Dance Party

We've had lots going on in the month of March. First, we finally put our house on the market. After much debate, frantic cleaning and clearing out, we listed it with a supposedly well respected, big, real estate company. We haven't had a single visitor in three weeks.

Our stake presidency decided that we needed to have an activity just for couples, so Mario and I were put in charge of planning a couples only dance. About 150 people attended (and less than 10 kids!) and we seriously danced for 4 hours without stopping. Definitely a success.

(stake presidency & wives: me & Mario, Cintia & Jose Zacarias, Carola & Cesar Toricella)

These are 2/3 year old sons of the stake presidency. Someone misbehaving at a primary activity?? Probably one of these. Roque figured out Filipe and Gabe go to church together while he goes to a different ward, and he was mighty unhappy about it. I'm sure any primary president is glad they are seperated!

Our stake primary invited every family to make a model of a story from the scriptures or church history, and then we all got together to display them. A great display of creativity and workmanship!

pioneer history model made by the stake primary president.
We created King Benjamin preaching to the people who had gathered around and set up tents to listen to him. Not nearly as detailed as the others!

For a ward activity I planned this month, we had a "foam" dance. All the members were invited to make hats out of craft foam and then we handed out awards. The primary made maracas and learned how to dance the "murga" - or dance that starts carnival in latin countries. In addition, we gave out cans of that spray foam/silly string stuff in the middle of the dance for people to spray each other. Great times had by all, and especially fun for me is that Gabe LOVES to dance with me! We had the best time.

This friday is the farewell party for a kid from our ward leaving on his mission. It's a short fireside, then a potluck dinner, then a dance. I'll miss all the dancing when we're not in Argentina anymore!