KYLE TURNS NINE

We celebrated with lunch at Applebee's! He got the new 3DS and some games!

They brought him cake and sang to him! 

(In Portuguese of course)

It was a Fun day! Happy Birthday cute boy!

GIRL AND HER GUITAR

Alison wanted a guitar for Christmas last year, but she would not let me sign her up for lessons. She told me she would learn how to play from you tube. I laughed and thought it was crazy, but she really has learned a lot! She spends many hours in her room practicing! Click on the arrow and she how cute she is!

Tim and Kathy visit Brazil

Tim had a work trip to Florida and Missouri last month. He made plans to bring his Mom and Dad back to Brazil when he returned. We did not tell the kids because we wanted them to be surprised. It was GREAT!!!

The day after they arrived the three oldest had to go to church camp. They were a little bummed to leave Grandma and Gramps, but we promised to visit the camp.

So hot so they spent lots of time in the pool!!!

We came up the following day for church. This is where they held sacrament meeting.

It was so hot after three hours Kathy and I were more than happy to come home!!!

It was nice to have a few days with only Kyle around and Tim had time off work for Carnival. This picture is taken at the Big Tree in Granga Olga. The neighborhood we lived in for two months when we first arrived in Brazil.

We ate at Mc D's which is a real treat since it is so expensive! (Gramps paid :))

Gramps found his favorite new store and helped Tim with a few home projects.

Kathy taking pictures of the kids skating below her balcony.

They helped me do the grocery shopping and gramps enjoyed picking out strange food for the maid to make for lunch. After the beans flavored with pig ears (hair still attached) Kathy and I put a stop to his fun!

On Sunday we had a BBQ with all our friends. They showed Gramps the art of BBQ Brazilian style which is very different than we are use to.

We visited the Temple in Campinas. Such a Beautiful place!

After a tour of the Temple grounds we headed to the largest Mall in Latin America for lunch.

It was so crazy busy!

Gramps and Tim at our Friday night Pizza tradition.

I buy most of my fruits and veggies at the outdoor market. I love to go, but I'm usually the only one who likes this and it is difficult for me to go alone because with no cash registers i have to understand what the people are telling me is my total. I'm sure I get ripped off a lot, but what can you do?

Picking tomatoes

Gramps got this great picture. Isn't it beautiful !! It rained while we were there so not many people were out and about.

Grandma doing a little shopping at the Feira! Jake making sure she doesn't have any trouble.


You can't leave the market without having a Pastel. So yummy!!!!

Here is a picture of our house. Good thing Gramps was so good with the camera. I don't think I have ever posted a picture of our place!

It was so fun to have them here and so sad to say goodbye! We hope they will come back real soon!!!