Christmas Week in Nevada

There is so much that has happened over the holiday weekend. Fatu and his team came out to play in the Las Vegas Maaco Bowl so we got to spend Christmas week with him and my parents. Out of all the days in the year we happened to get the most rain I've ever seen that exact week. It started Saturday the day Fatu got here and didn't stop til the day after the big game- go figure! We took the boys to watch one of his practices since they never get to watch any of his actual games.

My mom gave up her ticket so that she could stay home and watch the boys. I never thought I'd see the day, but the boys got her to play video games with them! I couldn't believe my eyes. I thought it was hilarious!

[that is one cool grandma if you ask me!]

Me, Ti Tonga, my Dad, Misi, and Po went to the game. Luckily the rain let up just as the game was starting.... and that was about all the luck we had that day lol. So we lost, but it was still a neat experience.

[Utah vs. Boise State]

[Fatu & Me with Vegas' own Eddie Wide!]

[Us with the Tongaonevai's]

[Fatu coming home to the boys]

Santa came to visit the house Christmas Eve and Mote was the first one to discover the presents he left. He woke us up at 6 o'clock and we all gathered around the tree to see what he brought for the boys.
I remember growing up and there was usually that one present that I just lost it on as soon as I unwrapped it. That one super special gift that I just couldn't hide my excitement over. For Nic it was a WWE video game.


And Siope was most excited about his fish.

Mote on the other hand didn't really have that moment with any of his gifts, BUT.... I'm sure his most memorable thing about Christmas morning was found on our camera. We set up camera's that night to see if we could catch the big guy in action... and we did! When we checked the camera and found evidence Mote went nuts. He kept exclaiming, "He was here! I knew he was real! I knew it!!"