Dance Recital

This is a little late but better late than never huh! Last Friday the girls had their dance recital. They did such a great job and Tevita and I were so proud of them. Sipola did a princess dance and also a hip hop dance. Lia did a jazz dance and a hip hop dance. They both did so good and are natural dancers! I am looking forward to seeing them progress through the years. Good job girls!

Out of mouths

Kind of a silly picture of the girls but I had to put it with the kind of funny sayings that I have heard recently. Sipola and Braxton were heading to the car to go somewhere. Braxton says, "I call shot gun" and Pola says, "I call back gun!!!" Then Pola was watching a show with Grandpa Rod about Alaska and there were some polar bears. She tells my dad, "Those Pola bears are named after me." My dad said, "what?" and Pola said, "those pola bears are named after me!"
Today we were headed to Richfield for Braxton's baseball game. I was listening to all the drama about school and Lia said, "This girl (I won't say her name) is spilling my head." I said, "What?" and again she said, "Girl is spilling my head." I asked her what that meant and she said, "I have so many secrets in my head so this girl is trying to spill them out." I asked her what the secrets were about and she that that two girls at school are each telling her mean things about each other and telling her to keep them secret. She said, "what should I do mom, should I let them spill my head?" I told her to just be nice to both of them!
Kids are so cute and it is always funny to hear what comes out of their mouths!

Hospital

Well, this last week has definitely been interesting. On Tuesday Vita started feeling yucky at around 2:30pm. By the time I got Braxton back from his baseball game Vita had a very high temp and was sitting in front of the front room window with it open and not feeling really well. He ended up moving the couch in front of the window and kept it open all night (snowing and all). On Wednesday morning I asked him if I could take him to the doctor. He said he would be ok. By 10:00 am he walked very slowly to me and told me he was kind of worried because his whole body ached and he couldn't move very well. He was also so hot that he was sweating. I called and got him in to the doctor and they checked him out. His temp was 104 and he was satting (breathing) at 80. Normal is 100. So Dr. Brown sent him for some xrays and labs and then admitted him to the hospital. This was Vita's first time every in a hospital (he wasn't even born in one!) and the first time ever needing an IV. HE HATED IT!!! Justin and Teddy came and gave him a blessing and then we found out that not only did he have pneumonia but also influenza B. I guess a lot of people get influenza A but not a lot of people get B. Everybody that came to see him or take care of him had to wear a mask and a gown because he was so contagious. So he got a lot of fluids and medication and oxygen and we were finally able to bring him home this morning. We are so glad to have him home and this for sure taught me a lesson. I am never going to take my husband for granted again. I was so torn between taking care of my sick kids (they are all 4 on medication and doing pretty much the same things as Vita was) and taking care of my husband. I was so lucky to have my dad right there in town to help with the kids. I am sorry that we all got him sick though. It has always been me on the hospital bed with Vita making all the decisions. It was so hard having the roles switched and watching my "untouchable" big strong Tongan husband laying there with that far away look on his face suffering. I couldn't do anything to help him. His fever was so high and he just felt rotten. I never want to see that look on his face again, so you better always stay strong honey! I am so thankful that I was able to call my brother and have him come and give my husband a blessing. The Spirit was so strong in that room at that moment and for that I am grateful. I am glad that my honey is home and going to get better and that the kids are getting better also. I hope we don't have to go through this again! Thanks also to Dr. Brown for taking such good care of all of us!

Easter

On Saturday we took the kids to go roll easter eggs. They had such a great time and even enjoyed it in the rain. After we rolled the eggs we went to Ephraim. Our favorite pizza place is there and we go there to get breadsticks. On our way home our expedition quit on us so we sat on the side of the road until we got dad and some friends from work to help us. Then me and the kids went to dad's house and Vita went home to get the car to come and pick us up. While we were at dad's house Sipola was complaining of a headache and the next thing I knew Braxton was yelling that something was wrong with Sipola. I went into dad's room and there was Pola on the floor (she had fallen off the bed) and she was throwing up so bad. I hurried and got her to the bathroom and gave her a warm bath. Then she got bundled up and fell asleep. Then Mehi got really sick and we went through the same routine with her. Sunday they got feeling better and spent the day with dad while Vita and I worked. After that we went to the youth center for dinner and an easter egg with all my family. It was a good easter and the kids enjoyed it which is all that matters!

More birthday pictures

Here are just a few more pictures from Braxton's birthday weekend. The kids loved swimming in the pool and Brax loved spending time with his cousin.

Braxton's Birthday Pictures

These pictures are a little bit late but better late than never huh! These are just a few from Chuck E Cheese. The kids loved playing all the games and winning their tickets!Happy Birthday again Bud. We sure do love you!

Happy Birthday Braxton!!!!

Today is Braxton's 10th birthday! I can't believe that we have a 10 year old! He is such a great kid and I am so thankful to be his mom. Brax wanted to go up north and celebrate his day up there. We left on Friday and got back today. He wanted to go to Chuck-E-Cheese so that is what we did. Let me just tell you about the kind of son we have...at Chuck-E-Cheese you get to play a lot of games. The games you play spit out tickets when you are done playing so you collect all the tickets and then cash them in and "buy" a surprise when you are done. Well, the girls were so excited to be getting all the tickets and were planning on their prizes. I said, "I think we should let Brax have the tickets and buy the prize since it is his birthday." The girls agreed and when it was time to cash in Tevita took the girls to the car and me and Brax went to pick out his prize. On the way to the counter Brax said, "Mom, I am going to buy 3 crowns." I said, "Why would you want crowns, you're a boy?" Brax said, "Mom, I know I am a boy and I know it is my birthday but I want to buy the crowns for the girls. I know that will make them happy!" What a selfless young man we have on our hands. Brax does selfless acts like this all the time and he makes us so very proud. He has such a huge heart and would give the shirt off his back to anybody in need (which he has done several times:)). I love this kid so much. My mom used to tell me about the special bond she had with my brother. I never understood and she would say, "You will understand when you have a son. There is just something special between a mom and her son." I so understand what mom was talking about. He has grown up so fast and has taught me so much. He can't wait until the day he is taller than me and looks forward to learning how to drive(I learned how to drive when I was 10 so now he thinks he needs to.). Braxton is a one of a kind kid and always puts others happiness before himself. He is such a hard worker and loves spending time in Grandpa Rod's garden. He loves to hunt and fish and loves being a "jock". There is so much about Brax that I am so proud of and I could go on and on but I will keep it to this so I dont embarrass him too much. We love you son and are so thankful to have had you as our first born. You are such a good boy and we love who you are turning out to be. We hope you had a great birthday and look forward to many more! We love you son!

Kafa and Finau

It's been one year since I delivered our beautiful little boys. April 3rd will never be the same. I have tried really hard today not to just sit and cry. They have been on my mind all day and I look at the clock and remember where we were a year ago. I wonder how they are doing in Heaven and if they are with my mom. I wonder why they weren't able to be a part of our earthly family and then I remember that they were too perfect to be here. I know they are in a much better place. I know they are with their brother and are looking down on us. I just miss them. I miss the idea of having them here. I know that our house would be so crazy with them here, but I'm sure it would have been a wonderful crazy. My husband has called to check on me several times today, for which I am grateful. I'm so thankful to be the mom and wife of this little family. I hope that we are doing all that we can so that we will be able to be reunited with our sons someday. I often wonder why we were so blessed to have 2 sets of twins, but the boys just couldn't survive. I hope and pray that this new baby will be ok. I'm not sure I could handle another situation like my boys. I love them and I miss them. I'm so grateful for my four beautiful kids here on this earth. I'm so thankful for the husband that I have been blessed with. My love for him just grows stronger everyday. I'm so thankful for the gospel and the knowledge that families are forever.