Football Camp

This last Saturday we hosted a football camp here in Monroe. We are trying to open up a program for troubled youth focusing on the Polynesian population. We are waiting for the public hearing to get approval but while we are waiting we have started fundraising. So we thought a football camp would be a great idea. It turned out great for our first one. We had two coaches from Utah State, one from Snow College, and one former one from SUU. They did such a great job and were so personable with the kids. We had a great turn out and hope to keep doing this every year.

Change

I used to be so good at blogging. I need to get better and I am going to try. I just hate to blog without pictures. Anyways, a lot has been going on at our house lately. In March Tevita lost his job. They told him they were letting him go because of conflict of interest. I say Whatever to them and move on! A few years back Tevita talked to me about his prayers and the answers he was receiving. He said that he felt very strongly that we needed to open a home for Polynesian youth. He said that he wants to help the youth so they don't get in so much trouble. He was also contacted by some people up north asking for some help. So we started working on it back then and have been working on it for a while now. Well, now we are in the last stages of getting everything finalized. It has been such a journey. But our little family has been so blessed. I think that him loosing his job has been probably the greatest blessing for our family. Don't get me wrong, we are struggling. We are so poor. We don't have even a dollar to our name right now. But spiritually our family is being so blessed. We have had so many spiritual experiences that have brought us closer to the Lord. We know that Heavenly Father is not going to leave us stranded, especially when we know that what we are doing is what He wanted us to do. So on this beautiful Sunday morning all we can do is thank our Heavenly Father for all that he blesses us with and pray that our program gets up and running quickly. Oh, and thanks to Dad, Justin, and Jaquel for all they do to help us!!! We will never be able to repay you for all that you do for us but please know how much we appreciate you!!!

Chair Re-do

My sister-in-law has done a lot of chair re-doing. So, she got me interested in it and this is what I did. Ok, so she showed me and Tevita and Tevita surprised me by finishing it. I came home from work today and here is the new chair!!! Thanks Tevita!

Sleepover

This past weekend we were able to have our niece over for a sleepover. They are moving to California this weekend and we are sad to see them go but so happy for them to be with their daddy!! The girls had a blast playing with her!

Braxton's party

Here are some of the boys that came to Braxton's party. They were supposed to have a bonfire but as you can see in the picture it snowed. It was so windy and snowy that they all ended up in our basement and on the trampoline. Great times!

Braxton's present

Just a couple pictures of Braxton and his friends Morgan and Alec. They were so nice and brought these presents over to the house for Braxton's birthday.

Happy Birthday Braxton!!!

On this day 12 years ago I gave birth to the most beautiful little boy we had ever seen! He was such a pretty little boy. I don't mean that weird...he just had beautiful features. His eyelashes were so long, his skin such an amazing color, and his hands and feet were so cute. He was our first born. My parents first grandson. He was perfect! And now here we are twelve years later. This boy has a heart full of gold. He always puts others before himself. He hardly ever complains. He has broad shoulders and carries a lot on them. He lives by the belief that God comes first, then family, then school, and then sports. He loves giving. He loves when his cousins come over so he can send them home with something special. He has a couple boy cousins that he talks about often and loves to give them advice when they come over. This kid looks up to his dad and grandpa so much. He loves being around people. He loves to smile (even though he doesn't do it much in front of big crowds). He loves playing sports and dreams of playing in the NFL. He once said the first thing he would buy is a limo so the limo driver could pick up his family from the airport and he wouldn't have to!! ha ha. This kid loves his brother with all his heart. Don't mess with that little boy or this big boy will plow you down! He is also very protective of his sisters. His sister that is closest in age with him is truly his best friend. They confide in each other and always have each others backs. This boy likes to take drives and talk about his dreams. He works hard and people love being around him. This boy knows that right now we are struggling and said to us, "All I want for my birthday is my family. I don't need anything. I know you guys work hard and try to give me whatever I want but I just want my family." What a great kid. I could go on and on about this boy. He is turning out to be so AMAZING!! There is a reason he is our first born. So today I say HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRAXTON!!! You are one AWESOME kid and we love you dearly!