Amone got his game back

So it's been an interesting Saturday 10/25... Of course like every Saturday it's a Football day.. Sione played at 9am and despite the efforts of all they could not pull a win out.. Sione however got to play around at nose tackle (I know it's a X man position but for some reason Sione has always wanted to play it) and he loved it, I think next year he is not going to try and make weight because he loves the LINE.. Something about hitting people.. haha..
Next was David, they got to play on the Main field at Skyline High it was exciting for the 9th grade boys to play there, and again another loss for our Jr Team.. David had a great game with several sacks and several tackles on the running back.. I still don't get why Utah has the heavier kids playing only the line position because a 214 lb David hitting a 90 lb kid doesnt make any sense. GO FIGURE..
The last game was Amone he started out kinda down, he couldn't get any yards no matter which way he ran and he still is trying to go HEAD UP with everyone instead of using the speed that he has to beat everyone into the end zone. So into 3rd quarter we go and what happens Amone FUMBLES the ball, he is frustrated I can see it in his eyes and the way his hands go straight up and lays on top of his head.. His coaches pull him out of the game with the usual yelling at him for not holding on to the ball Amone stands on the sideline with his frustration. To my suprise he is sent in because the defense have stopped Skyline from getting a 1st down, so as the quarterback is calling the countdown Amone goes into motion and they hand him the ball (I'm amazed at how many chances this coach gives this kid) He runs for his life he swings out wide and runs up the sideline for a TOUCHDOWN. His team and the crowd go into a loud ROAR.. We are down by 1 point. Then our team decides to go for the 2 point conversion and who do you think they hand it to .... You guessed it Amone.. He fakes right then to the left and finds a wide open hole (Thanks LineMEn) and is in the endzone.. We are ahead by 1.. We go into kick off mode and Skyline has the ball, they fumble and Kearns has it.. There is 1 minute and 40 seconds left of the game, we run some plays and get the 1st down again, then the next play the coaches call a Time out.. They go into a huddle and then they get ready the next play starts the quaterback starts the countdown and I see Amone going into motion he gets the ball and starts to head for the hole it closes and Amone hits the one next to it, next thing we know Amone is sitting in the endzone.. AGAIN can you believe it.. Kearns is up by 7.. We go into Kick off mode and time runs out.. GO COUGARS.. Amone is the hero of the game, and everyone is running to him, he has a Big smile on his face and his jumping in joy to their victory. The look on Amone face is what I have been looking for this whole season, the look of JOY like he knows what he is doing.. Been awhile.. haha
I cant believe the Lord has blessed me with such talented kids.. They don't see the options in their life is going to limitless. (again I am kinda bias seeing as I am the MOM). I pray the Lord stays with them uses them in his WAY.. I hope my kids live a long and happy life and that ALL their dreams come true..
Incase your wondering why I'm up so late after a long day at the field.. Iman is awake watching TV.. Please laugh to yourself.. haha

Up @ 4am

I know it sounds like an awful title but I am.. I'm sitting here because me daughter Iman is WIDE awake.. For some reason she wants to eat and to drink and watch t.v. SO here I am she has eaten and drank and now she is sitting on the couch next to me watching tv.. I keep telling her to go Night Night but she looks at me and says NO NO mommy.. I'm wondering what else is going to go wrong today, seeing that it is only 4 in the morning, if this is how the day has started then I should just call it quits from here.. haha
I know there are countless parents who are saying Been there Done that.. But I just wanted everyone to know that I am going through it right now as I type.. Why do they wake up so early? But when you need to run errands they are fast asleep.. Why is so much energy wasted on the young when us OLD FOLKS have to watch them? Why did the Lord make them so dang cute that being MAD at them is so pointless, because they don't understand what all the fuss is about.. To them it's as simple as get up mom and lets go to the living room, whats taking so long?
But my biggest questions to all the PARENTING EXPERTS out there is? Why is Iman starting to fall asleep now when it's time for me to wake up the other kids? And.. Why will she wake up after I have all the other kids off to school and it's time for me to take a NAP?
Well if anyone has an answer then let me know... Or if anyone knows the number to CALGON let me know because today is already starting to be a CALGON TAKE ME AWAY type of day...

Learning to cope with life

Well another busy weekend has come and gone..
Friday 10/17
Our family had a relaxing day.. The kids didnt have school because of UEA weekend, so I let them sleep in and just lounge.. They have had a busy couple of months so it was just good to Vegetate.. (spelling?).. Friday night our ward had a relief society dance in honor of all the visiting teaching they had done and our youth kids had been asked to do a number that they learned for it.. It was an African number.. The kids of course made every excuse in the book not to go and perform, but we are trying to keep our kids active in church activities that NOT performing was NOT an option.. David seemed ok with performing since he had decided long ago that it was not worth the fight.. But our second son Amone was using every excuse in the book, for those of you who havent had the pleasure of meeting Amone, he is oh how should I put it.. His football coach use to call him the BLONDE bombshell.. He couldnt remember half the stuff you told him off the field but on the field he couldnt be stopped.. Back to the subject.. SO we are sitting there and I am ironing the costumes to be worn and Amone looks at me and asks MOM if I loose this costume can I not be in it.. And I told him Well if you loose it you will just have to perform with out it, but your performing either way.. Then he walks by me and says under his breath WHy are we doing an African Number when I havent even learned a tONGAN number.. After all that HE ended up doing it and it was FUN they had a lot of FUn..
Sat 10/18
We started with the same schedule, getting up to get ready for the football game.. Sione played at 9am and they have some real talent on the team they are just developing it and so they are in a LEARNING period.. Sione scored there only touchdown so we were happy for him. They still came away with a loss. Next game was David he did an awsome job he got 4 sacks and a bunch of tackles but again a loss.. Next was Amone he is finally getting his game back, he has been on a vacation for some time now.. BUt he ran with tackles all around him and he got the first down a lot for his team.. SO he ended up being our only win for the FINAU family.. After we all ended up at home resting and getting away from the sun and the crowd..
Sun 10/19
We didnt go to church today because we went to a Homecoming of my cousins kid Alex Vanisi.. He gave a beautiful talk and you could feel the spirit there testifying that he was a great missionary and that he served the Lord with all his heart.. THat ended with an EATING at the parents house with good food and good company, anytime we get together with family there is always a good time to be had by all..
So I have come to accept the fact that GONE are the lazy weekends where you could leave the world behind and just sit at home with your family.. I know the kids schedule will only get more and more complicated and that this is our life for awhile.. But I am greatful for everyone who has helped us in the past and in the present and for those of you who will help us in the future.. It takes a village to raise a child.. So if we happen to cross your way while we are running around town keep in mind We love you and appreciate you..
Love the Finau Family..

Our weekend

Well another weekend has come and gone and we played West lil league football on Saturday. The boys did good however ALL came away with a loss. But you know I am the mother so I thinked they did good. Sione scored a touchdown and despite his last minute plays they fell to West by 6pts. (I think). Next was David.. His team is another Blog all in of itself, they havent learned to play together as a team because most of them were on the B team and this is their first time playing with David, so the whole team Unity thing has not caught on to them yet.. David had his awsome blocks (again I am the mother) and played his heart out but it looks like the cards just were not in their favor this past Saturday. Next game was Amone. He did well and despite the SNOW he did his best as the running back, although he is noticing that he LOVES defense and that he would rather HIT people then run the ball, I hope he finds the passion for games the way he use to because when he does there will be no way to STOP him.. The weather was favorable despite the fact is was suppose to rain and snow, it only caught us during the LAST game, we still enjoyed watching the boys develop their talents..
Sunday was good, expect we didnt make it church everyone was up all night with running nose and coughing.. But I want everyone to know that I do have a testimony, and that I am a strong believer of the Repentance process I believe the Lord forgives those that come to him with a soft heart. I believe the Prophet Thomas S Monson to be a true man of god and that if we follow his counsels we will someday be runited with our Father in Heaven..
I love my family meaning my 6 kids and my hard working husband, I love my brothers and sisters, I wouldnt of made it this far without em..
Hope you all have a great week and God watch over you..

The joy of 2 babies

So as you can see by our pictures we have been blessed with two babies only a year apart.. We thought we were done and we thought Lelu was going to be our only girl, but we were wrong.. The Lord has given us another girl named Iman who is totally opposite from her older sister Lelu. Or maybe Lelu is older and the BAD memories have all been erased. But she is definetly a strong willed young girl. She can yell across the whole entire house and everyone hears her.. And when she wants something she's going to get it.. (no matter what).. Our older daughter loves the fact that she finally has a sister I think she wanted one that wasnt so bossy.. Imans first word was LELU.. thats how much she calls her older sister for HELP..
The baby of our family is Sateki Sii Finau (Baby Teki) he is a bundle of joy. We enjoy every movement and sound that he makes. All of his older brothers and sisters spoil him tremendously. They all love him so much they wake him up when he is sleeping , they get mad at the sibbling that makes him cry, they carry him all over the house and everywhere else we are. He holds a special place in all our hearts.
My husband says the Lord gave us two more because the older ones don't like us.. And some days I believe that. But I think he gave them to us to complete our family and to remind us that life really is simple and that our hectic schedules and our postitions in things and our duty to everything else makes us forget that..
Now if I could just get my older kids to slow down their busy schedules so I don't have to take these two babies to everything..

So another busy weekend @ the Finau house..
Saturday has been hectic around here.. The 3 boys playing football at 9am, 12pm and 3pm means we are there from the opening kick off to the actual last play of the day.. Oops forgot to mention my nephew Baby Davids games are at 10:30am.. It seems like just yesterday I was taking just our oldest son David to practice and begging the rest of the boys to sit still and to stop running into Davids practice.. Now they all have teams to call their own. Where did the time go.. By the time Amone played the weather had gone from bad to worse you could see blankets of water being poured upon us as we watched the game... Don't worry Me and my sisters are die hard fans and will sit thru anything.. I kept thinking how funny life is and if you don't pay attention to it it will pass you by.
Then came Sunday.. Of course as we all know it was General Conference, I'm glad to say it was GREAT.. (but then again when isnt it).. I was happy to hear the prophet talk about whats important in life and how we need to take the time for our family and friends, because this past weekend I noticed how so much of my time is spent worrying about STUPID things instead of paying attention to my family, my husband and my children.. So know I'm going to make a goal for the rest of the year (hopefully it turns into a habit for the rest of my life).. To Oh whats the old saying... "Stop and smell the roses".. Pay attention to how fast David is growing (i'm trying to stop that) but watch him grow into a young man.. Pay attention to Amone and how he loves ALONE time with me.. Watch Sione as he tries to prove to his older brothers that he can do anything they can do and he can do it better, give him lots of hugs and kisses because he loves it when I do.. Smile as my daughter Lelu finds something to do with her older brothers and helping her relize that even though they seem to have nothing in common she will always hold a special place in their hearts.. Watch Iman try her hardest to keep up with her big sister Lelu, as she yells across the room for her sister to come and get her or open a door.. Be amazed that we have Baby Teki in our lives and watch him grow up and copy everything his older sibblings do.. He can already dance when he hears music.. And last but not least watch in amazement as my husband gets up everyday and goes to work in the sun, rain, snow or blizzard all the while trusting me to raise the kids and make sure their needs are met..
I am a blessed person I know it and I'm getting a better understanding of it everyday.. I pray the Lord holds my family together forever and that he softens our kids hearts to forgive us (parents) as we make every mistake in the parenting book and not admit to it..