Church Dance

And awkward youth church dances are the same all over the world.  Awkward.  But still fun. At least in Colombia they can dance better.

Following the Footsteps of Christ Primary Activity

Aww, so cute!!  

One Saturday it was the ward temple day and while the teenage youth went for baptisms, the primary had an activity.  I was actually 1st counselor in the primary so I went and helped.  My primary role in the primary was just translating for my kids when I could.  I think before I was put in, Jubal was running amok because he didn't understand and was bored because of that.  At this point, none of my kids spoke Spanish at all.  

Beautiful Elena!

The older kids came around later because we had treats.  Yvonne was the primary president (who's taking the selfie).  She was from Venezuela and she told me some crazy stories from there.  So sad.
 

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This was the primary president's daughter, Adrianna.  

Febrero Parte 2

Temple night with Dad!  

Beautiful!

I went to the kids' school one morning to pay the tuition and then walked to Pricesmart after.  I took this photo then.

Love!!!

I liked my hair that day.

The missionaries came over for dinner quite a bit, and the one elder was finishing up and going back to Las Vegas, so they stopped by for photos.  

I love the missionaries! (But I still forgot their names. It's been over a year later that I'm posting this. Don't hate me.)

Elena and I went to a regional women's conference at the old MTC in Bogotá with some ladies from our ward.  Only I think we were extremely late and sat in the very back.  The building was huge (two basketball courts in the gym, not just one) and it was PACKED. I could see over everyone though, even from the last row. I may be a bit taller than the average Colombiana. 😉 And I was the only blonde.  Love it.

Leo took me on a belated Valentine's Day date.  We went to this amazing Thai food place, WOK, near our house.  It's where I should have taken my mom and sisters when they came to visit in October.  I still regret that.

It was so good!!!

Random dancers performing at Exitos one time when I went grocery shopping.  Exitos is like Target, to give context.

I LOVE these photos from Ana!!! Wyatt and her are so cute!!!!  

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They were shed hunting.

It was actually a second cousin once removed, Justin Murray. 🤣

I tell my kids all the time, Hispanic is an ethnicity, not a race.  It's a much confused concept.  This sums that up.

Also, from Facebook: My kids got in an argument with their English teachers about swam/swum. We say it's "we had swam" and they say it is "we had swum." So is that a British vs American English or regional? They teach British English here, so it could be that. What do you say?

*edit- So their teachers are right, its had swum/has swum/will have swum. But that just sounds so wrong to me.

Apparently, I stink at formal English and I shouldn't have asked on Facebook before looking it up.

Pizza and Awards and Such

Elena told me (I couldn't remember 🫣) that this was due to her turning 18 that year (later on) and that she would be graduating out of the YW's program.  She would have been in Relief Society in December 2024 if we had stayed in Colombia, but here in the US, because she's still in high school, she'll be in Relief Society in June. 

I love Maritza!!! She's the sweetest and worked so hard at making my girls feel welcome and teaching the gospel.

All the youth.

Sebas needed a haircut.

I'm sure that was Isabel's hairdressing skills at work.

Sebas stole my phone. Or maybe it was Elena's phone.

The kids made pizza for a church activity.

 

A view from Leo. 

And a couple of dinners.