To my Hawky Boy,

Happy Birthday! I cannot believe my little baby is already 2! It is so crazy how fast time flies. Mommy loves you more than you will ever know. You bring your Daddy and I so much joy. I will never forget the way I felt when I held you for the first time. You were such a good baby. You were so calm and quiet and loved to sleep, which meant Mommy got to sleep too! Some things have changed since then.. Now you prefer to be awake, so you don't miss out on anything. You are hilarious, smart, crazy, stubborn, quick, and extremely feisty! It is never a dull moment when you are around. You keep me on my toes and hardly ever let me rest. You love your big brother, you try to be just like him. There is nothing that brings me more joy than to see the two of you interacting. You are such a Daddy's Boy! You scream with excitement when your Daddy gets home from work and you cry when he has to leave. You LOVE being outside and always want to ride on your quad. We could be outside for hours and when it is time to come in, you usually have a melt down. You are soo smart, you are always able to figure out how to open anything you can get your hands on. You LOVE treats, especially candy... I think it may have even been one of your first words.. Luckily, you are also obsessed with brushing your teeth! Your Aunties, Uncles and cousins love you so much, they think you are hilarious (especially when you are doing something naughty). You are always the life of the party and you LOVE to show off in front of people. Your Grandparents have a soft spot for you. You can tell they love you so much. We are all so blessed to have you as apart of our family. I thank our Father in Heaven for allowing me to be your Mommy! I love you my Hawky!

We LOVE...

The Park! 

Our boys could spend hours at the park and sometimes we do!

We really enjoy Arizona winters because it is so nice outside. It gives us the opportunity to get out and enjoy the sun, without it being sooo hot!

Thursday Night...

at the Aiono Home went something like this...

Daddy: "Hey, Reef, wanna throw things at each other?"

Reef: "Yeah!"

Daddy: "Ok, go build a fort and collect things to throw at me."

Reef: "Ok Daddy! This gonna be so much fun!"

Reef's "artillery"

The front of his fort, which he was so proud of.

Daddy's Fort

Hawk thought he was on Daddy's team..

 Daddy taking Reef down...

 Reef got spun around on a pad, he thought it was hilarious.

 Hawk soon found out he was not on Daddy's team...

and spent the rest of the night hiding in the tent.. haha

I love having boys, they always come up with such creative ways to have fun.. It is never a dull moment at the Aiono Home!

I work-ED out!

For anyone who knows me, they know I DO NOT WORK OUT! Like.. Ever! I can probably count on one hand how many times I have by my own free will and choice. BUT I did it! Today, I went running with Jared and the boys. I think I should consider it more of a jog/ walk. My sister Erika is exercising and eating right and she was telling me how much better she feels and how she has a lot more energy, so I figured I would give it a try.. Jared and I decided we would try to improve our health and show our kids the importance of exercise. With that said, I feel like this is worthy of a blog post... Are you ready for how fast I jogged/ran?? It is soo unbelieveably fast... NOT! It took me.. So embarrassing.. 13 minutes.. Thirteen minutes.. I wouldn't even pass the mile if I was still in High School (not like that would be the first time..) haha... Anyway, here are a few pictures of myself and my boys after our family run/ jog/ walk!

The boys and me

I hate pictures of just myself, but I felt accomplished and had to document it.

Oh, Magic Bullet, how I love you.. The protein shake.. Not so much.. I also took my measurements and can't wait to see if I have any progress.

Red Quad, Blue Quad, New Quad

The boys both got quads for Christmas, from Santa, of course! Reef got a big red one and Hawk got a smaller Batman one. They seriously ride them all day long. They wake up in the morning and the first thing they want to do is eat... But the second thing is get their shoes on so they can go ride their quads. Unfortunately, Santa must have brought one that was malfunctioned, brcause it stopped working in "forward" mode. So Daddy took the quad back to Walmart, because that is where Santa's workshop is, and got a new one. They were all out of red, but Reef was happy because he loves BLUE! We brought it home and Jared put the quad together with some help from our boys.

The cutest little handy men I know

Watching Daddy

"I think this goes here.."

Hawk was so excited to try out his big brother's quad

Update: Reef's Chores

Yay!! First week of chores is over and complete. Reef did great and he was actually eager to help Mommy out around the house. To make it more exciting for him we took him to walmart to pick out his very first piggy bank. I was surprised to see him pass up the Mr. Potato Head, Soccor Ball, and Football Piggy Banks... Instead he went right for the cash box with a lock and key. What a smart boy, he must know his little brother would do anything in his power to break that thing open.. Haha... No, but seriously, Hawk has already tried to open this one, but has been unsuccessful thus far. Reef now has it hidden in a safe "Hawk Free" area. Daddy was nice enough to give Reef the change from his wallet, he was thrilled. So, each day Reef completed his chores without complaint and even reminded me that he needed to take his vitamins. He made $3.50 and today he bought 2 hot wheels cars with his own money. I am thrilled to see it is working so far.. We will see how next week goes.

Reef with his "Piggy Bank"

Chore chart

Reef was so excited to open it up and put his earnings inside

Reef so proud of his "moneys"

Cici Bear Visits!

As we were getting ready to leave our Mini Vacation and head back home, my mom called and asked if we would like to meet at Round Table for lunch with her and my siblings, so we met everyone there and had a great time talking and the kids had fun playing all the video games. The whole time we were there I kept saying, "I'm taking Cici with me." Erika would reply, "No, no you aren't." Well, As you can see, I won that battle! We got to bring Cici back with us for 10 days and Reef and Hawk were thrilled! It just so happened that while she was with us, it was also her BIRTHDAY so we tried to make it extra special. I think she had a great time, although, sadly... her and Hawk don't really get a long.. It is sad, yet hilarious, all at the same time! With that said... We love Cici Bear so much and had a wonderful time with her as our guest! 

 Cici and Reef couldn't wait to go to Peter Piper!

 Everyone taking a break from eating to say, "CHEESE!"

 One of the many times they rode the Merry Go Round

 Cici eating her Ice Cream Cupcake

 Cici loved her gifts from her cousins

Reef wanted in on the picture taking!