It has almost been a month since I last posted. I just can't keep up with March. What have we learned in the past month living in Brazil...
Nursery rocks with Daws
Dawson loves his picture taken
We can watch the storms roll in from our balcony
Making our own furniture is MUCH cheaper and fits our needs MUCH better
I missed crafting. Getting all my craft supplies has been so much fun
Find joy in the simple things- like catching raindrops with your tongue
We love Brazil rain!
Why not sneak your heels to school....its always funner to be fancy
Brazil sunsets are the best
Brazil fruit is beautiful and delish
Presli is growing up too fast- yet so shy and probably overwhelmed by all the attention she gets from the boys at school (I witnessed firsthand at her school gathering)
Trains are great entertainment for Dawson
Girls nights are needed and so much fun
It is better to give than to store
Date nights by candlelight make it really hard to order- but the company is outstanding
Let them be little
Did I mention we love Brazil rain?
Super woman
Taking time for family is critical
Time together is my favorite
Curiosity gets the best of you sometimes
Top two pictures are Presli's hair cutting job (notice her bangs and taper on the sides)
My OCD couldn't handle it anymore
too much naughty-ness the joys of being two
Our sweet friends were sealed together forever in the Campinas Temple- so happy for them!
Our month in a nutshell. April will be here before we know it, Easter will come and go. I have been trying to study more about our Savior and His atoning sacrifice. One attribute that Jesus had was meekness, I always thought meekness was another meaning for humility. In the book Gethsemane, Andrew C. Skinner described it in a way that really hit home with me. "In Gethsemane Jesus also demonstrated perfect meekness, for in the end he took what was thrust upon him without blaming other people or circumstances. Meekness may be thought of as poise under pressure, patience in the face of provocation...." He also used President Brigham Young as an example, "President Brigham Young was tested in many ways and on many occasions, was once tried in a way that required him to "take it" - even from the one he so much adored and admired. Brigham "took it" because he was meek. Yet, surely, none of us sitting here would thing of Brigham Young as lacking in boldness or firmness! However, even President Young, in the closing and prestigious days of life, spent some time in courtrooms being unjustifiably abused. When he might have chosen to assert himself politically, he "took it" - meekly."
Meekness is not a weakness. It is an attribute I want to implement in my life more perfectly.
Dawson loves his picture taken
We can watch the storms roll in from our balcony
Making our own furniture is MUCH cheaper and fits our needs MUCH better
Find joy in the simple things- like catching raindrops with your tongue
We love Brazil rain!
Why not sneak your heels to school....its always funner to be fancy
Brazil fruit is beautiful and delish
Presli is growing up too fast- yet so shy and probably overwhelmed by all the attention she gets from the boys at school (I witnessed firsthand at her school gathering)
Trains are great entertainment for Dawson
Presli has been perfecting her name writing skills
Star fruit is actually shaped like a star- imagine that
Our first experience with a full roasted pig- thumbs up
Activity days is coming a long- my biggest weakness is STILL the language- please pray for me! 
I was cleaning clothes for days after the ward camp out...but the memories were worth it
Roasted Chick Peas make a healthy snack- and you can flavor them any way you want
We are happy to have our toys
Sugar does not catch leprechauns
Neither do traps- they still make a mess and turn our milk and toilet water green
It is better to give than to store
Date nights by candlelight make it really hard to order- but the company is outstanding
Let them be little
Super woman
Taking time for family is critical
Time together is my favorite
Top two pictures are Presli's hair cutting job (notice her bangs and taper on the sides)
My OCD couldn't handle it anymore
Brazil is Beautiful
Hair grows back- keep reminding me that
water=sky
It's funner to try new fruit 
too much cute-nesstoo much naughty-ness the joys of being two
Our sweet friends were sealed together forever in the Campinas Temple- so happy for them!
Our month in a nutshell. April will be here before we know it, Easter will come and go. I have been trying to study more about our Savior and His atoning sacrifice. One attribute that Jesus had was meekness, I always thought meekness was another meaning for humility. In the book Gethsemane, Andrew C. Skinner described it in a way that really hit home with me. "In Gethsemane Jesus also demonstrated perfect meekness, for in the end he took what was thrust upon him without blaming other people or circumstances. Meekness may be thought of as poise under pressure, patience in the face of provocation...." He also used President Brigham Young as an example, "President Brigham Young was tested in many ways and on many occasions, was once tried in a way that required him to "take it" - even from the one he so much adored and admired. Brigham "took it" because he was meek. Yet, surely, none of us sitting here would thing of Brigham Young as lacking in boldness or firmness! However, even President Young, in the closing and prestigious days of life, spent some time in courtrooms being unjustifiably abused. When he might have chosen to assert himself politically, he "took it" - meekly."
Meekness is not a weakness. It is an attribute I want to implement in my life more perfectly.
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