Bailey Family

Random Happy Shots of Manaia With her Sisters!!

2010-09-29T02:12:00.010-06:00

Welcome Our Manaia!!!

2010-09-29T01:52:00.003-06:00

We have not blogged since July - Man that is ages! Well we had an excuse...Terina was on bedrest the last two months of her pregnancy and had a couple of trips to the hospital. Manaia was finally brought into this world on August 9th at 5:47pm at the University of Utah Hospital. She was 6lbs 2oz and was beautifully healthy, even though she came early. Terina was relieved!!

Terina was brought home with Manaia 4 days later and was told to rest. She has been on crutches for the past 7 weeks, staying on the couch in pain. Terina had her pelvis ripped apart by the doctor during delivery and hurt her pubic bone as well. She has since being home, gotten mastitus and a bladder infection. Needless to say she has been through hell and we are hoping that she will recover soon. The pain medication she has been on since delivering Manaia, has been at times kept her so drowsy and tired, all she has wanted to do most days is sleep. I have been Mr. Mum to the kids and trying to look after Terina - making sure she always gets her pain meds on time and changing every single one of Manaia's dirty bums!

I decided to all my classes online this semester so i can be at home to help. It has worked out pretty well so far and Terina is getting plenty of rest, venturing outside in her wheelchair, maybe once a week or so to smell the fresh air.

We have appreciated the ward and all the meals they have brought to us and the well wishes of everyone. We have felt everyones prayers for us and the love and hope that one day we may be able to repay everyone for their service. Even it has been hard for my wife to accept the charity and service at times. We love you all - Thank you..

WHERE WE ARE AT!

2010-07-05T23:26:00.006-06:00

So the Latest is that I went in to Hospital, having bleeding which was determined to be a Placenta Abruption and progressed into Pre-term labour.
I had to Stay in for 4 days, I was then able to go home and landed back in hospital less than 48hrs later. Stayed over night then and because it all settled down and I promised the Doctors that I will do absolutely nothing! I was let go again on the condition that I stay on Bedrest, so I had 13weeks till my due date when this all started and now I have only 8.5 weeks to go.

Thank you to everyone who has helped out with my family and I, with dinners and babysitting and coming to visit me. I am grateful to you all.
Thank you to my husband who has had to do alot and for looking after us all!

Last of all we are having a little girl!!!!

EASTER EGG HUNT

2010-04-06T01:58:00.005-06:00

Its snowy outside and we didnt get to Hunt for Easter Eggs at the University of Utah Hunt because the Fire trucks came, something to do with the Candy Floss Machine setting off the Alarms, we didnt want to wait! So I did one for the kids for Family Home Evening after teaching them about the real meaning of Easter.
I don't usually give the kids rubbish to eat (Lollies and Candy) so as you can see in Hayden's Pictures he is Jumping in the air and Tyla Jade is stuffing her mouth with Lollies cause its like they never get it!!!! (ahhhh cause they don't) lol
I wish the weather would act like its Spring rather than Winter all over again! lol
This was the first Easter Egg Hunt I had done for the kids.

PRESIDENTS DAY WEEKEND

2010-03-05T21:38:00.003-07:00

We got to go down to St George to stay with our Cousins Ra and Lani Puriri and their 3 boys for the weekend. It was sunny and beautiful and we watched Asa play soccer which I might add was my first Soccer game I ever watched! The kids love running around in the open clean air after Leo and playing with Asa, Hamilton, and Ammon. We had family home evening with Mike and Kristina and their family. My Cousins in St George are Awesome, oh my Nephew Hamilton is Hilarious!!!!!!

HE WILL BE MISSED!

2010-02-25T09:28:00.003-07:00

We are so glad that Heavenly Father gave us the opportunity to know this wonderful man and his beautiful wife Aunty Jenny and Children and Grandchildren.
He gave of his time and all he had to all he came in contact,He made you feel loved and important, his smile was warm and inviting and you could definitely feel his wonderful spirit the moment you were in his presence. We love you Jenny, Beelyn, Marvin, Melahn, Manasseh and all the kids, and we are glad to have you in our lives.
He loved his family and he loved his culture and the gospel.
We are so glad to have met both Jen and Dave's Whanau, from NZ and here they are just an awesome family.
Will always be thankful for the Saviour who offers us Eternal life and Families that can be together forever.

Arohatinonui

Cam, Terina and Whanau

David Atkinson 3/6/54 ~ 2/5/10 WEST BOUNTIFUL~ David (Rawiri, Jap)

Richard Henry Atkinson completed his life’s journey suddenly on February 5, 2010. Born in Kaeo, New Zealand to John and Dulcie Atkinson. He met his eternal partner and best friend, Jennifer Margaret Oliphant at Church College of New Zealand. They were sealed for time and all eternity in the LDS New Zealand Temple September 27, 1975. He served an LDS mission in Wellington, NZ from 1973-75. He and his family moved to the Salt Lake Valley in the spring of 1983 (just in time for the floods) where he lived the remainder of his life. David served unselfishly in many callings. He is one of the founding members of the nonprofit organization, The New Zealand American Society (NZAS), where he volunteered most of his free time. David is known for his unconditional love, compassion, honest nature and contagious smile. He is preceded in death by his father and mother, father-in-law, Donald V. Oliphant, and his sister, Patsie Hughes. He is survived by his loving wife, Jenni; daughter Melahn Taingario; daughter Beelyn Hurihia (Marvin) Moore; son Manasseh Rawiri; sister, Dawn (Colin) Armstrong; sister, Jo (Oz) Short; sister, Doreen Atkinson; granddaughters: Tyler Elizabeth Atkinson and Kaia Aroha Moore; grandsons: Mathias Manasseh Rawiri Atkinson, Jacob Jerry Atkinson, and Deion Kia Kaha Moore. David will be laying in state at 950 North 600 West, West Bountiful, Utah, 84087. Family and friends are invited to visit anytime from Monday afternoon, February 8, until Wednesday, February 10. An evening service will be held each night at 7:00 p.m. The final viewing will be held Thursday, February 11th at 10:00 a.m. with the funeral service to follow at 12:00 noon at the West Bountiful Stake Center, 1930 North 600 West, West Bountiful, Utah, 84087, under the direction of Russon Brothers Bountiful Mortuary, 295 North Main. David will be laid to rest at Lakeview Memorial, 1640 East Lakeview Dr, Bountiful, Utah 84010.

WHATS NEW

2010-02-04T20:13:00.004-07:00

So just a little note that we are having our 4th baby. I will be going to the doctors tomorrow so we will see how our little one is progressing. I'm doing horrible health wise but other than that I am grateful to have this baby just as much as our other 3 Beautiful children, only difference is that this one will be American /New Zealand citizen. Here is a pic of our Ultrasound for memory sake, cause the kids are always grabbing the ultrasound and carrying it around. They will probably end up loosing it or hiding it in the toy box. I have lost 17 pounds in the last 3 weeks.
I cant eat much at all so I am only able to drink Sparkling water (Fizzy water) yes I know yum!!! Ritz biscuits are my friend and Tomatoes with Salt, actually this week I was able to eat a cup of Pineapples Yay!!!!!! Still not being able to eat sucks and not being able to keep it down is just as sucky, and I hate wasting food, I have asked Cam a couple of times for different things only to have half a mouthful and then give my entire dinner to him. I think he secretly enjoys that.
What a way to loose weight!!!! All in all we are very happy we are expecting another child and the kids are really excited. Lets hope I can teach this one to have a kiwi accent and keep it yeah! Well we will see!!!!!

TEMPLE LIGHTS

2010-01-02T20:39:00.034-07:00

Just a few pictures I took the other night when Cameron and I decided to take the children down to the Salt Lake Temple to see the Lights for Monday night Family home evening just before Christmas! It was a perfect but cold night to walk around the temple, just the last 15mins we were there it started to lightly snow.

NATALIE COLE

2009-12-21T17:38:00.003-07:00

So my awesome friend Anna, got tickets to the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Christmas Presentation this December and took me with her, the guest singer was non other than NATALIE COLE, I totally loved it she was amazing. I fully slipped over in the snow that night and bent my fingers back, oh my gosh it was totally embarrassing lol, and I was being soooooo careful.
Here are a few pics that I took on the night.

THESE ARE THE ONLY GIFTS I NEED

2009-12-21T00:20:00.006-07:00

I think in my old age (of 30) hahahaha I have come to realize that I have not really wanted or asked for anything at Christmas time for the last
maybe 6 -7yrs.
Cam and I don't buy each other presents.

I think I love seeing my kids happy and enjoy Christmas through the eyes of my Children,
In light of the worlds turmoil I am definitely grateful to have a home, to have a family near and far to give my life meaning, to have food and clothing to meet my needs, to have the Gospel to enrich my life, to have friends that bring joy and fun in my life, to have Children to bring a smile on my face and warm my heart and to have a husband to love me back even when I don't deserve it. I do have my own Christmas list which is so much more than money and gifts and shopping and Santa, That I will still have my Mum and my Dad this time next year, My family friends and myself will stay healthy and strong, that we will have peace and that everyone will have a friend and not be lonely, No more war and right will always prevail.
I hope you all are blessed with the things I have on my Christmas list

Merry Christmas Everyone.

SNOWY SUNSET IN THE VILLAGE

2009-12-08T21:18:00.002-07:00

YELLOW BELT EXAM

2009-12-01T16:18:00.002-07:00

Congratulations Hayden and Karenza Karamea on passing your
Yellow Belt Exam and doing so well in Karate,
Here is a Picture of Hayden and Karenza with Dillan Hatch their Teacher!
He is an awesome Black belt!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY DARLING!!

2009-11-16T13:21:00.010-07:00

I just wanted to blog for Terina's 30th Birthday. She wasn't very well the last two weeks with the Swine Flu. It went through the whole family except I think i managed to escape without too much harm. Her friend Cher, decided she needed a fun trip to Vegas to see the Lion King Concert at Mandalay Bay Casino, so she paid for her to go there and they had a great time, even though Terina was still exhausted. It's amazing when the body is out of bed doing something fun, the adrenaline kicks in and takes over and she forgot all about being sick. Don't worry she was no longer contagious at this point. We had cake and she loved her flowers and electric blanket for the bed with Winter coming up. I earned some brownie points for that one. The kids were all excited for her too and made cards for her one morning when she was asleep when they saw that it was her b'day on the calender.

P.S Terina strightened Tyla Jade's hair the same day as she was getting ready to go to Vegas. TJ loved it and was showing it off in the photos. Strange seeing her without her gollywog locks!

THE BEST CHOCOLATE !!!!

2009-11-10T23:04:00.004-07:00

This has got to be the best chocolate in the world. Jen and Dave bought me dinner tonight and they bought me this Birthday Present from New Zealand only My Favourite Chocolate in the whole wide world CADBURY COCONUT ROUGH CHOCOLATE.
Also my awesome Visiting Teachings bought me this Chocolate Tree for my birthday too. I just love them to bits!

Thanks for making my birthday one of the best!!!

NEW MOON

2009-10-13T22:57:00.003-06:00

Eclipse Movie and Breaking Dawn

HALLOWEEN PJ'S

2009-10-09T22:00:00.004-06:00

I love that you have PJ's here for nearly every occasion, so I couldn't pass up the opportunity to get the kids some Halloween PJ's when they had all grown out of their PJ's they have now!

PS: Winnie the Pooh has inherited Tyla Jades Costume from last year!

NEW MOON - TWILIGHT

2009-10-07T22:15:00.008-06:00

So needless to say that I cant wait till the next movie comes out. November is such a long time to wait. I guess I will just read the book again and hopefully that will kill the twilight bug. Oh I bought this amazing candle from
http://kmkhome.com/twilight.html
in their Twilight collection i bought their Bella Candle and it is so yummy.

PURIRI BOYS DOING THE HAKA

2009-10-02T14:42:00.004-06:00

Our nephews and Hayden doing the Haka after Alpine Days.

LOOK WHAT I WAS GIVEN!

2009-10-02T00:31:00.007-06:00

This is sooooooooooo precious to me a pic of my Nanny,
Michelle gave me these pictures of my beautiful Nanny and so I had to blog them.
We miss you Nanny. Every day of our lives we wish you were here still.

GOODBYE TO SUSHI

2009-09-25T11:31:00.011-06:00

Today Hayden's speckled African frog SUSHI died. Hayden had no school today and after sleeping in this morning he decided to go check on his frog and noticed that he was floating on the top. He moved his container and Sushi wasnt moving. Hayden was trying to be brave, and not cry, Karenza came to tell me and as soon as I asked Hayden "are you ok son? he just sobbed. It made him feel better to call his Dad who was in class at the time. I feel bad because just 2 nights ago I said to him "shall we cook him up and you can eat his legs?" I know terrible aye! Cam asked him if he would like to get another one and he said "no because he doesnt want that one to die too" so we are going to bury him outside our apartment window tomorrow because Hayden wants to see him every time we go out of the house and he can see him through the window. Here are pictures of my sad son after he dried his tears trying to be brave and little Sushi.

PS: We are sitting here with Hayden and he is reading what I wrote and he has started balling his eyes out saying " I'm so sad mum" and he is trying to convince me that frog legs are yucky. He cried especially hard when he read the part about me cooking the frogs legs! Oh my poor son. Now I'm having tears roll down my cheeks seeing him cry! What the freak is going on! My Goodness!

OPPOSITES ATTRACT

2009-09-25T10:10:00.007-06:00

Well apart from the obvious that I am black and my husband is white, he's an Aussie and I'm a Kiwi, he loves Rootbeer when I think it tastes like toothpaste and the list goes on, there happens to be a major divide in our home, that is that the line drawn on the court, or field continues on into our home. Cam and I are sparring partners when it comes to Sport! I love my All blacks and he loves his Wallabies. It so happens that I am a Cougar fan and my lovely husband goes for the enemy. Its pure fun and we both love our sports like most, its just that if we loose I don't think I take it as hard as he does, so in a way I was grateful that the Utes won because I had a happy husband, which = happy wife, which = happy home!
Well we didn't go to the game but we watched it at the West Community Village by our house, there was pizza and popcorn. My girls are followers with their dad and Hayden I were the only ones in BYU gear and man if looks could kill we would have died instantly!! I remember a few kids kind of gasped as I walked in and one little boy covered his mouth as I found my seat, and I was like "whose kids are these, and what are their parents teaching them" Last time I checked this was a free country I'm sure!!!! The kids and I lasted for a very lengthy 15mins before we got up and started walking off and doing our own thing. This is so ancient (last year) but I'm just doing a few random blogs. Thanks Son for taking awesome photos!

WE MISS SYDNEY, WE MISSED THE RED CLOUD STORM, BUT NOT THE MESS ITS MAKING!

2009-09-24T09:26:00.007-06:00

So the Spectacular sight that Sydney woke up to is now clearing, we were told it made such a mess, its all up the halls and in the garage at my inlaws and that's just from opening the door and closing it. The Airport had delays and canceled flights as well as many people missing work due to allergies and asthma Well it would have been awesome to see but a terrible mess to clean up.
I CANT STAND MESS! LOL
I hope our Butchy is alright, I wonder if he was left outside overnight and his coat turned red?
I hope not!!!!!
Here are some incredible photos!

KANESVILLE TABERNACLE

2009-09-16T22:06:00.008-06:00

Make a Smilebox slideshow

We went to the Tabernacle which was our
first stop on the trip.
It was such a lovely building and
I love the Gardens as you can tell from my pictures.

CRAZY CAR ART IN OMAHA NEBRASKA

2009-09-14T13:59:00.003-06:00

We have been on a cross country trip with our Kapahaka (Maori Culture) Group NGATI HIONA and we have been really lucky to have done alot of different new things for our family on this trip, so there will be a lot of blogging in the next few days. Here is the first wacky thing we came across when picking up Traci from the Hotel in Omaha, this is what we stumbled over in the Car park!!!

MY LONELY DAY WITHOUT MY BIG SISSY!

2009-09-14T10:34:00.001-06:00

Tyla Jade was missing her big sister alot on her first day at home all alone with mum! She would ask me " Wheres my kwenza mamma?" So Strawberries and Chocolate Chip cookies seemed to occupy the lonely for a short time!

KARENZAS 1ST DAY AT SCHOOL

2009-09-02T21:39:00.003-06:00

It was our big girls 1st day at school today. She was so excited to go to Kindergarden today,
Tyla Jade missed her big sister all day she was asking me " mama where my kwenza".
I am so proud of my girl she is getting so big and is very smart.
Here are some pics of her doing Kapahaka.

KARENZA KARAMEA BAILEY

MAX BRENNAN NIGHT OUT

2009-09-02T00:10:00.007-06:00

I LOVE MAX BRENNAN

http://www.maxbrenner.com

So My Girls and I went out to Max Brennan when I went back to Sydney Australia. Its only the yummiest Chocolate / Dessert Cafe in the world! lol Ok not the world but in my world!!!!!! Banana Waffles
( Hina, Me, Chris & Naomi)
I loved the food and had the best time with my girls, I miss you all!!!!!!! and I am so sorry for those of you who couldn't come and indulge that night I did miss yous!!!
I had a fondue for 2 and I love love love the Lychee and Coconut shake It is the bomb! (Kris, Me & Mish) (Celeste, Michelle, Kris, Naomi, Chris, Hina and of course me)

MY BEAUTIFUL MUM AND I

2009-09-02T00:08:00.005-06:00

MY TRIP TO AOTEAROA

2009-09-01T22:11:00.008-06:00

KIA ORA

Its been a while since I had a chance to blog, with so much happening in our lives.
I was fortunate enough to make a trip back to NZ and to Australia ALL BY MYSELF!
I had the best time, but I did miss my family while I was gone, but had all my family and friends and the amazing food to keep me company while I was gone so here are some pics to show what I was up to.

Ko tenei te Marae o Waiariki
TANGATARUA

PURIRI FAMILY IN ALPINE

2009-08-31T23:19:00.016-06:00

This is Uncle Ra Puriri's Son's Collin, Michael and Ra and their families with Terina, Sarangi, Hayden and Tyla Jade - don't ask me where Karenza was, probably on a jumping Castle!!

We had lots of fun down in Alpine for a family Reunion which happened to be at the same time as Alpine Days, with all the Puriri Whanau and Cousins./span>

Hayden flying down Slide Rock, bumping and bouncing more like it! Said it was freezing and all the water shot up his nose!!

OUR LITTLE ANGELS NEED HELP!!!!

2009-07-30T01:16:00.005-06:00

This blog is for our friends beautiful daughters who need our help with this rare and wonderful opportunity.

Moana & Leilani’s

Flight for Sight

Moana and Leilani are two sisters, born two years apart, who have more in common than you would think. Both were born with a rare genetic condition, Leber’s Congenital Amaurosis, which causes blindness from birth. Moana has light perception, while Leilani has some functional vision but doesn’t see in 3D.

Moana loves to sing and play the piano, while Leilani loves to play dress-ups and dance!

Moana and Leilani’s parents can still recall the feelings of shock and devastation as each girl’s diagnosis was given when the girls were very young, especially when the doctors told them that there was no treatment available.

However, years later after receiving an email from a friend Moana and Leilani’s parents have discovered that there is treatment available, just not in Australia!

Although there are no guarantees, the stem cell treatment being offered in China by Beike Biotech, has given other blind patients improved vision and now invites Moana and Leilani to come over. The treatment and flights comes to a combined cost of $78 000 for the whole family to go together. That’s mum Honi, dad Manase, Moana, Leilani and two younger sisters, Tynisha and Xuela. So the family is busily fundraising to give the girls a FLIGHT for SIGHT!

Moana often asks, “What is it like to see?” Moana’s parents hope that if the treatment is successful both Moana and Leilani will more fully know for themselves the answer to such a question.

If you would like to help Moana and Leilani on their FLIGHT for SIGHT an account has been established Account Name / Swift Code / BSB / Account No.: Honi Faasisila / WPACAU2S / 032388 / 225164

Or call Honi on 0433 98 10 88

KARATE

2009-07-10T11:28:00.010-06:00

Cameron and I have always wanted to put the children in to Karate so we have finally found one that we are happy with and the kids love too. They did so good at on their first few classes, Karenza winded her brother during one of the practise drills and it kinda made us all giggle, ok so I lie it made us all laugh sooooo hard. They look awesome in their uniform. They really like their teacher, Dillan, he is sooo cute!!!!!! I need to get a picture of him.
Yay for my little karate kids.
Oh almost forgot Tyla Jade really wants to do it but shes a little young and I pretty sure she would knock the wind out of a few people too...... lol

MICHAEL JACKSON RIP

2009-06-26T01:22:00.008-06:00

I LOVED MJ AND HIS TALENT TO ENTERTAIN, SING DANCE, HE WAS A GREAT INFLUENCE IN GIVING TO OTHERS AS WELL, I WILL ALWAYS LOVE HIS MUSIC.
Dont care much for the plastic surgery but I always loved MJ

TERINA'S FINALLY HOME!!

2009-06-22T23:10:00.004-06:00

It's been a long wait....but it's time we all get to party. Mum has finally come home after being in NZ for a long time and we are a happy family once again. The kids are happy they don't have to listen to their dad's old worn out jokes anymore and get back a sympathetic figure on their side again. But gone are the all night movie nights, eating whatever you want dinners, and candy for breakfast.....Order has been restored!! Yay!!!

TO MY WIFE

2009-06-08T13:29:00.003-06:00

These Flowers are my beautiful wife who i miss terribly and wish would come home soon. I love you my honey!!!

BASEBALL SEASON

2009-06-08T13:23:00.005-06:00

It has been alot of fun just getting a glove and throwing a ball back and forth for the last couple of weeks. I love the smell of leather and the sound of the ball smacking into a well oiled glove. But alas, there was a wanting to get a bat and a bucket of balls and just have a simulated batting practice. Heading to the diamond attached to the chapel, me and my mate Ryan tried our hardest to hit every single ball over the fence for a homerun but then after an hour reality set in and we realised we don't play for the Yankees!! We were consigned to hand blisters and sore muscles and elbows, and wishes that we were young again!

SEE WHAT YOUR MISSING!

2009-05-30T22:12:00.004-06:00

BIG LUFFS TO MY WAHINE!

I don't know anyone who doesn't want a piece of this!!! Ha Jokes!! Just blogging to my beautiful wife in Aust/NZ telling her that we miss her heaps and are so lonely without her. We love you and want to make sure you are still coming back......you are aren't you?!!

TOO THE GARDEN ON TYLA JADES B-DAY

2009-05-06T20:59:00.016-06:00

The Girls and I went to Red Butte Gardens with a friend today, Its my Tyla Jade's Birthday today and we are going to Celebrate it next Wednesday because Cam Had Finals today so we will make it really special for her next week. These are some of the pictures I took today.
LOVE YOU
TYLA JADE

BBQ

2009-05-05T21:52:00.004-06:00

We went to Kristy and Jeremy's End of Semester (Finals) BBQ outside in their
Court. It was fun and the food was Yum! We had Brazilian Hotdogs and Pavlova for Dessert which is not Brazilian! LOL
This is a Picture of my yummy Pav that I made.

SAN FRANCISCO

2009-05-04T19:11:00.005-06:00

My mate Hinauri Webster flew in from Australia on her way to a Wedding in St Louis Missouri, She asked me to come meet her in San Francisco and I'm glad I did. It was awesome to see her again and spend sometime with her. We got a cheap hotel and Hired a Car, a Silver PT Cruiser and went shopping and on a cruise and we got lost and had heaps of fun, I missed my flight home from San Francisco to SaltLake and Lucky my husband was so good about it all. I would definately go back, even if its just for the shopping.
Last words are SAN FRANCISCO ..... LOVE IT!!!lol

DIARY OF A MAD WHITE MAN!!!

2009-05-01T14:07:00.003-06:00

So let me tell you a story about why i am so mad..i have compiled thousands of songs onto my ipod over the course of the last couple of years. Most of my CD's i put onto my ipod before we left Australia so i wouldn't have to bring them all over to the US. About 9000 songs or thereabouts. i also had about 20 movies on there that we don't have here in America. I plugged my ipod into the computer the other day and it says that itunes has a new version to download, so i do it and it says "Do you now want to sync?" i without thinking said yes and next thing you know, all music and movies are erased and my ipod is blank. i get this little annoying message mocking me saying "your ipod is now synched". i mean why didn't it say "you have now been screwed!!" and had a little smiling icon just laughing at me. i was so ticked i could cry. I now have the unenviable task of trying to load songs back onto my ipod. Goodbye summer i guess........

PRETTY GIRL WITH LIPSTICK

2009-04-29T15:10:00.008-06:00

Had to blog this!

EASTER SUNDAY

2009-04-12T19:02:00.008-06:00

It was such a beautiful day today that we decided to take some photos after church outside of the Apartments where the first of the Tulips had blossomed, so here they are.

THE LIVING PLANET AQUARIUM

2009-04-09T10:39:00.013-06:00

Last Monday we went to the Aquarium in Sandy for Family Home Evening. It was pretty cheap but i didn't think it was as good as the Manly Aquarium or the one on the Sunshine Coast. There was lots of cool fish though. Pirahnas and an Anaconda from South America including some huge hairy tarantulas (Don't ask me what they are doing in an Aquarium?!). They also had some stingrays in a pool that you could reach over and touch on its wings. I couldn't help but think of Steve Irwin and think "this thing killed him and here they are for all to touch without any supervision or precautions prohibiting kids jumping in there". i don't know they were pretty placid just laying there. The kids had lots of fun and we enjoyed it also.
Tyla Jade saw this clown fish and screamed out "Nemo!!" Never too far from an Aussie's heart!

Hayden and mum touching the stingrays!!

TJ having a touch of the stingrays!

Hiding out in caverns and posing for pictures. These kids love to pose!

JUST US

2009-03-31T13:17:00.009-06:00

These are just some photos of the Kids and I when Tyla Jade
was just a baby, I just wanted to blog them!

JAZZ GAME VS ROCKETS

2009-03-25T16:08:00.010-06:00

I decided to take the two older kids to a Jazz game and was lucky to find some cheap tickets being resold online for $6. Yeah they were in the nosebleeds section but the rowdier people there made it all the better i say. And the kids had a great time hollering and yelling at the refs and shouting "De-Fense"!!! We went with our friends Mike Clark and his five kids. Karenza got so excited when the organist starting playing the theme to the Addams Family and she started clapping along screaming "Dad! It's the Addams Family. I know this one!!" Hayden was excited when they were giving away free mini Jazz basketballs to the crowd and he got one. The Jazz won a close game and so everyone was happy.

AUSTRALIA'S MOST ADORED

2009-03-23T14:44:00.008-06:00

I know i am biased, but you can't tell me these girls aren't gorgeous!! They are into posing already.

Awww....look at her!! Now you know why i can't say "no" to that face!

There is beauty all around when there's love at home.

BOWLING FOR FHE

2009-03-23T14:03:00.010-06:00

Went Bowling last Monday for FHE.
Tyla Jade just loves running around the bowling lane.

Action Shots of Hayden- notice the intense concentration pre release!

...Then the fantastic stylings of the follow through!!

TJ was nervous at first but soon took to bowling and enjoyed it

Yes, there is peace when we are bowling and having fun..

Tyla loves to high-5 all the time now!!

After game drinks and smiles!

GOOD DAY FOR KITE FLYING

2009-03-23T13:18:00.010-06:00

Today was a good windy day and kites are so cheap here - $1 at Walmart, that we decided that we would get a few and go out into 'The Bowl' and fly them high.

Tyla loved being independent and being able to do something for her self!!

Karenza just loves getting out of the house!!

Both girls love posing for the camera these days!!

A good fun day was had by all...

HAYDEN & TYLA JADE

2009-03-16T12:09:00.006-06:00

Some photos I took last year Anzac day.

LATTER-DAY AMBASSADORS

2009-03-10T16:16:00.010-06:00

This is how I spend my Sunday nights (all but 1st Sundays of the Month) Going to Latter Day Ambassador Choir Practises and Rehearsals. I love it!!
Here are some Random Pics of the Amazing Choir that I am so lucky to belong to. I Love being an ambassador and to be surrounded by sooooo many wonderful talented People who love to serve the Lord.

HAIRDO

2009-03-05T17:28:00.006-07:00

TEA PARTY

2009-03-03T23:13:00.013-07:00

So I borrowed (Stole) these pictures off the RS website cause they look better that any photos I have taken, my friend Angie took these photos of the Tea Party we had which was organized by Kristie, she did a wonderful job and her preparation and presentation was immaculate. We all had a good time. So Here they are.

MISCHIEF MAKERS

2009-02-26T17:24:00.016-07:00

What happens after Enrichment Activities, might you ask?

Well we clean up as usual and make sure we leave the lords house in order,

well take it as you may, our little Mischief maker ANGIE decided that sweeping the floor wasn't good enough, so she started the water fight and ummmmm yes she started the food fight tooo!!!!!
I was an innocent by-stander as was Ashley, but well she started it and we had to finish it!!!!

It was heaps of fun, and I'm not very good at backing down without a fight, but I must say Ashley doesn't give in quite easily either. Here are some pics of our little after party!
All I can say is it wasn't my fault! lol ahahahahha

Just wait till Summer comes Angie I'm fully into paybacks!!!!
Ashley had Cake and Whipped Cream in her hair where Angie got her good.

Cinderella Lost her glass slipper while I was dragging her back inside to get drenched by Ashley.

Poor Marci and Stephanie were there trying to clean up while we were making a mess and being useless helpers.

AUSTRALIA DAY PARTY

2009-02-17T19:30:00.011-07:00

We decided to Celebrate Australia Day which was on the 26th January but it wasn't a holiday here and everyone was at school so we had it on Saturday 31st January with all our friends. It was heaps of fun.

I taught all the fellas how to play rugby (they had a hard time NOT running downfield!!) and passing backwards, but did an awesome job picking it up. We sung the National Anthem, Waltzing Madilta, True Blue, Home Among the Gumtrees, i think my wife even put some Kylie Minogue on?????

(This is Terina - Its not my fault she is Australian and your in denial!) SHES AUSTRALIAN WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT!!!!! LOL

We made up an Aussie Quiz and taught everyone slang words and had meat pies, pavlova, lamingtons, vegemite, fairy bread for the kids and heaps of other good tucker!!

My little Koala Cubs

and Friends

KARENZA'S NEW ROOM

2009-02-17T18:32:00.010-07:00

Karenza reached her goal of achieving 'First time club' (Doing things when asked the first time she's asked) and so as a reward she wanted a Tinkerbell Room Painted So Terina painted her room.

My Wife Painting the room, Shes really good at decorating.

The finished product made Karenza very happy and feel a little more girly now, rather than that drab, white cinderblock look!

DAY AT THE MUSEUM

2009-02-17T17:26:00.010-07:00

The University of Utah has a Museum of Natural History so we decided to go seeing as though its free! We had two Clark kids with us - Travis and Awhina. We had heaps of fun and learnt lots of new stuff.
The kids stood behind these curtains of wildlife Birds and the photos came out pretty good as they pretended they were real.

Our native Huntsman Spider was also on display. He was a big fella!
Karenza and Awhina showing off the Beaver!
Tyla Jade loved being out of her stroller and running all over the place.
Resting on a big dinosaur fibula.
She is looking so cute with her new hairdo.

VALENTINES DAY DINNER

2009-02-17T17:04:00.010-07:00

For Valentines, the stake had a huge dinner and karaoke night. We had Cafe Rio which was really good. Of Course we had to sing and have fun. Here we are with our good friends the Dresslers and Clarks.

The Dingo Brothers!! Singing "Land Down Under" by Men At Work. It's funny how I am more Aussie now that we aren't in Australia anymore.

These drongos really butchered those country songs!!

The girls rocked the house with Tina Turners' rendition of "Proud Mary". They were awesome!!

DAY AT THE PARK

2009-02-11T12:31:00.006-07:00

We decided it was warm enough to take the children to
the Park today and most of the snow had melted so
the could ride their bikes and get out of the house.
We had so much fun.

GYMNASTICS

2009-02-06T21:07:00.011-07:00

Make a Smilebox slideshow

We were fortunate to get free tickets to the Gymnastics held at the U for our family
It was a spur of the moment thing that I thought Karenza might have enjoyed seeing as though she
loves jumping on our Couches and beds and has built in springs in her body. I think the springs are genetic because Hayden has them and it must be something that they grow into because THANKFULLY Tyla Jade cannot jump yet. So I was brave and wore my colours Blue/White BYU, and I was not about to take any rubbish about it either, deathwish maybe hahahah cause we sat in the MUSS for the U. lol No its not crazy its just Mana!!!!!! I'm not scared of anyone! lol
Ok so I took some photos and we had a really good time which lasted all of 45mins because the kids were just bouncing off the wall. Bad Idea to buy Candyfloss and Popcorn for the kids.
The girls got a temp tattoo on their cheeks which they liked, Hayden didnt want one (it clashed with his Aussie Tattoo) lol they got some balloons as well. It was a nice outing I just wish we had more leg room between the seats in front of us. Ok the Gymnasts...... All I can say is really talented.

MY TWILIGHT MOMENT

2009-02-01T23:11:00.005-07:00

Back to Twilight,

I finally got Cameron to watch Twilight with me which is a miracle. He said he liked it! ahahahaha I turned him to the Dark Side lol.

BEST FRIENDS

2009-01-28T10:01:00.004-07:00

They know how stupid you are
and still choose to be
seen in Public with you.
_____________________

OUR FIRST THANKSGIVING

2008-12-04T20:10:00.008-07:00

Let me firstly just say a big Thank you to all of you who thought of us
and invited us to spend Thanks giving with you. we love and
fully appreciated the extended hand of friendship and family
to help make us feel at home and wanted, we are so grateful for you all
feel so blessed to call you friends and family.

We firstly spent lunchtime with the Tanner's
Family of our friends Britney, Joel and Chloe. We were so slack not to take photos there.
She gave us a beautiful Plaque that said "Give thanks" they were so hospitable and we enjoyed
being with them. We then went to the Jensen's home where their whole family were, We just loved being with them, the children are awesome just like their beautiful Mum and Dad and the Grand kids are so cute! The food all day was just amazing and I loved every bit of it. Turkey, Jello, Pie, Yams and OMG so much more I'm making myself hungry just recalling it here. ha ha
Well we talked we laughed we enjoyed the great company and the kids enjoyed it too. Kara and I decided to take on the boys in 21 down on the B ball court and well lets just say I had to sit it out after a few shots cause Tyla Jade needed me! lol

We then left and went to Candice and Steve's home where we spent a few hours getting well acquainted with the Wii and well we hit the sack at about 12:30 I need some sleep if I was to go with Candice Shopping.
Yes I was slack again with photo taking cause Cam misplaced the Camera when we got there.

So Candice was keen as and stayed up till 3am whilst I was knocked out on the couch.

So we went to Black Friday Sale at Walmart and people were pushing and shoving

and snatching and just plain greedy. Candice and I did alright though, but boy did I get woken up
after the first incident of Pushing I was like, back off!!!!! I was gonna knock anyone over who shoved or pushed me! lol

(I talk a big game)

Well after breakfast and lunch at Candice's we then drove to Morgan to Stay the night
with my Kapahaka group at a lodge its was so much fun to get away to the country out in the fresh air, with some of our people from my home Aotearoa. We sang we ate we watched movies and enjoyed the company. We even played Whanau Raruraru - Family Feud.
We headed home after breakfast the next morning. It was a Thanks giving to remember.

We have so much to be grateful for. I am grateful for my family, my beautiful children who fill my life with joy,and to have my
awesome husband whom I think I dont say I'm grateful enough for.
I am grateful to be here in this great country and to experience life here if only for a little while.
To have amazing friends who make life bearable and my days brighter and full of Joy. I am so blessed to have the Gospel and have a Heavenly father that Loves me!
So in one simple sentance, Its the been the best Thanks giving.

TWILIGHT VAMPIRES

2008-11-22T18:07:00.006-07:00

Ok so am forbidden to ruin the surprise of the movie for my mates down under.
So I wont spill any info about the film not even if I liked it or not! I will just humor you all with a couple of photos of Candice and I before we stepped out to watch movie
we Candice didnt get going home till about 4;45am or 5am

Yes I burn the candle at both ends and now I am so wasted!
hahahaha
But it was fun.
Hey Candice its starts with L.............. LOL

MY TYLA JADE

2008-11-21T12:46:00.010-07:00

Tyla Jade has been teething.
She has been having really unsettled nights, days before this all started Cam decided to take her off the bottle.
Great!!! so shes been crying twice as hard. Cam is his own worst enemy though because he still gives her the bottle so hes defeating his own purpose. Oh Well. Tyla Jade has fallen out of bed like 3 times in this last week, I know bad parents.
Do you love my T-shirt???? it says Get Lost!!! lol
Oh and sorry Cam I didnt realize you were in the BACK ground! hahaha
Will try and get a better pic next time! or learn how to photo shop!

Not so Happy

Why you want to make me Sad Daddy!

BOWLING BIRTHDAY

2008-11-19T15:07:00.012-07:00

It was heaps of fun, I wanted to go bowling for my birthday and enjoy it with friends, we missed Steve and Candice who couldnt come cause Candice was sick and Pax and Kara who had to work.

Guys Vs Girls
The Guys did awesome they beat us by ummmm i dont know I think a few hundred ahahha, well we just didnt have the muscle and skill need but definately the grace hey!!!!

It was a great night.

Still I think we can whoop them! lol

TWILIGHT

2008-11-19T15:01:00.006-07:00

Yeah Im so excited

Candice and I are going on Friday night.

Jealous?????? I know you should be. I feel sorry for all my NZ and Aussie Buddies who have to wait for the movie to come out there or get a boot leg copy of it hahahah!

WE MISS YOU BUTCHY

2008-11-05T10:19:00.012-07:00

Here are some of our favourite photos of our baby butch who is still in Australia
We wanted to bring him but Cam said no and then we couldnt have him in the apartments here
I know rude isnt it! So not fair! lol

King of the Castle

Butchy in his house

Playing at the Park with Hayden

We cant wait to see him again.
We Love you Butch!

TRICK OR TREAT

2008-11-05T09:38:00.009-07:00

We got dressed up and went to Centerville to the Stanford's home.
We went Halloween Trick or Treating with them it was so
much fun. We loved it! Our first Halloween here in America.

It was our baby's 1st Halloween
& she was a beautiful Bumble Bee.

I got these great photos from Candice's Page Cause they were so much better than mine!

They all looked great and had fun.
Candice is one great cook might I add.

Bailey and Stanford Trick or Treater's...

AT THE PUMPKIN PATCH

2008-10-24T11:07:00.013-06:00

We went to the Pumpkin Patch with the Steve, Candice
Lizzy and Jackson. We had lots of fun choosing our pumpkins

EATING PIZZA AND CARVING PUMPKINS

We love the Stanfords.

Fun with Friends

Love

Halloween

PUMPKIN CARVING

2008-10-24T09:02:00.009-06:00

We did pumpkin carving with our friends the Thurgood Family,

it was fun and we enjoyed carving our first pumpkin with them.

We had pumpkin pie and icecream and pumpkin cake (Muffins) it was great.

2008-10-15T00:39:00.003-06:00

Chasing a Peacock at the Zoo ...... the kids have so much fun
using our annual pass to go to the zoo regularly

GETTING READY FOR HALLOWEEN

2008-10-15T00:04:00.009-06:00

Hayden wanted me to help him make a Haunted House for Halloween
So we painted a Box and got some ornaments for his graveyard and
spooky Haunted House. We had fun and it looks great.
We Decorated the house with some Halloween
decorations that the kids loved.

OUR FIRST SNOW FALL

2008-10-13T12:18:00.019-06:00

Our first snowfall
by Cam

THE DATE

2008-10-07T21:30:00.011-06:00

JUST SIMPLY PUT IT WAS INDEED A MOST WONDERFUL DAY...........

MY NANNY AND DAD!

2008-10-07T20:57:00.009-06:00

DAY OUT WITH THE GIRLS

2008-09-27T00:22:00.009-06:00

We went with friends of ours for an outing, The girls went out for the day to the Hogle Zoo, Salt Lake City Utah,

Tyla Jade, Karenza, Sophie, Reagan, Kristal, Britney, Chloe and Myself.

2008-09-22T11:36:00.006-06:00

THE BLOCK PARTY

The University sponsor activities for the students and their families which are fun and free and mostly near the open field next to the apartments that we live in. Its really good and heaps of fun for the family.

KARENZA KARAMEA BAILEY

2008-09-20T20:06:00.002-06:00

KARENZA KARAMEA BAILEY

SHE ......

IS LOVE ........

AND LIFE .......

AND EVERYTHING WE EVER WANTED........

TYLA JADE

2008-09-20T19:33:00.003-06:00

TYLA JADE

MAHINARANGI SHONTELLE

BAILEY

HAYDENS NEW BIKE

2008-09-20T13:04:00.002-06:00

Our Big Boy

Hayden Riding his new bike

This is the first time Hayden has learnt to ride a bike

ahhhh yes Slack parents. He earned it for doing so well at school and settling in to his new school.

1 mnth at school in first grade and getting really good results. He has already started to talk like an american its scary!!!!!

HERE WE ARE

2008-09-17T20:59:00.004-06:00

Kia ora and G'day to all our family and friends,

Well we made it here! Sometimes we wake up and cant hardly believe it ourselves. So it hasnt all been peaches and cream since we have been here, Cam the kids and I have all had our case of well just about everything from vomitting to fevers and lets just say more than frequent visits to the bathroom for various reasons,hahaha so you say thats too much information? ok well for you more braver than most readers we shall continue.

We have moved into our apartment which is good, we have neighbours that are good, we are the apartment on the bottom level our incinerator gets everyone Else's stuff they put down the sink too which is really nasty. lol

The water is pretty gross to drink which kinda made us sick when we moved in, its all good though.

Ok so who shall we start with hmmmm ok our youngest.

Tyla Jade - its teething at the moment so that is really not fun for any of us, she is still really loving though and is still cheeky as ever, she is running now and trying to jump, she is trying really hard to talk, her favourites are NO! Mum! Dad! Renz! Yummm! She is just loving life and fact that she can eat and sleep when and wherever she wants.

Karenza - boy oh boy is she going to be a handful when she is a teenager so lets focus on the now and not the death of us. lol She is little miss bossy no one here can tell her anything. She is really bright and talks like she is 21years old. Oh well at least she knows what she wants.

Hayden - He is doing so well at school and has been put in to 1st Grade, Hayden has only done 6months of Kindergarten and is doing excellent academically for an early 1st grader. He has made lots of friends in the complex and they all go to school together which is good. He catches the bus in the mornings and I have yet to let him catch it home because I have issues with letting him catch the bus home. fears that he will get on the wrong bus and end up who knows where. I'm having trouble letting go. He is speaking this Sunday at church which should be fun cause he wants to talk about transformers so somehow we will have to incorporate the gospel teachings in to that.

I am doing much better, I was sick for all the time that we have been here and just got over it last week. I am home with the girls during the day while the boys are at school and we try to have fun.

Cam, has been at school now for 3-4weeks and is loving his classes and learning again, he is doing really well with his studies he has had a number of tests and assignments and quizzes which he has been getting no less than 90-99% there is heaps of reading so that is good that keeps him busy. Cam has already spoken in our Sacrament program here and had everyone one laughing, so he has this reputation of being hilarious. Our ward is OK we have a really awesome bishop who is patient and kind. We have such a young ward and I think we are among the 4 oldest couples in the ward well Cam is not me cause I'm still a young gun under the age of 30yrs (barely) haha

We had Regional Stake Conference on Sunday at the Conference Centre downtown Salt Lake and we got see our prophet Thomas S Monson Speak and Elder Ballard that was O for AWESOME!!!

They don't waste time here I got a calling my 2nd week in the ward HFPE Committee and they are going to snatch cam up just as soon as he can be caught at home to answer the phone, that's how they get you On the Phone! So we have resorted to not answering the phone for the next few weeks, thank goodness for Caller ID (just joking)

We have made some really good friends, we havent replaced the special ones we already hold dear to us our circle of friends has just become more cozier, and we miss our family but for this season in our lives its just right, we are all in the same boat going through the same things and we can relate. We are fully missing all our mean friends and all our family which makes it hard especially for the kids who want to see there friends and cousins and Grandparents. They are so good and oh my gosh they have started already with the full on accents well mostly Hayden but Karenza does a good job of it too.

There are HEAPS OF TAKEAWAYS !!!!!! and not one of them is fish n chips! lol that's ok cause if you were ever in doubt of how many different ways to eat hot dogs or (sausages) have no fear cause you can find them here all within a 5mile radius. hahaha No seriously there is heaps of eat out places cause its all about convenience.

Oh we use to like going to Sugar house but now we don't go cause every time we go there we get beggars asking us for money and it makes me sad cause we want to give but cant give cause we are on a tight as budget. We have been there at least 12times so we have stopped going to sugar house, and funny thing is Cam made a promise to try and be more Christlike and help people, like stop and help change a tire and stuff like that, cause I convinced him that not everyone is out to kill you if you pull over and help them out! lol so we have decided to not let these souls who definately need help, take too much advantage of Cams Mighty Change of heart! hahaha

We love the Jensens and the Tingeys soooo much and feel we are really lucky to have them as friends in our lives.

Well we love that we have more activities here to do as a family we have had block parties with the block we live in and others here on campus, of course all family and married couples, Carnivals and get together activities all sponsored by the U. Football season has started and like the All blacks and Wallabies our home is divided once again, Cam for the Utes a I go for the BYU Cougars. Next week we are going to the U vs Weber State game with Paxton and Kara Jensen Pax goes to Weber State so that will be fun. So we were fortunate to go the LA and go to Disneyland and Utah State fair. Well I think that's enough for now sleep is definitely calling my name. Love Terina Cam and Fam