FAMILY DAY WITH EMILE IN FORT JACKSON SOUTH CAROLINA | Cooking with Rona | 

That was a tear jerker when Pops and Moms hugged their Soldier. I felt how proud you all were of your Son/Brother. Your family is the Samoan version of the Cosby Show. ❤️

Watching this in 2024 and I’m so proud of you soldier. My daughter’s in her 2nd week basic training at Fort Jackson and can’t wait to hug her. Malo lava matua le tatalo ma taupa’i no nai fanau. Sending love to our soldier and appreciation for their services.

Wow that's awesome fam, its 12am here in Australia and this grown man teary watching your reunion with the uso Emile. God is great 🙏🏾 enjoy your time together.. C'mon Chef ! You make us all kagi here 😂😪

When chef wouldn't let go of his soldier 🥺😭 I couldn't hold back my tears! You could see Emile fighting back his tears when he hugged his mama aww 😭😭 Congrats Emile! Thank you for taking us along Afulu Family! Look forward to the graduation vlog 👏🏼 Ofa atu from Brisbane, Australia x

Praise God, for getting your family safely to see your son. Watching your son with his group is exciting to see. Thank you for taking us along. ♥️♥️ God bless. Look forward to his graduation

This was sooo emotional to watch! You’s must be so proud of Emile. What a blessing! Love how tight nit your family is! Malo Emile! Your such an inspiration!

Best part when both parents hug their son, it was 😢 such a blessing love the video and thanks for sharing.

His Father's love for his son💙 literally in tears when the family went up to hug n kiss him. May God bless your son journey love watching your guys video 💖 sending alofas from Sydney Australia.

Yo as soon as they started hugging, I was fighting back the tears man. Just reminds me of how my old man and mum would hold me for a while right before I flew back home after I visited them in New Zealand. Love your content Family. ❤️

I’m literally in 😭😭 right now. Thank you guys for blessing us with a vlog this morning and thank you Jesus for his guidance upon y’all 🙏🏼🙌🏼. Even though we have not cross paths yet we’re super proud of you Emile🙌🏼🎉 We love y’all Rona and family 💕💕

Been watching you guys for 6 months and this was such an emotional moment to this reunion with your son. To think about the anticipation and drive time leading up had to be worth every mile. I know Emile was brought up by goodly parents! Holding back the tears for sure. Ofa atu Afulu family from Utah!!!

Praise God you guys arrived safely to the base 🙏❤ wow such an amazing reunion with Emile so emotional. Such a well mannered young gentleman✊ congratulations again Emile God bless you through your journey. Love that he carries the Church logo emblem ❤

Glad to see this beautiful and humble family together. I understand your Son’s joy when he see you all. I was in OSUT training in Fort Leonard wood and my family couldn’t make it to family day or graduation due to lack of funds from traveling far from the Island of Saipan ,CNMI so my battle buddie’s family welcomed me with open arms for family day . Love this video. Great family . Stay Safe. Great job soldier on the sound off for the cadence 👍🏽

Watching it with teary eye...Congratulations Evile..you made your parents and your siblings all proud and even us as viewers. What a great example for a Samoan family. Thank you for making us Samoans all proud.. Go get it TAMATOA♥🌺💯😍😃

Super cool channel THE best FOODS ever cool cool 😎. Love an respect God bless you all.

Congrats Emile , I think I cry more than Pa & Ma 🤣🤣 proud parents to see their son doing so well, God bless you Emile 🙏 and also the Cooking with Ronas fam. Love yous and stay safe ♥️♥️

I'm in tears Watching this episode 😭 love the raw emotions from seeing your son has grown up. All the hard work you parents have done for your children and seeing the outcome 👏 priceless. Alofa Tele Atu mo outou ma le fanau.Faamanuia tele le Atua ia oulou ma le Aiga.

Congrats to the uso Emile uv made me and the whole of the pacific proud to be a pacific islander. All the best for the rest of ur trainings and may God bless u and ur family. Chef got me kagi'ing like a lil pepe lol. Gog bless and stay safe famz

We are so proud of your family especially Emile’s journey, watching him hugging his parents with tears 😭 makua ou lagonaina lava le agaga fiafia ma loimata o le olioli for him and your family, I couldn’t even recognize him with the uniform 🥱 malo cooking with Rona family for all the good examples that we learn and help our little family to push forward we wish you guys the best and hope to meet you guys. Love from 2Lua family 👍

This was soooo beautiful thank you family for taking us with you on your family trip may our heavenly father continue to guide Emile on his new journey 💙💙💙🙏🙏🙏

Definitely a tear jerker😭😭He definitely made you guy's proud thank you for your service Emile..much love to you all ❤️❤️

Awwwe we’ve been waiting for this moment . Nothing beats being reunited with our parents & siblings again 🥺💙 Kalofa e ia chef fiafia koe vaai si oga son . Proud of you MiLE for making your parents & siblings proud . HOOORAAAHH 💯

Congratulations Emile, very blessed you are to have a such loving parents and siblings. I’m here so proud and happy for you all. Love from Australia 🇦🇺❤️❤️❤️

Proud of you Emile. Your parents are awesome. Thank you for the tears of joy this morning. Congratulations 👏.

Malo le malaga manuia family! What an awesome video! That moment when you're embracing Emile is priceless. He has grown in confidence. This is the most I've heard him on a video lol - that's awesome (fai mai ai chef). Malo Emile le faaeaea aiga. Malo fo'i ia oulua matua le fai-tama. And, to see Emile leading his platoon/group when marching ... let's pray these are signs to come for greater leadership opportunities for him! Thanks for allowing me to ride with you all and be part of this journey. Chef has done bbq's in a lot of places ... and now he can tick off South Carolina as well! Choo hoo. Can't wait for the next video. Stay blessed famz.

Oh man…I’m glad no one was around when I was watching the reunion. I started tearing up and didn’t even know. Had to wipe my eyes and looked around to make sure nobody seen me…🤣🤣🤣 Congrats Emile!

Such a beautiful moment ! Brought tears to my eyes when mom and dad gave him a big long hug . God bless your family !! May god watch over your family through out this whole journey!

Awww literally crying seeing him with you guys, aww beautiful 😢😢 hes grown, well done Soldier you surely made your Parents & Sibs proud, viia lava le Atua 💜

Thanks for another vlog update Rona & Family 🥰 always a blessing watching you guys embark on this road trip journey and that y'all arrived safely in SC ❤️‍🔥 & massive congrats to the uso Emile on his special day 🥳👏🏼 "Viia le Atua" 🙌🏼

Thanks Family for bringing me along for the ride. The road trip has had its challenges but you all have pushed through and made it safely to Nth Carolina. What an awesome reunion it has been to see Emile in uniform. As parents you both must be so proud. I am surely proud of him. I love the soul food. Chef’s Special BBQ made with love. You can’t beat that. A Fathers love, A Mothers Love, A Siblings Love is unconditional. Love the Counsel Chef gives to Emile. Looking forward to the Graduation Video. Alofa atu Famz 🙌🏽👊🏽🤙🏽❤️

Such a wonderful family. I'm glad to find your channel. Really enjoy watching your videos and want to say thank you and thanks your son for a service to our country. May God bless all of you!🙏💯💖💝

Love your family time and the grilling. Yummy thank u again for sharing your lives on social media.

Awww what a beautiful reunion❤️😭 God is good!! Malo lava le faamalosi Emile. My family & I absolutely love your guys channel!! Alofa atu from Sydney, Australia xx

amazing family , anazing food and amazing video . May your family stay happy and stay healthy and blessed 🤗🤗

can't stop my tears when i saw how you first see your son 😭 i can feel you as a parents proud parents good jop parents to your kid's❤️. Still followi your journey n your RU-vid channel family. Much much love to your family take care n be safe ❤️❤️ more videos pls. From New Zealand ❤️🙏❤️

First time watching your video that was amazing especially spending time with your son.thanks for sharing :) Love and prayers all the way from Auckland New Zealand xx

Congratulations Emile. What a happy reunion. Malo le tauivi i mea lelei. Seki a le vlog. Fia ai aku a le BBQ. Enjoy every second with the soldier. We are all proud of you and your accomplishment.

Such an Amazing Video. What an Awesome achievement Emile, stay blessed 👏👏👏 My Favourite Family on RU-vid, God bless you always 💓💓💓💓

Love watching your videos. God bless your family. I pretty much watch most of your videos. You have a beautiful family.

That was wonderfully to watch. May our Father in Heaven continue to bless your endeavors Family and keep Emile safe. Alofa atu from Aussie.

😭 literally in tears (proud tears) watching this vlog. Dad’s reaction was priceless. The fact that Dad got quiet after seeing his son, showed how much proud he is for Emile. Its rare to see samoan dad’s in tears but definitely saw the proud tears all over dads face. Also love mom’s reaction, such a humble person. Its also rare to see our samoan parents served us kids with food first, seeing mom served Emile first showed how humble and proud she is with Emile. Love the siblings bonding. Shouting congratulations Emile all the way from Seattle with your family. You have made your family proud and us too. Thank you so much family for allowing us to witness this moment with you guys. Waiting patiently for the next vlog. Please post you guys cashapp. Love to show love to you guys.

So emotional guys😭🥺…can imagine how proud chef is..well done Emile on your achievement 👍..keep safe guys❤️

So sweet 😍 thanks for sharing those beautiful moments with us. Proud moment for the whole family ❤️❤️❤️🌺 Congratulations Emile!!! *Chef’s slides🩴though😂*

This video touched my heart and got me tearing up. Lots of Love in this family! I'm proud of your son. Thoughts and Prayers always for you all! Be safe, enjoy the graduation and moments with your son🧡🙏😇🎉🎊🇺🇸

Chef is a proud father... NO BETTER LOVE THEN FAMILY LOVE

Malō malaga manuia. That was an emotional meeting with the soldier. Great job Emile and proud parents also the supporting siblings. Emile you grow into an awesome young man. Bless the Afulu family ❣️

In tears this whole video! Congratulations to Emile! So happy you all made it safely to SC. Can’t wait for the next video. Watching from Lakewood 😁

Congratulations Emile!! Job well done. Hoorah!!!! The road trip was amazing!! Malo Chef! Malo le fauli. I loved the scenery and going through the different states. Afulu family you are a wonderful example of a tight knit family that supports each other and your children 💞💞 We are waiting for the next video.

I’m from New Zealand and I really enjoy your videos. What a lovely family😀 Big fan👍🏽👍🏽

Oh man when he hugged his mom and the beautiful words from dad 😭😭😭 you guys are such a strong family 🙌🏼 thank you for sharing such a beautiful family moment with us ❤️

Congratulations Emile 🎊 this video was awesome to watch and also very emotional for the parents to see their son.🤗 well done, you've done your family proud 👏. Malo lava 😊

Thankyou for sharing these special times with us. Your family videos are amazing. Really enjoyed the scenic drives, setting up camp, and watched Emile on his first day before graduation spend quality family time with you all. May God bless and keep you all well xo

Had me in tears when youse reunited with your son what an awesome capture! May God continue to bless your humble family and esp your son throughout the rest of his soldier training…❤️🙏

Hello family.. well it’s been a while Seeing you travelling to see your son what a journey .. watching all your family from the beginning it’s wonderful but as your son left is like my son missed but as us as parents knowing one day we have to let our kids to this world to spread their winds and explore what’s around them. I shared a tears when I saw your son I’m so proud of him , knowing this is what he been blessed and chosen to be his career, God blessings to you on your journey safety all the way till you reach your dreams. God blessings to you all 🙌💜💙🙏

Glad you guys made it t your destination safe ✊🏽 That was one drive, I felt as if I was an extra passenger on your drive lol Aww but man gotta say this was such an emotional yet heartwarming video, couldn’t hold back th tears 🥺😭 So good t see your family together again with Emile and that he is doing well. Can’t wait for th next vid. Much Love t you all Afulu Fam ❤️

Massive hugs for Uncle Chef … we were looking forward to the meet up and boy he got us crying 😭😭😭😭 That campsite looks really good and the bbq was on point to Aunty 👌🏼 God bless Emile and May He guide & protect Emile on this next leg of his journey. Can’t wait to watch the next vid, no doubt I’m gona get me a box of tissues for it. Much love always fams 💙💙

Hey family ☺️🥰 it’s been a long time coming but I’ve been watching youse for a long time now 🥰, and I must say your family has been a huge inspiration for my little family , I’ll like to say Congratulations to your dearest son for graduating Malo tauivi! Malo Fa’amalosi! You have exceeded through and Praise god you’ve finally graduated ✊🏾👏🏾🥰😘 Well done to your son for all his accomplishments that he has achieved so far and what a heartfelt vlog to watch so emotional & to see your husband and family finally reuniting again wow that was heartfelt 🥺😢🥰 I literally cried through it all 🥺🥰🤣 As every parent We would want the best for our kids and for them to be succeed in life and become something one day and he has done it all glory to god 🥰❤️ and I applaud you His parents & especially his siblings for your guys love & support , dedication & prayers and above all I’m sure it doesn’t go unnoticed 🙏🏾☺️ I’m so excited to watch what’s coming next! May God’s protection & love be with you all , Malo chef for driving and you all are such a blessing to watch! Sending love from the UATI FAMILY all the way from New Zealand 🇳🇿 Auckland! God bless!! 🥰❤️

😢may God continue to bless you guys always, appreciate riding along with every vlog you've been putting up since day 1!!! Alofas❤

Congrats Mum, Dad and siblings. We thank our Heavenly Father that you all made it safe and sound to South Carolina. We thank you all for sharing your families journey and especially your emotional embraces of love with Emile. It was such a beautiful scene to witness your family embrace Emile with love, pride and excitement (lots of happy tears). We are all very proud of Emile's success and resilience in such a mentally, physically and very emotionally charged field to undertake straight out of high school. We wish you all nothing but many blessings and safe travelling mercies over you all. CHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! From my family here in Henderson Auckland, NZ. Alofa atu from the Tamua-Nuuvali Aiga.

Congratulations. Love and enjoy watching your family especially all the cookings lol

Love watching your videos and what you cook family vibes awesome the food looks very delicious 😋 😊

😢😢 - man chef this got me in tears. He’s like a man now, he’s a spitting image of his mum&dad - beautiful family just beautiful

(Wipes my tears)😭 Emile you look juss like your Mom💞 Job well done Emile on your journey to a better future🌺 Your parents raised you all well and I love your family💞 Love all your videos and looking forward to your next video💞 Good job Emile💞 Is your other son gonna join the army too when he graduates? I know Rona is not gonna join bcos she said so hahaaa lol Keep it up Emile💞

I finally subscribed to your channel❤️❤️ Love every vlogs and every family moment🥹🥹 Keep them vlogging coming😘😘

Couldn't help but shed a tear on this one. Such a loving family. Thanks for sharing. 😊

Congratulations family, Uguys made it safely, faamalo atu mo Emile, He looks awesome in Uniform, Congratulations soldier best journey to you 👍

What a beautiful and emotional moment. Thank you for sharing with us 🥰 May God continue to bless your family and see Emil through the rest of his training 🥰

Yayyy.. 😍😍 the moment I've been waiting for 🤗🤗 literally crying watching you guy's reunion.. proud parents 👏👏 Congratulations Emile.. #salute #respect ❤❤❤

Love the humble beginnings only just subscribed your family is so beautiful putting God at the centre you guys are inspiring and Emile inspiring so many young boys out there 🙏 God bless the rest of the army training journey and blessings to your family 🙏

Love you guys channel.your dad is the real MVP his advice and emotion is real,always listen to your parents bro..watching from France 🇫🇷 ..keep up the good work family GB🙏🏽❤️❤️

So emotional to watch I know how mum feel about her son I have two boys and they are very close to me lol God bless your son for choosing the right path....all the BEST Emile stay strong 💪🏽 Blessings ♥️♥️♥️

What a precious moment , Emile make his family proud , malo lava uso and thank you chef and family I’m sure some of us viewers/subscribers never seen or experienced what it’s like on base besides watching Commado amd Rambo back in the day 😂 alofa tele aku stay blessed HOOOOORAAAHHHH 💯❤️

Emile looking like a REAL soldier now. We are all proud of you Emile!! Tearing up watching the reunion part. Lots of love to you guys ❤

That a real tear jerker so proud of your son malo ofa atu Thankyou for sharing with us all.

We’ve been following your vlogs for over 2 years and watching your kids growing feels like family. It was definitely an emotional moment watching you parents hugging Emile for the first time in 2 months. Thank you for sharing this monumental moment for your family with us. Alofa atu and God bless..🙏🏼🙏🏼

Thank you for allowing us to share these precious moments with you all.

Some tears of joy watching your family reunion my Cooking with Rona family, and a massive congratulations to the most humble and brave soldier Emile, safe driving back, may God keep you all safe, Love and blessings always ❤️🙏🏽😘

That was a very heartfelt very proud moment your son is going to be an amazing American soldier. God bless Emile and his family.

Wow, God is faithful..love you fam, congrats again Emile

Awww wish I followed ur family earlier and knew u guys were making the road trip to South Carolina,I would’ve made it a point to have u guys stop by in Clarksville,Tennessee where I live to take a days break to sleep&rest while my family cooks some light refreshments for u guys to enjoy&pack for the rest of ur road trip! Being parents of 5 military kids coming from Hawaii,we got out our comfort zone to move out here to be closer to our kids&grandkids so we totally get it&know that road trips ain’t no joke🙌🏼 God Bless ur family&thank you for ur service🙏🏽💝

Congratulations Emile 🥳💪🏽 proud parents thank you for taking us with you guys good job chef…take care and much alofas God bless 💛💛💛💛💛

someones cutting onions here😭 such a wonderful reunion with your boy, God Bless your family love watching your channel🥰 much alofas from Brisbane Australia❤️

How good🙏🏽 you guys have raised a great man, still fluent in Samoan 👌🏽❤️ Malo lava 😊

Awww man, what a beautiful reunion💚 May Heavenly Father bless you all on your way back home and much prayers and support for the soldier on his new journey. Malo Lava

Need more dads like chef💯 im not saying all but most poly dads are too proud to show emotions and express how they feel especially towards their sons, maybe back then it was a way to show tough love or whatever but man this best video so far💯✌️

Praise our Heavenly Father for watching over Emile! Malo le onosai Emile! You have a awesome family behind you and us supporting you all the way! Blessed Sabbath from us to yours 💛💛💛💛💛

😭😭❤️what an absolute beautiful journey and a blessing family. Alofa Aku❤️

Loved this vlog so much! Family is a big thing for us and the love in this vlog was high! Man I found myself crying so many times and esp with dads talk with his son 🥺😭. I felt so proud of the brother too ❤. All the best family. Alofa atu and safe travels. SV

Such an emotional and proud moment for Emile. Couldn't hold the tears back.😭💙 Congratulations to your son and brother guys. He definitely has a big heart and we are glad to see you guys have reunited again after 10 long weeks. All the best for Job training Emile. Seki mai bbq chef. Malo Chef for the long drive ti South Carolina, malo foi le au tapuai. God is exceptionally good !Alolofa atu family.xo

This is my first time watching your channel and I am very proud of your success and respect for your Son as a soldier. May God bless you all and continue supporting your young soldier and make your Dad proud of you Son (sorry to say son to you young soldier because I'm the father of 3 kids and I'm so proud of your big achievements keep it up and never give up. God bless Thanks Esau Talo from Sydney Australia.

well done uso, good to see genuine families on youtube. very refreshing. 👍🍺

That was so nice seeing mum n dad hugged there son emile 😥💙 And wow seeing new stuff in America it's so amazing way different from Australia So guy's hope yous had an amazing day with emile and God bless yous all can't wait for the next video x❤

First time subscribe to your guys Chanel this vid made me 😢 family over everything keep the vid coming much love all the way from Australia 🇦🇺

So awesome to see you all reunite with your son Emile again. Thank you for sharing your road trip with us. America is beautiful 😊 and so glad you guys made it to your destination safely ❤️

Such a sweet reunion Fam x congrats Emile! We hope you all enjoy this family time together. Well done on the safe trip, Chef! Alofaz 😘

All the best Emile. You've made us here in NZ PROUD 👏 got all teary watching this. Alofa atu

Awww I love this vlog so much! Of course chefs bbq always looks so delicious! May God continue to keep yah safe and congrats Emile! Much alofas and respect!!!

As a parent it’s an absolutely proud moments fantastic well done GOD BLESS

Beautiful trip.

At emile trainnig, I felt like i,ve never cried for start. Most the familys was happy to see you a real soldier. Chef will always care for the hugs as a family apart from god