Moments Cherished

"Having someone to love is FAMILY.Having somewhere to go is HOME.And having both is a Real BLESSING" (:

Three days ago my family and I (without MOM) drove out to Utah for thanksgiving w/ the 2 brothers&their little family. This is a time I thought my whole family would finally be together in one place but no, my mom decided to stay because she hates long trips&she's totally terrified of being in the car driving through the snow! But, the drive was clear(: No problemo came our way. The ride out to Utah was uhm .. kinda .. nvm -__- I hate long road trips .. like I said, I just try to sleep it off. But no, not really this one, this time we drove with ALL my nieces&nephews! Lol .. enough said. Haha. But it was fun(: Anyways, so I called my brother Peni on the way to Utah and wish him a Happy Birthday, yeaup, his birthday was on thanksgiving day! Cool. My other brother Duke's birthday is on Valentines day! Phew! Man, frigg'n awesome, but JUNE BIRTHDAYS ARE BETTER! ;) But anyways .. lol. So when we got closer to Utah, my dad wanted to stop at Wendover and play some machine games(It was crazy freezing and he wanted to stop and play)-__- Lol. Buuut, he took awhile longer in the casino than usual so we were guessing he probably got lucky. haha. So I think he DID get lucky .. w/ $200 or something. lol. Anyways, Finally .. UTAH! Its so beautiful when everything is covered in snow .. everything just looks so clean(: I looove the snow! So we arrived at my brother's house and they were waiting(: Seeing my niece&nephews made my day! I miss my niece&nephews in Utah. So the whole day I got attacked by my nephew and followed by my niece! -__- We also hit the snow outside w/ my lil cousins and throw some snowballs. I had boots on but for sure it'll get wet when I run around outside .. so I busted a Tongan move and grab 2 plastic bags from the house and I put my foot(w/ boots on) in each bags. Lol! My lil cousins gave me the "WHAT THE HEKK ARE YOU DOING" look. But hey, rather keep my boots dry and my feet warm, their shoes was wet and their feet was freezing :p Anyways, my twin wanted a snow angel, so I did my part and fall back on the snow and form .. uh, some kind of a snow angel, but I didnt finish cus my cousin and my neph kept throwing snow balls at me .. this is the part were I had a huge snow ball flowing down my back .. I didnt have a hoodie on my sweater so that snow ball straight went down my back! Brrr. So here's my major fail for the day, my lil cousin and I went against the 2 boys. They got the front yard and we got the backyard. While the 2 boys ran around the other side of the house, my lil cousin&I ran the other way and found their mountain of snow! We straight ran and kick it down. Aaaand what did you know, as I went for my 2nd kick, my right foot went up and I straight slipped on my left and fell on my butt -__- Goshness. But it was fun falling .. Fail, but fun(: Anyways, went back into the house and had more fun w/ the lil ones. They end up drawing on my face and they drew on their faces to show what they drew on mine cus I didnt wanna get up to look in the mirror. ahaha! As the craziness continued, my other brother Duke&his lil family finally came to the house with the other half of the food. Time to start .. though, as I was about to go wash my face, my brothers said leave it .. Gash .. everyone all gathered in the kitchen and the kids sat in the middle(they had their own table) singing Happy Birthday to my two brothers (Peni&Semi) who had birthdays this month(: It was great seeing the family together in one room .. it was ALMOST perfect. M.I.A; Mom(back home)&Lei(in Aussie) =/ I sure do love my family with a King size passion! Im totally grateful to grow up in a wonderful family. Having them in my life is truly a great blessing =) So we ate the day away and just chilled after. Sucks cus we had to leave the next day(Friday), Saturday weather is going to be ugly, my dad didnt wanna drive in the snow or rain. So we said our goodbyes the next day, &as usual, I got some shoes&clothes from my in-law&my sister got some clothes for her daughter. In the end, we got together one more time to take a group picture .. only 5 of the siblings was in the group cus my brother Peau already left the building to explore some ladies, uh, I mean .. Utah;) ahaha! We packed our bags, we packed ourselves, and we were back on the road -__- What a thanksgiving! These kind of times are definately moments to cherish in our hearts forever(:  I LOOVVEEE MY FAMILY WITH ALL MY HEART! There are just some things in life money can't buy, my family .. definately one of them =) I would never trade for them for anything in the whole world! Why? I get to keep them in my life FOREVER .. they can be a headache, but hey, I just can't live with or without them =)

Dad&the Boys

Vachi&In-law Mia

Brodee Sam&Wife Mia

All the kids .. sing Happy Birthday to Peni (:

MMM .. Yummy Turkey Inga =)

 The 2 dorksss

Hurry Vachi .. Serve it up

Go Duke Goooo!

 Sorry Dad, ya gotta wait. Kids first. Lol

 Eat up!

 Other than my nephew's art skills on my face .. I was hungry -_-

 W/ Cousin Feina

 In-Law Jenn&bbyElsie =)

 Double the Troubleee ^_^

 My JohnnyBoo! <333

Line, Duke, Benji <333

 Boys playing Black Ops

W/ Craziness Saia

 Inga&the Bruno kidsss

 Benji Bear =)

 Tukuafu Family --> Fine, Fresh, Fierce .. We definately got it on Lock ;}