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I am moving...again!

School retreat

Rock camp

This summer I went to Guitar camp! I got to learn so much on the Guitar and met new friends. We jammed a lot and performed in front of a live audience at a cafe. It was awesome!!

More pics from Oregon

Trip to Oregon

This weekend I went to Newport, Oregon with my mom! My grandparents live in Logsden, about a half and hour form Newport. Their house is so far out in country that there’s no cell phone reception!! My grandpa needed help with putting on the siding of the house, and he paid me for being his right hand man. It was such a beautiful drive over there!! My Aunt Tiffany and my sister drove down with us because they were going to Forks, Washington. My mom and I got to explore the little town of Newport and went to the beach.

We also went to my uncle’s commercial fishing boat; it was really big and nice inside. He is a crab fisherman. It was so nice being able to see my cousins and other family there. My grandpa taught me a lot about siding. I had a good time with him and we went fishing too.

Caleb at Vacation Bible School

This week Caleb got to go to VBS!! (Vacation Bible School) They had games, sang songs, learned about God and lots of other things! On the very last day, they had a carnival. There were fun activities and Caleb got to sing in front of a lot of people! We had a good time!!!

Trusting God

It’s been a year and three weeks since I've left Brazil. We left many things we cared about and loved. I keep wondering why did God have us leave and return to the US. I finally found home in Brazil. Three years ago my family and I moved to Brazil. My parents had been planning this since they were first married. At first I hated the idea of going. I had everything right here. When I stepped off that plane, my life changed. It was a third world country. Sidewalks, buildings, smell, different culture… all of it was so different.
So we got a house, a car and I went to school. It was the first time I got to go to a school since I was homeschooled. It was nice. I made a lot of good friends and learned how to speak Portuguese. Our main goal was to help a church with new teachings on the gospel and about care groups. A year went by and my total view on life changed. Poverty, I first thought it was that you don’t have a lot of money or have a good job, but poverty to me now is when you have absolutely no food and no shelter. Some times people would come knocking on the door asking for food. Also, my relationship with God changed. The experience in Brazil made me feel closer to God.
There were good days and bad days. Some days we felt that God was always there and some days we felt abandoned. But he was always there and He provided.
Because of the market crash we had no other choice but to return to the US. I was so mad at God for allowing this. But now I understand. Things don’t always turn out the way we think. I have finally accepted that things change. So now I’m going to start living my life for God and put my faith and trust in Him.

Caleb riding his bike without training wheels!

Spring is here!

The weather here is so nice right now! Caleb and I decided to have a water fight!
It was so much fun, penny got wet too! Penny, Caleb and I are having so much fun!

Movies I have recently seen

UP! it was really cute! it's about
a comedy adventure about 78-year-old balloon salesman , who finally fulfills his lifelong dream of a great adventure when he ties thousands of balloons to his house and flies away to the wilds of South America.!

It was very good! good graphics but there was too much action. but still it was good!

My favorite commercial of 09

Books I'm reading

A perfect day to hike!

Aunt Tiffany is in town!!! Shes here for 2 week to look for a job and an apartment. It was a perfect day to go hiking! We took Tiffany to Mount Spokane, but we didn't go all the way. It was beautiful! every thing was so green!

Caleb's Birthday Jan 2

Caleb's 5 yeas old! I cant believe it!. He had so much fun. The theme of the party was transformers, but they didn't have a cake for it, so we got a Iron man. LOL

Snow Day!

I haven't updated a lot but here is some pics for last month.

It was so fun!! It snowed so much!! me,Caleb,and my mom made an igloo! Caleb and I play under attack. I had a good time. :)