He certainly can follow instructions well

Benji has being o awesome when it comes to helping with any task. He loves to help me clean the house and lately I being rewarding him with coins to put on his piggy bank. So he’ll pick up trash around the house and put on the trash for us, cups and plates to the sink, pick up toys to the right places and even help with dirty laundry to the basket, or help me sort whites from darks, and pick up shoes. After all it’s done up to my standers – if it wasn’t something he was already suppose to do anyways (like pick up a toy he was playing with) he’ll get a dime, or a quarter for the bank! He’ll be as happy was can be!


So the other day I asked him to organize his room “mighty clean”. Clothes, books, shoes… everything out of the floor! So he did!!!! His teddy bear he sleeps with was on his pillow.
…and the new place he found for the stuffed animals just amused me!; the other 2 that was around ended up hanging here:

A little more from this summer....

Things are happening and I'm not posting because I'm trying to "catch up" from the summer - and I'm getting the feeling this will never happen! lol So I'm gonna just go ahead and get a few more of the bigger events from this past summer and just go back to blogging =)

Here is a slide show with pics from our Labor day picnic with the Lucas family - and a brazilian style BBQ! =)

Here a slideshow of our train ride @ LMM with Grandpa Elan and friends Carter, Collin & Carson! =) It was also very enjoyable for me too! C & I had a good time to talk and relax!

Enjoy the show

Noah loves this piano so much so Tia Simone wanted to give it to him =)

It's awesome because it's not very loud and he'll spend hours playing on it! He is so "natural" at it - his moviments... he is so puting on a show, he'll even clap and send kisses in the end! =)

* Enjoy!

This summer we… (Part 4)

… made cute faces;


… took many many naps;

…went on walks with friends; (@ CCM)

… had cupcakes; (Julio’s party - Did anyone hired a clown?)

…laid back and had fun;
 
… hugged a bunch!!!!

Summer 03 in a few

Some other random stuff we did this summer – or like we say in Brazil: “nothing to do with another stuff”


Of course now I can’t think of the important stuff on the top of my head - only some very random things…
blah! Anyways:

* Andy took us to this amazing Chinese food place very close to out house that has very good food for not a lot of money! =oP I wish I never known about that restaurant! =)
Also this last week we met Gio! Andy’s bf from NY.

* This summer we had a great time at Grandma Frances house! With the tire swing, the garden, lots of veggies to plant and to pick! Steve built a nice sand box to the kids…

Grandma had a bad car accident about 2 months ago. So she wasn’t doing great already, now she is definitely suffering! Since this happened we only being able to see her 2 or 3 times. =(

* Benji had a ton of Sleepovers… both ways, he spent the night at friends houses and had friends spent the night at our! I’m not sure why (– because at our house the routine doesn’t change because we have guests overnight) but he just LOVES sleepovers!

*We are not leaving for another 3 months but we already got out tickets to Brasil!!!!

* Benji started pre-school.

* Both boys are not afraid of water (pool) they will now dive, and have head under water without any problem! Yay!

* We had the nicest time on Labor day on a picnic at a local park, after a Brazilian style bbq we went out to walk on the creek, played in the water and freebie and kids had a blast!

* Daia got married and our very good friend Perry got baptized (Both USA) and we had one new baby in Brasil, Joao Victor!

* We had an awful windy day (because of hurricane IKE) it left a lot of people without power (we didn’t – thank Jesus!) and a lot of damage! Benji didn’t have school for a whole week and most of our activities were canceled!

* We being to our Community Center at least 4x/wk. The boys LOVE that place. Very different from the YMCA – close to where we used to leave. They cried every time we went in there… Here they cry to leave! They bag me to go there… I guess I’m just gonna have to start working out eventually! I sure can say I love dropping them off at child watch and having 2 hours to make phone calls and read in peace! **deep breath** =D

* Blah – more later – it’s 3 am I’m going to bed!!!! Peace!

P&G Day at KI

This weekend Si & I went to the P&G Day at KI...

Nothing but fun and a lot of good laughs! =D

Update on Noah

He has not being to a Dr. for a long time now – so I did my own 2 yr. Old check up! *He weights 28 pounds and it’s 37 inches tall. Has 10 teeth on the top and 8 down.


It’s amazing how big Noah’s vocabulary has become. I don’t even think I can count how many works he is saying now.
* This past month he I believe it was his biggest improvement. Not just in English but in Portuguese too!Sentences pooping out without much trouble, and very very good with sharing about things he observes. He’ll scream if he feels like he is not being heard, with his hands on his face like “home alone” MAMAAAAAAAAA!

Some of my favorites:

“ Whe did da go?” - Where did daddy go?
“shoeiiin” – Swing (His favorite thing in the world!)
“guagua” Agua (His 2sd fav. Thing) lol
“noao” – is a mixing of no in English and nao in Portugues – Too cute!
“bro” for brother – that is how he calls Benji

* He reconizes/says numbers 1-8 and sings along with the ABC's songs but really don't know any letter's yet...
* Loves loves loves loves to sing! Knows the last word on the senteces of many songs... SOunds like my dad trying to sing!
* Is very happy to see Benji when he gets home from school or other playdates, always wants to be with Benji and his friends.

* These days he can’t see a bag of Cheetos or a swing!
* He has used the potty more then once for both pee and poop but we haven’t enforced at all, just letting he go as he wishes!
* Loves to talk to vovos and titia thru the camera or phone. He is such a loving child, always sending kisses, loves to hug, play very with other children, easy on sharing expect when it’s with Ben (I guess he knows his brother won’t fight over) Smart of him I guess! =oP

This summer we did… (Part 2)

Had ice cream!!!! -This was at a local kids fest! Lots of fun!!!

MOVED! Noah - CRASHED after a long day of moving!

This summer we....

I being promessing pics and more blogging but haven’t got around - so here it’s a big resume of our summer! =)     **Enjoy mom!** This summer we did:
Lots and lots of Kings Island!!! During and after the move our KI time shorten significantly but still… =)


Played trains, lots and lots and lots and lots of TRAINS! - Noah is more into other “games”
and stuff but even he got very into trains latelly.



“Shoeingui” ALL DAY LONG! This kid can be on a swing for hours at the time…

Played with Julio! At least every other day! Now we leave so close, they play so
well, and now they include Noah on their games too! =)
Joke: “Franks & Beans!!! LOL -  LOL

We did lots and lots of crafts! Here is a 4th of July one and next it’s a cute Ladybug!
By Noah


Luciane came to stay w/ us during summer now we miss her much! =(

We spent a few hot days inside of the CCM enjoying the water and the A/C


We had LOTS of fun with Grandpa Elan who came to visit for a few weeks!

I want to gooooo!!!!

So Ben draws a bunch of lines all around this big piece of paper while I was cooking dinner, he came closer and said:

“Mom, this one is the way to Isaac’s house, this is the way to Julio’s house and this is the way to Monica’s house. What else should I draw in my map?”

And I said “Can you do the way to vovoh’s house?”

More then fast he answered: “Then I’ll need to draw a plane mom…”

*Cute!!!