Tuesday, November 04, 2008

Maddox and Kina's Baby Blessings

Sunday was a big day for our family. In our Orem 8th ward, Wayne blessed baby Kina and David blessed baby Maddox and it they were beautiful. My dad came up from Hawaii for the baby blessings - it was the first time our whole family has been together in a long time - it was so nice.

Because of Kina's tough start being born premature and with gastroschisis, the day was especially emotional for me. Honestly, just having her here has strengthened my testimony that Heavenly Father answers prayers. People call her a miracle baby, but I know it was through peoples faith and prayers that she has improved and thrived. I am SO grateful for our family and friends and their support and love. We love you all!!


Maddox Mataumu Alisa and his parents


Amanekina Veisinia Latu and her parents


Alisa Family - Michael, Wayne, Dad, David, Joseph, Shan, Maddox, Tali, Mom, Malia, Me and Kina

12 comments:

Lolohea Tonga said...

Baby Kina is truly a beautiful gift and a testimony that the lord doea answer prayers! I am so happy for you and your brother! and not to mention the food was awesome...seriously. lol We love you guys and congratulations on everything.

Melissa said...

It was such a wonderful blessing. What a cool experience to bless your baby the same day as your brother. You have a beautiful family. We love you guys. Thanks for letting us share that special day with you.

Line said...

They were such beautiful blessings and the spirit your family brought into sacrament mtg that day was so special--it made me emotional too! :)

Brittany said...

your little ones are so beautiful! stunning! congratulations... (hey, if you didn't see it already, there was an interview with mike by BYU)

Brittany said...

i know right?!?! they forget their shoes, helmet, pads (stinky!!), all the trips to the doctors to get x-rays... taking care after surgery... we deserve some awards girl!

Jaymie Tyau said...

Glad we could make it to Kina's blessing and see your whole family. And we finally started that blog like you advised.

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Leise said...

Cool! I'm sure the blessings were awesome, wish I was there to sidebust...congrats to David and Shan too! She looks familiar, but I don't think I know her... Kina and Malia are lucky to have you and Wayne as parents! Heavenly Father's da bomb, yeah? :D What? Seriously!

Ipo said...

Lovely pictures of your family. I'm sad that we missed the blessing since we are not in the ward and just didn't know it was happening. I'm so happy to see your baby Kina doing so well. She had been in our thoughts and prayers when she was born.

A.Niu said...

Mrs. Mary you are so great. I hope that all is well with baby Kina and when did little daivd get married and have a baby? where have I been.

BETS & VETS said...

Very cute, your nephew is going to be a big kid! That is awesome how they both shared that special day together.

milla said...

What a beautiful family picture! Your parents still look the same as well as all of you. And what a wonderful blessing to have both Kina and Maddox blessed on the same day. I must say I love Maddoxs middle name and baby Kina's name. I read the blog you posted about how you got her name and it's a beautiful name. Now you've got Malia (samoan) and Kina (tongan) names for your girls. COOL! Does Tali attend the same ward as you do? Please send your whole family my alofa's! Kiss the babies for me please!

Nia said...

What a special day for everyone! So nice that your dad could come up and that the family could all be together! Congrats!