Turning Two! and much more!

Ok - it's been a while and I have absolutely no excuses... but I do keep a journal ;)

What's happened since... Christmas?

January: We went on a cruise to the Caribbean Islands! Not too much to say about that, but it was absolutely amazing and beautiful! Thankfully, the weather in AZ was perfect for playing outside! Every day, Vivi would ask to play on the "Wee" - not to be confused with the nintendo "Wi". She loves the slides that Aunt Colette gave her and can seriously not get enough of them!

February: I officially resigned at the State Hospital and started being a full time mommy. Well, kind of. I still work a couple of part time jobs, three to be exact. I teach my Zumba Classes two times a week (and I usually end up subbing about 2-3 times a month), I teach classes about doTerra Essential Oils (each week varies), and I also work as a care manager about 10-15 hours a week. The good thing is that I don't have to rush off in the morning, I make my own schedule and I am having a great time having more time with my crazy chickita!

This is the actual sweat mark my bellybutton makes after teaching class! I call it: "Zumba Love"

March: We celebrated our 9th Anniversary! Yay us! Not too much in the celebration area, but we managed to have some time together and see a movie! Oh, and Daniel got a ukalele! Daniel is naturally gifted in the music area and so it's not completely surprising that he's actually getting really good after just a couple of months!

This was taken on our cruise in January - in Aruba!(A late birthday and Christmas present and an early Anniversary present!)

April: This month kind of flew by. We did attend my niece's baptism. Vivi is usually super excited about seeing Ruthie, but this was way past nap time...

We also spent some time at the YMCA's pool. Vivi loves to get all dressed up. She was trying to get out the door, but I made her stop so I could get a photo of her. I couldn't get a single smile. When I said, "Ok, let's go," she smiled and said, "Ok! Let's go!!!" Silly girl! (I have to add that I got this swimsuit, cover-up and sandals for only $4.00!)

We also attended the Retirement Party for Brother Wold, my seminary and institute teacher! He is seriously one of my hero's! It was also a mini-reunion! So fun to see lots of old friends.

May: In May, we had some special visitors. My parents were able to come home for a couple of weeks while the temple in Manaus was closed for cleaning. They came home just in time for graduations and for Vivi's 2nd Birthday! It was super fun having them home again. Vivi gave them both nicknames. Grandma is "Gamma" and Grandpa is "Ustah". Gamma is pretty obvious, but I had to figure out where Ustah came from. I think I did. We have been speaking Portuguese with Vivi and when we ask "Where is he?" in portuguese it's, "A onde ele esta?" = "Ustah" My dad was playing a bunch with her and I would constantly be saying, "Onde esta?" So... there you go. Now he's Ustah. It's pretty cute.

We had a family luau while my parents were in town - Hawaiian haystacks, talent show and ice cream!

The morning Vivianni turned 2!!! "Bom dia!"

The table at Vivi's Farm Party. My mom created the barn in the background, Daniel carved the watermelon pig, I did the cupcakes. It was super yummy. We also had a petting zoo - chickens and 3 week old goats!

Which brings us to JUNE??? Holy cow! So no crazy plans for this month, but in July, we're planning on heading up to Utah for some much needed relief from this impossible heat! (Why do we live here?)