This weekend was a fun one for us! Brett and his friends finally got the YMCA to let them use it to play ball. We usually play at the local park but the last time it was like a circus there. There was so many people who wanted to play that the locals started arguing telling the Ross students they couldn't play so we just left. The YMCA is better to play at anyway, nicer court and hoops. Brett just got some new D wades and is ballin it up out there!
Friday and saturday night I had the dance recital with The Louis Seiler Academy of Dance. I loved it! All of the dances were fun and entertaining for the audience. Brett was so supportive and was there both nights and admitted that he liked the recital!!! YAY! I love doing things like this, it makes me know what I want to do and have when I someday have my own dance recitals. I choreographed the hip hop routine called right round, also I choreographed the gymnastics routine Rockin Robin. The kids did such a good job in the performance. 
That gymnastics class was tough 20 kids against me... but we made it through! I have been asked to do more summer classes and am considering it. Both Friday and Saturday performances went well. It was a lot of fun.
Saturday our friends Brandon and Tori came to the show and we went to dinner after and walked around Port Lucaya. We did jazz hands in the street and had a great time. We love doing anything with them they just are like the sprinkles on top of a cake... they just make things better!
Today at church we had a very very full class with 8 teenagers! Most of the kids know what reverent means but some just can't grasp the concept. Before class we remind them to think about where they are and how they should act. Our lesson today was about keeping the sabbath day holy. One girl raised her hand and we are thinking cool participation... Then she loudly blurted out: So since it's wrong to have sex with your brother how did Adam and Eves kids not be retarded? oh man..... I was like WHAT??? Then one boy said that they didn't even have any girls so how are we here? Then everyone had something to say about having sex with siblings and Adam and Eve and it was a little crazy for a minute... Finally we just said save those questions and we took time after the lesson and answered them.. it felt a little like bible bashing but Brett did a really good job at keeping it under control.
Religion is a huge part of the culture here. The day we were at the park playing ball and the argument happened there was some huge speakers and what looked like a dj by the court and we thought maybe there was a function. So you know me Ms. Curiosity I went and asked and he said no there is no function there has just been complaints lately that there has been disturbing music played so in the evenings they set up the speakers and play good christian music. So while all the guys are on the court yelling at each other we have blairing chirstian music playing... it was kinda humorous. Our gym at school is finally finished! it is all brand new and shiney! we are excited to start using it!
Brandon sent Tori and I and Aileen our other great friend on an awesome treasure/ scavenger hunt. some of the things we had to do were handstands in the ocean, dance on the beach with strangers, jump in a pool that is usually heavily guarded by security guards and not get caught. Get a braid put in our hair ( a super touristy thing to do) call Bshows taxi cab service which turned out to be my adorable husband acting like Ben Bailey the Cash Cab guy. Brett talked like him and asked us questions and we won real money on the way to Port lucaya! then we had to solve riddles and puzzles and find clues around town. Tori was so excited at all the clues and gifts and I was so happy to get to go along. It was a fun week, Brett and I put together a video for Brandon and Tori for their anniversary of video clips of them answering questions about the last year.Having the mac is a wonderful thing when we need to do things like that because it has such awesome programs that make videos and slideshows so easy. I can even cut my own music for dance!
I got in around midnight and we went home to sleep for a few hours then we were back at the airport the next day to Get Elder Call! That was really fun. As soon as he was with us again it felt like he had never left. 
I was really expecting him to be a lot more wierd than he actually was. I think that first day was super hard on him... he didn't want to go anywhere or do anything... he kept looking over his shoulder for his comp. Anyway despite that it was a nice day. 
We went and watched Casey do some team roping at a little rodeo that night The announcer was a kid who went to the same mission as Matt and so he announced that Elder Call came home today from the Micronesia Guam mission and that he would be dancing at the dance after the rodeo... Matt was sitting in the car about 1 minute after that ready to go home. I felt for him... The week was nuts so much to do and so little time.. I wanted to see everybody but that was difficult to do. i was lucky most the people I wanted to see came to Matts homecoming and Casey's farewell... Thier talks went well. And there were lots of people over at the house after. Then it was Casey's turn to have a hard time. The day he was to be getting set apart was really hard for him I think he really was sad to leave shalea behind. 
AnywayI guess the MTC has some cases of the swin flu. So the fam wasn't able to go into the MTC and by that time I was already in Dallas. I am really glad for Matt for accomplishing 2 years of service and I am so happy for Casey to be doing it as well. Living here in the Bahamas you really see the fruits and labors of missionary work differently than you do in Utah. I love seeing the missionaries every sunday and I think of my brothers. My favorite part about being home was the day mom, dad, me, matt and casey all went to the temple together. That was really cool! I always waited for the day when I would be able to go not thinking how awesome it would be if my family was there with me. 
Also another favorite part was monday night I made dinner for the family, parmesian chicken and had shalea, and my two best friends over Jackie and Alissa and the fam all ate dinner and played games after. 
