Brazil

I have to say one of the great highlights of going to Brazil was meeting the famous brazilian Thais. Isn't she beautiful? I absolutely adored her which only made our decision to name our daughter after her all the more sweet.

Churrasco Anyone?



These pictures are of us at a Churrasco that some members put on for us. For anyone who doesn't know what a Churrasco is, let me enlighten you: It's basically a meat lovers feast where various types of meat are cooked on a sword, rotisserie style, and then brought to the table where you eat to your heart's content. We went to a ton of these while in Brazil but this one was by far my favorite because it was made by friends we loved (not to mention the meat was amazing :O)


Falls Do Iguacu

This was the one tourist stop that we made on our trip and as you can see, the falls are absolutely breath taking. At one point Jordan and I stood underneath one of the falls and softly sang, "How Great Thou Art." I felt like I was walking through the most miraculous painting I have ever seen.

The Devil's Throat

These are the falls on the Argentinian side. They call this the Devil's Throat because...well take a look for yourself!

The MTC

Here we are in front of the Sao Paulo MTC where my boy learned to be a good missionary :O)

This is one of Jordan's Companions.

Jordan spent many hours in this room (or one like it) learning Portuguese.

So this taste's about as good as it looks. This is a little concoction that Southern Brazilians adore and I pretty much think it tastes like poo
(no offense).

This little angel is quite possibly the cutest little baby in Brazil. Her name is Moani and we instantly became best friends as she took a liking to my singing her The Eensy Weensy Spider.

Nana and Papa: The one's who made this trip possible

This picture was taken the day we got back from Brazil. As you can see, Thais was happy and well taken care of while we were gone and I have to just say another quick thank you to Nana and Papa for watching her for a week. Thais really fell in love with them during that time and still asks about them. Even today the doorbell rang and Thais' eyes got huge and she excitedly said, "Is Nana..Papa?" She also expresses a particular interest for them every time I am giving her a time-out. Smart girl! She already knows how to work it...When Mama is being mean just ask for Nana :O)