Happy sweet 16th Kyla xoxo

Happy 16th birthday Kyla & welcome to the Laurels class!!! Hope you've had a cool day today & been spoilt rotten by your family & friends :) 

Here are just some of the reasons why we love you :).....
- Kyla is the best at saying what's on her mind

- I hope you have a very happy birthday Kyla :) You are always so helpful & friendly to everyone!

- Happy Birthday! Thanks for always being smiley. Keep singing on the way to school! It makes the car ride fun :)

- Happy Birthday Kyla! I hope you have a great day :) I love how you're so smiley & bright. And your hugs are full of happiness xoxo

- Kyla, happy happy birthday beautiful! I love how you're always in a happy chappy mood & bring happiness wherever you go. Stay beautiful & strong x

- You give great hugs & smiles 

- Happy birthday! Hope your day is filled with lots of fun

- Happy birthday Kyla. I love your smile & your bubbly personality

- Kyla, I love your energetic personality & creativeness. Hope you have a great birthday!! xxx

- I love how you are always so full of energy :) xx

- Happy Birthday Kyla! I hope you have the most amazing day ever. Thank you for being an amazing friend. Love you 5-ever xxx

We love you lots Kyla & are so grateful to have you as part of our crew! Love your Aeroview YW xoxo

Happy Birthday Lani xoxo

Happy Birthday to our beautiful Lani :) We hope you've had a super special day with your family today & been spoilt rotten like you deserve!

Here are just some of the reasons we think you're the bees knees ;)....

- Lani you are so gentle & kind. I love how you are so positive & supportive :) Happy Birthday x

- Lani, you have such a sweet spirit & a strong testimony. Your love for the YW's shines. You have a caring, loving nature. Happy Birthday xo

- Lani, I love your caring personality & you are a great teacher! 

- Lani, you are such an amazing example to us. Your bubbly & happy personality makes it better for us to come to YW's! Thank you so much for everything you have done for us. Love from Nareah :) xx

- Happy cake day beautiful. Enjoy your special day. I love you & your Heavenly Father loves you so much, love Sister Tottie 

- I love that you take your time to prepare us a lesson in your lunch box packed week

-Happy Birthday Lani :) You are amazing, beautiful, kind, caring, selfless and a YW superhero! Have an awesome day young girl with family and friends. Alofa atu xoxo Sam :)

- Happy Birthday Beautiful :) Hope your day is filled with love & laughter!! Much love always xoxo

- Happy Birthday Lani. I hope you have an amazing day filled with lots of joy! I love your hugs & your beautiful smile. Enjoy! God bless! xoxo

- Dear Lani, thank you for being such a great teacher & friend. I hope you have a great birthday :) lots of love Katie W xoxo

We're all so grateful to have you as part of our YWs Lani (especially us Beehives!!). You are so kind & loving & fun to be around & you give awesome lessons! You have the most beautiful Christlike personality & really do give the best hugs - so thank you for just being you & someone we all LOVE to be around. Oh & your hard work & dedication with your nursing degree has been an example & inspiration to us all. We're so proud of all you've achieved!

Love your Aeroview YW xoxo

Combined Etiquette/Dine & Dance Evening

For last night's activity we had a combined etiquette/dine & dance evening where the youth got to put into practice the etiquette & dancing taught to them by Sister Huysmans & Brother & Sister Williams the previous week :) 

We started the evening by having the YW take off one of their shoes & place it in the middle of the cultural hall & then wait out in the foyer while the YM came in one by one, chose a shoe & then went to fit it to the foot of their Cinderella for the night....

The first suitor with his shoe :)

Next up, Connor looking keen ;)

Once the boys had found the Cinderella that belonged to their shoe, they then had to go & find a table to sit at for the dinner...

But before dinner could be served each group had to arrange their table using the proper table set up they'd been taught the previous week & then had to make sure that they were using good etiquette throughout their meal. Dinner was pumpkin soup & bread & dessert was chocolate brownie & icecream :)

After dinner, it was onto the dancing & the youth were each given a dance card with 12 spaces they had to try & fill.

After that we played the game where you have to get into groups the size of whatever number is called out when the music stops..

These guys just pretty much huddled for the whole of that game haha :)

I'm not sure Sinareah really likes the camera much lol ;)

These guys still in their huddle - I'm not sure if there was ever any dancing going on here actually haha...

Then last but not least, we finished up with a game of good ol' musical chairs :)

Miss Kezia hung in there to take out all the boys!

And then Miss Kjirsti took out the dance card prize :) Go the YW!!

Special thanks to the sound team & our MC for the night...

I'm pretty sure a good time was had by all :) 

Happy Birthday Katie F!!

Happy Birthday Katie F!! We hope you've had an awesome day today & have been spoilt rotten by all your family & friends xoxo

Here are just some of the reasons why we love you.....

- I love Katie's quiet, but hilarious sense of humour :)

- Katie is smart & humble

- Katie has a beautiful spirit, whose smile lights up a room. She is humble and I love how she is not afraid to stand up for what she believes in. Happy Birthday Katie hope your day is filled with love and happiness!! Xx

- Katie is soo humble & beautiful. She is funny, pretty, always smiley and always gives me hugs when she sees me I love her & she is growing up soo much & she is awesome & is really creative & has so much ahead of her :)

- I love her sweet personality and i'm so glad that she's opened up recently She's a hilarious, beautiful, talented, smiley and crazy girl. LOVE YOU! xx

- Katie is beautiful, smart, talented and gives the best hugs!! She has a wicked sense of humor and a sweet spirit that uplifts all around her

- Love Katie's gentleness :) She has such a sweet spirit about her which glows wherever she is! I just LOVE our Katie F xx

- She is kind to everybody and is responsible and reliable in her calling

We love you Katie & hope you know how much we appreciate your sweet smile & awesome example :) Thank you for letting your light shine & just being you!!

Lots of love, your Aeroview YW xxxx

Life panel

Last Tuesday we invited some of the older & wiser members of our ward to come in & sit on our life panel. 

Sister Hapeta, The Murrays & the Frasers

The YW had prepared questions in advance & so all the panel members had to do was answer them according to their life experiences thus far :) 

It was both an enjoyable & informative evening & there were a lot of laughs had along with all the serious stuff. 

Here was the closing advice our experts left us with...

1. Do what you love

2. Don't ever be the reason the Gospel stops with you

3. Get an education

4. Don't grow up too fast 

5. Respect yourself

All very important things to remember!

Cake decorating

A couple of weeks ago now, we had a combined cake decorating competition for our activity. We split the girls into 3 teams gave them 3 sponge cakes, some icing & a bag of lollies each & got them to plan & then decorate a kid's birthday cake. All the groups did such an awesome job! This is what the plain sponge cakes had transformed into by the end of the night....

Happy 18th Birthday Alda!!!

Happy 18th birthday beautiful Alda! I remember years ago when you were a little cutie back in primary & now you've matured into a gorgeous YW & are off to join the YSAs! How did those years go by so quick?!

Here are our birthday messages & just some of the things we love about you....

- Wishing you a very happy birthday Alda! You are a talented daughter of our Heavenly Father & you have a sweet smile that warms a room. Keep smiling & sharing your talents! Love you

- Alda you are always impeccably dressed & you have a beautiful voice. I love the close relationship that you have with your sister - have fun in YSAs! I know they're going to love having you join them xoxo

- Happy Birthday Alda! Hope that your special day is filled with fun & laughter x

- Happy Birthday Alda :) We miss you so much! Hope all your wishes come true! Love you x

- Dear Alda, wishing you a great birthday filled with love & happiness x

- Alda you are such a kind person & you have such a great voice. Have a great birthday!

- Alda, Happy Birthday to one of the most beautiful Laurels! Hope you have a fantastic day & get spoilt rotten!

- Alda, Happy bday! Hope you have a wonderful day & enjoy every moment :) Stay strong & beautiful x

- Happy Birthday Alda. Hope you have an amazing day today! Your smile glows with brightness & you're a beautiful daughter of Heavenly Father who loves you dearly. God bless xoxo :)

Happy Birthday gorgeous girl! Hope you enjoy your special day with your family & friends & that we get to see you soon to give you your special birthday gift! 

Love your Aeroview YW xoxo