Happy Valentines Day!

Happy Valentines Day!

The girls were excited to go to school and share candy

with their friends and teachers.

I was excited to make a yummy dinner.

Menu:

Chicken Cordon Bleu

Twice baked Potatoes 

(Paula Deen's recipe)

Spring Salad

Strawberry Soda

White Cake

This was on my bed when I woke up this morning. My love gave me a rose because of one of my favorite
shows called "The Bachelor"...
he was cute enough to tell me that I got the "last" rose! Awwwww

PS: I also got a manicure/pedicure from him.

David's favorite: Chicken Cordon Blue. Milena's favorite: Twice Baked Potatoes.

For our .F.H.E tonight we had "Heart Attack", each one of us had to write three reasons why we love each other.

Here is my hubby's heart for me. It makes me happy that he is thankful for all of what I do for him but the best part was that he knows I love him and for me...that is enough.
I always want to make sure he knows it.

 Isaac having fun with our Valentines treat!?

Happy: I love so many people and I feel loved all the time.

Christmas day

We had a great time at Christmas morning.
We were all in the "NICE" list.

I love my shoes Santa!

I was happy to get "Edward" for Christmas :)

Belle loved the present grandma brought it from Egypt.

Thanks Santa for all of the gifts but my favorite of all is my FAMILY!

Happy: Are you kidding me? My red shoes off course!
Sad: I really wanted to be in Brazil today. Phone calls are not enough...

Christmas Eve with friends!

Christmas week is really hard for David and I.
We love it but we would like to spend it with our families.
David in Utah and I in Brazil.
We started our own family traditions and we stay in Hawaii now.
I do miss being with my parents and Christmas Day is the only day of the year that I like snow.
It is to cold to go to Utah in December and to far to go to Brazil
especially with 4 children under 9 years old.
I learned to love the tradition of Christmas morning for opening gifts
and something that I REALLY miss is waking up and smell mom Barlow's homemade
biscuits, bacon and gravy.
We make it better inviting some friends to come over and spend the Christmas eve or day with us.
This year we were invited to De Lima's home.
It was great, we had yummy food, Brazilian desserts and good company.
I am so thankful for all of the blessings that I have
and to the opportunity we have to celebrate Christ in our lives.
Merry Christmas everyone!
Cute babies playing together! We had fun reading and acting the birth of Jesus.

Friends make everything better! These two sing really well!

Isaac and I and Hannah singing Christmas songs

It felt just like home with a really yummy "Pudim de leite condensado" made by Andre and
my Brazilian Meringue lemon pie. It came out pretty good huh?

After the dinner we got home and got right to our

"Brazilian tradition"
opening gifts (well ONE gift)
at Christmas eve and I read the kids a cute story called
"A night without darkness"
by Thimoty Robinson
a Nephite Christmas Story.

The kids enjoying some gifts from far away...



Good night everyone and don't forget to leave cookies and milk for Santa and carrots for the rein deers.

Memorial Day Weekend!

My Memorial Weekend started with a class to learn how to make "leis". Our ward makes them for the Memorial Day when the scouts put them on the graves of the War Veterans from here. I really loved being with the Hawaiian ladies and learning how to make these beautiful leis! We made tons of the fresh flower ones and learned some other kinds too!


Lilikoi Flower Lei, my favorite!


It is coming along...


...and here it is all done!


You use these really huge needles that goes right into your fingers if you are not careful like me! LOL


One of my real flowers one, a little short because it was for the graves...


Wearing the twist kind (super easy to make) and trying to make the mini carnation lei...


It is a really cute one!


I got home and had a surprise from my mom, I fell in love with her packages on my mission and I still LOVE them! :0)


Memorial Day at the Waianae Coast!




A little dangerous, don't try that at home! LOL


We stopped several times while driving the coast, it was so beautiful! It is amazing that we live here for three years and have not been there before...






Belle really loves the ocean, I believe she will be one of those young women that will go surfing every day at 5am before school! :0)


The gorgeous Maipalaoa Beach with my kids!


Cute kids!


I just love how blue and clean the water is!


He is a good daddy huh?




We have to teach him while he is young huh? :0)


Someone really loves daddy!




She can stay out there for hours!


Always too far than I would like!


Girls want to have fun!

What a great day. It is always summer here. I never can have enough of the beach days, barbecues with the best meat and grilled corn with tons of watermelon! :0)