In early November Adam and I were pleased to host one of my very favorite people in the whole world – my good friend Lelia from Brazil. Lelia and I were friends WAY back when we were in High School and she was here on a foreign exchange program. We became instant friends and after she left – I vowed to go and visit her in Brazil some day. It took me about 3 years to save enough money, but eventually I was able to go down and see her in Brazil when I was 20 years old. We spent a marvelous month together touring Brazil with her parents Mamai and Papai and her beautiful sister Lidia. It was one of the most awesome trips of my life.
Now fast forward 13 years and 6 kids later (between the two of us) and you wouldn’t think a day had gone by since we last saw each other. We picked up exactly where we left off and had so much fun getting to know each others families. Lelia married a wonderful man named Marcelo (who we all fell in love with instantly) and has two absolutely delightful and beautiful little girls named Lidia (4) and Luiza (2). We seriously had so much fun with them and already I’m having some major withdrawals.
Although I was HORRIBLE at taking pictures while they were here, I did manage to get a few activities worth of pictures which I will post. This particular day we decided to venture out into the snow (which was really fun for Lidia and Luiza since Brazil is pretty warm most of the year). We went to one of our favorite little hikes up Payson canyon called the Grotto. It was our first time hiking it in the snow and boy was it fun. And we loved at the end when the waterfall was half frozen. So pretty! Below are some pictures from our adventure.
Daddy carrying Adalynn in the backpack. I love her little eyes peeking out!
Lets take a closer look at this bundle of cuteness…
Most of the gang ready to start the hike (Branson was at school)
Love this picture of Adam with Harry and Zazz.
Me, Lelia, and Luiza (who we held most of the hike). Isn’t Lelia BEAUTIFUL!?
The river was so gorgeous!
What a darling family! We loved them!
Grotto falls – frozen.
Fun family pics
This little guy loved playing in the snow!
This one loved exploring and knocking down icicles.
Adam and Luiza. Isn’t she cute?
Lidia found an icicle and was licking it like a Popsicle!
On the way back we made a snow woman with pine tree hair, rock eyes, and stick mouth and arms. Pretty nice for not having a lot to work with…
Sure was a fun little adventure in the mountains!