New Numbers

I just wanted to let everyone know that Zack and I both got new phone numbers. We'll try to text everyone and let them know what they are, but if you haven't gotten one or need it now just email us and we can tell you what they are. If you need our new address just email us also for that. Things are crazy, and I'll update you more later.

The Big Move

We made it to Oklahoma! Zack and Kevan made the long drive on June 12th and 13th. Then they were here in our house with nothing except what would fit in the car. On Monday afternoon Ady and Robbi and I finally got here too. The next day all of our stuff arrived and in good condition. We were a little worried, but short of a few scuffs here and there, and one bookshlef all of our stuff made it here in great condition. Unfortunately, after being here almost a week, I feel like we are not even close to being done unpacking. We've also been living without furniture, except our bed and the crib, for this whole time. The good news is that it's being delivered tomorrow afternoon. So far Oklahoma is great; really flat, pretty hot, a little humid, and really green. Our house is great. Ady loves all the room to run around. She also already calls it home. As soon as we turn into the subdivision she says "home". She also made a friend yesterday with a four year old named Madison accross the street. Our car met with some misfortune a couple of days ago. We had it parked in the street while the driveway and garage were being powerwashed and someone backed into it and took off. We weren't too happy about it, but what can you do. I miss everyone in Cedar and hope you are all doing well. We love you!

Big News!!!

Zack and I have big news for everyone. We are pregnant with baby #2! We have actually been pregnant since January. We just found out this week that we are having another girl. We are really excited for Ady to have a little sister. Originally my due date was November 7th, and I was only supposed to be 18 weeks on friday. But at my 18 week appointment this week we found out that the baby was measuring 21 weeks. So the doctor moved my due date up three weeks to October 15, 2008. That made me even more excited that I'm farther along than I thought I was. We still haven't come up with any names for this one, but we have a little time. Ady points at my belly and says "baby" and gives her kisses. She is so sweet. We also taught her to say "sister". We know she's going to be a great big sister!

Here's our new baby girl.

They told us she is definitely a girl. This proves it!

This is a 3-D picture of the baby's face. Pretty cool huh?! She looks just like me (ha ha ha).

We Made it Home!!!

Hey everyone we made it back to the States! After nine airplanes, one rental car, and over 17,000 miles, we have made it back home. We are in Arizona picking up Ady, but then we will finally be back home for a short two weeks while we pack and then move to Oklahoma. Everything was great and we are so glad that we were able to go to Brazil. We had a lot of fun, but we are so happy to be home. It took Ady a while to warm up to us, but she finally came around and she remembers us. We've had a lot of fun playing with her; we missed her so much! We are so thankful to Aroldo and his family for all of their hospitality and to Sara and Jefferson for everything they did for us. We had so much fun with all of them in Sao Paulo and we love them and their families. We are also so thankful to Jean and Merriellen for all of their help on the rest of our trip.

More on Brazil

Hello again everyone! Zack and I are now in Brasilia, which is the capital of Brazil. We are staying with one of Zack´s companions and his wife, Jean and Merriellen. They are so nice and take good care of us. I have had some problems adjusting to the food. Rice and beans twice a day is a little tough on my body, but other than that, things are great. The fruit here is amazing. It´s amazing how different Brasilia is from São Paulo. SP is covered with ugly graffiti, everywhere you look. The houses are stacked on tope of eachother, and it looks very unsafe. There are a lot of slum areas there too. Here in Brasilia, it´s a lot nicer. There isn´t nearly as much graffiti, and the houses look a lot less rundown too. I also haven´t seen as many slum areas. We don´t have as much to do here, but tomorrow we´re going to Recife, where it´s hot, and there are lots of beaches. We met the sister missionaries in this area, and one was American so it was nice to be able to talk to someone. We´ve had similar experiences with food. The Brazilians also keep telling me how I´m going to have to wear a lot of sunscreen in Recife and Natal; it´s pretty funny. We miss Ady, but she is doing great. We miss everyone at home too and we´ll see you soon.

Brazil

Hello everyone! We made it to Brazil! The 10 hour flight was long, but we made it. Our hotel is really nice and has an awesome breakfast. Zack's friend Jefferson and his wife Sara have been really great to us. They took us home yesterday and fed us, and today they took us all over town doing stuff. We went to the Brazil Independence museum and park. It was beautiful. We walked around looking for the monkeys they say are in the park, but we didn't see any. Today I tried coconut water (it's a little wierd tasting, but not too bad) and this stuff called caldo de cana, which is juice from sugar cane. When I first tasted it it was awful. Kind of like drinking water with grass in it and a little sugar. Then they added a little bit of fresh squeezed lemon, and it was delicious. It tasted like really sweet lemonade. It was so fun. And tomorrow we are hopefully going to the zoo. I am trying to learn as many words in portugese as possible, but it's difficult. We are missing Ady like crazy, but she is having fun at grandma and grandpa Larson's house. We watch the video we have of her everyday. Anyway, all is going well and we are safe. We love you all.

Thanks!

I just wanted to tell everyone who has left comments thanks. We are so glad that you have taken the time to look us up, and if any of you have blogs please tell us where we can find them. We'd love to keep up will all of you too. We appreciate all of you and we love you.