As Abi was splurging on jello yesterday, she asked Bianca "Can we come here everyday?" Bianca is so nice, she said yes. Me, being an American who tries to have and give people and families their personal space, didn't think that was a good idea. But they insisted we come back for lunch again. So we went again today. There was wonderful company - three sister missionaries and 7 other guests, plus the Martins family. It was another delicious feast - roasted beef, mandioca (a root they have here, a little like a potato in texture but different in taste, really good!!) salad, rice and beans - and of course more popsicles and ice cream for dessert. Then there was more swimming and more soccer. I brought Sophi and Natalie's swimming suits this time, they loved it.
Are you happy Sophi? I think that face says yes
They didn't swim as long this time. They went in and played in the toy room for a bit, fun toys.
And then we had a Martins vs. Wrides soccer game. They won. Wesley kept saying "One thing I don't like about Brazilians is that they are too good at soccer!" So it was another wonderful afternoon. We excused ourselves earlier than we did yesterday, cause we had to go home for a Portuguese lesson from Renata. She's a new member in the ward who wants to improve her English, so we've arranged for all of us to get together three times a week. It's a win-win with all of us trying to communicate for an hour. This is a picture from our lesson on Monday.
She comes Mon, Wed, and Friday. Monday was our first lesson and even Lily and Natalie joined in.
Yesterday it was just Hyrum, Wesley, and Abi, but they were good students. I kinda came and went depending on what the little girls were doing. So it was another good day, we're staying busy and time is ticking by. Last night Corey bought our return tickets - we're going to push through and leave the July 1st for an all night flight to Orlando, then instead of getting a hotel, renting cars, and moving luggage back and forth, we opted just to hang out at the airport from the time we arrive at 7:30 until the direct flight to Salt Lake at 5:30 Florida time, arriving at home around 8 pm Utah time. That will be a very long trip, but I know we'll all be anxious to get back, and I'm hoping that excitement pulls us through!
