18mos letter (17 April 2009)

Hi Oreo (nick name that she called for herself!:))

A big change happened on your 18mos B'day as your Daddy bought you a little puppy (6wks old)and named him Sam. Gosh how I feel really sorry for the lil puppy because you ran up to him and try to hold him but you end up holding him by the tail, one leg or by his neck! Your Daddy and I have to teach you how to handle Sam carefully and to be kind to him. Of course you are just a lil baby yourself too and you don't know what are you doing to him but you just love the lil puppy at first sight.

We have to watch you closely because the other day I overheard you saying Uma (kiss in tongan) to the dog and then you just kiss him on the mouth! (URGH!) I also overheard you saying "EAT SAM!" and you were going to give him your lolly pop! Also your Dad said that he caught you feeding Sam with your Bottle of milk!

Not only that but sometime Sam is playing with your favourite toy, Iglepiggle and you were telling him off! You said "NO SAM!" "NAUTI (naughty) SAM!" It was hilarious to watch you telling the dog off! But then you went all crazy and try to kick the dog! Very Naughty Rosario!

You are just a clever little baby. You know where your head, eyes, nose, mouth, stomach and ears are in spanish and english (you only point and you are still trying to learn the words). I'm working on teaching you tongan as well but you only pointed to your head when I say ulu and thats all you know for now.

You also learned new words:
1. nauti (naughty)
2. I uv eu (I love you)
3. kisto (Jesus Christ)
4. Agua (Water in Spanish)
5. San (Sam)
6. Pigle (Igglepiggle) her fav. toy
7. Upaisy (Upsdaisy) her fav. toy
8. wea ar iu (where are you)

9. dan eu (thank you)

10. ea (here)

Your fav TV show and Movie:
1. In the Night Garden
2. Play School
3. Wizard of Oz

Your fav songs:
1. All the Single ladies by Beyonce
2. Happy Family
3. Somewhere over the Rainbow
4. Everybody Claps
5. If youre happy and you know it...
6. Five Little Ducks
7. Old McDonald has a farm
8. Twinkle Twinkle little Star
9. Sipaita Siisii

Your fav brand: Dora
Your fav food: Spaggheti, fruits, chocolate, ice cream, corn,
Your fav drink: milk, agua, juice, fanta

Hobbies: playing with your fav toys & Sam, painting, dancing, singing, watching TV, brushing teeth.

As you can see you are growing up too fast and you already have your own little personality. Your Daddy and I love you so much.


Ofa atu

Mommy

Rosario Easter Celebration

Easter comes and most people celebrate Easter here in Australia by going to the Easter Show which is way too expensive I mean the entrance fees alone are $32 for adult and $15 for kids! So Erick and I decided that the best way for our lil toddler to celebrate Easter is to do Easter eggs hunting at home, do some paintings and just to teach her a little lesson about Jesus.

I have a photo of Jesus Christ and since my daughter loves to names things I pointed to the picture and I say "Jesu Cristo" (Jesus in Spanish) and she pointed to the picture and says "kisto!" I'm hoping on this Easter she learns how to say Jesu Cristo and next year I could teach her a little bit more.

Before Erick and I do the Easter Eggs hunting we got her to paint an Egg which she loves although the paint didn't stick on to the egg..lol. We also hide little chocolate eggs inside her room and play room. She was giggling, running around with her little basket and talking to herself happily as she found those eggs. We just have so much fun watching her reaction and seeing her enjoying herself.

We then went out to Blacktown Shopping Centre and get her to do painting which only cost $5 and let me tell you how much she enjoyed painting. She paint the fairy all on her own and we took it home and keep it as remembrance of her first Easter Celebration and also first painting.

Redundancy

Just when you think everything is going well at work boom the bad news come! Our OPS Manager Lyndall came to visit our site on last Thursday afternoon. She held a meeting with us and then announced that we have lost our contract from the Government and that's mean our site is closing down! The room went quiet with shocked for about 3 minutes and then I could hear crying and everyone was just shocked. I was sitting there just trying to hold back my tears.

Our OPS Manager explained that they don't really understand why the Government chose our site to be closed down as we were constantly performing really well.  We have went from 2 star site to 4 star site in just one year period. Moreover there are other Job Network site who is only 2 star and they still have their contract.  So the whole thing its just not fair I mean if we were performing poor then surely we would understand why we lost our contract but then we weren't! And why did other Job Network who were performing very poor still have their contract over us. Making it worst there's no explanation from the Government and we are just supposed to take it as it is.

I read in the Daily Telegraph newspaper today that there are about 2500 people who lost their job in Job Network alone and there's an investigation undertaking in regard to the government decision of closing down job networks that are performing well over those who weren't especially in this time where there are so many people who are on center link benefits and are unemployed that really need the best Employment Services Provider to help them.

As bad it is but somehow within me there's a tiny sparkle of hope that everything will be fine. I mean I would finally make the decision to find part time work and spent more time at home with my daughter. Yep all I can do its just leave it to the Lord and just have faith in him.

17mos letter

Hello Rosario :):):)

We just got back from church and you are sleeping on your parents bed. Funny I tried so many times to make you sleep on your cot but you are always very stubborn and would not go to sleep until I put you on bed with us! Poor Daddy has to go and sleep in the living room sometimes because is very uncomfortable the three of us on the bed :).

Anyways today at church you were very naughty during sacrament. You were running around and screaming that auntie Lesieli has to take you outside! You are now 17mos and you already got your own personality! You are very bossy and wants everyone to do what you want or you will scream, bite, hit and scratch them. Your grandparents, aunties and uncles have spoilt you and that's why you are acting like that and your Mommy and Daddy tried to teach you not to be a brats but somehow you always win!

Beside from being naughty you are very smart baby. You would always come to me with books and demand me to read it to you and sometimes when you can't turn a page you would say "Mommy apen (open)!" Other time you see flowers you would say "Mommy look flour!" You also loves bubbles and would cried for bubbles almost everyday! But the most cutest of all was when I come to pick you up from your grandparents house you would run up to me and yelling "Mommy's here!"

You are starting to adore your father very much. Before was very hard cause you spent so much time with grandpa and you might have thought that was your papa! So now every time your father has to go somewhere you would cry and run after him calling out papa! papa! But the cutest was on my day off you would wondered around the house and then would come and asked me "Mommy where's papa!?"

As you could see you are no longer a baby but a toddler and is learning new words everyday. You know what you want and would always come and tell me for example when you were 16mos if you are hungry you would say "Eat Orea (Rosario)!" and if you are thirsty you would say "chose (Juice) pist (please)!"

I am amazed how quickly you pick up words. Your father and I are worried about you because there are 3 languages that you hear everyday; English, Tongan and Spanish! We are worried that you would get confused and won't be able to talk but at the moment its seems that you talk more English and also understand some words in Tongan and also in Spanish. So we are hoping that one day you could speak the 3 of them fluently.

Just remember that your parents love you so much


Luv you

Mommy

16mos letter

Hi baby girl

Mea ko hoo fuu lahi! I hoo mahina 16 kuo ikai keke toe sai'ia koe i ho'o favourite song mei he wiggle "everybody claps..everybody sings...etc." Kuo ke loto pe koe ke hiva'i ae "all the single lady" by Beyonce!!!! Pea ko hono hivai pe kuo ke osi hiva koe ia moe disco!..lol Pea kuo mau popula kimautolu ia i hoo tangi ke hivai ae hiva kae fai hoo disco!!  

I ho'o mahina 16 naa ke fetaulaki ai mo feohi mo hoo great auntie ko Folole Samani from Tonga. Nae sii helaia a Folole he too tama iate koe lolotonga oku alu a mommy mo daddy o ngaue. Pea au ki ha taimi oku ke pipiki holo pe koe ia 'ia Folole 'o 'ikai toe fie alu koe kiha taha ka ko Folole pe.

Oku to atu aupito a hoo pau'u ia 'a koe mo hoo talahui ki hoo auntie ko Maggie! Foki atu ke pick you up i he osi ae ngaue kuo sii sio atu kia Maggie oku mavauvau hono mata. Talamai e hoo kui naa mo tau ta pea ke oho koe o vaku a Maggie!!!  Koe kii taahine loto lahi koe moe very protective eg. Kapau e hau ha taha o pehe my mommy, daddy, nena, lili etc..osi ita koe ia o ai ke ta ae tokotaha ko ia!!! 

Neongo hoo mate ngataa ka koe kii taahine angalelei koe, mata kainga mo ofa kiate kinautolu oku i hoo kii moui.  Kapau oku iai ha taha oku ikai keke iloi e ikai pe teke teitei alu koe ki ai kae oleva oku hau ae tokotaha ko ia o uluaki feohi mo koe! Pea ko hoo iloi pe ae tokotaha ko ia oku ke manatui ia mo ofa i ai! Oku ikai ko ha kii taahine koe ia oku fakamaheni ngofua ka koe hoko pe ha taha ko hoo friend oku ke pikima'u ki he tokotaha ko ia ki he ngata'anga!

Oku ke manako i he ta valivali pea kuo a'u e ki he faliki hotau loto fale i hoo ta valivali koe ai! Pea koe oli e ko hoo favourite brand koe Dora! Ko hoo sio pe koe kia Dora ha feituu kae tautau tefito i he shopping kuo ke lele koe ki ai moe kaila mommy rora (Dora)!! Pea u toki pehe say bye kia dora. Pea ke fai koe he ta'ata'alo moe lea "Bye Rora!"...Kae ikai ia kuo ke tangi koe ke ke alu mo ia!..:):):):)

Daughter ofa keke manatui oku ou Ofa lahi atu kiate koe pea i ai ha aho oku ke lau ai ae tohi ni mahalo e ikai teke belive ko ha kii taahine pau'u koe mo fakalangalea..hehehehe..

Ofa lahi atu ko hoo kii mata

Mommy