Sights

A spectacular Fijian sunrise

Later, that same sunrise (I took about 70 pics of this - ridiculous - I know)

Some pretty flowers (I think it's called Maui Ixora)

The view from our room at The Outrigger

Beach Bums

I think Jamison did enough cartwheels to get to the U.S. and back!

A pretty girl and her hollowed out coconut

Who is that beach beauty?

We couldn't pull him out of the ocean!

School Day

Look at those beautiful faces...

School Lunch (a Fiji burger)

More beautiful faces

The boys were impressed with Jamison's artwork

Fun

Playing catch with the rugby ball (Brigham and Jamison)

Papa may have arranged for Ana to marry Chris, but I think her heart belongs to Bug!

Ahhh, this is the life!

On the road from Nadi to Suva (BTW if you want to see the picture in a larger format, just click it)

Sunday

Two pretty ladies

Sulu Boys

Church

White Shirt Recipients

Day One

A daddy-daughter stroll on the beach

South Pacific Island

See the island in the background?

Jess and Papa (a.k.a. Coco Buns!)

Bula Vinaka

Well, I don't even know where to begin, except with this: THANK YOU GRANDMA AND PAPA FOR THE BEST THING WE'VE EVER EXPERIENCED! Fiji is an amazing and special place and we learned that the real beauty lies within its people. Now we know why grandma and papa don't want to come home... and all we can think about is going back! We ate delicious food, saw some gorgeous sites, and made some wonderful friends. The big highlight for us was when we attended the LDS Primary school. Those children have such an unspeakable light that you immediately fall in love with them. And the best-trained choir in the world can't hold a candle to the sound their unified voices make in song. I truly learned what it means to say "my heart is full." I took nearly 800 pictures, so I will try to pick just a few to share here. My words fall painfully short when I try to describe it, so I hope the pictures will do it even a little bit of justice.

To my dearest family,

I know ever since I was little I've always been the "soccer player" of the family. I am sorry to say that will no longer be true. Over the past couple of months I've done some soul searching and I have made the decision to end my soccer career. I know it's a big decision to make but it was not made lightly, trust me. This is something that I needed to do for myself and I feel like this is the right choice for me to make. Thank you for all the support you guys have given me over the years; its been a long hard road, but I'm ready for a new part of my life to begin. I hope you all can understand. I love you all so much.

Love,
meg