Family Christmas Holiday 2008 (27 - 29 Dec 2008)

Looking at the monkeys


Us with a giraffe on the background



White Christmas at the Star City

Our room in the Star City

Rosario in the pram on their way up to the Star City Casino

Baby first time on the Beach (Manly Beach)


Baby and Daddy with the Opera House on the Background. Photo taken from the ferry on our way to the Zoo



Baby admiring the sight from the sky car

Baby first time in the spa

Baby first time on the Bus

Koe tohi tomui 'eni ka oku ikai keu loto ke ta'e hiki 'a e 'aho e tolu fakafiefia ki he eku kii famili a ia naa mau alu ai i he emau uluaki holiday pea mo baby Rosario.

Na'a mau toki palani hake pe i he momeniti fakaosi ke mau alu ki he Star City, Toronga Zoo pea ki he Manly Beach. 'I he 'e mau ki'i holiday koe 'uluaki taimi ia na'e alu ai a Rosario 'i he Pasi, Sky car, taxi, monorail, ferry, Zoo, Spa, Hotel pea moe Beach.

'I he Star City na'a mau alu ai ki he Harbour Bridge pea lele takai holo ai a Rosario i tu'a pea mau pe ai ene fiefia. Pea ikai ngata ai naa mau o 'o sio i he street show i he hala pea mau pe ae fiefia a Rosario i he sio ki he tama oku vainga holo moe fire! Ikai ngata ai i he Star City nae alu a Roario mo ene Tamai o kaukau i he spa pea mau pe ene fiefia i he vainga moe vai neongo naa ne kii ilifia i he Bubble hake a e vai. Pea nae fakalata emau kai dinner i he RSL i ai pea toe breakfast pe i ai kimua pea mau alu ki he Zoo. Naa mau nofo pe i he Star City Hotel i he po pe e taha.

Naa mau alu leva he monorail ki he Harbour Bridge o catch ae ferry ki he Toronga Zoo. Pea kuo pau ke mau catch a e sky car ki he feituu oku i ai a e Zoo kae ikai koe lue ia kae loloa! Nae mau pe a e fiefia ia a Rosario i he lele takai holo kae ikai koe sio ki he fanga manu kehekehe. Kuopau ke mau toe foki mai i haane lahi hake mahalo ki he tau kahau.

Naa mau toe heka leva i he ferry o fononga atu ki Manly o nofo he kii motele ai pea i he pongipongi hake pe mau alu leva ki he matatahi. Na'e ilifia a Rosario i he oneone pea i he tahi ka nae fuofuoloa atu pe kuo ikai toe ilifia kae vainga ia he oneone pea moe vai!

Ko ha holiday fakalata mooni eni a ia e ikai ngalo ia iate au pea nae mau aupito ae fiefia a Rosario pea oku ma fiefia ai pe i heene sii fiefia. Ko ene mahina pe eni e 14 pea oku fuu vave pe ene tupu hake pea oku ma loto kene mau ae mealelei kotoa pe pea ke ne hoko ko ha tokotaha moui fiefia.

15th months letter

We both love eating soft serve in a hot summer afternoon


Little Rosario the explorer at the Blue Mountain


eating watermelon and tomato



mommy lil helper


going up and down on the stairs


Eating lunch at Hogs Breath celebrating baby's 15mos B'day


Family outing to the Blue Mountain

Dear hijita

Fakafetai ki he Tamai Hevani koeuhi koe moui lelei kuo ke ne tapuekina aki koe o lava ke ke ausia ai hoo mahina 15. Oku ke kilo e 9 taini mi pea kuo ke osi pate'i koe he kaka he sitepu 'i hotau ki'i fale kae 'uma'a foki 'a e 'api ho'o ongo kui ko Noa mo Tuina. 'Ikai ngata pe ai ka kuo ke 'osi lele takai holo koe pea 'oku pau ai pe keu toutou fakasio pe ko fe koe koe'uhi na'a ke lele ki hala pe kaka ha me'a o ke to 'o lavea!

Ko ha ki'i ta'ahine loko mo'ui koe pea loto lili 'aupito! 'Oka ke 'ita 'i ha taha teke lue pe ki ai ke taa'i pea kuo pahia a ho'o uncle ko Toti, Brandon mo ho'o aunty ko Lili, Lesieli ho'o hanga 'o fa'a taa'i koeuhi ko ena fa'a fakamatalili'i koe. Loto pe koe ke 'oua 'e toe ma'u ha taha a grandma ka ko koe pe!

Oku to atu foki ho'o kamata lea ia a koe. Kuo lahi ae lea oku ke iloi pea tanaki atu ki ai kuo ke 'iloi e koe ae hingoa a Pesi, Osef (Joseph) pea moe Baby. Ka ke sio ki ha pepe kuo ke tuhu koe ki ai pea ke pehe baby!!!

Ko ho'o meakai oku ke manako taha ai koe water melon, grapes, orange, bear moe banana, tomato, corn and carrot. Pea kuo ke osi inu e koe ae huakau pulu kae ikai koe huakau pepe a ia nae kamata pe ia mei hoo kei mahina 'e 14mos. Pea malo kia koe'uhi kae tuku a hono fakahuhu koe he kuo u osi a'u ki he hela'ia! Pea koe oli hono feingai keke fakamavae moe fakahuhu nae ai e lemani o vali aki e mata'i huhu koe'uhi ke oua teke toe fakahuhu!

Ka ke lau ae tohi ni ofa pe oku mahino kiate koe oku ofa lahi atu a ho'o ongomatu'a kiate koe

Love

Mommy & Daddy

X-MAS 2008

She loves the light bulbs she wanted to eat them..lol


She wanted us to let her walk around on her own


Enjoying x-mas light at the Carligngford Sydney Temple as family


With my aunties and uncles at my grandparents big house celebrating x mas eve

preparing for x-mas

My x-mas tree..look at all the pressies

Rosario decorating her xmas tree which is also the same x-mas tree from last year when she was only 2mos old.

Dearest Daughter

Today you turned 14 mos and let me tell you how funny and smart you are...At 14mos you already understand a lot of words for your age. When mommy said "Oracion" (prayer in spanish) you would folds your arms ready for prayer! You would repeat simple words such as "Cabeza" (head in spanish) and at one time you would point to my nose and said "wat dat!". I would try to make you ask me the question again but you wouldn't, you only said what you want to said when you want to say it at your own time!

Well I forgot to mention that we have recently moved to a new house and area which is called Blacktown. We also now attending a new ward and I would take you with me to Sunday School and to Relief Society class but you would make lot of noises because you are always talking in your own language and people would be looking at us so I finally decided to take you to nursery class. You absolutely loves nursery class but you also would cry if I'm not there with you. So funny to watch you especially when this little boy keep trying to come and play with you but you tell him "AWAY!"

Anyways today on your B'day I took you to take a photo with Santa Clause and you were crying and poor Santa he looks so exhausted..lol. We bought the photos because your aunt Lili and I thought it was pretty funny.

I am so grateful for you especially now when I am still mourning for your little baby brother Angel you have helped me to ease the pain just with your beautiful smile and presence. I love you so much and you are mommy sunshine in this dark moment.


Ofa lahi atu
Con mucho amor

Manatu (your mommy)

Baby Angel

There's no words that can explain the pain of losing a baby. Two weeks ago Erick & I found out the good news that I was about 5 wks pregnant. Today I have miscarriage and we just came back from the hospital 2 hours ago. Erick and I both cried as the doctor told us that the baby is gone. We named him Baby Angel and we are going to dedicate our life to serve God from now on and hopefully one day we will see our little baby again. Erick has given me a blessing earlier that mention that the baby boy I'm carrying is very sick but everything will be okay according to our faith. I was hoping that somehow a miracle could happen and baby Angel would be okay but I guess Heavenly Father sees that he only needs to come and receive a body and return back to him. The miracle this baby has brought is for Erick and I to remember the Lord and to have faith in him. So now we decided that I don't need to go back to work anymore but to stay home and be a full time mom and also to have more babies!!! We also decided that from now on we will always going to remember this date, 13 December 2008 of our little Angel who is now watching over us. I hope you know that we love you so much and we are looking forward to see you one day.

Bad News

Words can't describe how heart broken I am to hear the bad news sobre mi hermano today from my sister Pesi.  All day long I was just sad and very disappointed over what had happened. It seems like a bad dream but I know it's not.  I just don't want to talk about it now but will write again in  a month time when hopefully thing get a little better and not too painful.

Count Your Blessing...

A single mother of two at her early thirty come to see me today at work as she's one of my clients and told me of her unfortunate story with tears falling down from her eyes. The poor lady has been married twice and both time failed. The first husband took their daughter to live with his parents at Turkey and won't let her see or talk to her after 6 yrs now. And her second husband now has remarried and now live just a block away from her! As I heard her story my heart cried out for her that tears start falling down from my eyes too! As a mother myself I could feel her pain and her frustration for not being able to see or hear from her daughter after all these years. Being a member of the church I know that Heavenly Father is mindful of her and what she's going through and this experience will only make her stronger and become a better person. It's true what they say that when you help someone elses burden it lighten up your burden. I mean after hearing my client's story I was reminded how blessed I am for having the gospel in my life, my family, friends, health, job and the list goes on.....