George and Lote's wedding was beautiful! They make the cutest couple, and I haven't seen Lote so happy ever! He just loves and adores her and she him. The day was beautiful... It was alot of hard work for everyone and in the end, all of it payed off. We love George. He just fits with our family. He is funny, kind, polite, and he loves Lote! What more can you ask for... :)
I just have a new found gratitude for my sisters. Vika aka "Veeks" she's the big dawg, Hehea aka "Hea" the hula girl , Deanna aka "D" aka "Nans" the business women, Sini aka "Jeans" child specialist, Salote aka "Lot" the pure in heart, and Salome aka "Lomes" mom junior and their hubbys! I love them to the moon. There is nothing I wouldn't do for them. During the preperations for the wedding we always made sure all was going good. I love them and their spouses. I don't know how my dad did it with all 7 of us. But, we were his world. There was no one who could speak to us unless you wanted to stop breathing...lol...but thats the way he was we were his princesses. He loves mom. Growing up he never raised his voice to her. He never let her do anything that a man was to do. He always made sure they were ok finacially. She never even put gas in the car or talked to anyone about anything because dad took care of everything and took care of her. I think each of us girls have a piece of him with us. Whatever my mom needs, wants, and I mean anything we do it, and on top of that our spouses look forward to do it and want to take care of her needs. I always thought I could see him in others but in reality he is in all of his "Little Angels" We could do no wrong in his eyes. He taught us how to work. He taught us how to love. He taught us how to live. He taught us how to be true to each other. I am so thankful we still have our Mama Bear with us!!! She is a spiritual giant in every sense of the word!!! I love my sissys!!!!!!!! There is too many stories to tell of us from happy, funny, sad, and everything else that goes with life. They are my truest friends... :)
ALL STARS!!
~ MY BOYZ ~
~ Liahona Boys ~
...One of my favorite pictures...
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Sunday, December 6, 2009
~ Long Days ~
This whole week was full of long days. We have been so busy with Ono's work, busy at home with the boys and I being sick seemed to make the days seem longer. I have finally got over whatever I had thanks to prayers and theraflu...lol... I just have this cough that I've been told is going to linger for a while.
We have been busy getting ready for Lote's wedding, which is going to be Amazing! The boys have been practicing My Girl from the Temptations for Lotes wedding and Pita is David Ruffin the main singer. He is as shy as they come but when no one is looking he is just dancing all over the place. He is the only one who will keep practicing while everyone else goes and plays outside. They look so good. They can't wait. The girls are doing the wishin and hopein from My Best Friends Wedding the movie. They are so cute! With these long days the time just flys by, and who knows where it goes. The boys have been doing really well in school, and in doing their homework. We have been working on their Bear book for cub scouts too. Its hard keeping up with them when they have so much to do. Pita had to draw a picture of a Christmas tree for the festival of trees for school. I told him I would help him. He woke up the next morning and just stood by my bed and said "Mom, are you awake? Mom are you awake?" Ono looked at the time it was 5:25 a.m. He told Pita to go back to bed. Five minutes later I hear "are you going to help me?" I said yes and for him to go back to bed and to wait an hour he said ok, not even 2 mins I hear him say "mom are you awake? we have to do my christmas tree." right then and there I got up got my robe on and we went down stairs to the kitchen table and started working on it, while we were walking down stairs he kept telling me "thats why your the best mom in the whole world huh mom??" "Mom your the greatest." I could not tell you how tired I was but just seeing his face just made my morning. I love to just sit and talk to them. It's so funny hearing them talk about their teachers and friends. OJ said when his stomach hurt at school he went and told his teacher and that she just shrugged her shoulders and said "oh, well" the expression on his face it was hilarious, he looked so shocked, and annoyed that she would just say that. We had a good laugh!
With work I try to go in to help Ono where I can, they have been a person short so I have been going in everyday with sweats, hoody, beanie, leg warmers, and my bottle of theraflu with a big hot cup of hot chocolate just to help me get through the day. I'm sure everyone is like just go home but seeing Ono I have to go and help him. He truly is my life, and all I want for him to have is success. He is just one of those guys that truly deserve it! He is so kind and loving, he is willing to help where ever he can and who ever he can. He makes things work. He shares everything. He gives freely and he loves freely. No one can ruin his day because nothing can go wrong that can't be fixed. He is so optimistic. He lives life. He enjoys life, when he goes on vacation he goes on vacation. My family always makes fun of him because he sure is the California spender but he works so hard to get where he is. I can go on and on but anyone who knows him knows his heart and knows its pure.
Well thats all for now folks!
We have been busy getting ready for Lote's wedding, which is going to be Amazing! The boys have been practicing My Girl from the Temptations for Lotes wedding and Pita is David Ruffin the main singer. He is as shy as they come but when no one is looking he is just dancing all over the place. He is the only one who will keep practicing while everyone else goes and plays outside. They look so good. They can't wait. The girls are doing the wishin and hopein from My Best Friends Wedding the movie. They are so cute! With these long days the time just flys by, and who knows where it goes. The boys have been doing really well in school, and in doing their homework. We have been working on their Bear book for cub scouts too. Its hard keeping up with them when they have so much to do. Pita had to draw a picture of a Christmas tree for the festival of trees for school. I told him I would help him. He woke up the next morning and just stood by my bed and said "Mom, are you awake? Mom are you awake?" Ono looked at the time it was 5:25 a.m. He told Pita to go back to bed. Five minutes later I hear "are you going to help me?" I said yes and for him to go back to bed and to wait an hour he said ok, not even 2 mins I hear him say "mom are you awake? we have to do my christmas tree." right then and there I got up got my robe on and we went down stairs to the kitchen table and started working on it, while we were walking down stairs he kept telling me "thats why your the best mom in the whole world huh mom??" "Mom your the greatest." I could not tell you how tired I was but just seeing his face just made my morning. I love to just sit and talk to them. It's so funny hearing them talk about their teachers and friends. OJ said when his stomach hurt at school he went and told his teacher and that she just shrugged her shoulders and said "oh, well" the expression on his face it was hilarious, he looked so shocked, and annoyed that she would just say that. We had a good laugh!
With work I try to go in to help Ono where I can, they have been a person short so I have been going in everyday with sweats, hoody, beanie, leg warmers, and my bottle of theraflu with a big hot cup of hot chocolate just to help me get through the day. I'm sure everyone is like just go home but seeing Ono I have to go and help him. He truly is my life, and all I want for him to have is success. He is just one of those guys that truly deserve it! He is so kind and loving, he is willing to help where ever he can and who ever he can. He makes things work. He shares everything. He gives freely and he loves freely. No one can ruin his day because nothing can go wrong that can't be fixed. He is so optimistic. He lives life. He enjoys life, when he goes on vacation he goes on vacation. My family always makes fun of him because he sure is the California spender but he works so hard to get where he is. I can go on and on but anyone who knows him knows his heart and knows its pure.
Well thats all for now folks!
Friday, November 27, 2009
~ Grateful Things ~
We had a wonderful day today. Yesterday the boys slept over with their Uncle Tong and just had a blast. They stayed at Hollywood Connection until 11 at night. They rode all the rides and played games. Everyone came over today for our annual BYU/UTAH partay game! We had the Vaisa Clan, Alatini Bunch, Tafisi Tribe, Kinikini Society (meaning all of them) and one from the Tua'one Crew my sweet Baby girly! The food was really good! We had the usual pizza, bread sticks, chicken salad sandwhiches, chips and salsa, hot wings and rice with lots of desserts. It was a nail bitter all the way to the end, but glad that BYU won... Now everyone has gone and left overs put away, all the excitement has faded and just listening to my boys laugh in the other room just made me think of my day today...
We woke up to the alarm at 530 this morning. I turned it off and just layed there. I got up and woke up Ono for us to get ready to go to the temple. We got ready and headed out to the Oquirrh Mountain Temple. We arrived there around 630 and did the 700 session. Before we went in we ran into one of my Dads dearest friend, Pres. David Christensen. We hugged and talked for a while and hugged some more. He just is the neatest man. He made us laugh so hard. He just made our day. He looked at me and goes...now remember your next son has to be named after me David...lol...He asked if I seen anyone lately from the other side (Dad), and he goes if you see him tell him I'm really upset at him...lol...he can't be that busy to not visit me...and he talked to Ono for a bit and gave us one last hug and said I'll see you again. I asked Ono what did he say and Ono says...he said I'm going to Heaven and I said I am and he pointed at you and says because of her...lol...It was so nice to see him. The temple has to be the best place to just get away. I know its a place of rest from the weight of the world. I love going there. We go once a week. If we both can't make it one of us will go for that week. I know that's the reason Ono and I are the way we are because of the spirit of protection that you get from attending the temple for you and your spouse. I know there is a protection over your family when you attend the temple. Don't get me wrong we still have trials but things seem easier to bare when we have to face them and we see our needs more clearly than our wants. The session was wonderful! We sat in the Celestrial room for a while and it was just beautiful. The spirit was beautiful. We walked out to the amazing view of the Wasatch Mountains. You can see the love that Heavenly Father has for us in all the beauty of the earth. I am so grateful for His tender mercies that He gives us each day to feel his love and to feel love of those who have gone before us. Afterward we went and took my mom out to breakfast. We had a great time. We went and walked around the mall and then to Costco and headed back home to get ready for the game...
We woke up to the alarm at 530 this morning. I turned it off and just layed there. I got up and woke up Ono for us to get ready to go to the temple. We got ready and headed out to the Oquirrh Mountain Temple. We arrived there around 630 and did the 700 session. Before we went in we ran into one of my Dads dearest friend, Pres. David Christensen. We hugged and talked for a while and hugged some more. He just is the neatest man. He made us laugh so hard. He just made our day. He looked at me and goes...now remember your next son has to be named after me David...lol...He asked if I seen anyone lately from the other side (Dad), and he goes if you see him tell him I'm really upset at him...lol...he can't be that busy to not visit me...and he talked to Ono for a bit and gave us one last hug and said I'll see you again. I asked Ono what did he say and Ono says...he said I'm going to Heaven and I said I am and he pointed at you and says because of her...lol...It was so nice to see him. The temple has to be the best place to just get away. I know its a place of rest from the weight of the world. I love going there. We go once a week. If we both can't make it one of us will go for that week. I know that's the reason Ono and I are the way we are because of the spirit of protection that you get from attending the temple for you and your spouse. I know there is a protection over your family when you attend the temple. Don't get me wrong we still have trials but things seem easier to bare when we have to face them and we see our needs more clearly than our wants. The session was wonderful! We sat in the Celestrial room for a while and it was just beautiful. The spirit was beautiful. We walked out to the amazing view of the Wasatch Mountains. You can see the love that Heavenly Father has for us in all the beauty of the earth. I am so grateful for His tender mercies that He gives us each day to feel his love and to feel love of those who have gone before us. Afterward we went and took my mom out to breakfast. We had a great time. We went and walked around the mall and then to Costco and headed back home to get ready for the game...
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
~Another Day in Paradise~
Today I woke up early this morning with a bad cold and sore throat. I thought I was getting the flu but seems to be just congestion. When I cough it feels like my throat is on fire. Ono is my Dr. and my boys are my nurses. They get so sad when I'm sick. When I had the flu last year I woke up to oranges and apples all around my bed with cups of water, juice, Gatorade and Sprite on my night stand and dresser and 6 big brown eyes looking at me asking me if I'm ok, and if I need anything else. When I had to take my medicine they would just be cheering me on because it was so gross ;P lol...Pita would have a drink ready for me so I can drink after taking it. Ono and OJ just got over their sicknesses. So, I'm sure it was my turn to get it. Ono with congestion and OJ with stomach flu. I really hate getting sick. I feel like once a mom gets sick everyone just suffers. My mind is on everything that needs to be done around the house, the boys, Onos work...and so on! I like taking Thera flu the warming one because it just works for me. I have a good nights rest. I can breath through my nose, and all my body aches are gone. Well thats enough of weird personal stuff...lol
My life has been good. Getting ready for Thanksgiving and excited to spend lots of time with all my family. These holidays remind me of my Dad. He was so big on Thanksgiving and Christmas. He loved it! This was his favorite time of year. He had the funnest games for all of us to play. He always made us laugh. He loved joking around with everyone and making fun of them. He liked to take out his guitar and just sing. He would blow Bing Crosby out of the water with his I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas rendition...lol... ;) Our family always ended up in the family living room almost every night just talking and laughing and singing. I don't sing but I sure do try..lol...I think that talent skipped me :( even though Ono says I have a good voice (whatever! lol). I sure miss the good 'ol days! Around this time of year I really miss him alot. I know he is busy on the other side. I know he is doing the most important work above and on the earth. I'm very grateful that I still have my Mama Bear with me! She is a Spiritual Giant! Grandma is the go to person on everything just ask my kids, when their in trouble they are cryin' out for her! She is so wise and just amazing! I know she misses Dad alot. I know that there are some sad times that we don't see but she knows she is with him forever and she will make it. She is on her 6th mission(I know...is she exalted already LOL). Her last mission we were all like this is it no more missions, but shes an angel lol and who can tell a 59 yr. old what to do...lol... Family is everything to me. On this Thanksgiving Day I am very grateful for my wonderful parents. Who just let me be me, and who did everything right a parent can do for their children to Stay close to the Savior and true to His church. I love you MOM an DAD!!!!
My life has been good. Getting ready for Thanksgiving and excited to spend lots of time with all my family. These holidays remind me of my Dad. He was so big on Thanksgiving and Christmas. He loved it! This was his favorite time of year. He had the funnest games for all of us to play. He always made us laugh. He loved joking around with everyone and making fun of them. He liked to take out his guitar and just sing. He would blow Bing Crosby out of the water with his I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas rendition...lol... ;) Our family always ended up in the family living room almost every night just talking and laughing and singing. I don't sing but I sure do try..lol...I think that talent skipped me :( even though Ono says I have a good voice (whatever! lol). I sure miss the good 'ol days! Around this time of year I really miss him alot. I know he is busy on the other side. I know he is doing the most important work above and on the earth. I'm very grateful that I still have my Mama Bear with me! She is a Spiritual Giant! Grandma is the go to person on everything just ask my kids, when their in trouble they are cryin' out for her! She is so wise and just amazing! I know she misses Dad alot. I know that there are some sad times that we don't see but she knows she is with him forever and she will make it. She is on her 6th mission(I know...is she exalted already LOL). Her last mission we were all like this is it no more missions, but shes an angel lol and who can tell a 59 yr. old what to do...lol... Family is everything to me. On this Thanksgiving Day I am very grateful for my wonderful parents. Who just let me be me, and who did everything right a parent can do for their children to Stay close to the Savior and true to His church. I love you MOM an DAD!!!!
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Where do I Begin...
For some strange reason I wanted to start a blog, and anyone who knows me knows that I hate computers. I like to check ksl, my email and that's about it. I know we are in the 21st century and everything is so advanced but the simple things seem to get lost in the shuffle. I like simple things. I told Ono I was going to start a blog and he was like why? and I told him exactly what I was thinking, I don't know...lol...but who knows something good can come out of it and my whole family has one of these too...so it can't be to bad. This is my first entry and hopefully more to come.
A little 411 on our little family. Ono and I have almost hit our 12th year...where did the time go?? We've grown alot and we still laugh alot :D! He started his own business with two partners in Real Estate and is going really well right now. He volunteered me to be his secretary...lol...(what was he thinkin'??) and its been fun working together. I know he did this because all our boys are in school for the whole day and I can only clean our house so many times, but the timing could not have been better. He loves being his own boss, and I love just having him home with me. He is still very busy. He still travels alot, but he loves it and I love it. Myself, I have just been busy being a mom and a wife/secretary LOL I always have to laugh about it because he always makes me laugh. Some couples can't work together but I really think he just likes seeing me sitting there acting like I'm working when I'm really checking ksl and my emails...LOL :P He knows I'm his #1 fan/support/confidante/and so on... :)!! It was kind of scary to brake off and do this. He left a great job that he'd worked so hard to get to but the timing seemed right. It was kind of like taking 2 steps in the dark and not really knowing what was ahead. We both knew this is something he's wanted to do for along time and the time just was now. You have to be optimistic.
Well the boys are bigger. Pita (9yrs. old) is doing so well in school. He loves playing sports and games. He's a brain! He loves history. He loves learning about historical figures like Martin Luther King, Abraham Lincoln, and George Washington which are his favorite people. It seems like he knows their life history. I guess he has an old soul. Dallin (9yrs. old) is our little sweet potato! He is my little helper and he loves playing jokes on people and he loves to laugh. He used to put a snake that he bought from the dollar store in my moms bed every night. He would laugh so hard when she would scream and yell. The next morning she took the snake went to the back yard porch and threw it, before I took them to school we went to the back yard to feed our dog Mission and there was the snake. I just see Dallin and Pitas eyes light. Dallin went and picked it up and he and Pita walked back up the porch stairs into the house. I just knew they were going to put it back in their grandmas bed again. He and Pita just could not stop laughing. Dallin is much more relaxed with school and in life...lol...OJ (6yrs. old)is our little monkey. He loves to read and he loves to learn. He likes to play with his army toys. He loves anything that has to do with soldiers. He loves to wrestle and he loves the Undertaker from wrestling. He is my shadow, where ever I go he goes too, and no one can be mean or rude to me because he always will have something to say to you, hes my little protector..lol..I really missed him when he started 1st grade this year :(
This is our favorite time of year! As soon as October hits, I just get excited for the season. I love the weather. I love the fall colors. I love the snow. I don't like driving in it...I definitely drive like an old granny in it, so I'm sure no one likes it when I drive in the snow... ;)but I love the beauty that it brings to the valley and the mountains. We just got done putting up the Christmas decorations and Christmas tree. We usually hold off until Thanksgiving Day but today was just one of those days.
Life is wonderful. I've learned there is nothing to complain about because life is too short.
A little 411 on our little family. Ono and I have almost hit our 12th year...where did the time go?? We've grown alot and we still laugh alot :D! He started his own business with two partners in Real Estate and is going really well right now. He volunteered me to be his secretary...lol...(what was he thinkin'??) and its been fun working together. I know he did this because all our boys are in school for the whole day and I can only clean our house so many times, but the timing could not have been better. He loves being his own boss, and I love just having him home with me. He is still very busy. He still travels alot, but he loves it and I love it. Myself, I have just been busy being a mom and a wife/secretary LOL I always have to laugh about it because he always makes me laugh. Some couples can't work together but I really think he just likes seeing me sitting there acting like I'm working when I'm really checking ksl and my emails...LOL :P He knows I'm his #1 fan/support/confidante/and so on... :)!! It was kind of scary to brake off and do this. He left a great job that he'd worked so hard to get to but the timing seemed right. It was kind of like taking 2 steps in the dark and not really knowing what was ahead. We both knew this is something he's wanted to do for along time and the time just was now. You have to be optimistic.
Well the boys are bigger. Pita (9yrs. old) is doing so well in school. He loves playing sports and games. He's a brain! He loves history. He loves learning about historical figures like Martin Luther King, Abraham Lincoln, and George Washington which are his favorite people. It seems like he knows their life history. I guess he has an old soul. Dallin (9yrs. old) is our little sweet potato! He is my little helper and he loves playing jokes on people and he loves to laugh. He used to put a snake that he bought from the dollar store in my moms bed every night. He would laugh so hard when she would scream and yell. The next morning she took the snake went to the back yard porch and threw it, before I took them to school we went to the back yard to feed our dog Mission and there was the snake. I just see Dallin and Pitas eyes light. Dallin went and picked it up and he and Pita walked back up the porch stairs into the house. I just knew they were going to put it back in their grandmas bed again. He and Pita just could not stop laughing. Dallin is much more relaxed with school and in life...lol...OJ (6yrs. old)is our little monkey. He loves to read and he loves to learn. He likes to play with his army toys. He loves anything that has to do with soldiers. He loves to wrestle and he loves the Undertaker from wrestling. He is my shadow, where ever I go he goes too, and no one can be mean or rude to me because he always will have something to say to you, hes my little protector..lol..I really missed him when he started 1st grade this year :(
This is our favorite time of year! As soon as October hits, I just get excited for the season. I love the weather. I love the fall colors. I love the snow. I don't like driving in it...I definitely drive like an old granny in it, so I'm sure no one likes it when I drive in the snow... ;)but I love the beauty that it brings to the valley and the mountains. We just got done putting up the Christmas decorations and Christmas tree. We usually hold off until Thanksgiving Day but today was just one of those days.
Life is wonderful. I've learned there is nothing to complain about because life is too short.
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