Purple cauliflower...

I stopped at my favorite veggie store (Superstition Ranch Market) after work yesterday. Everytime I go they have something different (remember the brussell sprout tree?). THIS time... along with all the yummy fruits and veggies I got ... I also bought this: It's a purple cauliflower! I LOVE cauliflower... Mikes does NOT like cauliflower. I had my choice of orange, white or purple. Hmmm... are veggies coming in designer colors now?!? Anyway... I picked a pretty one and brought it home. All along I was thinking... maybe Mike won't realize it's a cauliflower... maybe I can convince him it's a broccoli or something. I even bought some great chilis to distract him. BUT it didn't work... as soon as he saw it he said YUK cauliflower.

(he also said YUK to the great fresh beets I bought too) But I will perservere and when I cook it I will try to get him to taste it. I think it will be great smothered with some orange cheese on top.... purple and orange... Hmmm... this is good... it will remind him of sports! Maybe I'll wear a Jersey too!

from Brazil...

Here's the latest form Brazil:
oí família
We had a baptism this week! It´s good that i got this lovely present because i left two baptisms in my last area. I´m getting used to walking alot again because my last area was tiny and this one is huge. It also has a ton of hills. ...I found out that my comp is from fortaleza, a city way at the top of brazil. Also, this is his last area, his last transfer and i´m his last comp. He´s cool, he´s pretty trunky because he only has a month left. I´ll have to take some pics of the area for you guys, it´s really pretty. At night there´s a spot that we can see the city really good with all the lights and everything. Our chapel is not an old resturaunt, now it´s an actual building. The attendance is about 50 people so it´s about double than my last area. I´m still healthy and going good. We will baptize next week too so until then. Tchau Elder Lewis

We are MEN,Manly MEN...

Trent has a movie called "Robin Hood , men in tights" (I think that's the title). We watched it and I didn't think it was very funny or even very good.... EXCEPT... one scene... All of Robin Hoods merry men are singing (and dancing AND wearing tights) "We are MEN, manly MEN... and it was hilarious. So occassionaly at our house something will remind me of that song. So with that being said... Here are pics of some of my MANLY men going to the shooting range.

I took the two pics before they left and I handed them the camera and said.. "Takes some pics at the range" and they said "OK"... Well... I didn't clarify "SOME" ... and I got two pics. I guess it isn't MANLY to take pictures at the shooting range. But I like the ones they took... they look so cute... um.... I mean... MANLY!

Party...

We had another family party Friday night...Cuz Dustin was here for a couple days..Cuz Jadon is home from the hospital... Cuz we like to get together...

So we all gathered at Jaron & Kristin's house...

for food...

and fun...
and food...

and fun...

And more fun... after eating yummy chili dogs, we piled in cars and headed out to ride Trent's go cart.

everyone is excited!

That go cart is HEAVY! Good thing Krislin lent a helping hand!
Everyone is ready to ride! But when we pulled the string to start it up... it BROKE! So we got some tools... but couldn't get it going...

so we loaded it back up...

And headed back to the house to eat banana splits! Great times... Great funny experiences to retell over and over!

Hairy beast!

Ooops... I thought it was a hairy beast.... but it's just Trent! He's sooo proud!
Update.... The hairy beast/Trent is now clean shaven... maybe he had a date or something!

News and pics from Brazil...

Here's the latest from Brazil:

Oí família!This week was the week of transfers and i got transfered. I´ll still be here in Anápolis but just to a different bairro. It´s not that far away from where i was before. It´s actually the next area over. But i wont have to take a bus everyday so that is good and alot cheaper. I´ll be with Elder A. Costa, he is brazilian and he is cool. I already know him because we´ve both been here in anáplois for a while. We didn´t baptize this week but the baptism is from last week. Everyone was sad to hear that i was leaving and i got a bunch of presents yesterday. I got a soccer jersey, chocolate, a key ring, some brasilian music which i will listen to after the mission, and another sister is going to send me a cool cup with my name and stuff engraved on it. It´s always the poor people that give presents and not the rich people. I will miss them, i was in that area for a long time. But i´ll be going to another small branch and i´m sure the people are cool there too. I already know that one of the members there makes pizza exactly like papa john´s. I´ve went on a division in this area so i already know some people. Anyway, Jadon now has a cool scar to show everyone. Hopefully he gets well soon and nothing happens. ... But i did think of stuff you can send me. Some insoles for my shoes so they are more comfy, another set of those scripture marking crayons, and some ties. That´s about it for this week. Good to hear everyone is doing good and i´m doing good here too. See you all later. Tchau Elder Lewis.

Appendix update...

Jadon is doing great! He is unhoooked from everything except the main IV and is walking some and eating liquidy food. Maybe some real food today. YAY!