Familia Snell

A movie and a Mossa

2011-11-21T11:27:00.000-08:00

The kids loving Mossa while we watched a movie together. It's Carter's new favorite thing to do: watch a movie with Mossa.

Carter's Testimony

2011-05-07T16:40:00.000-07:00

Carter recently bore his testimony in Church after he saw all the other kids doing it. It was cute and he loved talking to everyone on the microphone. Today, while at home on a Saturday, he said he wanted to bear his testimony. I asked him what he wanted to say and this was his reply:

"I know this house is true."

:)

Funny Almost Profanity from Carter

2011-04-05T21:38:00.000-07:00

Today Carter grabbed a fork and playfully attacked Fabiane with it (no one was injured).

Fabiane: Carter what are you doing?

Carter: I'm forking you!

Mossa

2011-02-03T16:34:00.000-08:00

We have a new addition to the family! Her name is Mossa (in portuguese the two S's would be a "C" with a cedilia but we couldn't put that on the name tag. It means little girl or young woman). She's a 3.5 month old American Pit Bull Terrier and is a lot of fun. We've had her for a week and a half now and we love her. She's very playful but mostly just wants to have her ears scratched and be petted. Carter loves her, of course, and finally today, Fabiane said she does too. She was reluctant to love a dog but Mossa got to her. She likes to go for walks, though mostly it's to see who else is outside because she loves people.

We recognize there is a stigma with Pit Bulls that they are very dangerous. So we did some research first and found that while they are very dangerous if they attack, because they are such powerful dogs, an extremely high majority (like 99.9%) of them are very friendly with people. They were originally bred to take down bulls for butchers and ranchers and later for fighting other dogs and animals. But they were also bred to be very submissive and friendly with people so that they wouldn't pose a threat to their masters. She's just a puppy, but so far Mossa has proven to be VERY friendly with people.

Welcome to the family Mossa!

Beware of the Prophet

2010-10-03T14:07:00.001-07:00

Fabiane: Carter it's General Conference and we get to listen to the prophet. Do you know who the prophet is?

Carter looks quizzically at Fabiane

Fabiane: It's President Monson

Carter: President Monster?

Graduation

2010-08-14T19:09:00.000-07:00

Bye Charlie and Juan!

2010-05-31T08:09:00.000-07:00

So, Charlie is gone. We had good times with him. unfortunately he and Carter were playing rough with each other, so he had to go. Juan came to pick him up and had dinner with us. He had to leave that same night, but we sure are glad for the opportunity to see him. Again we had to say goodbye to the Godinez family =(, We love you guys.

Bye Liliana and Whitney!

2010-05-25T12:09:00.000-07:00

We had such a great time having Whitney and Liliana staying with us for a week. I love you Whit! but I really miss Liliana cute smile.. she is beautiful. I love that Monique got to play with someone almost her age! We love and miss you guys!!

Fun at the Park

2010-03-16T19:37:00.000-07:00

We went to the park on Saturday while it was sunny for the first time in a week or so. Carter was loving the slide and all the playground equipment. Then he got to feed the ducks. All the while Dad got to use have fun with his new camera. It was a fun day.

Because you have asked..

2010-02-11T11:48:00.000-08:00

So, some of our family and friends have asked for more pics of our family and new home. So, here they are .

Enid, OK

2010-02-07T12:06:00.000-08:00

We arrived in Enid about 4 weeks ago. We're here to finish the last part of Air Force pilot training. I'll be flying the T-1, which is a business jet type and should finish up in July-August timeframe.

Since we've been here there has been some serious snow. Here's a picture of Carter in our backyard:

That's right, we have a house! Well it's not ours, we're still renting, but it is a house. So I think we're officially done with apartment living. It's nice to have a garage and a back yard and not have to hear your neighbors all the time. There's also a fun little park to go to here with some ducks. Carter loved it but it got cold quick.

In other good news, The Air Force gives out bonuses to people to speak particular foreign languages. Portuguese didn't used to be on the list but they recently changed that. So I took the proficiency test last week and maxed it out! Sweet! So we're going to apply the monthly bonus to our Brazil trip fund.

Monique is here!

2009-11-15T19:07:00.001-08:00

So, she has been home for almost 2 weeks now, and we are loving every minute! We did not have time to put the pictures up until now, Grandma is here with us now, that gives us some extra time to play with the computer. Here are the pics, enjoy -)
Ps: I just realize we have no pictures of Monique with her eyes opened.. so, we are going to have some pics tomorrow =)

Halloween

2009-11-15T18:51:00.000-08:00

So, this was Carter's first Halloween, at least the first one that he was aware of what was going on.. kinda. He had a lot a fun getting all those candies for Daddy to eat. Here are some pictures.

Formation

2009-09-27T15:00:00.000-07:00

I had my formation solo this last week. It was my last solo flight in the T-34. I was flying off the instructor's wing for most of the flight except for a short time where he had me take lead. It was by far my best formation flight. The instructor, a former Thunderbird pilot, said he was "totally impressed." There was a flight doc student in the backseat of his airplane who was just along for the ride. She happened to bring a camera and took some pictures of me. It's pretty cool because we're not allowed to take pictures while we're up there so this was my only opportunity to get some. The position I'm flying in off his wing is called parade position. For us, the parameters are 20' of nose to tail separation, 10' of step-down (that's like vertical separation), and 4' of wingtip clearance. So here's the pictures. Remember, they are from the perspective of the backseat of the lead aircraft. The pilot you see flying the airplane is me.

Is Carter home?

2009-09-24T16:30:00.000-07:00

Is Carter home? asked the kids when I answered the door. I got a little confused at first,I just stood there for a couple seconds puzzled with the question,than the other kid asked again, is Carter home? I said yes, than the three kids got inside while I was still standing at the door trying to understand what those kids could possibly be wanting with Carter. When they got inside Carter got very happy to see them, he ran around trying to show them his toys, the kids sat on the ground and started to play with him. I knew that those kids were our neighbors, and knew Carter, I just did not know that Carter was part of their playing group now. That made laugh. We have about 5 kids, ages 8 to 12, that come to our house at least twice a week looking for Carter. Did I mentioned that Carter is not even 2 yet? Anyways I found it both cute and weird =).

I'm a big guy now

2009-09-06T17:46:00.000-07:00

My baby Carter is growing up! We got him a toddler bed, which he is in love with,(yep, got kicked out of the crib, to make room for Monique, the baby in the belly). The first night went really well, he slept the whole night, but I did not, I was too afraid that he was going to get down from the bed and wander around or even end up in the woods behind our house. The few broken hours I slept I dreamed about him playing with the knives in the kitchen. The new bed was working well for Carter but a nightmare for me! I decided that if wanted to sleep the next night I should have to put my Macguyver/ Brazilian expertise in practice, got my nylons and tied it from Carter's door knob to the bathroom's door, that did not work well, but at least I entertained my husband a little when he found out what was going on. Next day Adam went to the store and got me something that actually works, so Carter won't be able to open the door. I kind of slept better last night. Anyways I just wanted to share that with you guys to see if I can get some sympathy since so far everyone is just saying that I'm really paranoid. Here are some pictures, enjoy.

Note: I put some pictures of Adam and Carter playing in the rain (it has been raining lots these days, but nothing will spoil the fun for these two).

Post

2009-09-06T13:48:00.000-07:00

Just so no one can say we haven't posted in a long time.

Summer Fun!

2009-07-16T15:02:00.000-07:00

Wow, Its been a while since I've posted something here. It is amazing how lazy we get during summer, or pregnancy( it is really just me being lazy but... ), As far as I am concerned this summer is the best summer I've had. Living by the beach is AWESOME! If you want to relax, eat or party, you just have to drive a few miles and you are there!! Live music, beautiful view, lots of fun! We also got to see the airplane that Adam flies (T-34) and take some pictures, Carter is going crazy about airplanes now, last week we watched the Blue Angels show at the beach, Carter was going INSANE! He would scream with excitement every time they passed and everyone around got more excited because he was so excited. He really loves Them. The pregnancy is going very smooth this time around, no sickness or pain (except the pain in the back for carrying this huge belly). I am really enjoying my calling in the church, teaching gospel doctrine, It has been a very enriching experience. As I said, things are going great, and we've been very blessed. See, that is what happens when we take forever to post something in the blog, you just have to talk about everything at once! anyways.. enjoy the pics!

Reverent!

2009-06-08T05:41:00.000-07:00

This last weekend we had our stake conference. We were so excited about it! Elder Bednar (of the quorum of the twelve) was coming to teach, and I got even more excited about it after Adam had a spiritual feasting with him Saturday at the Priesthood Leadership Meeting. We woke up really early on Sunday to get there and have a good seat, we got there really early and got great seats. I was very excited but very nervous, because all the people with kids were "invited" to go to the relief society room and watch the conference from there. I always watch conference from TV, and of course learn a lot from it , but this time I really wanted to be seeing the apostle and feeling his influence. I was so afraid that in the middle of the meeting Carter would get uneasy and I would have to leave. Right before the meeting started I said I prayer and I specificly asked Heavenly Father to help Carter to be "reverent" during the meeting so we all could enjoy it. Carter is almost 18 months now, and everybody with kids knows how difficult it is for an 18 month-old be quiet for a long period of time. fifteen minutes before it started I got inside of the chapel and walked to the very front seat with Carter (Adam was busy ushering). You know those moments you feel everybody is looking at you? I thought everybody was looking at us and thinking that I really should leave to the other room, but I sat there anyways. When the music prelude started Carter sat down straight, on my lap, and crossed his arms (like when we are going to pray), he was listening to the music quietly, not a word! Just sitting there with his arms folded. The meeting started and he still didn't move, he just listened to the beginning of the meeting quietly, very reverent, until he fell asleep in my arms, with his arms folded. He slept throughout the whole thing. Adam joined us and we had a great conference. I am so gratefull for prayers . I know that even the more trivial subjects are listened and answered. I love our son! He is the joy of our hearts! (here is a picture of Carter being "reverent").

We are back!

2009-05-13T12:27:00.000-07:00

Hey guys! We are back from our trip to Brazil. Boy we had so much fun! It was awesome being able to see Carter playing with his cousins and his many, many other second and third cousins, seriously, Carter have so many visitors! every cousin wanted to see the "American boy". Carter had a hard time at first with everyone trying to hug , kiss and play with him( I guess his American side needed "his space"), but soon his Brazilian blood warmed up a little and he was hugging and kissing everybody. The poor kid had a lot of people practicing their English on him, they would say whatever frase they learned at school to him and expect an answer... ai ai ai! it is all I can say. He was also called of many names, since nobody really could pronounce his name, He learned fast to answer to anybody that started a sentence with "Ca". Grandmother was a sweetheart ! They had a wonderful time bonding. Needless to say I had to deal with a lot of crazy things too, but it was all worthy it! We are glad to be back home! I missed Adam so much! WOW! I don't think I will never leave him for that long again!! We are having a wonderful time together. I am so blessed with my husband and son. They are the joy of my heart!. Here are some pictures.

Reese's

2009-04-18T21:20:00.001-07:00

I just saw the coolest Reese's commercial. The slogan was: "Reese's, because no one should have to choose between chocolate and peanut butter." Too true. We gotta start working on concoctions for our one-day famous store, Janalyn.

Fabiane's leaving me

2009-04-05T18:54:00.000-07:00

Ok, so it's only for a month, but still... I'm going to miss her and Carter. They are going to visit Fabiane's family in Brazil. Not only will I miss them, but I must admit I am quite jealous as I wish I could go too. They will leave on the 7th of April, that's this coming Tuesday. Hopefully everything goes well on the airplane. Fabi is a bit worried about how Carter will handle the long trip, and how she will handle him while being pregnant. Pray that they go in peace and safety.

Speaking of being pregnant, she went to the doctor this last week and they said she only 8 weeks along. That is a few weeks less than we anticipated. It means the baby is due on November 13. Obviously no word yet on whether it's a boy or a girl... what's your guess?

Here comes No. 2

2009-03-13T16:22:00.000-07:00

Fabiane's pregnant! So Carter is going to get a sibling. He doesn't quite know what that means yet, but I'm sure he'll love it. He needs someone to play with. Fabiane and I are very excited about having another one. She tends to want boys. I would like to have at least one girl. We won't find out either way for a couple months yet. The baby is due November 2nd. Now hit that comment button and tell us congratulations!

Amazing!

2009-02-13T15:28:00.001-08:00

I found this video through a friend's blog. It's amazing! I would love to do that some day. I don't know how to do links so you'll just have to copy and paste:

http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1778399&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1

Memory Monday

2009-02-09T10:33:00.000-08:00

My first Christmas in the US, Adam had me over to his family house in Arizona, he wanted me to experience my first american christmas with him. Christmas Eve dinner was a lot of fun. I cooked rice and beans, and Diones cooked this delicious potato salad that made me remember my mom's food. Everything was so good!

Memory monday

2009-01-20T12:50:00.000-08:00

I like Ondria's idea of memory Monday, so here we go. Something that I absolutely loved about Rotc BYU was the dining outs, boy it was so much fun to dress up and have a fancy dinners! good times...

Adam's Pilot Training Blog

2009-01-13T13:51:00.001-08:00

I recently made my pilot training blog private for various professional reasons. If you want access to it just let me know by commenting on this post and leave your email address so that I can invite you.

My first birthday

2009-01-05T11:26:00.000-08:00

Our litlle baby is growing up! he turned 1 year old last month. Looking back I can't even believe how fast it goes! he has been a wonderful blessing in our lives. Oh, what a joy motherhood is! Nothing in this whole world brings me more joy than spendind time with my litlle one and my Adam. Here is a little retrospective of our little Carter.

I Wish I may, I wish I might...

2009-01-01T12:41:00.000-08:00

What a wonderful time! This Christmas was AWESOME! Thanks to our great friends Hano and Britney, those guys are the best!! They surely arrange everything in order for us to have a wonderful Christmas. We got at their house on the 21th and they had the whole week planned with FUN! In our first night, Hano and Britney took us to this very, very nice restaurant (We could never afford to go back there again... nice!), we ate and watched the fireworks... beautiful. The following days, we went to all the parks at Disneyland, including this Awesome waterpark with crazy rides, Adam got going 65 miles per hour on one of them! Christmas eve Britney cooked a delicious meal and had more friends coming over. Christmas day we opened our presents, and went to Hollywood studios and had a blast! At night we got to see the Christmas light show which was AMAZING! I was totally like a kid again! I've never seen something sooo beautiful, what a blast! My heart was full of gratitude for our savior. He really takes care of us, Carter absolutely loved everything, especially at Universal studios. We took him to the Doctor Seuss land where he had lots of fun with all the "Who" people. Saturday, our last day there, our friends babysat Carter so that me and Adam could have the day and night to go play by ourselves! We ended that night with fireworks by the castle ( which was beautiful!!) Eventhouhg we missed our families and longed to be with them, this holiday was magical!!! We loved it!! We love you Hano and Bri! thanks for everything!

Carter the Cowboy

2008-10-26T15:55:00.000-07:00

We took some fun pics while in Alabama, My experience with the "South" was fun and interesting! We went to the fair, cute pics of Carter cowboy.

Good bye Utah, Hello Florida!

2008-10-26T15:47:00.001-07:00

So, It is our last weekend in Utah. Even though we will miss our family and friends here , we are very excited about our new life in Florida! Because we passed the last month in Alabama, we had the opportunity to drive to Florida one weekend and look for a place to live. We found a very cute apartment, but even more important , We found the BEAUTIFUL beach that we are going to be living by for next year, So we spent that day on the beach. It was lots of fun! Carter loved it! Here are some fun pics

Summer fun!

2008-08-26T12:19:00.000-07:00

I could not ask for a better job for Adam. He goes to work for a couple hours and than comes home for us, Boy I love it! It has been so much fun to have him so available this days! We deserve it! We love it! We been to rodeo, concert,pool, family parties, barbecues in the park, playing with our friends, listening to books together, We still want to go camping and hicking before summer is over! Utah is the perfect place to be during summer! Such a beautiful place! Anyways, I just wanted to let you know how everything are with us, here are some pics! l

Carter's new "friend" !

2008-08-12T11:21:00.000-07:00

Carter has a friend! her name is Dakota, we put them together to play, and as soon as was possible he hold her hand! cute!

Fabiane's new look.

2008-07-26T19:04:00.000-07:00

It has been a while since a posted something here, I have to apologize, but I'm back, have a lot of exciting things to tell, but just wanted to show my "new look", I have a brazilian friend that is a hairdresser, and she's done my hair almost for free, just because I told her what Adam was doing( when he was at AFS) and that I wanted to have a new look for when he came home. Here it is...

4th of July

2008-07-04T16:46:00.000-07:00

I love this holiday. It's right up there with Christmas. I'm sad that I'm unable to share it with my family this year, but I want everyone to know how important this holiday is to me and to all of us. It is the day we remember the actions of many of the greatest men in the history of the world and the impact that those actions have on the rest of us. President Hinkley once remarked on how incredible the founding was and that he could think of no other time in the history of the world when so many great men were together at one time and one place, all engaged in one purpose. It really is amazing. I encourage everyone to read a little about one or more of the founders. They really were incredible men (and women if you read about Abigail Adams and a few others). It will make you want to be better.

A few quotes from some wise men:

“Government is not reason, it is not eloquent, it is force; like fire a troublesome servant and a fearful master. Never for a moment should it be left to irresponsible action.” -- George Washington

"THESE are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands by it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: it is dearness only that gives every thing its value. Heaven knows how to put a proper price upon its goods; and it would be strange indeed if so celestial an article as FREEDOM should not be highly rated." -- Thomas Paine

The Superest

2008-06-28T15:10:00.000-07:00

This website is awesome! It's two guys in a superhero drawing competition where one creates a hero with a certain power and the other has to create a hero with a power that defeats the former's superpower. If that didn't make sense, just check out the site... you'll get it. It makes me laugh every time. The two guys who draw this stuff are really clever sometimes.

http://www.thesuperest.com/

Hey you guys! Here are some pics of our FUN, FUN TIME AT DISNEYWORLD!!!

2008-05-15T13:08:00.000-07:00

My two loves

2008-04-19T16:05:00.000-07:00

The Wing

2008-04-19T15:31:00.000-07:00

Goodbye Wing

2008-04-19T15:21:00.000-07:00

Hey you guys, I just realized that if I don't post some of this stuff here and let you all know, you going to miss some of amazing things Adam has been doing. Last week he has been "released"(I am sure there is a proper term for this..but I don't know) of his position as wing commander in the ROTC, It was a pretty busy semester, he was wing commander, working as a TA, finishing School and full time Dad. He did Great! Good job babe, I LOVE YOU.

PS: Adam "passing" command of the wing. ( he can explain better, with better english =))

We were trying to get him to smile..

2008-04-16T10:53:00.000-07:00

just chilling....

2008-04-16T10:52:00.001-07:00

I love when Dad is home! it is play time!!!

2008-04-16T10:50:00.000-07:00

Dirty Hands

2008-03-31T21:34:00.000-07:00

Monday nights, FHE nights! As usual I was trying to cook something yammy, So We could have our meal and our family time. Last night however , I was surprised, as I watched the meal getting could trying to convince my husband to wash his hands before dishing up. He had just left the restroom and was trying to convince me that his hands were clean, because his " private parts" are cleaner than any other part of his body, so if he goes to the restroom to do " number one" he has no need to wash his hands. Naturally I strong disagreed. Now, my beloved family and friends, I hate to bother you with such a trivial and indelicate subject , but my explanations alone were not sufficient to enlight my husband's inquisitive mind. He does understand why women need to wash their hands after " number one", but why should men do it? What do you think?

gatinho da mamae!

2008-03-07T18:55:00.001-08:00

It is time to go to bed...

2008-03-07T18:53:00.001-08:00

Playing video games together... ai ai ai

2008-03-07T18:50:00.000-08:00

Smiles

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2008-02-15T11:57:00.001-08:00

Hanging out with Dad

2008-02-15T11:52:00.000-08:00

My first Mickey

2008-02-15T11:48:00.001-08:00

Valentines Party

2008-02-15T11:37:00.000-08:00

More Pics!!!

2008-02-15T11:12:00.000-08:00

Im in love with him...

2008-01-05T18:26:00.000-08:00

More Pictures: as requested

2007-12-20T16:57:00.000-08:00

Carter Davis Snell

2007-12-17T15:26:00.000-08:00

Say hello to your new grandson/nephew/cousin/other relationship. Carter was born Sunday 16 December 2007 at 4:38 am. We were sitting at Applebee's on Saturday night with our friends Hano and Britany. Someone told a funny story and we all laughed. Then Fabiane turned to me and said, "Adam, I think my water just broke!" So I said, "Let's have a baby!" And we went to the hospital and got there at about 8:15 pm. Fabiane was having contractions but they weren't totally regular and she was only dilated to a one. So they put her on some pitosin(sp?) and got her started. By this point they had already given her the epidural and she was feeling fine. Sometime around 3:45 am they checked her and she had reached a 10 so she started pushing. The doctor got there within a few minutes and we had a baby! Carter came out at 6 lbs. 3oz. He has a lot of black hair and is fairly light skinned, although the nurses think that'll change because he has a dark scrotum. Supposedly dark scrotumed boys get darker skin. We're home now and Grandma is with us. Fabiane is sore but happy to have her son. I'm pretty happy too. Enjoy the pictures. I'm sure there'll be many more to come.

Our baby, the Alien... (this is with the night vision function on the camera)

The Air Force's 60th

2007-11-12T13:06:00.000-08:00

Yes, this year marks the 60th anniversary of the USAF. So to celebrate, they put on a huge air show at Nellis AFB (close to Las Vegas). Chris, Juan, Whitney, Fabiane and I drove down together and had such a sweet time! I have never seen the Thunderbirds (click on the pictures for a close up) in a live show, not that I remember anyway, and it was awesome. The Air Force Honor Guard performed, they had several WWI and WWII aircraft staging dogfights and bombing raids. They basically showcased, in flight, every major combat aircraft we've had over the years. Of course, the coolest part, bar-non, was the F-22 Raptor:

This thing was incredible! You would not think an airplane could do what it did. I don't even think I can describe it. It performed a loop with about a 50' diameter, reversed its direction so quickly that actually had negative air speed, and ripped through the sky with some of the roaringest engines I've ever heard. It was definitely an incentive for more hard work on my part. Fabiane loved it too. She said she understands even more why we're all so proud to be Americans :). I really do love her. What a great trip.

Me fighting Robin

2007-11-07T13:31:00.000-08:00

Halloween Party!! ( I was scary crow from Batman)

2007-11-07T13:21:00.000-08:00

It is a litlle bit late, but I thought of letting you guys see that I've emerged with enthusiasm into the Culture, even dressed up for Halloween( I totally loved it), ok, it was a little bit scary, but nothing else would fit me! The company that I work for had a party at the Marriot and we won prizes, I got about 40 dollars and a prize from my supervisor, for "most scary custome." Fun time!!!

Pensacola!

2007-10-26T10:32:00.000-07:00

Well, we found out where we're going for pilot training! November 2008 we'll be headed down to Florida to begin JSUPT at Pensacola Naval Air Station. After six weeks we'll transfer to Whiting Field Naval Air Station just an hour away where I'll begin flying the T-34 (see above picture). Yes, that means I'll be training with the Navy. The Air Force sends a few guys to train with the Navy, and visa-versa, every year so that we always have guys to speak each other's language. Is that a good thing for us? Absolutely! We're going to Florida! In fact, it was our first choice. Pensacola is right on the beach and Whiting Field is, again, about an hour away. So we should have a great time. I have heard that Navy training is a lot more relaxed than Air Force training. Supposedly it's just as good flight training, but they put a lot of responsibility for studying and performing on the individual whereas the Air Force has everything structured and ends up using a lot more of your time. The Navy also doesn't try to put a whole lot of stress on the pilot trainees like the Air Force does. I don't know why, maybe they just don't need to weed guys out like the Air Force does. So, overall, we're pretty stoked! For more information on JSUPT go here: http://home.earthlink.net/~kschlappi/kyle.htm (it's outdated but still interesting).

Anyway, before we get to Florida we'll start our Air Force career at Hill AFB in Ogden, UT. I report there on 2 June 07. Basically I'll just be pushing papers for some higher ranking officer in the Ops Support Group. After a month, I go to Pueblo, CO to do Initial Flight Screening. I'll be there for 6 weeks and Fabiane and Carter won't get to join me. It's a very intense program where the Air Force tries to weed people out before they send them to Pilot Training. It's a new program, started last October, and is evidently very tough. One guy from BYU's graduating class of last year already washed out. Apparently the wash out rate is 20%. So it oughta be challenging. The good news is that it will prepare me for JSUPT.

So, after six weeks in Pueblo, I go back to my family at Hill and we're there until November when we transfer to Pensacola. So that's going to be the start of our exotic family adventures. It's fun to know where we're going and when. I'm starting to feel like it's real now. We'll keep you posted on any new info as it comes in.

I will be 28 weeks this thursday!

2007-10-02T21:10:00.000-07:00

Wow, Time is going by fast! The baby is growing up and I guess I can say that he likes to sleep during the day and play during the night, So, I hardly sleep now. It is all good! I am enjoying this time very much! It is amazing to feel him moving inside of me and feel him getting stronger and stronger as he kicks me! I love him!

Little Carter( yes, that's his name!

2007-10-02T20:39:00.000-07:00

Here is the last picture of Carter. I think he is looking more and more like his father ( That means HANDSOME!)

Busy, Busy, and Painful

2007-09-07T10:11:00.000-07:00

Sorry, I don't have any pictures to add to the wonderfulness of this post. I don't carry a camera everywhere I go like some of you parents do. At least not yet.
I just figured we should update the blog since the last post came from Brazil. We are now back and in Provo, UT where I am in my last year at BYU and Fabiane is looking for a job to finish off the boring 8-5 work part of life before she becomes a full time mom. The purpose of the title is to express my extreme business (I shouldn't even be indulging in blogging right now) this semester. I have 15 credit hours of some of the most time-intensive classes of my major; I am a TA for American Heritage(20 hours a week), and I am the Group Commander for the Field Training Preparation cadets in AFROTC. I am very excited about the group commander and TA positions and I plan to dedicate a fair amount of time to them. So, I fear for my grades this semester.
The title also expresses Fabiane's experience in the latter half of pregnancy. She is feeling pains all over her body and they only seem to be getting worse as the baby gets larger. Although I sympathize, I am glad that I'm the male in the relationship. I do wish I could do more to help her though. I don't like to see her in pain. Of course, Fabiane being Fabiane, she is still a wonderful wife and a fun person to be with. I do love her.

P.S. Fabiane should be able to post more once we get the Internet up and running at home.

Live from the Motherland

2007-08-23T07:28:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone, we have been here in Fabiane's parents' home since last Friday. We stayed in Sao Paulo with one of Fabi's friends for a night before coming here and we will go back there this coming Saturday. We've had a great time here, eating all the foods that we missed, seeing and meeting family, and visiting some cool tourist sites. Fabiane's family have been really good to me, I've really enjoyed it so far. Yesterday Fabiane's cousin invited us over to her house for a churrasco(Brazilian BBQ). Her uncle is a professional Churrasqueiro(one who does Brazilian BBQ's). It was amazing! Their house sits on a hill that overlooks a large portion of the city so I layed out there on a hammock and ate meat for about 4 hours while they sat around drinking beer and eating and we all talked and listened to music. It was awesome.

I Think We're on Our Way

2007-08-14T07:33:00.000-07:00

Everyone's in Texas now so we should be on our way to Brazil tonight as long as the flight isn't full. If you don't hear from us for a while you'll know why. If anything goes wrong I'll let ya'll know.

A Little Detour

2007-08-13T08:22:00.000-07:00

So, our trip to Brazil was brightened by Brooklyn and Cade! We have been trying to get to Brazil without paying to much so we got standby tickets from a friend who works for Continental. It's been quite the adventure. We finally made it to Houston on the last flight of the day last Friday, but our friend didn't make it from Salt Lake. Since we need him to fly to Brazil, we have had to wait for the weekend. So we rented a car and drove to Heath and Chelsea's house in San Antonio. It's been a lot of fun. We went to the Alamo and the Riverwalk and have had a great time playing around with the kids.

Of course, we are sad that we haven't made it to Brazil yet, and it seems we may have to wait a little longer. So we'll see what happens and keep you posted.

Mother land is about to receive its daugther!

2007-08-06T14:11:00.000-07:00

We think that he is so cute already!

2007-08-06T13:22:00.000-07:00

Last week we went to the doctor to have a ultrasound and see how everything is with our baby. I almost cried when I saw him, the doctor had a hard time trying to take the pictures , because he would not stay still! It was such a special time to me.

Yep! its a boy!!!!

2007-08-06T13:20:00.000-07:00

Adam and I had no preference wether it was a boy or girl. A babyboy is coming our way and we love him so much already. I guess we broke the tradition on Adam's side of the family having a babyboy instead of a babygirl first, but we surely continue the tradition on my side of the family, between sisters and cousins we have not had a girl for more then 8 years now. This is going to be our 6th boy in the a row.

So, I am with Child!

2007-08-05T18:59:00.000-07:00

My first 3 months of pregnancy was interesting. I found out that morning sickness can also be afternoon and night sickness. I feel great now, enjoying this precious time so much better.

Exotic?

2007-08-05T18:03:00.000-07:00

Yes, we're exotic. I'm pretty much fully European in heritage and Fabiane is African and Native American (from one of those jungle tribes where they heal people by burying bananas). So, the baby, which is a boy, is going to be quite the mix when he's born in December. We're very excited to see how he comes out.

Fabiane is from Belo Horizonte, Brazil. She has one older brother and two younger sisters. Her parents joined the LDS church when she was four and she baptized at eight years old. Sometime thereafter the whole family stopped going to church... except for Fabiane. Of course, she credits one of her church leaders for her continued activity, but if you know her, you'll soon realize it is her love for light and truth that has always atracted her to the gospel and to every good choice she's ever made. If I had to choose one thing, I would say that's what I love most about my beautiful wife.

I'm a 23 year-old AFROTC student at Brigham Young University. I recently received my pilot slot, which means that after I graduate in April 2008 I will be sent off to pilot training. I reached these acheivments because I had great parents and awesome brothers and sisters that always kept me going and led me in the right direction. I owe much to the family the Lord blessed me with and I hope to establish a home where such a wonderful family can grow. With our American/Brazilian mix, our future in the Air Force, and our baby on the way, there'll be many exotic adventures. Welcome to our blog!