Tuesday, March 01, 2011

thank heaven for little girls

The girls got to kick it with their cousin, Amalani a lot this month.  I love seeing them together.  These name shirts are from Grandma Ann - so cute!


Baby Tali is so loved.  She has awesome big sisters.  With Malia and Kina, the sisterly affection is pretty inconsistent - sometimes they love each other, sometimes they hate each other.  But when it comes to Tali - they ALWAYS love her.  Really. No matter what.

In Tongan culture it's a good thing for babies to be fat, so many Tongans (Wayne's mom included) give Tali compliments by calling her "feti" (or Fatty in English).  This was fine until the older girls started calling each other "fatty".  When Grandma Vai told them it wasn't a nice word to say to people, little Vai said, "But that's what you call Tali" Sooo, lately, we've just been calling her "chubby" - it sounds a little less harsh, I think. :) 

The other day I walked into the playroom and saw this.  Kina told me her baby was hungry.


It's been snowing lately and the girls have loved playing in it.  One day they were out for over an hour and I started worrying if they were getting too cold.  When they finally came in, Malia ripped off her gloves and said, "Whew! My hands are sweaty, Mommy!"  I love good snow gear! Thanks Gramma Peggy!

Last Sunday was the first Sunday in a long time that Wayne had to work.  He left the house at 6 am and I was on my own.  I got the girls up, fed, dressed (WITH TIGHTS!), hair coiffed and out the door all by myself . . . and we were ONLY a half hour late to church.  I was very proud of myself. :)

I love being a mom to my three little girls.

10 comments:

Angeles said...

Lol @ feti. I don't know what other word you could use for baby tali. lol. I just want to squeeze her!

lilika'imoana said...

i just thought of the song, "little girls grow up to be the loveliest sight to see the prettiest teeeeeenagers!" hehe, oh no- teenage yrs are a little too far ahead, huh i bet you're enjoying them while theyre chunky, yummy and small. love the pics- i can already tell your girls are going to be awesome sisters!

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Megs said...

What cute girls!! I can't believe how much Tali looks like your mom. She is darling, as are the other two :)

Line said...

lol! we have the same problem with the word "feti". hahaha. i love their name tshirts and i love how baby tali is double the size of amalani lol.

daveandsavani said...

love the picture of kina nursing her doll. haha. that is just too funny!

Lizette Pope said...

Hahaha! I love your girls! Not only are they so cute but Kina already knows how and when to nurse a baby! So smart! haha!

Crystal said...

okay i was cracking up at the nursing picture!!! that is HILARIOUS!!! love alll the pics!!

Ceeu N Uila said...

Hey Mare! sooo good catching up on you blog...Love seeing pics of the girls, now I need to see em in person...LOL...

harmony said...

OH EM GEE MARE!! SO cute & funny! Thanks so much for coming over and catching up with me & the kids. I soooo missed you. Can't wait for your next trip! BTW, the pic of Kina and her hungry baby?? PRICELESS.