I can't figure this out!

Okay... do you see 12 or 13 men here? WAIT FOR IIIIIT.....

okay, NOW do you see 12 or 13 men??

Anyone know how to figure this out? Where does the 13th man disappear to, or, reappear FROM? please for the love of Pete, let me know! LOL

My June

This June has been pretty eventful! (for once..haha) A bridal shower, two weddings, a visit with friends, the races at meridian speedway and a trip to the zoo with the kids. Here are the pictures

The Boise Zoo! Normally the Boise Zoo isn't all that exciting. haha... it gets old rather quickly and there haven't been a whole lot of cool exhibits. But THIS YEAR they included a new African Exibit with a cool African village, Lions, Elephants and Giraffs! The kids seemed to really enjoy it.

A two headed tiger?? It definitely looks like it doesn't it!! It just happened that the instant that I took this picture, one tiger was walking one direction, and the other tiger was walking the other direction. It looks like it has a bum-face. lol

Here they are inside of the jeep ready for the African Safari! Hmm... maybe Aaron shouldn't drive, he can't even reach the pedal! haha

This is them inside of the African Hut. It looks so authentic and they looked so cute peeking their heads out the "windows"

Look at these cute little monkeys... "oooohooooh ahhh ahhh" (monkey noise). They were imitating the monkies in the cage behind them. They were so active that day! It was so fun to watch them! (The Monkeys... although the kids were so active this day too!)

THE WEDDINGS

Congratulations to some great friends of mine who were married this past month!! I've known Kaitlyn since 6th grade and we became good friends in High School. Oh the good ole days!!! haha And I had the honor of knowing Alysa in college at BYU-I! We were only roomates for three short months, but have remained the bestest of friends for 7 years! They were beautiful brides and their husbands are SO lucky to have them!!!

Alysa and Russell Clark

June 19, 2009

Ogden Utah

Kaitlyn and Jonas Chilcote

June 27, 2009

Boise, Idaho

The same weekend that I was at Alysa's wedding, I got to stay with CHRISTY! and Ryan of course :) They are the sweetest couple and I'm thankful for their hospitality in giving me a place to crash! It was great fun, as always, to chat with Christy until 2 or 3 at night!! (we've made this quite a habit lately!!) But I love it and I love her. I also got to go to Salt Lake with them to the hospital and meet their baby girl EMILY! She is tiny, and adorable and it makes me happy that I was able to see her! They are the best family!

Then it was JFK day at the Meridian speedway. (haha, that rhymed). We were there to cheer on "Johnny the Jet", who went from 15th place to 1st in the non-winged sprint car division race! Go Johnny!

Silly Mommy has a funny face!! :)

After the races, my mom Kelsey and I took the kids to the pit to meet him and get his autograph. They also got to sit in his car. Here's Natalie and Broc.

AND FOR THE BEST PART.... Only four more days until I go to Brazil!!
Ready or not Jorge here I come!! (oh, he's ready!)

No luck this time

Well.... unfortunately Jorge wasn't granted a tourist visa. We had done hours and hours of prep work for this interview... performing mock interviews, going over tons of questions and the responses to them, getting all the paperwork together etc.... When he got there they asked him if 1. He was married, 2. If he was in school, and 3. If he worked. After answering those questions they asked if he was married to an American. He said yes, after that his visa was denied and that was the end of the interview. haha... All our hard work!! hahaha...
So, I guess we'll be doing it the long way... the way everyone else has to do it. But dang, I didn't want to have to wait 10-18 months to do the paperwork and processes. But that is a consequence of marrying a foreigner. What's one year compared to eternity, right?
At least I'll be able to visit him a couple times this year. Once this summer, and again in December.
THANKS to all the friends who were thinking about us!! I'm glad I have you in my life.

Visa interview

On wednesday, Jorge is going to the American consulate in Recife, Brazil for his tourist visa interview! If he passes (which in reality the odds are quite slim to grant a spouse of an American citizen a tourist visa...) But, IF he passes then Jorge will be here in July!! YAY!! I'm trying not to be too excited about it because I know its almost impossible for him to pass. But, we decided we wanted to try our luck doing it this way. So with a A LOT of prayer, fasting and faith, we'll see if he gets a kind-hearted immigration officer as his interviewer. :)WISH US LUCK!

Updates

Hello to all of my friends and fam! Sorry about the lack of blogging... its just that I havn't really had the motivation to do so... Or much to write about. I'm still missing my husband like crazy, and we get to talk every day thanks to skype and MSN messenger.
Holly entered the MTC two weeks ago!! Here is a lovely bright-eyed Sister LaMont as she put on her name tag with accompanying "dork dot" :) haha...

We don't get to hear from her too often, but from what we've received from her, she seems to be really loving it. You can catch up on her adventures by reading her blog:
www.sisterlamont.blogspot.com which will be updated weekly. Or as often as she emails me :) haha. I've been doing ok coping with her absence... although its was tough at tbe beginning, its slowly starting to get better. I bombard her with letters and emails and dearelders and I feel better.

oh I also moved into my Grandma's house in downtown Boise with my cousin Jessica. Grandma moved into an assisted living facility in Meridian into her own little condo which she loves. Its much more "old-person friendly" than her house. I enjoy living on my own and rent is very minimal. So life is good. The plan is to continue to live here when Jorge gets here and this will be home sweet home... until we get kicked out. But its been fun decorating it, furnishing it, landscaping...tearing wallpaper off the walls and painting. (okay so that part wasn't so fun, mostly because I did a HORRIBEL job!! I should have hired a pro) haha I'll post some pics later. But life has been decent and I am pretty grateful. I also am grateful for all the sunshine we've had!! YESSS.. I love spring and summer! It's so warm it reminds me of Brazil... which reminds me of Jorge... which... *sigh*.
Okay bye!

How well do you know your husband?

Here's a chance to see how well you really know your husband. Cut, paste and fill in the answers, then forward . . . shoot, you know what to do. The real challenge is to send it to your husband to see how right you really are.

1. He's sitting in front of the TV, what is on the screen? Any brazilian soap opera, haha. Everyone watches them in Brazil. Male, female, young or old.

2. You're out to eat; what kind of dressing does he get on his salad? He likes any kind of vinegrette.

3. What's one food he doesn't like? Macaroni and Cheese

4. You go out to eat and have a drink. What does he order? Kuat

5. Where did he go to high school? Padre Luiz Palmeira "High School"

6. What size shoe does he wear? I don't know in American sizes

7. If he was to collect anything, what would it be? Probably church books or church movies.

8. What is his favorite type of sandwich? Ham and Cheese. Although he said he tried PB&J once and loved it. We'll see once he arrives in the sandwhich capital of the world what he really does like. haha

9. What would this person eat every day if he could? french toast.

10. What is his favorite cereal? Cocoa Puffs, or Corn Flakes with Bananas

11. What would he never wear? He is VERY particular about the sleeve length on his shirts. Nothing too long. Again we'll see about that once he arrives in the U.S. and experiences COLD for the first time ever.

12. What is his favorite sports team? He doesn't really have a favorite team, but since MY favorite team is the Broncos, his is too. haha

13. Who did he vote for? He didn't vote. (he's not a citizen yet)

14. Who is his best friend? ME!! (but also Fernando,Fabio, Dan...)

15. What is something you do that he wishes you wouldn't do? He wishes I wouldn't be afraid of bugs so much, such as cockroaches. But, can I help it? I don't think so! Plus he gets to play the tough protector and kill all of them that entered the house. How macho!

16. What is his heritage? He is all Brazilian, baby.

17. You bake him a cake for his birthday; what kind of cake? Two layer vanilla cake with passion fruit juice flavoring within the cake, chocolate frosting with shaved chocolate on the top for decoration. oooh, fancy huh?

18. Did he play sports in high school? They don't have sports in high school in Brazil, but yes of course he played soccer during those high school years. He also loves to play vollyball.

19. What could he spend hours doing? Spending quality time with me! DUH!! He could also spend hours watching x-men and thundercats cartoons. (boring!)

20. What is one unique talent he has? He is SUCH a people person. He can bargain his way into paying half for almost anything with his sleek, charismatic ways, plus he could become your best friend after just barely meeting you... He LOVES people. He's a great guy!

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania!

GREAT NEWS!!!! Holly just got her mission call to serve in the Harrisburg Pennsylvania mission!! We were all so surprised! But so happy for her.  We all agree that we think Harrisburg will suit her well.  She leaves on April 8th!! SOOOO soon!!!!!!!!! I will miss her dearly....(especially since I was in denial this whole time not believing it would really happen! haha) but I know a mission will be wonderful for her, and the people whom she will meet, and teach, and bring unto Christ. I'm so proud of my sister.  Congratulations Holly!