March - month of family celebrations!

March 15 - baby Nisi Alexis Chanova Kuma's blessing in Salt Lake. Daddy Sione Kuma gave a beautiful blessing surrounded by many family and friends in the blessing circle. Jaxon wasn't feeling well and clung to his mom; Miss Taisa was dressed to the nines with a cute headband, pretty spring dress and waiting for me to show! Mele & I took Jaxon after sacrament while Taisa went to nursery. We all ate around 5:30 with delicious food prepared by the Kuma's and then I flew out that evening. Joe also drove up with his buddy so was there for the event. Milika and baby Mele got bumped and sadly did not make it on the flight.

March 18 -Andy & Milika Moeai's anniversary. Happy anniversary to the parents of some of my precious grandchildren (Wes, Noa, Breanna, AJ, Malie & Mele.

March 19 - Wes turns 14. Hard to believe the oldest of my grandchildren is more handsome than his Uncle Joe. Wes, you are such a cutie and we love you!

March 21 - Nisi's birthday. Happy birthday to my #2 daughter - enjoying life with her lovely family and a flourishing business.

March 23 - Brooks turns 8. A talented, happy and fun loving boy - happy birthday Brooks! We love you.

Sister Latanya K. Pikula - Micronesia, Guam Mission

Latanya sends her alohas and ofa atu lahi to all her friends, fans and family. Loving Guam, loving the people and truly loving the work she was sent to do. Her outgoing personality, happy dispostion, strong testimony and love for life has contributed to her success in reaching out to investigators and members with baptisms already under her belt. She has a wonderful companionship with Sister Kanakom (Thailand) & Sister Loeak (Marshall Islands) - they are very sweet and enjoy working together. Please write to Latanya as she does get homesick and really really really wants to hear from you - (letters and packages)

Sister Latanya Pikula

Micronesia Guam Mission

PO Box 21749 GMF

Barrigada, Guam 96921

Congratulations Wayne & Annie

My romantic son Wayne proposed to his sweet girlfriend Annie Mailo last month in Lanai. He respectfully asked Annie's dad (Ken) and then proposed to Annie while they were on the island. Wedding date June 19, 2009 Mt. Timpanogos Temple - woo hoo!

My grandkids are the cutest! Yes, they are...

Anna wrote about Siutaisa, her almost 3 year old recently...

Monday we took the kids to the temple and after we were done I went into the car with Jaxon and Nisi (cause I can't bear the cold!) and Sione took Taisa to the waterfall at the Conference Center so they could throw pennies.

Sione: Throw your penny and make a wish!

Taisa: What?

Sione: Make a wish means what do you want?

Taisa: I want to go potty.

Not everyone can be thin, but everyone can be fit.

"Get moving!" I remind myself daily. Working at a computer and sitting for 10 hours a day just isn't what God had in mind when He created our bodies. I have not done His plan justice and it's apparent in my BP levels and heart health (thanks Grandpa! sheesh...) so I keep my Ipod charged and buy quality running shoes (Saucony, my personal fav). Thankfully I live in a hilly location so my personal gym consists of the hills near work and home. When Latanya ran her 1st 1/2 marathon 2 years ago, she did it without music - that's right, no Ipod!?! I couldn't go 10 minutes without music recharging my drive... Paying tribute to the inspiring marathoners, runners or walking heroes in my life - Mum (Nana), Nisi & Anna (SGU Sand Hollow marathon), Fanua (yes, Fanua & I walked Amanaki on the 3 mile Boise walk for health run in 2008), Milika (always running), Latanya (SLC 1/2 marathon 2007), Mele & Tori (always a gym membership on hand), Wayne & Joe (cute sports jocks - rugby, football, wrestling, golf...) and of course Chelsi Dawn Petersen - if you were fortunate enough to know her (and her family), it was instant love. She inspired us all!

Welcome to my blog!

My kids have been nagging me to put up a blog so here it is! Ta da! (as Jaxon says...) Label me a very proud mother of the beautiful and talented Pikula Angels. We moved from Hawaii to the southwest and have enjoyed our tour of duty - SGU has been good to us and for us. Over the last several years some of my kids have married and started families of their own, headed off for college and LDS missions or the bright lights and jobs of SLC have quickly claimed them.

So I'm transitioning from the survival mode to enjoying life more. Personal health, working "smart", using my vacation hours for actual vacations, loving and supporting my kids, grandkids, mother, brother & immediate family, working on my debt snowball, monthly "ladies night" at my house are some of the goals I've been having fun with this year. My cup runneth over, I am truly blessed!