'Eva mai 'eku fa'e - Mom's visit

After waiting weeks and weeks, Mom finally arrives and exits the airplane in a hot pink outfit. I then thought to myself – this will be a great vacation.

To keep all the rambling to a minimum here are a few of the highlights up to date:
Snorkeled off the cement dock below Mom’s bungalow. The water is perfect and it is so nice to be able to cool off in a private close location.

We attended the Free Tongan Church service on Sunday followed by and amazing umu meal. Mom was a little overwhelmed with the powerful voices of the female members of the church. She was catered to by women fanning her during the entire service. Mom was also able to see the whole preparation process for the umu (detailed on video) and really enjoyed the feast.

Saturday morning was spent at the highly hectic market. We bought enough food to fill the fridge and sat to enjoy an ice cream.
Mom spent this morning helping out with the Disability program. It was great to have an extra helper and we enjoyed the mask making art project.
Tonight we fit Mom with a mat to prepare for the putu she will be attending tomorrow. I’m sure she will have some great stories.

I know some of this might not sound very exciting, but we are having a great time and staying busy (Tongan style).
Hope all is well.

Love,

‘Ateliana & Malisia
(Adrianne & Marcia)