Well, we're back from the blogging dead. Hope you have some patience because this might take me a while to catch up since Halloween. :) If you get bored I completely understand....I'll try to condense it as much as I can.
November: We had a bittersweet November I guess. It started off with some not good news as many of you are already aware of...my dad had a stroke on Nov. 5th. He was in ICU for 6 weeks and is now in a different hospital improving every single day. I won't get into all the details of it, but he is doing so much better & we're trying to get him to talk which I know he will do soon. This has really made me take a step back & re-examine my life and to realize what it really important in this life. Thanks for everyone's prayers & thoughts--our family truly appreciates all your support.
With everything going on my mom cancelled her HUGE Thanksgiving breakfast that she does every year for her entire family, but she still cooked for all her kids. It was DELICIOUS!!! I love having Thanksgiving breakfast- starts the day off right. :)
After breakfast we headed over to the Fa Family Reunion that luckily was in AZ this year. All of Vuna's (Sione's dad) side of the family were here & they had a 3 day reunion with lots of fun & food. It was so good to see so many family members that we haven't seen in a long time & for me to meet some for the first time. Vuna comes from a family of 17 so there were LOTS of people and the kids had a blast.
December: It's been a busy busy month for us, or at least it seems like it's been non-stop. We had a great Christmas. We got to spend a lot of time with both families and the kids got spoiled! It was fun to see the kids this year- they are getting old enough to kind of start getting into it. Maizi was especially excited to open presents & about Santa this year. We went to the Fa's in the morning for breakfast & for lunch. Yummy!! Then, we headed over to the Fig's for some more food- my mom's potato soup. Love it! We had such a good time hanging out with our families- we only wish that Dad could have been there. Went to see the Temple Lights w/my brothers & sisters (some of them)...the young ones. Hahaha!! :)
Maizi got her pink Sleeping Beauty doll that she talked about ALL month long.
Soakai got a basketball & hoop...he was in heaven!
That poor dog....she never leaves him alone.
What do you know....Roxxi is hiding my face so she can be the pretty one. Typical.
Sage's gift for Grandma & Grandpa's house....big hit!
Hopefully that catches you all up for now- tried to get it all in, but I'm sure that I forgot some things.
