Brazilian Food and the Payson Temple

Today I visited the new Payson Temple, ate at the Sweet Spot Brazilian restaurant and slept at my sister Marisa's home.

 

The kids first "Festa Junina"

"Festa Junina" is a very fun and traditional party from Brazil.

"June Party" is full of fun games, dances (pioneer dances style) and food.

This was the first "Festa Junina" that the kids participated, one of my favorite things about my kids is that

 they adapt to my Brazilian style so fast! Belle and Hannah were speaking

Portuguese so fast that drives me crazy...why can't they do that to me?

I look at their direction and there they are mingling with Brazilians like it was the easiest thing for them!

Even Isaac wanted to dance with a little girl that he never saw before, play games and play with the other Brazilian kids. I confess that it makes my heart really happy...

I think my kids will love Brazil just the way I do!!

(crossing all of my fingers)

Who has friends, has everything...

on the left is my little Isaac dancing a "quadrilha" with his mommy!!

I love these cute kids!!!!

This is my friend Hevelyn's family!

Back to America!

Enjoying my grandma's love to the fullest!

With grandma and grandpa da Silva

Grandpa da Silva always teaches us the coolest games! hahahaha

The only one that wasn't crying leaving Curitiba...

While Belle watches her tv, Ike is being silly with everyone in the plane!

We were lucky to have so much room again...everyone had three seats from Sao Paulo to Atlanta! :0)

I had a blast in Brazil, every time I go there it gets harder to come back! The only thing that makes me get in that plane is my David...I miss my parents already!

Last days in Brazil...

Someone loved to do not use carseat in Brazil...it is a huge no no! :0)


Their favorite part on shopping was to push these little carts :0)


Belle didn't like to see the meat area in our stores...Hahahahaha





Professional nails!

Hannah's turn

Belle, Hannah and Yasmin :0)

When they are to quiet...:0)



Curitiba is known for the green and the beautiful "pinheiros"...

Eating chocolate pizza! Yummy

You can tell she loves it! :0)

Leticia's(my niece) baptism



We also had a party for her 8th bday!

At he Church with my kids

I got to go at the Temple a lot at night, it is the most beautiful Temple ever!

Hannah's bday cake in Brazil

Isaac is 9 months old!

I clap and sing...

I sit down and I go everywhere while laying down...

and I am not scared of almost anything! :0) hahahahahah

Visiting the Curitiba Zoo :0)

Hannah at the zoo!

They LOVE animals

Gralha Azul, the bird of my state!

Can you see my tooth? :0)

At the zoo Parque Iguacu, the biggest park in South America...

The king!



Me and my kids

My sister Marisa and her family...

Cousins and best friends too!



Belle loves bears! Urgggg :0)