We moved from this lovely house to a lovely little apartment by the Farmer’s Market (yay!).

Mom and Holly girl worked a lot and I had fun playing with my nieces and cleaning boats and helping out a bit. :)

This is 11:11. You best believe I was making wishes.

We left our Alaskan home for a few weeks and I drove to Anchorage with Mom and Pops. Dad went to work and me and Mom are now in Utah!

And I totally saw Jeff (Jerusalem buddy!) at the Salt Lake City airport.
Looking to seeing many more buddies here in UTAH land.

Got to UTAH and then we roadtripped for a few hours to get to Zion Ponderosa! Had some dove chocolate promises on the drive, which usually help everything out. Saw some wildlife and had some goodie chats.

These many beautiful kiddos of my cousins played at McDonald’s playplace, where I met a brasileira from Rio de Janeiro! We spoke portugues and it was grand.

Went for a delightful evening stroll.
I love my fam and these peeps and the funny things they do and say.
And I saved a hummingbird today. Nature is perfect.

We’ve had all sorts of characters here at the g sale.
My lovely kindergarten and sixth grade teachers were here too.
Good times chatting. I wonder if I should be a teacher.

And there was a woman who was cruising around with her parrot in her car.
And another woman who is 106 years old!
Loving these peoples.

I met a boy on the docks in a lovely tie-dye shirt, very well made.
Upon commenting on the loveliness of his shirt, he said,
“Thanks! Tie-dye is my favorite color!”

Mine too!
I love tie-dye.

And then Chris brought me a perfect pbj to help me finish cleaning boats 6 and 7.
I love pbjs.

I cleaned the Raven guesthouse again today. Super nice.
Listened to sweeeeet podcasts. I looooove podcasts and audiobooks.
Last week while I was cleaning I saw this cute little porcupine!

It’s time for me to go to the harbor and clean more boats, but I’m writing a letter to Sister Gabriela Soneghet! I got a letter from her today! I love letters from Brasil. And all letters.

[Natalie helping me clean boats and make letters for our favorite missionaries]
When you send mail,

you receive mail.
[pure happiness opening fun mail from lovely peeps and missionaries]

…submissive, meek, humble, patient, full of love, willing to submit to all things which the Lord seeth fit to inflict upon him… 

-Mosiah 3:19 (Book of Mormon)


Katy and Natalie teach me what is most important in life. 
Minhas sobrinhas me ensinam o que é o mais importante na vida.
Obrigadão.


We were at Holly and Jordin’s watching our sweet kayaking video and then I read children’s Bible to them and said prayers with them before sleeping. They’re so darling.

PS I remember being a kiddo and always watching with awe this giant vacuum tube at the bank, suctioning up the can thing. Anyways, I discovered that it still fascinates me. 

português-english translation:
catch shellfish

português-english-chelsea translation:
on day of super low tide, cruise to Ninilchik with good peoples,
put on warm waterproof-ish clothing,
search for dimples in the sand, jab pointy object into hole,
dig, dig, dig with special clamming shovel,
lay on stomach and shove arm into cold, wet, sandy hole,
feel around for something hard and pull it out,
if pull out rock, stick arm back in hole and search again,
if unable to find clam, go to new dimple in sand,
repeat process until find a few clams or until realize it is time to give up.

found that quote in an article by the prophet, Thomas S. Monson

Some other good quotes from the lovely day of sunday, and a few sunday pictures too, which really have little relation to the quotes…

We road tripped up to the anchorage temple yesterday. A wonderful time had with wonderful people and doing wonderful things.

Learn more about LDS temples by going here!
Or watch this super great video called Why Mormons Build Temples.
Temples bring peace.

= Rampton party!