Hiking part 3...

I forgot the funniest part of the hiking trip!! I don't know how that is possible. Sarah is always thinking ahead. She is a very clean girl and hates to be dirty at all. If she gets a little water on her clothes, she will change them. Dirt...same thing...Hiking...dirt...you see where I'm going with this?? If you look closely at her hat, you will notice it goes down a little bit in the back. The reason that is like that is because she has stuff in her hat. She has a pair of sunglasses in case the sun gets in her eyes...and a paper towel in case she gets dirty so she can clean herself. The second picture doesn't show it, but she has her paper towel out and is cleaning her shoes and her feet. How funny is that??? After she was done, she folded it up nicely (let me remind you...she folded it so all the dirty part was folded inside) and she stuck it back in her hat. Although the sun was bright, she never used her glasses. Silly kid!!!

Let's go hiking....part 2

When we got back down the mountain, we let the girls look for some "pretty rocks" for about 10 minutes and then we came home. It got dark pretty fast so it was a good thing we came down when we did. We had a fun time in Utah!!

Let's go hiking....

We went hiking on a trail just above the city of Lindon. It was beautiful as the leaves are changing colors!! The girls had a great time and were pretty good hikers. Towards the end, their legs got a little tired!

My princess - Sabrina!!

Sabrina got 2 new hats yesterday and thinks she is pretty hot stuff!! Look at that purse too!! Sabrina is going to be a high maintenance girl I'm afraid!! I'm so thankful that I have Sabrina in my life! She keeps me young for sure.

I love to see the temple!!

Today we went to the Mt. Timpanogos Temple just to take some pictures. On the way there, Sarah was singing "I love to see the temple." It was pretty cute. Then right before we turned into the parking lot, Naldo asked Sarah, "Are you going to be a missionary??" Sarah thought for a little bit and said, "What's a missionary....silence....then said...NO, I am going to get married. I am going to marry the guy I like someday." It was pretty funny. Naldo was pretty shocked to hear her answer and we both looked at each other and started laughing so hard!!. It was funny.

Naldo is a PROUD American!!!

Naldo and Sabrina before taking the kids to Julliana

Before we left again..Sarah wanted to take pictures!!

The Jeep Patriot I rented and almost wrecked...UTAH DRIVERS...

Look at the SMILE...he's a Proud American!!

Sarah (taking a pic of herself) at Tucanos...yummy!

Today was kind of bitter sweet for my husband, Naldo. He received his citizenship to the United States of America after being here for 5 years! We applied for it in March and he received it today. He says he doesn't quite feel "American" yet as his blood still runs green, blue, yellow and white. I'm sure after it all sinks in that he received it, he will feel differently! It was a great ceremony and not quite what I was expecting. The day started off normal of course. We were on our way to take the kids to Luke's house for his wife to watch them for us. On the way, I was at a left hand turn signal with 2 lanes turning left. I was in the inside lane. In my rented 2008 Jeep Patriot, I start to roll forward a little to check to make sure that traffic had stopped at the red light and all of a sudden I hear squealing tires and a silver PT Cruiser heading straight at me. I punched the gas and turned the patriot hard to not hit the other car that was also making a left hand turn. We BARELY missed each other and the car ended up stopping in the lanes of traffic where I was coming from. (in the lane that goes straight across or turns right.) Needless to say, we were blessed once again as this crazy older woman ran the red light going at least the posted speed limit of 40 mph. So, I make the turn, get composed and my whole body is tingling and completely stiff. I make it just fine to Julliana's house to drop off the girls and take a breather. Then it was off it SLC to the Capital Theater for the oath ceremony. His letter said to be there at 12:30 pm. We arrived at 11:45 and had plenty of time to grab some food quickly and still make it back. It took until 2:00 to get every seated and get the ceremony started. Once we seperated on the street (they made him go to a different line), I never saw Naldo again until the ceremony was over and everyone was forced outside. I was sitting in the balcony and couldn't see Naldo at all. He even got out of his seat and came looking for me, but couldn't find me. He swears I left and snuck back after it was all over with, but I was there. The ceremony went as follows: All canidates were sworn in by the State of Utah Court, flag bearers posted the colors, a lady welcomed everyone, everyone sang the National Anthem and said the Pledge of Alligence, a little choir of children sang 2 songs, a talk was given by a lady with revolutionary war heritage, the canidates took the oath, and people were invited to share their story if they wanted to. A microphone was passed around and people could say what ever they wanted. After, the ceremony concluded, we took a few pictures and were back on the freeway to go pick up our kids and head for Tucanos for some good Brasilian food! After we dropped Naldo off at work for a long night!! It was fun celebrating this special day together and it is one we'll both remember for the rest of our lives, I'm sure!

Sarah at her best!!

Sarah did this to her hair all by herself! Sarah soaking her feet because she wants me to give her a pedicure!!

What can I say except I think I have a future beauty college student on my hands!! I had a little box full of the little hair clips and had it put away so the girls wouldn't get in them. The girls found the box and asked if they could play with them. First it started out with Sarah putting them in her dolls hair and on her stuffed animals. Then I noticed Sabrina "fixing" Sarah's hair pretty. A while later, Sabrina came with her head full of clips. (she pulled them all out before I could get a picture). Then they all went back into Sarah's hair but Sarah did it herself this time. They had fun. Sunday afternoon, Sabrina was asleep and Sarah asked if I would clip her toe nails and clean them really good and paint them. I told her only if she soaked them first because if they aren't soft, it is a war to clip Sarah's nails. So, she got the water and bowl herself and was sitting there waiting for me. She sat there and was a perfect angel although she is still upset I put pink metallic polish on her toes instead of red!! She picked it, then half way through decided that red would have been better. Needless to say, she has metallic pink toes and spicy red finger nails. Very attractive!!! Sabrina woke up and that was the first thing she noticed on Sarah..her shiny toes....so she got hers done too. Thank goodness she isn't as picky as Sarah and let me do all her nails the same color!!

Sarah's 5 years old!!!

This was Sarah's cake after Sabrina decided
she wanted to play with Belle and right before
the party...

Sarah with all her presents in the background
Sarah and her present that

she kept telling everyone that

she wanted!!

I can't believe how time flies!! How can it be possible that I have a 5 year old daughter already?? It has been a fun 5 years watching her grow up and see her personality come to life! I love her a lot.

ShaeLynn ShaRae Yates...my new niece

LaNae had her baby on July 1, 2008. Her name is ShaeLynn, but I call her Shae-bug. I haven't met her yet, but she is super cute. I love her so much as well as JaRae, her older sister! I'm going to steal pics of her off my sisters blog..I hope she doesn't mind!!

2nd Trip to Olive Lake

We had just as much fun as the first time, although it was a bit more stressful as we had some bad luck going up the mountain. My husband decided he wanted to go with us at the last minute so he called into work and asked for 2 more days off. I was driving ahead of him and my nephew was behind him. We were coming down this mountain and could tell there was a corner coming up. When the corner came, so did the sun...BLINDING sun practically. I made the corner, but my husband didn't. You can see in the pictures where his tires went off the road and where he landed. Looking at those tire marks, he "should have" nose dived right into the edge of the bank and probably flipped over on the side and possibly the top of the car. Somehow, thanks to someone more superior, it was like someone was standing in the water and threw his car to the edge. He didn't hit any of the signs or trees going in. The one reflecter is bent from getting the car out. (the sign there on the other side of the car says "Lost Creek") Naldo found Lost Creek and not only did he find it, he flew over it!! We laugh about it now, but it could have been more serious. Of course the car was totalled. The whole undercarriage of the car was damaged. The front driver side tire took the impact and broke totally off the axle. The car shifted underneath, broke everything underneath practically. Naldo walked away with no pain, scratches, nothing. Luckily some people camping there were from Utah and gave him a ride home. It was so nice of them. Another part of the story - Naldo wanted one of our kids to ride with him. I insisted they were already in their carseats and it was time to go. Sarah gets carsick and Sabrina doesn't do well without her mom! Needless to say, from the impact of the accident, the backseat broke in half and folded down. If a carseat was there, it would have most likely been behind Naldo so he could see them in his mirror if he had to. When the accident happened, he shoved his body back so he wouldn't hit the steering wheel. If one of the kids was in the back and the seat fell forward, the 2 would have collided resulting in a very bad tragedy. Luckily, it did not happen that way and we were all safe. So, we are now car-less...and I still miss that car... :(

More Camping pictures...

I forgot some of the best pictures from our first camping trip!!

Summer Camping Trips

We went to Olive Lake 2 times this summer and had a great time. We've gone before and had a good time camping, but didn't have any luck with fishing. This year we had a good time fishing and actually caught quite a few fish between my dad and I. I have to admit, my dad caught the most and the biggest, but I wasn't too far behind him. It was a great time together as a family. Sarah took her little princess fishing pole and spent hours practicing casting so she would be able to throw it far enough out in the lake. I couldn't believe that kid. Everytime I turned around she was casting here and there. When she wasn't casting, she was chasing butterflies with her net or swimming in the ice cold lake!! She's quite the trooper. Sabrina on the other had was always in the dirt and throwing rocks. I cleaned her quite often, but it didn't help! She had a great time though.

My niece's birthday party...

In June we had a fun birthday party for Jordan. She is 9 now. I can't believe how times flies. Seems like she was just a baby...