G Force

Gian's birthday was this last week and he turned the big 2-5!!! He kept saying, "I have lived a quarter of my life" hahah. We went to dinner at his choice, but before that we shopped around at the mall where we found a photo booth. For the record, this was Gian's idea and wanted me to declare that ahhaha. I am so glad he did come up with the thought because it was fun and we have a thing for photo booths. We got dessert at this cute little bakery {our favorite} and ran into a lot of friends along the way. It was pretty low key, but it was fun and the perfect break from the busy week.

Happy birthday G Force!!! You are a wonderful dad and husband and I am so glad there is a day where we can celebrate you and only you! We love you to a billion little pieces!

Kid History

.::Viral Friday::.

Welcome welcome!!! Hope this has been a great week for you, and I hope that this weekend will be a great one since summer is starting to wind down and come to an end.

Has there every been one of those stories that someone in your family has never been able to live down? That is the case with this family, only it is told by the children (the youngest members) of the family. The kids come up with the craziest things, and the editing and reenactments are redonkulous! It makes me laugh just thinking about it.

I am sure most of you have already seen or heard of Kid History by now, but it is definitely .::Viral Friday::. worthy! Here is episode 1. Feel free to watch all the other episodes done by Kid History. Enjoy!!!!



My cousin, Bethany, showed this video to me {via blog} a while back and I don't know why it took me forever to share it with you now!!! Aren't these kids hilarious? Ohh I love the things they say! Especially when the car was glittery ahhahahahahaah.

THANK YOU, COME AGAIN!!

Hope you can make some awesome stories this weekend!

Pearly White

FINALLY!!! This little man got his first tooth to cut through on Saturday. Back in February, I swear to all things that are good in this world, I felt this same little bud blistering under his gum. At the time, I thought he was way too young, but knew it would take a few months for it to show its sharp little head. Over FIVE MONTHS!!! It took over 5 months for it to pop right out!

I wonder how long it will take the other teeth to burst through the gums.

Honk Honk

.::Viral Friday::.

Good Friday my dearest friends. Let's be kind and patient to everyone we meet because this could be you...



 Hahhahahahahaha.... Seriously? Talk about hitting the sweet spot, ooooooor what comes around goes around! ahaha

THANK YOU COME AGAIN!!!!

Hope you have a great weekend!

Splish Splash

There is nothing I love more then a squeaky clean baby! The BFF Elyse gave us this darling towel for me to enjoy my little monster even more! Thank you miss lady for making bath time so much fun!!

Up Up and AWAY!!!

This is what it looks like inside my brain....

 And

So when it comes to anything Disney, my brain naturally releases a wonderful amount of endorphins, even making me cry at times.... seriously!!! Disney is the definition of joy, childhood memories, the power of a dream, and being family oriented! Without finding the words to articulate, Disney is everything I have a passion for. It is the perfect way to describe my brain and imagination! 

Here in Utah there is a thing called The Parade of Homes. Each summer Bangerter Builders create amazing homes that people come to visit... and guess what they created......

image from the movie

Disney/Pixar's UP!!!! 

 White picket fences are the most wonderful thing! And they 

even had Carl!!!! I LOVE MY LIFE! Can I tell you that Carl loved us!?!

Maybe because I fell in love with him at first sight... and he could tell.

PS Brad and Whitney... I think you two make the best 

Carl and Russel {SHHHH}

Ahhhhhhhh this was the most magnificent thing I have ever seen. I can't tell you the joy I felt the whole time there! The owner of Bangerter Buildings felt inspired to build an exact replica from the movie. Since Disney didn't create any blueprints for inside the house, they too thought it would be a great idea and agreed to have the house be built.

They custom made the furniture to match. Do you see the book? They had actual

photos from the movie all over. See the staircase?

The kitchen may be my favorite part!

 Toy Story room

 Princess room. "Royal Highness" hahahaha on the hight chart!

The nursery, exactly the same as UP.

 This is still the nursery... and the master bathtub. It has jets!

 The car!!! The mailbox!!!

Please tell me this makes your heart swell with joy!!! It is for sale and they have even received offers to keep it fully furnished! I actually asked Gian if we could make an offer.... knowing it was a rhetorical question, I kept my hopes high! I love everything about this and would not change a single thing! I would keep it just the same. I miss it already!!!! Would you live here?

Shark Week

.::Viral Friday::.

In honor of Shark Week I decided to show you this video. I can't say I love sharks... they give me the chills every time I see them, and I know if I saw them in their natural habitat I would be paralyzed with fear, but I am in love with shark week!! It makes me believe they aren't as scary as I think. I will say though, if you ever attempt to do this, I will KILL YOU!!! This, by far, may be the most insane video I will ever show you. This man is either willing to sacrifice his life... or he's an adrenaline junky. Either way he has lost his mind! DO NOT ATTEMPT... EVER!!

THANK YOU, COME AGAIN!!

Happy weekend!

Happy Shark Week!

The Dairy Princess

I love. LOVE... I mean L-O-V-E dairy!!! I love cream, whole milk, yogurt, non-fat milk, cheese, sour cream, and ice cream!!! I love it all! I am the Bubba of dairy! With my rich white as white ancestry comes a genetic background of Scandinavian blood leaving me literally day dreaming about dairy. I love how heavy whipping cream looks when it pours and how cold milk sits in a tall glass leaving a thin mask of condensation... let's be real, it's the milk that gets me, and I honestly, truly believe that by adding a little butter will always make anything taste 10x better!

So guess what I did today?.... You are freaking brilliant. I indeed did make homemade butter! It was gloooooooooooorious!!!! And with my pioneering ancestry, I enjoyed every single minute of it. It brought me more joy than I had ever imagined! It was like I was living the life of my great-grandma... only with a Kitchen Aid and not a churner. Not only did I make butter, BUT I also made honey butter!!! I know right, I AM SO PROUD OF MYSELF TOO!!! hahaha

What? I even tasted it all by itself to make sure it tasted ok... AND LIKED IT!!! SICK!!! Who told you that?!? I would nev.... yeah you are right, I TOTALLY DID... but I didn't like it, I LOVED IT!

Hello my name is McKinley and I am addicted to fatty dairy! Ahhhh It feels good to get that one off my chest! Now, on with the recipe.

My brilliant sister gave me the idea of making my own butter and when I was at the store I thought why the freak not! So I came home and looked for a recipe on line. Here is where I got my recipe, but I will give you tips on what I did.

I used:
1 Pint of Heavy Whipping Cream {2 cups}
1/4 teaspoon Salt

Tips:
*The better quality the cream, the better the butter.


*Once it was all done, I pressed it down firmly into measuring cups and it measured 3/4 cups of butter. I put 1/2 cup in a baby food jar to help seal the taste/flavor and stuck it in the fridge.

*I took 1/4 cup of the freshly home made butter and slowly added 1/4 cup honey while beating. I did not scrape out the honey so as a result there was a very small amount left at the bottom of the measuring cup. It was the perfect amount. Then I put it into a baby food jar to seal the flavor/taste and put it in the fridge where it now lives!

*Save the buttermilk and add it to other recipes.

VOILA!!! My most valued butter! PS The plastic container is stained from the baby food prior to the butter being placed.

What are your addictions {a.k.a. favorite things}?

What Century Do We Live In?

At times Gian and I will hear some racial comments and I am totally taken back. I don't know if it is just the town we live in or the people we run in to, but I have never found it odd or abnormal to see a biracial couple together. I mean, our president is black, how much racism still exists? You would think you are safe from remarks in this day in age, but I am thinking the people who make the comments have no idea that what they are saying is a little off or would even consider themselves racist. Sometime I wonder if it is harder for people to see a white woman and an ethnic man because usually it is the other way around.

For the most part, it doesn't bother us, we can find it funny to hear their thoughts, but when you can sense judgment in their voice, we leave feeling uncomfortable and bitter. Really, what does it matter? The deed is already done ahahahah... nothing they say will change the choices we already made of getting married and starting a family, and if it isn't a comment, then it is the worst case of stink eye we had ever seen, along with rubber necking.


I would just like to know what happened to people's filters? I mean what if we were really sensitive to the topic? What if I grew to have resentment and anger towards these people and/or town. At times when I replay all the comments ever made I think to myself, "I can't wait 'till we move!!!" Seriously, at times it is like they have never seen a brown person before, and everyone assumes Gian is not American... that I met him in is own country and brought him back with me, like a pet. REALLY?!?! And how did you meet your spouse?

I try not to let these things bother me, but when it comes to culture and ignorant comments, there are some things I just have a hard time with. What do you think I should do? Let the individual know what they are saying is not politically correct, or do I worry about hurting their feelings and say nothing?

Light and Dark

Did I ever tell you that someone asked if Ekemona was adopted? hahah Nope, he is mine all mine!! I always wondered what complete strangers thought, I mean he doesn't look a whole lot like me. hahaha Well, now I know, and I guess it is better then them assuming I am his nanny!!

{The first photo Eke is playing with the Filipino flag} 

Whatever people think, I am just glad I am his mom!!