Orange County Zoo

Saturday the 15th Sione, Kira and I along with a bunch of other snow siblings went to the Orange County Zoo that is located in Irvine Park..

It was fun to spend time with family and to relax. The zoo is small so it was great for the little kids. Kira was able to pet some goats and brush them. She saw a black bear, birds, coyote's, an Ocelot which is a really cool looking "big cat". its not too big but neat looking. I love the different types of wild cats. Especially the white tiger. After we went in the zoo we had lunch under the beautiful trees. We fed the ducks, climbed trees and went to the nature center.

Sione 26 years

happy birthday to Sione.. He turned 26 on the 22nd of July.

We spent the day on the beach together as a family to celebrate.

Karl and Stephanie wedding

Congrats to Karl and Stephanie! They got married on the 16th of July in the San Diego Temple. It was a wonderful ceremony. I haven't been in the San Diego Temple since the open house.

Welcome my new sister in law to the family, Stephanie.

WOW

WOW!! that post was way to long. sorry I got carried away, Pics coming soon!

Tupou Reunion!

We had a blast at Sione's family reunion up in San Francisco. Sione's sisters and their husbands drove down from Oakland to Orange County Tuesday night then, we drove up wednesday. We stopped at the LA swap meet before heading up North. Its insane out there, a little scary. There was like two blocks of fabric and so many clothing stores. Kira rode up in her aunts and uncles car while Sione and I followed in our car. Kira did really well. We finally arrived up in San Fran and went straight to Sione's parents hotel room so they can see Kira. The last time his family saw Kira was in October. She was shy at first but by the end of the reunion she was pretty cordial with everyone. She especially loved her Aunt Vione and Uncle Vaki, she was in the car quite a bit with those two. We really need to get some pictures of Sione's family up so she can see those every day a long with cousin pictures. The reunion was great. There were so many things planned. Kira did really well for the not so much sleep she was able to get during the week. 2 out of the 4 nights she didn't get to bed till after midnight.. and naps were scarce and not very long. She is a trooper. There were activities planned everyday all day, things weren't necessarily on schedule all the time but it was fun. We had dances every night, two of the nights were themed dances, it was fun to dress up. Me and a few of the sister-in-laws for sione's uncles did a Hawaiian dance in front of everyone, Lori and I thought we knew it and once we got in front of everyone we were nervous and forgot, typical.

The day the reunion started was my birthday. I had birthday breakfast, no cake but everyone at the reunion sang to me and Masi, we share a birthday. Masi is Loreen's husband, and Loreen is Sione's sister.

We left Sunday morning and only stopped once to get gas and that is it. Kira was a great traveler. Fathers day was wonderful. We stopped by my parents house for dinner before heading home and getting some nice sleep on our soft not springy bed. The hotel beds were horrible. Also the first night we slept downtown, it was scary. After that we were able to find a room at the same hotel as the whole family.

Anyways.. Long story short. We had a great week, and great break! Im glad we went. I guess the plan is to go to Tonga with all his family, next year! wish us luck!

New apartment

On the 6th of June Sione, Kira and I moved into our new apartment. With the help of family we were able to do it pretty much in one trip.

It's been nice so far to have our own place. Kira sleeps till at least 7 every morning now. I can usually sleep longer than that and she doesn't whine and complain about it like she used to. That is very nice. We are getting our couches this week, actually tomorrow, so when we have the place set up a little bit more I will post some pictures!

The apartment is a one bedroom plus a den, so Kira sleeps there. The den doesn't have a door so we pretty much retreat to our bedroom around 7 or lately 8pm, after she goes to bed. We are working on a way to put some kind of sound barrier in the hole so we can be in the kitchen after and be able to hang out in the family room. We are thinking accordion doors or bi fold doors, we'll see what we can do. The accordion doors will have to be specially made because the dimensions are odd so that can be pricey, any suggestions?

3rd Year Anniversary

Sione and I celebrated our 3 year anniversary yesterday on June 2.

We were able to go out and get some ice cream and just enjoy each others company.

Sione is the best husband in the world. He is the patient one and I'm grateful for that. It has been a crazy 3 years and we are still trying to figure out life but we love being with each other and experiencing everything together. and being parents to the most beautiful little girl in the world.

We are going to be moving into our apartment in Mission Viejo on Saturday. Sione is in the hiring process for CHP, and we are in the process of deciding on Sione joining the military reserve. I don't necessarily like that idea but, there are a lot of pluses about it.

I am grateful for Sione and the wonderful man that he is and all he does for our family.