Fonua Family

Aloha Family I guess I'm the last one. This one is dedicated for Grandma May who started this wonderful tradition. The Fonuas are healthy and happy and right now we are in the middle of the state tournament for Kiana's basketball team. They are in the semi-finals tomorrow and if they win they will play for the state championship on Saturday. Kiana said to wait and write this so that she could say they are state champions, but I'm afraid if I wait the computer will blow again. While its working I'm going to get this done. Here we go.....

Kiana is a Junior in High School this year and as you know her Titan team is doing great this year. Her team is undefeated so far 23-0 and is playing in the state tourney. They are beating teams by an average of 28 points. Kiana is doing great and her and I have had ups and downs this year. We are too much alike and but heads constantly. She thinks shes old enough to do whatever she wants and well everyone knows the rest I'm sure. Right now her goals are to win state and then finish high school with a decent GPA!!! We hope she pursues her college dreams of playing basketball and getting a degree. Kiana is the social butterfly, always the center of attention, and has had fun going on lots of different dates this year and hanging out with her friends. Mom and Dad are very happy she is not limiting herself to only one guy. Kiana also attended her very first homecoming dance, or dance ever this year. We love her very much and think she can do anything she sets her mind to, become anything she wants in life if she works hard and does her best.

Kavika is an 8th grader and is starting to show symptoms of teenagitis. Kavika does well in school and thankfully I don't have to get on him for his grades. He works hard in school and is doing great! His football team went undefeated until the championship game and they lost 7-0 in the mini-bowl this year. His baseball team did awesome this year they won 4 of the 7 tournaments they were in. They were the #1 team in the state of Utah. Kavika had a great season and is most proud of all the blocks he threw this year. He decleated at least one person every game this season! He is now playing baseball and finishing up basketball with his comp team. He is finally taller then his sister and his mom and lets us know everyday. He has also put on 20 pounds since football season and his dad is proud of that! Kavika still has that big smile that everyone loves and we think he will go far in life and be successful. Kavika gets a lot of compliments on his long hair from being called Diego and Lego Head, but I love it long he looks handsome. Oh yea and no girls friends for him yet, thank heavens!!!!! Well as far as we know?

Kavehi is in second grade. Kavehi is my sweetheart and my loving snugly bug kid. Everyone always tells us that he is the nicest boy. Kavehi is doing great in school now I have three that can read only one to go! Kavehi's greatest event this year was he got baptized! The whole family came, we missed you Jason and Carol, Andi and Wilson too, but it was great to have everyone else there. Kavehi also played sports this year baseball, soccer, football, and is now playing basketball. His only win in the season for football, his family was there, the day he was baptized. He told me maybe I should get baptized every Saturday! Ha! Kavehi's biggest problem is he is not very coach able. He thinks he knows it all and won't listen to Dean or I. Hey uncle Keegan can you come down and coach he listened to you? Kavehi is a very special boy, he tells his mom every night I love you and is always giving me hugs and kisses. He also tells me I'm Beautiful all the time! He still sings himself to sleep all the time with nonsense songs he makes up about his day! The family has listened to him and recorded him some nights we all laugh until Kavehi catches us! We love you Kavehi!

Kealani is in pre-school and loves it. Her teachers name is Mrs. Vicki and she loves that her teacher has the same name as her Grandma Kane. Kealani is a ball of energy, talks a mile a minute, and if you sit down with her for a few she will talk your ear off. She is always on the going doing things, dancing, singing, playing, fighting with her brother. Wow how the pecking order goes. Kiana teases Kavika, he takes it out on Kavehi and Kavehi gets Kealani. Funny how that works? Kealani is a very smart girl and has a lot of little sayings we love. For example: She calls Gatorade's-alligators, she always says I can't how - which means I don't know how!!! She is always cracking us up all the time! Thank heaven she is out of the naughty stage, but she is spoiled rotten and we know it! She loves staying at Mikki and Pauls house. Mikki has a rule however, no crying at our house! I wish that worked at our house. Kealani is tall and we think she might get as tall as her Aunt Andi or Mikki. She loves princesses and will probably be a 5'11 cheerleader???? Whatever she does we love her and were thankful she is in our family.

Dean and I are doing good. This year I got put in as Young Women's President and that has been great for Kiana and I. But its crazy because they left Dean in Young Mens too. I turned the big 40 and that means we are all getting old! Keegan your next and Mikki/Paul not too far behind. Dean is doing great at work and loves it. Kavika and I still want to move back but Dean loves it here! It's been great seeing Mikki and Paul and their family more, but we miss seeing Keegan and Matt's families. We also miss seeing Grandma everyday, especially Kealani her and grandma still share a special bond. We also want to thank Grandma and Grandpa for coming down and watching the kids play in their sports, that means a lot to us and the kids. Most Important, Grandma May we will miss you but we know your in a better place loving being with Grandpa and that you are watching over us everyday until we can be together again. We love you all and may the lord bless you in all that you do! Ohana!