Swing

I absolutely LOVE swing pictures!! I'm not sure if is the joy of seeing my kids with a big thrilled smile on their faces or if is those cute curly locks flying around, but I just really enjoy them.

Bernardo keeps asking to "fly higher mommy", while Miguel starts shrinking into his seat and dreads the moment I start pushing him to the sky. I hope he comes to like the swing one day as much as we do :) In the mean time, I keep trying!!

xoxo

Home Sweet Home

It can be grand or a tiny shack. It can have fancy furnishings, big plasma and all that shiny appliances. It can be owned or rented. It really doesn't matter. If it doesn't have your heart and soul into it, if it doesn't bring a huge smile to your face every time you open the door, you better keep looking :P


.... our handmade wedding invitation.....
... some of the dolls I bought during my travels :)

.... can you tell I love ceramic dolls?

.... my kitchen wall :)

Super Heroes

Just for those of you wondering......... super heroes still live strong under my roof. One day is Mr. Incredible, the other Spiderman, Superman or maybe Super Why. Whatever the hero may be, it's just a pleasure to see my little man get into this magical world and live it like there is no tomorrow. A kid's imagination is so powerful that Bernardo pretended to be invisible at the doctor's office while they gave him the flu shot....... and he literally did not feel a thing :)

We are also taking advantage of all the costumes out there for Halloween: buying capes, masks and all that polyester-long-sleeves-super-hot-costumes left and right! Like Be told me this week while at the store: "oh my lord mommy, this is my favorite! and look, it says 'Bernardo'"

I simply cannot resist :)




Mr. Incredible

Super Miguelito
Super Why

Sharing his costumes with BFF Jay

Super cape

A month to remember

These past two weeks have been great. Bernardo turned 3 and got 2 birthday parties, we got to go to Brazil to see our family, my grandpa turned 87 and we all helped him blow his candles :) Really, isn't that the meaning of life?? Forget the fancy car, the big house and all those other crazy dreams we all have. When push comes to shovel there's nothing else that matters but being close to those you love. Period.

Here is Bernardo with all his friends from school at his 3 Years Bday Party, watching a puppet show
Be blowing his candles with the help of Max :)

Bernardo's Bday take 2! Here in Brazil with all of our family at my parents' house. Look at granpa how proud with all his grandkids and great grandkids!

Be in odd, watching everybody singing happy birthday at his Spiderman party in Brazil - not sure if the shock was because he didn't know we had a family this big or because he didn't understand the birthday song being sang in Portuguese!!

Enjoying his spiderman cake next morning for breakfast. Yummy :)

Now it was my grandpa's turn.... his 87th birthday at my uncle's house with the family all around him plus this pretty panama hat cake

He was so excited!!!!!!

Bernardo enjoying his time at gramma's house in Brazil with his favorite ride: Nei's tractor!!! Uncle Gui tagged along....

Running back and forth, enjoying his liberty and spacious grounds!

Miguelito throwing/licking every single rock he could get his hands on.... always with that brat smile on his face that nobody could ever resist!!

Be gettting ready (meaning naked) to go jump in the COLD FREEZING pool

From the cold pool to the warm outdoor tub... or Juca's shower (the dog) as he calls it.