Sunday, February 8, 2009

Flashback Tonga 1998

So I'm working backwards here....I still haven't uploaded all the pictures from our trip a few weeks ago, but I am going to upload a few pictures of our trip back in 1998 with our two oldest, Pitasoni and Nohe'a...along with a few pictures of our recent trip to show you who's who and how they've grown or changed over the past few years...

Nohe'a & Pitasoni - June 1998 / On Uncle Manu's porch.

Me & the two boys
Haloti & the two boys
Sioeli, Sione, Nohe'a & Pitasoni
Sione & I - 2009
Nohe'a 1998
and another one
Our family at dad's old api 'i uta
Aunty Tovale, Kalo & Nohe'a, Lolohea, Pitasoni and I, Uncle Sione

June 1998

Aunty Tovale 2009
Me, Lolohea, Sunia, Kakala, Petueli & Emeli - 2009
Friend of Kalo, Kalo
Uncle Sione, Me and Nohe'a 1998
Sioeli (far back), Sione holding Nohe'a at the Tu'i ta tui - 1998
Haloti, Uncle Ivili, Aunty Lina, and all my first cousins. This is at Ha'atafu at the Christianity monument.
Aunty Lina and her "cool shirt".
Dad, Uncle Isi and his wife Aunty Selemana

Siale, Lina holding grandson, Meleane (Lina's granddaughter), ? another granddaughter, Sinai Leka, Silia

All the kids (with the exception of the baby) were in the picture above taken in 1998.

Girl in hot pink dress is Silia - pictured in above picture. This was taken at Good Samaritan Beach - 1998.

Me with Pitasoni at the blowholes - 1998

Me - 2009
Sinai Leka holding Nohe'a at blowholes - 1998

Sinai Leka & Selemana Leka - 2009
On Uncle Manu's bus - 1998
Front to back: Nohe'a, Kiyoto (?), Saia, Saane and Eti - 1998
Guys in white tees: L-Lopeti (Saia's brother) & R- Eti
Saane
Kids with Sione & Sioeli at the Tonga temple - 1998
Haloti and the boys - 1998

Haloti - 2009Dad with some of his brothers

L to R: Dad, Uncle Isi, Uncle Ta'u & Uncle Ivili

3 comments:

The Finau Family said...

Sinai love the pictures.. you look gorgeous in them and Haloti does he age? LOL..
Looks like you had a great time, so envious of your trip...

Sinai said...

Thanks Loyann. You're so sweet. I do have to agree with you on Haloti's pics. Funny thing is, years ago, I thought he looked 'old' and now, he still looks the same and I think I'm the one aging. That's what I get for thinking like that.

Unknown said...

Very Lovely pictures Sinai..I love the before and after ones! yes, I agree with Loyann..you look very beautiful in the pics..