Walmart

This summer Kat, Mars, Ria and I are going to be attending our Provo Peak East Stake Youth Conference. (Wow talk about long name!) This year we will be going on the "Trek" (Also known as, Martins Cove).
Monday night my mother took Ria, Mars, and I shopping for fabric for our skirts and bonnets. All the young women where put in charge of making a skirt, that goes down to your ankle, and a bonnet, to protect you from that firey ball up in the sky.
It only took us about 2 hours to pick out what fabric we wanted.
Mars will tell you "It only took me like 30 minutes!"
Ria will say "Mine just took under an hour!"
And my mother will probably say "Leahs took the longest! Ugh Leahs now a days!"
haha(: It was a wonderful time to spend together.

My mother and I almost got 5 hours in of spending time together last week.
Monday we didn't have school so my mother took me to get my DRIVERS PERMIT!
Yes, I got it. My mother took me to go driving almost a week later, but I still went,
I made up excuses for my bad stoppings, such as:
"Oh My Gosh! wow. Sorry mom! There was a penguin!"
Yeahh... She didn't seem to believe me for some reason...
Anyways, that took about 2 hours on that monday.
Then (The next time I can remember...) Thursday she took me to the doctor (Ahh! :/).
That only took about 2 hours. She wasn't very happy she'd been missing so much work.
I tried to convince her to hang out with me for one hour on Friday.
She disagreed right away! Her excuse was that she had to go to work,
psh! (: I LOVE MY MOMMY!

Swimming.

Peter.

haha. Girls. Ria. Emma. Kaytlyn.

Mia getting in the hot tub.

JUMP!

hahah oh wow.
Peter. Joshua. Mars. Leah. Ria. Gaby. Mia. Kaytlyn.

You've gotta love your family time.

Tio and Niece.

Sisterly Love.

White=Leah. Brown=Ria. Black= My very own baby brother Josh.

Special Project

There is a huge story behind this.
And it's on my list of things to do.
But I need everyone's help.
I am working on this HUGE project, but it wasn't until this morning around 3:18 A.M. that I realized I couldn't do it alone.
If you would like to help me fulfill this project that would be amazing!
All I'm asking for is donations of Coins.
Most people say they HATE coins.
So here is your chance, I will take your change! (:
I'm thinking I'm going to end up doing a fundraiser in a little bit,
If you would like to wait,
If not, just send me an email, if you will be willing to donate some change,
And I'll tell you what it is for too!
Please and thank you sooooo much!
-Leah.

-Email me if you would like to help out:
monsivais.leah@yahoo.com

leah+scissors=?

me and cristian.

May 5th, Cinco de Mayo, was quite the day.
May 5th was a celebration for the conquering of a war in Mexico, as well as Genevieve, and Mikes Anniversary! They have been married since 2001, and have one adorable little boy, Josh who will be turning 5 this year.
Back to the topic, On May 5th I was sick of my hair, so I decided I would get it cut. But I'm so tired of saying "I want a trim" and losing 6 inches. So I decided I would just cut it myself.
It took me about 3 hours to wash, dry, laugh, freak out, drop 7 pairs of scissors, 12 combs, and end up with a new hair cut.
Lots of people have said it looks pretty good, surprising.
Today I just decided that I really liked it! But I was also think "Hmm I wonder if I do this, would it look cuter?" the answer, "NO" Just a few hours ago I accidentally cut my bangs, the most important part of my hair, too short! And only part of them! ahh!!!
I just can't stress, or it'll take forever to grow up.
Note: Let someone else cut your hair, you probably shouldn't do it yourself.

Reminds me of when I asked Ria if I could cut her hair about 2 years ago, well just her bangs, poor Ria said yes. She has a callic and silly me pulled on her bangs when I was cutting them, they ended up just about an inch long. AHH!! Wow was in in trouble!!

By The Way, I cut my own hair, and my friend Cristian, in the photo, asked me to cut his hair too, So I did, how he wanted it. He said he liked it. I was soooo surprised.

Lost.

Lately everything has been a bit too crazy for me to be able to get online and update.
I will get to it really soon though! Hopefully Monday.
I'll let you all know about Cinco de Mayo. And all the other fun stuff my family and I have been up to.
Today is a pretty relaxed day.
Right now Ria, Mars, Joshua, and I are watching a movie, While mother, daddy, Kat, Gabrielle, and Emmy, along with some neighbors are working on the garden.
Ria kept asking about what type of garden we are having, I told her plenty of times it was going to be a green one but she didn't listen. Mother finally told her it was going to be a vegetable Garden.
(sighh. oh great. more tomatoes yuck!) I'm really excited. (: haha. I really hope we plant green peas! yummy!

Dress up time!!

As I mentioned before, David and Heidi are getting married! I am not quite sure on the date. But I know it is in July. A few weeks ago Peter took Mars, Ria, Gabrielle, and I to his store, Down East outfitters, to try on outfits for the wedding.
Because of my out going attitude why we where there, I ended up trying on all of our options.
Here are some pictures of the outfit options right now...

Lets make some noise!

I really wish I had so much to say about this.
But sadly I am not very informed.
What I do know though is that Kaytlyn recently had her last Jazz Band Performance!
Mara was also in it, but Mars is only a sophomore this year so she still has 2 years to go! yay!! (;
The concert was the day of our stake Young Woman's Recognition so sadly Ria and I couldn't go, I know that some family, and a lot of friends attended.
And that it was WONDERFUL!!
Kaytlyn is seriously sooo amazing! I love how much you sets her heart to things, I have recently grown really close with Kaytlyn, we have so much fun driving around in her "dolphin" car. Kaytlyn has a laugh that really touches people, it is so adorable. I love her lots.
By the way, Kaytlyn is moving out this summer! She is planning on moving into the basement of Michael and Erins house with her best friend Karla. And will hopefully be starting school at BYU soon!

Leahs list.

Here is a list of a few things that I would love to do in my lifetime.
I will check them off as I finish them.
Note: they are not in any order.

1. Visit a zoo in every state.
2. Visit a beach in all the states that have one and-
3. Take a jar of sand home.
4. Visit the Jordan river
5. climb a volcano (active or dormant)
6. explore the night life of Rome.
7. visit all 50 states
8. visit all 7 continents
   
9. take a cross country road trip
10. learn to surf
11. learn Chinese and Italian
    
12. parachute out a plane
13. go hang-gliding
14. drive by a tornado
15. ride a gondola through the venetian canals
16. climb to the top of the Statue of Liberty
17. swim the English Channel
18. pet a kangaroo and a koala in Australia
19. go on an African Safari
20. watch the bull run in Spain
21. tour the pyramids in Egypt
22. study abroad in a foreign country
23. bungee jump off a cliff in Mexico
24. Para sail
    
25. vacation in the french riviera
26. go to a rodeo
27. visit an amusement park in all 50 states
28. go to 2 museums in all 50 states
29. attend the opera
30. go to a showing on ice
31. go to a showing on Broadway
    
32. watch the sun set on the ocean in a foreign country
33. tour the Louvre in Paris
34. hear Big Ben chime
35. visit Buckingham palace
36. watch the 4th of July fireworks in Washington D.C.
37. visit Lincolns monument
38. see the "friends" apartment in N.Y. City
39. touch the empire state building
40. buy something from a Walmart in every state
41. tour the white house
42. visit 35 countries
43. send my parents on a nice vacation
44. take my nieces and nephews to Disneyland
    
45. be in or attend the Olympics
    
46. ride an elephant in India
    
47. walk the great wall of China
48. Visit all the sights in Washington D.C.
49. visit Transylvania
50. visit 30 different waterfalls
51. make a book of poems
52. make a CD of my own singing
53. read 573 books
54. go snorkeling
55. visit the pink dolphins in Columbia
56. order hot chocolate at the "best coffee place" in the world.
57. get mineral water directly from Norway
58. help someone pay for chemo
59. go to a race car race
60. Hike to the top of the Acropolis and see the Parthenon
61. see the Colosseum in Rome
62. Sit on an ancient toilet
63. write a book
64. swim with dolphins in Hawaii
65. take a picture pushing the Leaning Tower of Pisa
66. Go to the top of the Eiffel Tower
67. Eat waffles in Belgium
68. Visit the Pacific Islands
69. Hear bag pipes in Scotland
70. Relax on a beach in Fiji
71. Throw a coin into the Trevi Fountain
72. Swim in the water of Havasupai Falls
73. visit Israel
74. Put together my own concert and sing to raise money for orphans/ abandoned children
75. go back-packing through Europe
76. play in the snow in the Alps
77. Donate a large amount of money to a good charity
78. see Stonehenge
79. Visit the Red Square in Russia
80. Ride a double-decker bus through the streets of London
81. Tour St. Peter's Basilica
82. Stare up at the ceiling in the Sistine Chapel
83. participate in an archaeological dig
84. visit the Greek island of Santorini
85. Spend a day playing with a monkey
86. Walk around the ruins of Pompeii
    
87. Watch an opera at the opera house in Sydney
88. Stroll through Central Park
89. Visit Time Square
90. Ice-Skate in Rockefeller Center
91. Go to Canada and explore its scenery
92. Zip-line through the Amazon Jungle
93. Take a boat ride by Niagara Falls
94. Take a bath in the Hot Springs in Iceland
95. Hike down the Grand Canyon
96. Trek to Machu Picchu, the "Lost City of the Incas"
97. Buy a gift for someone over $100 and give it anonymously
98. look up at Mt. Everest
99. Go scuba diving in the great barrier reef
100. stand by the statue of Christ the Redeemer and look out of the Harbor of Rio De Janeiro
101. Watch the Northern Lights in Alaska
102. Tour the Taj Mahal
103. Take the "Flight of Angels" at Victoria Falls
104. Take a ferry under the Brooklyn Bridge
105. See a castle in Scotland
106. See Mount Olympus
107. Climb Mt. Kilimanjaro
     
108. Fall in love and get married
109. Go to Ireland
110. Go on a cruise for at least a week
111. get my masters
112. go to New York during the New Year's
113. Have a picnic on the beach at sunset
114. Adopt two animals from a shelter
115. Walk the Black Sand beaches of Jamaica
116. Roll down a hill in New Zealand in a Zorb Ball
117. Go on a 20 mile hike
118. visit the island of Crete
119. Vacation in Costa Ricca
120. Ride London's Eye
121. Visit Victoria Island, Canada
122. Stick my tongue on a wall in the Ice Hotel(:
123. Go to Prague the capitol of the Czech Republic
124. Stand on Ground Zero in NYC
125. Visit the four corners
126. Travel on the Dalmatian Coast in Croatia
127. Go surfing in Costa Rica and/or Hawaii
128. go white water rafting with Sam and Stu
129. Eat a Philly Cheesesteak in Philadelphia
130. March on the Battlefields of Gettysburg
131. Float in the Dead Sea
132. Vacation in Bora Bora
133. Sponsor a child in a third-world country
134. Make god proud of me
135. Be able to see my brother Benjamin, my grandfather, Royal, and my Abuelito, Manuel, and all my friends that have died.

...to be continued...

David? Engaged?

David is now engaged!
David proposed to his girlfriend Heidi in St. George... some time within the last month or something. (: ha.
Time doesn't matter right?
They seem very happy to be engaged and let me tell you,
HER RING IS HUGE!
It is so gorgeous. Props to Dave. (:
I hope that everything turns out great with them!
I hear that the wedding is sometime in July! I'll keep you posted!