More pictures…

I haven’t had much time in thecomputer - so here, some MORE pictures so you know what we being up to!!! (You’ll  probably need to click on most of these pics in order to see them…
anyways… have fun!)
Who said you need to speak the same language in order to play together???? LOL * Tia Claudia & Noah - just having a goodtime - !
  
Last wee we went visit with Tati’s family. Vera, Dani, Daia & Rafa had us for lunch & we went out to the studio after that… * Noah loved Rafa’s dog

 And Saturday was Gabriel’s birthday… look how content he was!!!

I swear Noah IS on this picture!!!!

Benji also hada blast in the ball’s swimming pool
  
 Blahhh - Noah tooka break to poop! great! =)
  
 And went right backin the ”pool”
  
 And a good pic of Guga & Clau by Benjamin!

Blaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh

I just had my last wisdom theeth taken out today! =(

All my feelings on the botton left side re-done (my Dentist here was horrified with the service I got in US) * I’ll look for a new dentist in Cincy when I get back!!!

I’m in pain…. Ouch!

Got this e-mail today now I can't stop crying

and I just can’t stop crying…
here is a little part of it:

Dear Lica,
Benji is huge! I feel like just yesterday you were pregnant with him!
Crazy! I know all is well. I will have to stop by next time I am in Cinci…

Just to let you know my dad loved you Lica.
Just had to tell you that. He loved your Spirit! Your love for others, and
he loved how you were from Brazil too. I know he would fantisize often about running
away to Brazil to live in a far off cabin in the mountains somewhere.
I think you sort of made that real for him.
Anyways, I sit here typing and the tears are starting to dry.
Keep the faith, continue to let God touch your life and your families life.
Love and Chiropractic,
Dr. J

An one liner from me today:
I’ll do my best down here so I can see you up there!!!

Our 5th aniversary is today!

and I sure did not expected these beautiful flowers! =)
We talked about not doing anything until I got back to Cincy - but for my surprise these afternoon these beautiful flowers arrived with a sweet card!
I have NO words to describe the great smell they have! They are awesome! Dan, Thank you baby!!! I loved it!
Happy Aniversary!
Love you!

He maybe not as LOST as we think

The boys have been watching little TV here in Brasil, and the little they do is in portuguese (all the shows they love - but in portuguese)

Today Tia Claudia was watching a movie, in English, when Benjamin comes closer to ask:

B -Tia “Clau-jah” what are you doing?

C - Watching TV.

B -Are you watching LOST?

Benji’s last minute Car’s Birthday party…

… turned out to be a lot of fun! He was a little sick and we were not sure what to do but ended up that he had a great time!
These pictures from Irala’s camera won’t post smaller- so enjoy them “on the big screen” LOL Who needs clowns???? LOL ( Niga inblueheheh -Ana & Me)
   

 A traditional brazilian candy we make on parties - it’s kind of like a fudge but better, very soft and sweet- now in a new style :on a cup”
Note to the brazilians: Gente??? Que que isso…brigadeiro de colher? Essa moda pegou e nao foi a toa, heim?Eita maravilha!!!! Comi comi comi ate! Isso eh bom demais o gente!
  
  

3 years ago

and I want to the thank the Lord for such an awesome gift, a bright, healty, smart and loving boy!

Happy Birthday Benjamin!! =)

You and Noah are mama’s best gift on this earth!!! I love you very much!

What we being up to?

Let  me try to think of what has been going on this past couple of week: (Man, my posts really suck without spell check! LOL)
Noah is using sign language a lot! I think he figured it out that we can understand him this way… =)
He also has popped a bunch of words: (In Portuguese)
“Sa” -Sai (Get out - for the dog)
“no que” - nao quero (I don’t want any)
“titi” - Titia - (aunt)
“bobo” - Vovo (grandparents)
And a bunch more I can’t think of right now…
The only one in English I remember at thistimeis”THa” (thanks!) He always says Thanks/thank you when you give him something.

He is doing great trying all kinds of diferent foods… also doing amazing developing skills with a spoon.
Benjamin is AWESOME without diapers! There’s no or little accidents - he still uses them at night time but the
rest of the time he is doing great! (It’s pretty amazing the amount of money you can save, uh!?
Even when he had diahrrea a couple of days ago he still didn’t want to wear diaper and did great on holding to get to the potty….
Benjamin runs to my dad everyday when he gets home from work and give him a big hug! IT broke my heart today, after they hugged for a long time my dad looked at Benjamin and asked: “What am I gonna do when you are gone???”
Oh dear! My heart is broken! Here we miss Daddy… there we’ll miss everyone else!
Sometimes life is not fair!!!!
Hmmm whatelse…
It’s being pretty much 85 degrees everyday. We get some sort of rain everyday - like on LOST - those “summer” storm that comes and goes on a blink of an eye and it brings a LOT of water. We only have another 3 weeks,it’s amazing how time flies!
Guga downloaded LOST for me so I’m being able to keep up even though it doesn’t start here until June… All the other shows I watch I guess can wait until I get back… I’m SO into this one brazilian soap opera that it’s on here… I may HAVE to get the brazilian channel when we get back! =) I forgot how fun they are!
Oh yeah - I alsmot forgot…
We went to our friend Erika’s house the other day, we had barbecue and a lot of fun! Just had a little incident…
her fiancee, Andre, was going to a soccer game and on the way out, he bumped into our car!!! It wasn’t too bad, just the back door got “bruised” hehe he was really upset and we felt really bad for him! We should take the car to the shop on monday and all should go back to normal…
We are planning a birthday party for Ben on the day of his birthday, the 17th! Tia Claudia got Cars theme everything! From paper plates and plastic cups to big postcards to decorate the wall and a candle for the cake!! We hope Ben has a good time and enjoy all his brazilian friends coming over to celebrate with us!
Elan is back in Cincinnati visiting with Dan - and he’ll stay until we get back! Cool!!!
Tia Sandra and Bisa came over again to visit this weekandbe here for Benji’s birthday! Weall went to the mall the other day, we walked for about 3 hours shoppingand stuff - at some point Benjamin said:
“Mom, please I don’t want to go back to the mall” LOL
Poor guy- was exausted!!!!
Anyways…
I can’t remember much more… we beingsobusy, doing stuff everyday but I just can’t think of it! I’ll post some pics to see if something comes up….
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Funny Noah - always flerting * Benji playing at the mall, a place like Chuck & Cheese. He loved this fishing game
  
Gigio & Lu came to visit last Saturday… We also saw Maria Eduarda, Benji wouldn’t stop kissing her!!!!
  
 
Benji helping Vovoh boy to load the Van! He as so happy & excited about this!
  
 Noah - modeling around… (before hair cut)
  
Benji surfing in the couch * B + N with cousin Gabriel- they had a ton of fun!
   
 The cute apron we painted to Bisa Geni * Grandparent’shouse full of lizzards - Benji LOVE them!
  

Tropa de Elite - (Elite Squad)

Simone is right- this is an awesome movie! (I’m taking this movie on DVD back home in case anyone want’s to watch it!!!) 

 

Tropa de Elite

In 1997, before the visit of the pope to Rio de Janeiro, Captain Nascimento from BOPE (Special Police Operation Battalion) is assigned to eliminate the risks of the drug dealers in a dangerous slum nearby where the pope intends to be lodged. Captain Nascimento is trying to find a man to replace him because his wife is pregnant and he intends to quit the command and become a trainer of the new recruits. Meanwhile, the two idealistic friends Neto and Matias join the Military Police force expecting to become honest policemen and fight the criminals. However, they see only corruption, lack of competence and stupid bureaucracy in the Military Police, and after a serious incident in the Morro da Babilônia, they decide to join the BOPE. The lives of Capitain Nascimento, Neto and Matias are entwined along the next months, first in the tough training period and then in action against drug dealers. Nascimento believes that Neto could be his substitute, but his impulsive attitudes jeopardizes his choice. Later, the intelligent Matias seems to be the correct choice, but he needs to prove that he has heart.

God’s plans are perfect!

Dan’s car broke a couple weeks before I left to Brasil. It was not worth it to fix it so we decided that we were gonna wait until I got back from Brazil to decide what to do - in the mean time Dan was gonna drive the Van.

My friend Connie calls me every other day in Cincinnati, she has also a “calling plan” to Brasil, so she called me here a few times too. She never knew Dan’s car was gonne… Somehow we forgot to talk about that…
One day she calls me here in Brasil… she mentioned she is moving back to Brasil (that made me SO upset) she is such a good friend always there for me…
…we talked for a while and she said: “I praied about my car,it’s broken, I don’t want to fix it, but the Lord said it’s supposed to bless someone… I’m not so such what to do - do you know anyone who needs a car???”
Of course I sais “It’s me” - of course. LOL I asked: “Did u know Dans car broke???”

Anyways… we talked for awhile about it… She gave it to us, Dan sent the car to be fixed. It costed about $800 to get it all fixed up and now we have a 2001 black Stratus that is probably worth more then 3500 bucks!!! =)
 
Dan drove the car this whole week and said it runs great!!! We are so excited and thankful to the Lord and to Coonie!

- reporting from her side,she called today and said the Lord has being blessing her tremendusly - he actually got some money she wasn’t expecting from like 2 diferent sources and she is also VERY thankful for the work the Lord has being doing in her life!!
Probably by reading this post you can’t imagine howperfect God’s plan is/was. The way everything happened and the ways God works are just amazing!!

If 1 picture it’s worth a 1000 words….

….I’ll make into a 2300 words!!! =)
Benji and the cool train he got from Tuta & Ma - It makes a train sound, turns the light on and has REAL SMOKE!!!!
  
Noah always trying to reach for something - Benji & Tuta - best buddies!
  
 Cousins Victor, William, Augusto, Benji & Noah! They had a BLAST!
 And Tio Paulo made yummie homemade Pizza!!!!
 
 Noah enjoying the kiddy pool!!! 90 degrees!
   
 Benjis first birthday cake… it was also Victors 13th birthday… All Noah wanted was M&Ms
  
 Churrasquinho gostoso… - the best BBQ - My cousins Arthur, Sergio, Victor, uncle Paulo, my dad and Grandma
  
 Noah felt on theconcret andgot this big bump… - Me & Marianne
  
 My dad took Benjamin fishing- he LOVED IT!
  
 Benji & I at the ”Fish & Pay”
  
 ” Mommy, it’s too hard to catch a fish!” - After trying for hours without any success…
 Willy laied back and tok a nap!LOL
   
 Playing in the sand… =)
  
 Vovo boy & Vovo Girl with Benji
  
 
The kids absolutely love staying with my parents - so I get to go out a lot by myself! We were out all day last Monday, then we went out to “Mercearia Anos trinta” Yesterday and enjoyed a “rodizio” of Pizza… over 60 kinds of pizzas, salt and sweet ones… eat as much as you want to… the waitress bring them right into your table… Man!!!
I think I haven’t changed one dipper this past two weeks! =)))) Urru!!! hahahah
It’s really nice because all we have done is quality time together - nothing else!!!! =) (Tati - I now know what you were talking about!!!!)
Dani!!! Happy birthday!!! I called an left you a message!!! God Bless you and give you many more!!!
Also Happy birthday to Angela! Amy! Katia & Monica!!!! Love you girls!