Tonga June 08'

This is the old family house. When the Lomu's moved from Ha'Apai to Tongatapu, this is the house they lived in. It was pretty surreal to walk thru the house my dad lived in. There was no bathroom, running water, or electricity. We gathered all the male first cousins together (8 of us total) and slept there for a few nights. We sat up all night and told stories and drank kava. Amazing.

Its hard to look tough wearing a dress but we tried. This is how everyone dresses for church. We had just attended church at the Methodist church that my grandpa help build. We found the picture on the right hanging in the lobby of Liahona high school. This is a picture of the 1968 Liahona rugby team, and pictured in the middle wearing the lei is my dad. We were so excited we found this photo

This picture was taken in front of Liahona high school. The picture on the left is Ben climbing a coconut tree. He figured since he was half Tongan, he must be able to climb it. Since we are only half Tongan, he only made it half way up the tree.

We hiked into a cave and went swimming. It was pitch black except for a few candles and the water was crystal clear. I have a bunch of really good pictures but they all show Ben flexing. He just finished P90X so hes a little proud of his arms and 6 pack. I used the picture on the right because its Bens least flexing pose.

We were able to hang out the whole week with all our first cousins, from the left is George, Suave, Ben and Mahe. Mahe looks exactly like my dad. Tonga has the most beautiful beaches I've ever seen. We spent most of our days sitting on the beach with the cousins.

Lomu family reunion 08'

The Lomu family reunion was fun, we had everyone here in Utah at Annie's family cabin. Sam, Sinia, and Deuce brought their families up too. Holly and Tiare went all out with carnival games for the kids. We played paint ball most of the time, even the wives got in ion the action. Shelly shot Bill 10 times from about 5 feet when he was unarmed. It was funny, and the F bombs were flying. We sat up most nights and drank kava. Deuce spent a few hundred dollars on fireworks so we celebrated the 4th of July while we were there. Good Times in Fairview Utah.

Lake Powell July 08