Brazil

Jacob has officially arrived at the Brazil MTC! I am so proud of him in making the decision to serve a mission. He has such a strong testimony and knows what is right. I know that he will be awesome!

FYI did you know that Brazil used to be Brasil... I wonder why they changed it?

Happy First Day of Fall!

Oh, and we are having a GIRL!

Dont you just love a rainy day?

Snuggled up in blankets, sleeping in, hot chocolate, mmmm

The Divine Institution of Marriage

If you have time I would read this article. Especially as Proposition 8 will soon be voted on I think that it is important to remember what a sacred and divine institution marriage really is. One thing that I always have trouble with is when my friends and acquaintances who support gay marriage say that I am not being tolerant. I think that they give a good definition of tolerance in the article.

"Those who favor homosexual marriage contend that “tolerance” demands that they be given the same right to marry as heterosexual couples. But this appeal for “tolerance” advocates a very different meaning and outcome than that word has meant throughout most of American history and a different meaning than is found in the gospel of Jesus Christ. The Savior taught a much higher concept, that of love. “Love thy neighbor,” He admonished. Jesus loved the sinner even while decrying the sin, as evidenced in the case of the woman taken in adultery: treating her kindly, but exhorting her to “sin no more.” Tolerance as a gospel principle means love and forgiveness of one another, not “tolerating” transgression."

Yes, We are still alive

It may seem like we have dropped off the face of the earth but really we have just been traveling around so much there hasn't been time to get on a computer and record it. Here is a look at what we have been doing, for more pics you can go to Facebook.

We visited Family in California! Can you guess who is under the bell?



Then we went to another family reunion in Salt Lake.



A little bit after that we took a road trip to the green rainy wonders of Washington. We were there for a week visiting Jessica and her family, going to Jessica's wedding and seeing the sights of Seattle!



Jess and her now husband Aaron. We had a lot of fun goofing off with them.



My favorite place in Seattle was Pike's Market. Packed with people it is a hot spot not only for tourists but locals as well. You can find cheap prices on fresh food, flowers and fish. The fishermen would yell out songs and toss 30lb fish around every so often they would almost miss catching the fish letting the mouth of it fly open into an onlookers face. I loved the flowers, table after table of them. They were so cheap! 5 bucks would get you a beautiful bouquet.



Since Aaron is a previous resident of Seattle he knew all of the in's and outs. One rarity was the gum wall.. The wall is huge and plastered with various passerby's chew.



Charles thought that he would try it out...



We also visited the Troll under the bridge (I cant remember the name of the bridge but apparently this is a famous spot.)



Charles of course managed to win the hearts of all the ladies young and older with his smashing good looks, humorous dialog, and helping hands.



And of course here is a picture of the Newly Weds!



And the last trip taken was unexpected, on the trip home from WA I received a call from my sister telling me that my Grandpa had passed away in the night. I was sad to hear that he had died but also was happy for him because now he is out of his pain. These last few years have been very rough on him. My Grandma has been an inspiration to me with the service and unwavering love she has shown my grandpa through that time. My grandpa is one of the most honorable men I know. He always lived his life in accordance with the Gospel and the Lord. He loved his wife, and family. He served others. Often as a doctor he would treat patients who did not have the means to pay him sending them off without a bill. He has always been an example of Christlike charity. I loved to listen to his stories. When Charles and I lived there after we were married We would eagerly look forward to dinnertime. There Grandpa would tell exciting and flavorful stories form his life. I flew to San Diego for the funeral. Unfortunately I couldn't find my camera till the last day before I left so I don't have pictures of all the family together but here is a picture of my Grandpa and I from when I lived with them.



And Last but not least... we had our 22 week ultrasound yesterday and we are having a.........








Well, we don't know... Yet. The baby was so curled up and comfy that he/she didn't want to move to let us know the gender. But we did get some great pictures, I cant believe how big the baby is, I mean I still don't even look that pregnant!





Stay tuned for more though because we are supposed to go back tomorrow for a follow up. Apparently it is not very often that they cant find out what the baby is.