2010 Filimoeatu Family Reunion "STILL GOING STRONG" 157 Baby...

Yea sorry Ongo May pretty long title for a post huh..lol well its our family reunion (G-Ma Ongo's side) we have been holding our family reunion every year every since 2000.  Now we've had other family functions BUT an actual family reunion is very different and as you get older you will see why.  I've mentioned in another post about your Great Grandparents but this is specifically to my Grandparents that I was blessed to know growing up!! Anyhow us grand-kids all grew up very close so we decided to take it upon ourselves and hold our annual family reunion and I must say we've been doing very good. Whether it be big or small it always turns out GREAT!! This year it is very small and simple but it fits the timing of everything right now, and all we care about is getting together!! Activities for the weekend are:

Aug. 27 Friday @ 5pm Uncle Johns "Fili Family Movie Night" we have clips from past family functions that they put on a DVD for us to enjoy this evening woo hoo.  They'll have a pop corn machine, nachos, candy, drinks and so much more lol!

Aug. 28 Saturday @ 6am-9am <----"Service Project" / Game Day @ Uncle John's / Skit and Karaoke

Aug. 29 Sunday @ 6pm FHE / Prep for next year.

That's it very simple! Below is a picture of the two who has started this long list of bro's & sis's, cousins and so on!!

Grandpa Isi & Grandma Tonga

Our family reunion theme 2010

Filimoeatu sibilings w/ spouses 2008

                                Oldest: Aunty Sisy, Aunty Ana, G-Ma Ongo, Aunty Ruby, Aunty Moni
                                                Uncle Phil, Uncle Dee, missing Uncle Jayy

I'm excited for you Princess you will get to meet more of your Aunts & Uncles, G-Pa's, G-Ma's and very fun with your cousins!! No worries you know Ill capture a lot of great pictures this weekend!! Love you.

UP2DATE....

So I figure its time to zoom up to date so from now on I will blog about the current events BUT at times I'll put in a post here & there about things I slacked on with posting.

I believe it started last Saturday that would've been the 21st Aug. I noticed you started to have a little cough didn't really think much at first and then it became very consistent coming every 5-10minutes =(.  You are such a trooper it didn't stop you from smiling!! As of today the cough has pretty much gone yippee!! You are in a phase of not liking anything but juice...its pretty funny because you seem to have down the colors of your bottles & the "yellow" that usually has the milk you do not BUDGE with opening your little mouth lol.  Crazy thing of it all you are only 7months and your supposed to be on the formula at least till 10months and your only 7months lol. So sad =( my sweetness we were not able to sing your monthly b-day but that's OK we can not sweat the small things lol.  At nights right now you tend to wake up here & there but for the most part you are OUT for the COUNT.  You now love to eat food like real food you have never in your short lil life of 7months ate baby food wt? You know it really has no taste of any kind so you prefer the ghetto type "mommy eats w/you" if you know what i mean.  I think tomorrows post Ill post with all the "what you are doing" type of info. I love you my beauty!

A few more pictures...

OK OK we are going on another day putting and finishing this post about our 1st Family Vaca so let me hurry it up so I can catch up already..sorry Ongo May!! I figure we have tons of DVDs with your pictures so I need to just catch up and not stop because I don't have picture for each post lol.  So here are some random pictures to share and then I'll move on lol.

Dad was trippen out on this picture I think you were too lol

You were OUT when we got back to the hotel.....

You were to tired to watch the show lol

You & Daddy waiting for the shuttle to the Hotel..he kept you pretty warm lol

I think this was one when we both got done eating lol

Trying to keep you occupied...

So at the end or our short but very fun trip we got stuck at the track station in Anaheim they had sent your stroller on the wrong Pacific Liner so we waited for about and hour lol hence the picture above of your Dad keeping you busy lol.  We'll we made it on the 8p.m. flight back to home and it wasn't until we were on the plane and realized we left the camera booooooooooo.  Dad & I made a trip out about a month later lol and picked it up our "shuttle man" held on to it until we could make it back.  It was a very nice fun trip just me & Dad but we missed you sooooooo much here is a picture of us swimming lol I know what were we thinking lol.  I promise my sweetness I'm going to get us caught up we are now in the month of August and I haven't even started on events & pictures from July hoi.....but we will make it happen.  Love you.......

SEA WORLD =)

OK it only took me a week to get the energy to put up this post sorry Ongo May!! You were up bright & early with lots of energy which made it even more exciting for me & Dad.  We were off to have breakfast at the little restaurant that was attached to our Hotel and it was pretty yummy! You had the attention of course of everybody there in fact a cute lil elderly women came over & asked to hold you lol it was to cute you were all smiles that lit up that room for everyone!  After breakfast we waited until everybody there @ the Hotel was ready to go and off we went to SEA WORLD!!

You are so ready to go....(inside the shuttle)

Right before we left waiting in the lobby!

It was a very short ride to Sea World probably took about 20minutes...right when we got there it was so exciting especially seeing your Dad he was a kid all over again lol.  We took a picture with Shamu....

Nydegger Family

You & your Daddy were ready to tear the Park down here is the first thing you two did...

Check you out.....

Here are some random pictures taken....

White Polar Bears chllen

Hefty Walrus scared you lol

Daddy trying to show you something..  

Chillen...

In one of the many aquarium

<>

YIKES sharks.....

OK let me end this post because the pictures are not loading so let me load them on the next post lol..love you my May!!

Daddy & his Princess...June 8

So this little post I wanted to share is about how in LOVE your Daddy is with you!! We are both blessed to have such a great man to be a part of our lives and to be the two most important lil girls to him!! lol In these next few pictures is of your Dad with you the morning we of our trip to SEA WORLD woo hoo just wanted to share some of the moments that I caught with the camera w/ Daddy & his PRINCESS....

Daddy and you waiting for me to finish getting ready :)

Dad pushing on a morning stroll....

Of course he had to think of something to make you laugh.....

Getting you prepped to head out to Sea World!

Kisses as always all over your face lol

I can't wait till you start to realize who this crazy man is that stares at you ALL THE TIME, that kisses you every where he can! You are defineltly a Daddy's girl:)

Long Beach CA PACIFIC LINER to San Diego

June 7th - We landed into Long Beach about 8p.m and was picked up by a a new friend we made by the name of John who runs his own shuttle business.  He took us to Anaheim a few miles away to the Pacific Liner Station which is a Train ride to San Diego.  We arrived at the station a little early so we enjoyed the scenery, made phone calls, and waited till the Pacific Liner arrived here are a few pictures....

At the train station.....

Trying to keep you entertained lol while we wait.....

Your Dad loves your back pack....he walked around with you everywhere lol

So we finally caught our train that came about 10ish pm and off we were to San Diego which was about a 2hr ride.  Nice and quiet because it was so late...again you fell right sleep, and so did I and of course Daddy as usual watch over us!!

Being that we do not know our way around California we feel its safer and much quicker taking public transportation.  You will learn why as you experience being with your Dad & his driving skills lol.  Finally made it to the Hotel which was a very nice, cheap, clean hotel Days Inn...

When we arrived to the Hotel.....

The HOTEL....LOVED IT!

Our dinner for the night..as you slept!!

SAN DIEGO 1st Family Vacation

Yes..finally we are getting somewhere lol...I'm sure when you get older you will not remember this vacation but no worries I have a bazillion (if that's even a #) pictures & video clips of it.  We finally (me & Dad) able to schedule time together with our work to get off to take this trip.  You will grow up and learn how much your Dad LOVES animals & nature along with plenty of other great things.  We left on a Monday June 7 it was an evening flight and you were a trip out at the airport. As we were all sitting there waiting you could not stop talking and it echoed through out the terminal it was pretty funny. At your baby shower/blessing we got a baby "backpack" that your Dad has been sooooooo ecstatic to wear with you...so FINALLY he was able to put it to use.  You were the BEST on the flight, you seemed very curious with what was going on looking around, pulling things, talking but never a peep of a cry in fact you fell asleep all the way till we landed in Long Beach.  Here are a few pictures @ the SLC Airport and our take off!!

Daddy has you all packed in walking around to calm you down lol :)

Woo hoo 5months & on a plane!! Window seats are the best!!

With in a few minutes you were OUT!

Just landed in Long Beach and your up ready to go!!

Of course your Dad being the man that he is ALWAYS carrying Mommy's stuff:)

I'll post more pictures and posts about our trip...to much that I want to make sure I remember & put down for you!!

Memorial Day 2010

OK so slowly I'm getting caught up!! Sorry "Chunky Chips" you will learn that Mom has ONE of any weaknesses and "procrastinating" is the worse I feel of them all!! lol This year we started our Memorial Day a little late then usual, Dad had gotten off of work @ 6a.m. so we let him get some zzzz's in until 12p.m.  We bought some flowers & I printed a picture of you that read "WE LOVE & MISS YOU" from the Nydegger Family and stuck it to a stick and poked into the plant.  Our first stop was Valley View Cemetery up the street from Grandma & Grandpa Lapuaho.  Here we visited Uncle "Fatbacc", Uncle "String" <---I know the names seem so weird but you will hear plenty of stories from your Daddy & I about them. Your Great Grandpa Isi & Great Grandma Tonga are also buried there...I can only imagine them smiling from above at how beautiful you are!! We left  Valley View and headed to Redwood Memorial where your Uncle Daniel a very close and dear brother of mines passes longtime ago..but how he is missed so much!! We are blessed we have his twin Uncle Brian still here with us!! We made our way up to our loving very missed Dad your Grandpa Paseni (who we are told so many times you like!) Grandpa passed last year...we know he is definitely smiling at us!! We left there to make two more stops the next was Grandpa Saia in previous blog posts you have some picture with him, he's Grandpa Talite's older brother a very humble and sweet man.  Our last stop some very very close and special people...Great Grandpa Irvin (Daddy's G-parents) Great Grandma May (your namesake) and Dad Scott they are all above watching over us with the rest of the family!! You are surrounded my dear with beautiful, loving angels to watch over you..and more importantly a loving father in heaven who has made the greatest plan to help ALL of us return to see them all again!! We had a good time on Memorial and can NOT wait until next year when I'm sure rather then Dad pushing you in a stroller we'll be chasing you down!! Love you my sweetness!!

Me & you chillen w/Grandpa Isi & Grandma Tonga

You & Grandma Moala w/ Grandpa Paseni

                                                            Mom, you, Dad @ G-Pa Paseni

                                                 Daddy pusing you @ Redwood Mort.

G-Pa Bob & G-Marge

You & Dad chillen @ G-May's

You chillen!

Our little plant we had for our loved ones w/your beautiful picture!!

                                                                                            

You LOVE to chill

You are such a good girl...Mommy can leave you sitting there and you are soooooo content!! Some random pictures of you!! I LOVE you sooooo much my sweetness!! These were taken between 4-5months and LOOK at how much you've grown STILL BEAUTIFUL!!