Hawaii

This summer Tevita, Braxton, and I were lucky enough to go to Hawaii to watch the Tongan National Rugby team play against Samoa. Kafa is the coach/manager of the team and Pita is the Captain of the team. Brax and I had never met Kafa before and we saw Pita 8 years ago. The last time Vita saw Kafa was in 1997. It was such an amazing reunion for the brothers. Pila was also there so all 4 brothers were finally together! The only brother missing was Sione and of course their sister Lia. The trip was eventful. We had stand by tickets so going there and coming home we got stuck in Seattle. So thankful for the relatives there for feeding us and letting us crash for a couple hours. I was so very happy to see how happy Vita was with his brothers. Watching Pita play rugby was so much fun! I was so thankful for Pila taking Brax and Pita touring the island. They went to the temple and some other places. Saying bye to the brothers was so hard. I don't think I have seen Vita cry that hard since my mom passed away. I felt so bad for all of them:( I have so much more to say about this trip but since I am blogging on my phone I'm going to keep it short and say more when I get my computer. The most important thing about the trip was the reunion of the boys and I'm so thankful I got to be a part of it!

Lia and her basketball

Lia is keeping us super busy with her basketball! She practices every Monday and Friday and has games every Wednesday and Saturday. Her games on Wednesday are close around here but her Saturday and sometimes Monday games are in Provo. It is super fun to watch her and her team in Provo. It is such faster basketball than it is down here. This past Saturday her team beat the undefeated first place team so we are in the #1 spot!

Big snow

On Monday and Tuesday we got some really good snow. We have needed it for awhile now. Tevon has been asking for months to build a snowman. Tevita took him out to build one and the snow just wasn't the best to roll and make three big round parts for the snowman. So they worked on it for awhile and then we went to get the girls from school. There was so much snow that the power went out and the kids got sent home from school at 11 because of no power. So Tevon was so happy to tell the girls about the snowman but told them it was the wrong kind. He rated it a 0! He told them that daddy doesn't know how to build the right kind of snowman! The girls laughed and then enjoyed playing in the snow the rest of the day. The power was out from 8:20-5. It was fun but crazy!