazy April!

April is a ridiculously crazy month for me. First off there are a million birthdays in my family in April, then it's my Anniversary and of course my Princess turned one on the 25th. I have to say it really did get hectic this year especially.

My husband has a lot to do with our Anniversary being on the 18th and my birthday being the 19th. We spent a couple days at the Grand America in Salt Lake which was a nice little getaway. Went shopping and just hung out. It was great!! I love my hubby. I know I am a hard person to please sometimes and I expect him to know every detail of what I'm thinking and how our anniversary or my birthday should be planned out but he always works it out in the end (sometimes it has to be after a huge fight..lol).  So 3 years now I have been married to my Love and although it seems like 10 years with all the babies and craziness, I am absolutely down to spend ETERNITY with this guy!

Eva also turned 1 this April. Boy was that a lot of crazy. I don't know why we do it, but we do. Lol. Big parties for our babies. I know we are setting ourselves up for a lot of work to come in the future with our kids and birthdays but it will work out right?? Lol. I know she's only one but she seemed to enjoy it and I think the real fun part is for us as adults to spend time with all of our family and eat good food. Just an excuse to hang out basically. Haha. But it turned out very well and I do have to acknowledge that these big crazy parties would definitely not be possible without amazing family and friends. We had soo much help that it worked out great!

Chicken Pox. Two weeks before my baby turned one she gets the dang chicken pox. First thought in my mind: "Who gets the chicken pox anymore??" Unfortunate for Eva, she didn't get the booster shot that is supposed to help prevent chicken pox because they don't get the shot til AFTER their 1st birthday. She barely missed it by weeks. But, somewhere between easter and her birthday my princess got the chicken pox and survived without being too uncomfortable. Sad to say she has a lot of scars on her legs due to the dang thing. Good news, Thor didn't get it since he had the shot. He would have definitely been a headache.

We're Having Another... Girl!!

Yes we are expecting #3 and although it wasn't planned, since I struggle a bit with the two monsters we already have, we are blessed to be able to have kids and are excited for our young growing family. I had my 18 week ultrasound on Tuesday 4.10.12 and I thought, in all seriousness, that it was going to be a boy. This pregnancy has been so easy it's pretty ridiculous. With Thor, I wasn't sick just really tired and gaggy every now and then. Eva I was sick, throwing up all the time and just not being able to hold anything down. With this pregnancy being so easy I just assumed it was a boy. Boy was I wrong. Even throughout the ultrasound I kept seeing things and thinking "Oh it's a boy". I guess that's why I'm not an ultrasound tech, cuz I really can't tell. Haha. This is what I get for complaining about Eva being the only girl I can handle and that I would like the rest of my kids to be boys. But I am very excited. Growing up I didn't have any biological sisters. I did grow up with my dad's sister who has 6 amazing daughters and I always felt lucky that I was able to spend the time I did with them. So now that I am having 2 girls I'm looking forward to all the good and bad times to come with them. My poor son who already gets bullied by his one sister will definitely have a hard time with 2 baby sisters that he isn't allowed to hit back or be mean to. But in the end, he will still be the only boy (for now) and as spoiled as ever. Once again, I love my FAMILY!! And am so grateful that we will be together for ETERNITY!

Easter 2012

This year we actually went all out for the babies. Last year Thor had just started walking and we "thought" he was too young to be able to enjoy easter and I was 8 months pregnant and huge, so we just didn't do much other than go to our ward Easter Hunt. This Easter we got the kids Easter baskets and had a seperate Easter hunt from our ward one and it was a huge success! Thor is soo funny and adorable and Eva really knew what was going on. At least from what I could see. Lol. She fought me for her dang barbie that I was just trying to get out of the box. She swears she's grown. Haha.

We spent the Saturday before with my family and we were there ALL night. Then Easter Sunday was with my hubby's family. It's amazing how much the focus of my life has changed in the last few years. You know you're single and all you think about is yourself and what you're going to do to have fun yourself. You get married and you think it will be hard to take care of yourself and a husband but it works out. You have kids and it's not even about yourself anymore. Everything revolves around the babies and what to do to get a smile out of them. And they make life matter. I have to admit even getting married I don't think I grew up like I needed to. Having kids definitely helped me grow up and put life into perspective. The greatest gift after gaining an awesome hubby of course, is my babies. Life is really complete once kids come into the picture and I can't wait until the many more to come. ;-)

Evaleyah Genevieve Pili

Eva is my princess, she was born on April 25, 2011. I had her at American Fork Hospital, and it was another C-Section. She was my easy baby. Recovery was hard but a lot easier than when I had my first baby. And we were home within a couple days of having her. Although, delivery was easier, having a girl in general is not easy. Thor was an easy baby. He was and still is, very independent. Evaleyah, on the other hand, does not like to be put down. Is it a girl thing or what?? She is soo dramatic. She is getting better now but she does have quite the attitude. Growing up I was the only girl in my family and always wished for a sister, so I hoped for the same thing for my baby girl. Now, I think if I only had one girl I would be ok. Lol. She has her daddy wrapped around her little finger and she knows it. She bullies her brother like there is no tomorrow. She is very cheeky! At 10 months, you can already see her very strong personality. She knows what she wants and she makes sure she gets it. Love it!!

Thor Fuali'i Matina Pili II

Thor II is my honeymoon baby. Literally. TMI maybe. Lol. I was married April 18, 2009 and I had my beautiful baby boy on January 4, 2010. Originally, my due date was February 12, 2010. I went in for my regular checkup on Monday, January 4th, looking all jacked up thinking I would return home right after my appointment. The week before my appointment I felt horrible. I was all swollen and just ridiculously uncomfortable. So my doctor checks my blood pressure and it's high. We go through my 34 week check up and he checks it again, still high. So he sends me over the Labor & Delivery. I'm freaking out, and start asking questions. I ask him if I'm going to have the baby today. I remember he very casually says to me "No, maybe tomorrow..." I'm still freaking out because I'm not expecting to have a baby for at least another month. I wasn't ready to have a baby! Lol. Well I go to Labor & Delivery and they monitor my blood pressure for a few hours. Of course the dang thing never goes down. I take some blood tests and the results come back positive for toxemia. The nurse comes in at 11am (my appointment was at 9am, my first mistake. Lol.) and tells me ok call who you need to the doctor says we have to C-Section in an hour. At this point since I had been sick for over a week the doctor felt it was neccessary to get the baby out right away. So they prep me for surgery, which is the scariest thing ever. I call my mom and like I knew she would, she goes crazy. Haha. She comes to the hospital and just adds all kinds of stress to the situation. I try to keep calm but my mom and my husband are freaking out that it makes it really hard for me to do so. I get my epidural and it starts... Baby came and he had some respiratory problems due to being a premie, so they had to take him to NICU right away. He almost had to be transferred to Primary Childrens' Hospital but he started breathing on his own so we were ok to keep him at Orem Community Hospital. He was in NICU for a week and a half and we were able to bring him home. Thank goodness for family. Of course my house was a MESS when I left that morning for my appointment so my husbands amazing aunts came over and cleaned my whole apartment before we brought my precious baby home. And that is how the headache which I love soo much came about...

Established April 18, 2009

Although I didn't know it at the time, I met my husband in 2003 at Timpanogos High School. I knew of Thor Pili, but never thought twice about him. One, he was a Junior and I was a Senior. Two, we hung out it very different crowds. I graduated and moved on with life not thinking twice about this guy. I began school at Stevens-Henager College and graduated with my Bachelors degree in 2007.  I ran into Thor at a dance in Provo and we talked for a little bit. He later emailed me and we kept in contact that way for months. Then I finally gave him my number and that was our next form of contact. When I told my friends, it was the wierdest thing to everyone. Again, we all knew Thor from High School and he and I were total opposites. Haha. Well we didn't date right away. We didn't even meet back up until months later because he was going to school at UNLV. Once we met up again, we were inseperable. Anyways, to make this story, that is really starting to drag on, short we started dating in January of 2008, got engaged October 11, 2008 and were sealed for all time and eternity in the Salt Lake City Temple on April 19, 2009. This is where our real story begins...