sunshine

Right now I am still in Arizona for the summer working as a nanny and yoga instructor. I go back to Hawaii in three weeks... crazy! The summer always starts out slow and then goes by incredibly fast. So since I haven't posted in forever here are some of the highlights of my summer:


*sleepovers with my little sisters
*So You Think You Can Dance parties at my sister Brooke's house
*playing with my little nephews
*being able to hang out with melissa in st. george
*going on bike rides with my mom
*swimming once or twice a day
*California trips! surfing and watching the U.S. open
*going sailing
*mexico
*movie nights
*shopping trips and goint out to eat
*making dinner for my family
*playing guitar
*family reunions
*road trips!

This summer has been really fun. I have missed Hawaii a ton, but I am SO thankful that I have been able to spend the summer at home. I have loved being able to spend so much time with my family. I feel so blessed to have so many fun sisters, they are my best friends! I am also so thankful for my awesome mom and dad! I love my family SO much, they are the BEST!!!

Here are some pictures from my summer (sorry they are all mixed up)....

Happy Father's Day!

Well, this is late, but I just wanted to put up a Father's Day post about my dad. He is awesome! He works so hard for our family. I know it must be hard to take care of five girls, but he does a great job. Since we were little he has let our family go on trips to our favorite place, Hawaii. It is always so much fun and I have so many fun memories from those trips! Now I am so thankful when he brings my little sisters there to visit while I am going to school out there. I am so thankful for my dad. He is a hard worker, goes to church and fulfills his callings, does service, has a fun sense of humor, and he is a GREAT dad!!!

Hawaii and Arizona

Well, I'm not very good at posting on this blog, but now that I'm back in Arizona I finally I have time. Here a some of my favorite pictures from Winter Semester. It was a crazy, busy, awesome semester! Me and my best friends Sam and Katie had some of the most awesome things happen. At Waimea, we got to paddle out on the lifeguard rescue board (thanks to our lifeguard friend, Johnny) where a ton of spinner dolphins were. It was SO amazing, they were swimming and jumping five feet away from us!!! That was the coolest thing I have EVER done! We also had a ton of amazing surfing days including one of the best days ever at V-land! Me and Sam surfed until we were the only ones out and it was pitch dark! That is my favorite thing ever to do! The three of us also went to my favorite place ever, Waialua bakery a million times. And guess what... that is where I met Judge, the most awesome guy ever (: We got to hang out a ton my last two weeks, so that was really fun. We surfed and snorkeled for shells and hung out as much as possible on the beach! I also hung out a lot with one of my best friends, Lindsey my last week. On my last Saturday we rode bikes from Laie to Sharks Cove. We got acai and stopped at all of our favorite beaches. It was so fun!! Now I'm back in Arizona for the summer to work. It is really hard to leave everyone and Hawaii, but in three months I will be back there. It is really good to be able to see my family here. I miss them a ton when I am in Hawaii. They are the most awesome family. I don't have any pictures of being home yet, but we have had a lot of fun. It has been so fun to talk to my mom a ton, hang out with all of my sisters, and see my cute little nephews. I just wish all of my family could move to Hawaii and then everything would be perfect!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!!!

My mom is the best mom ever! She is the nicest, prettiest, most fun mom ever and I am SO grateful for her! I always want to be just like her! Here are a few of my favorite memories with my mom:

*When I was in high school I had seminary at 5:45 am. She would wake up every morning to make me breakfast. She did this for all of my sisters too! I really appreciated it and I loved being able to talk to her every morning.

*Also in high school, she would let me ditch class so that  I could have a break. We would go out to lunch and shopping. It was so fun!

*Every summer, she plans tons of fun trips and activities for our family to do. 

*Last semester her and my dad came to Hawaii for vacation. My dad was working at a convention for a few of the days, so I came into town to hang out with my mom. It was so fun to have a little vacation and be able to spend time with her. We went to the beach, went shopping, went out to eat, went on a sailboat ride, and visited my dad at his convention. It was so much fun! They stayed a week and we all hung out on the north shore for a few days after my dad was done working. It was awesome!

*My mom still tucks me in at night when I am home(: I love having time to talk with just me and her every night. I miss that when I am away at college!

*She talks to me on the phone all the time. Sometimes I call way late at night (because of the time difference) and she will still talk to me as long as I need for. I really appreciate that.

Well, I could write a million other things, really! I love my mom SO much and am SO thankful for her. I hope you have an AWESOME birthday mom!!! I love you!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MELISSA!

March 4th is my sister, Melissa's birthday!! She is such an awesome person and I am SO glad she is my sister (: A few years ago, we were lucky enough to be roomates for a year and a half in hawaii. It was one of the most fun times of my life! Over this time we have a lot of fun and crazy memories. Here are a few of my favorites:

1. One Saturday we biked all the way from Laie to Haleiwa and back on beach cruisers. We stopped at all of our favorite beaches and places and took lots of pictures. Unfortunately, one of our tires popped and our friend, Nate, had to pick us up on the way back. We were both actually glad though because we were SO tired! 

2. Before I even got to Hawaii Melissa told me that she had gotten both of us a job already.... cutting meat in the cafeteria. For those of you who don't know, I hate cutting raw meat. I will do it, but it really grosses me out. Even though I was grossed out the whole time, it was so fun for us to be able to work together. A ton of our funniest memories come from working in the caf. (sneaking desserts, Melissa telling Leva I loved to cut onions so that I had to cut them every time, Melis eating all the eggs and dropping the machine (: ha ha!)

3. We had a few classes together, basketball and volleyball. We were both horrible at volleyball, especially me, and would hit the ball totally out of control over and over again. 

4. Once one of us starts laughing, we can't stop. One time we both started laughing out of control for no reason during a prayer at an enrichment activity. We were laughing so hard our eyes were watering. After the prayer, everyone was asking if we were okay and what was wrong. Embarrassing!

These are just a few of my favorite memories with Melissa. I am so glad that she is my sister, she is so fun and awesome and pretty! Happy Birthday Melissa!!! I love you and I miss you tons!!

kahana bay

Saturday was one of the most fun days ever! Me, Sam, and Katie had heard it might be breaking at Kahana Bay. I think that Kahana Bay is one of the prettiest place on Oahu. It is surrounded by huge mountains and waves only break there a few times a year. We drove down there and the waves were PERFECT! We had brought huge longboards, so we grabbed them and paddled out. It was so much fun! We paddled way out to the edge of the bay and then rode waves all the way into the shore, like 1/4 of a mile long!!! Besides us, there were about 20 locals that were all really nice. The waves were breaking across the whole bay, so we all just kept catching wave after wave. After about two hours, we couldn't paddle any more and we were completely numb (it was freezing cold and windy), so we paddled in. It was one of my favorite surfing days ever!