What she means to say is...

"Thanks for the blocks, Laura!"

Afternoon at the Park

Yesterday afternoon we went to the park with some friends from church. It was a beautiful day and a lot of fun. We went on the slide, ran around, played soccer and fed the ducks - but Katie was more interested in eating the bread than giving it to the ducks!

Check out some highlights. At the end of all the pictures there is a video of Katie playing soccer with our friend Tiago.

Right before we left two peacocks came out!

If you listen carefully you can hear Portuguese being spoken in the background. Kind of fun.

Katie and her New Buddies

Katie just got two new friends in her two new teammates, Abby and Jared. Looks like she will never have a dull moment when they are around....

Working Girl

I've been getting some help with the laundry lately.

I always need a nap after that much housework too!

Well, she doesn't put many clothes in but just about everything else is ending up in the washing machine these days!

Getting Used to It

Just before Christmas my laptop died. It happened really suddenly. Sad times. We get so used to the convenience of these things.

A few months ago we bought another one that was specifically for Jonathan so we wouldn't have to share. :-) So, fortunately we weren't computer-less when mine died.

For a little while we thought that we had lost ALL of the pictures we've taken and downloaded of Katie. OH MY GOODNESS!!! I was very close to crying... Jonathan, the great problem solver that he is, was able to find almost all of them. Whew... We will be MUCH better about backing things up now.

So, here I am now with my new computer. It's so nice to have my own again but gee wiz, I have to start from scratch! No bookmarked websites, no email addresses, no passwords and logins saved. I guess I'm pretty spoiled!

I'm super thankful for my new laptop that we got a good deal on. Hopefully it will last for a long long time.

Anyone know how to change your ITunes account to a new computer???

New Teammates!

Yesterday our new teammates arrived (they're the four in the middle)! It is very exciting for us to see our team grow and we're super glad that they're here!

Now we begin the fun work of helping them settle in. Yesterday I tried to teach the kids how to say hello and thank you... poor guys, there's a long way to go... but in the end they'll speak Portuguese better than all of us adults!

Welcome! We're so glad you're here!

38 things

I'm a little dry for post ideas right now but while looking through Susan's blog for a recipe I wanted to try I saw that she had tagged me in this post a while back. So here you go...

1. Where is your cell phone? … on the table

2. Your significant other? … Jonathan

3. Your hair? … thick, used to be blond

4. Your mother? … creative, wonderful

5. Your father? … integrity, caring

6. Your favorite thing(s)? … family and friends- of course, deserts, Pride and Prjudice,

7. Your dream last night? … no idea

8. Your favorite drink? … water, fresh squeezed orange juice

9. Your dream/goal? … I really should think about this more

10. The room you’re in? … the living room

11. Your fear? … bad people

12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? … here or in Ca.

13. Where were you last night? … home

14. What you’re not? … good at cleaning

15. Muffins/donuts? … muffins

16. One of your wish list items? … travel to Italy - it's close now so I'd better go!

17. Where you grew up? … Tucson, AZ (birth-10) and Diamond Bar, CA

18. The last thing you did? … took Katie for a walk

19. What are you wearing? … jeans, long sleved shirt, and a hoodie sweatshirt

20. Your TV? … Samsung

21. Your pet? … none

22. Your computer? … brand new - my old one died

23. Your life? … blessed

24. Your mood? … good

25. Missing someone? … Mommy

26. Favorite pastime? … reading; watching a girly movie

27. Something you’re not wearing? … shoes

28. Favorite Store? … H & M

29. Your summer? … busy

30. Your favorite color? … yellow

31. When is the last time you laughed? … this afternoon

32. Last time you cried? … three weeks ago

33. Who will re-post this? … Trisha

34. Four places I go over and over? … grocery store, mall, church, Ikea

35. Four people who e-mail me? … Trisha, Mom, Teri, Jonathan

36. Four of my favorite foods? … Mexican

37. Four places I would like to be right now? … California, Hawaii, Italy, Colorado

38. Four people I tag? … Trisha, Kim, Robyn, Nancy