Semi Family Reunion

Siosi looking seasick.
Bryan, my dad, Cory, and Alyssa
Heather (sister-in-law), and of course Siosi and I
Dad and the catch of the day!

The title of this post is "Semi Family Reunion" since the entire family was not in attendance. Those of you who were not there know who you are. OK, everyone was there except Vanessa and Rob's family. Joe wasn't able to come either on account of his slave like working conditions. We went to the coast and camped in Yurts. Those things are definitely the most superior way of camping I have ever seen. For those of you who have never seen a yurt you must go to a state parks' website and look at a picture or two. They have heating, beds, a sofa/futon, table, chairs, and a deck equipped with a picnic table. The cost really isn't that bad either. I was very happy to sleep in a yurt since I have two little ones. The only problem was getting to sleep. I do not sleep well next to other people and Siosi is no exception. Next time she is getting her own sleeping bag. The other problem is that we shared a yurt and someone had a serious snoring problem. I will protect the identity of this person but many of you know who I am referring too.

We arrived in the late afternoon and took the children (what children we have left senza the Woffindens) to the beach to enjoy a stroll and build a few sandcastles. Much to our dismay however, the beach was not the lovely place we had stored in our memories, for the wind was howling and the sand was flying! It was so windy poor Siosi had trouble walking. We did manage to find a sand dune to hide behind so the children could play for a bit.

Other than being caught in a sandstorm we tried out Grandpa's new boat on the bay. Again it was windy but there was a heater and part of the boat is sheltered. Siosi and I went out for a short time to observe the men folk as they were crabbing. Siosi enjoyed seeing the pots come up and the few crabs that were trapped fall out. All in all it was a pleasant trip.

Genius

I have such a novel idea. I am terrible at writing in my journal even though I know how very important it is. For some reason I am great at blogging. I have very fond memories of my mother reading to us from her journal (she still does) about us kids and all the crazy things we did. So I am now going to print out what I write on my blog and paste it into my journal! If you are bad at journal writing maybe you should try this too! If you are really good you could even put the pictures with what you write.

It is tax time. I am so stressed out about it! I am filing for our business for the first time and am so lost! We'll see if I make it through!

Little Pooper

As many of you know we have been working for some time now with Siosi, trying to teach her to poop on the toilet. She is really good about going potty on the toilet but has struggled to drop the bomb in the right spot! I think she has figured something out that works for her! You know how lots of kids hide when they are doing the deed? Well, Siosi is one of those. So Yesterday she figured out that she can still hide and be on the toilet at the same time! Yippee! She has gone yesterday and today on the toilet all on her own. She loves the privacy and kept telling me, "Mommy, go out!" Here is our proud pooper!

Easter Weekend

Siosi in her favorite pose sporting an Easter dress borrowed from her favorite cousin!
Polynesian Siosi at the park.

Kalo is pictured here ponderously plotting new ways to take over the world.
The girls in Easter dresses!

Dumpster diving at its best!

Here is a great picture of the kids at their best! Kalo update: Kalo is four months now. She is very mellow compared to how Siosi was at this age. She probably has more of Joe in her! She can roll over as previously mentioned. Poor little Kalo has been sick lately. They always tell you babies can't get sick but that's not true! So far she has had an ear infection, the stomach flu, and now a respiratory infection. I have started her on rice cereal in hopes of her sleeping longer. It has been a huge blessing because now she sleeps about six hours at a time! We all know that a happy mom is a happy family.

Siosi already had her update but I can add more! Siosi loves to color and scatter the crayons all over the house. She is good at picking up her toys and crayons. She loves Kalo and is good at making her laugh. Siosi still loves to be naked. That is a problem day and night for us. She enjoys nursery and seeing her friends and cousins at church. Getting to go places with Daddy is a real treat. Her face illuminates with a proud smile and tells everyone in the house "bye" or "see ya later!" She is very mechanical and does well with puzzles. She is also very observant. If she sees me wearing something of Joe's she'll say, "Is that Daddy's shirt?" Or if she hears an airplane outside, "Whats that noise? Oh its an airplane!" Siosi talks very well and even knows some Tongan. She is potty trained (but not poo poo trained! If any of your potty training veterans out there have some advice let me know!). Rarely has accidents. Siosi also is such a genius she can count to ten, although I'm not claiming that she understands the numerical system quite yet. One last thing about Siosi is that she loves fruit and especially oranges. She will sit in her highchair and peel and entire orange and then eat it. Most of it anyway.

American Idol 2008

Siosi loves to sing and constantly goes around the house belting out songs. The popular ones as of yet are Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, ABC's, Popcorn Popping, I Love You (the famous Barney song), and Once There Was a Snowman. I was trying to get her to sing on camera but of course you know how that goes. You can fast forward to the end. I think that's when she starts singing more. She knows all the words to Twinkle, Twinkle but was stuck on the same words for some reason. If you are a Siosi obsessor like I am you can just watch the whole thing. Its about three minutes I think.