Christmas Eve

Toa, being an Arizona native, has been dieing to go sledding. So this year we took the kids to a nearby hill in West Jordan for what would be their first experience sledding. The first time down the hill each of the adults took turns accompanying one child at a time. My boys fell in love with the thrill almost instantly and decided that they didn't want to wait for any adults to help. I glanced over as I heard a "Yahoo!" and "Oh Yeah!" to see Mote cruising down the hill by himself- knees up on the sled! And Nici right behind him on another sled- riding on his stomach with his head pointed toward the bottom of the hill. Everyone else thought it was hilarious, but I nearly had a heart attack! The kids had the time of their lives. Halfway through Nici totally biffed it and scraped the whole right side of his face. He cried for about 5 minutes, then went right back to sledding down that slope. My boys are total diehards! On our way back to the car they threw themselves in the snow and finally got to make snow angels. They've seen it on TV and when we had our snowfall in Vegas they begged and begged to go out and make snow angels.



















This winter was filled with a lot of "firsts" for the boys. They're growing up in a completely different environment that their parents grew up in. Me and Ti don't realize a lot that our kids aren't familiar with normal everyday Utah things. We made gingerbread houses on Christmas and Siosi piped icicles on the chimney. Mote asked "What's that?"
"They're icicles"
"What are icicles?" Makai looked puzzled that Mote would even ask such a question, "You know, the ice that hangs off the houses!"
So this winter the boys have:
-Had a snowball fight
-Gone sledding
-Made snow angels
-Successfully learned what icicles are and even seen them up close!

Later that night we all met up at Grandma and Grandpa Moala's for our gift exchange and an unforgettable Christmas Eve dinner. The boys spent the night at the Moala household while me and Ti slipped away to the Fangupo residence in attempts to sleep in the next morning- totally didn't happen, but it was worth a shot. We spent Christmas day with our Fangupo side. I left the picture snapping to Siosi and Monica ;) and will record the events soon enough.

Goodnight,
-Kiki