4th of July

The 4th of July weekend was a lot fun. I was able to finish my homework early so I had lots of time to play Saturday and Sunday. We had family from Washington State come down for the holiday and a wedding and birthday party next weekend.

Jotinho and his uncles went to play pool and I went for a walk in a park nearby. I saw lots of baby ducks. They are so cute.

Beautiful moon on Thursday evening!

And of course we went to see fireworks. We went Friday and Saturday night and we stayed away from the Carnaval rides. I guess nobody wanted to get sick this year.

Oquirrh Temple Tour

A couple of weeks ago we went to the open house of the Oquirrh Temple in Daybreak. And wow! What a difference from the Temple tour in Draper! We could drive straight to the temple, it was very organized and not very full, therefore quiet and spiritual. Kudos to the organizing committee for a well planned event!!!

We got there at 2p.m., watched a little introduction video, toured the temple and we were done at 3:30p.m. After the temple tour, we had some yummy cookies at the reception center and We also got a short ride to our car on a golf cart. Flying hairs, wide smiles, and a light summer breeze on our faces. We couldn't ask for more.

Then we went back to our house, grabbed blankets, lawn chairs and sat in the front yard and enjoyed ourselves. We talked, I planted my little columbine plants, and later in the evening after most people left, we drove to Herriman to see fireworks. And that's why Summer is a lot of fun!

Planting columbines

Picnic in Silver Lake

Because the weather was nice this weekend we decided to go to Silver Lake and have a picnic. (Sim, eu me senti "a" farofeira...)

As soon as we got to the picnic area, we were surrounded by at least 3 very hungry squirrels. We gave them a tiny little piece of bread so they would leave us alone. Later we found out we were not supposed to feed the squirrels because it can mess up their hibernation cycles. Oh well...

After the picnic we went for a hike around the lake. There were lots of people fishing, walking, and having fun.

It was our second time there in the Summer since we usually go in the Fall. It was worth it and I loved how green it was!

We also saw baby ducks. They are so cute!

This is my favorite part of the trail, the mini-forest.

I have to go back in the next few weeks. I'm so glad Summer is finally here!

It is grilling season!

Last weekend we grilled pork on our bbq and baked some red potatoes edges. It was so yummy! I love grilling outside, the smell of the meat cooking. I am so glad Summer is coming!

Update: I seasoned the potatoes with ground thyme, rosemary, chives, garlic powder, onion powder, olive oil, salt and pepper. I put about 1 tsp of each herb in the grinder then I mixed the powder ingredients and added about 3 tbsp of olive oil. You put that mixture in a bowl, then add 4-5 medium red potatoes cut into edges and mix them until all the potatoes are coated with that oil and spices. Then bake at 450 degrees for 30 minutes.

Utah com cara de Washington

Choveu horrores todo dia desta semana e olha so a previsao pros proximos dias...
Com essa chuva toda, esta parecendo que a gente se mudou pra Washington State. O bom eh que estamos economizando agua e as arvores agradecem.

Little ducks

This time of the year is awesome for wildlife displays. Yesterday I saw some Canadian Geese and their teenage ducks at the college.
And today I saw mamma duck and 7 little baby ducks on the freeway. They were on the inside shoulder and I felt really bad for them because they probably won't last very long.

Sonhos de uma noite de Verao

Ta certo que o Verao ainda nao chegou oficialmente, mas as temperaturas nao tem deixado a desejar. Sabado passado foi um exemplo perfeito de como o Verao pode ser gostoso por essas bandas. Temperaturas de 27 graus, ceu estrelado, brisa levinha, pessoal pedalando, tomando sorvete na calcada, e cheirando a cloro de piscina.

O verao aqui em Salt Lake sempre tem um cheiro bem caracteristico. Quando a gente nao sente o cheiro do Great Salt Lake, a gente sente o cheiro dos milhares de arbustos de lilas espalhados pela cidade. Sabado passado foi assim, aquele cheiro magnifico de lilas no ar que eu adoro. Eu e o Jotinho ate decidimos tomar um sorvetinho e dar uma voltinha so pra aproveitar a noite. Que delicia que o Verao vem ai! Espero que a gente tenha muitas dessas noites por vir!