4th of July Brazilian Style

My brother and his family were in town for Independence Day. We made Brazilian BBQ. Delish!

 Vivian dressed in her festive attire (ps: Jane, you gave J this bow few years ago. Vivian has plenty of hair to hold it in her head!)

 We played corn-hole and anxiously waited for the meat to be ready

 Never seen anyone so intrigued by an empty roll of toilet paper

My baby is 14 months...slow down Miss Vivian!

Blessed to live in America! A land where we can still pray anywhere and worship the Lord.  I pray our freedom will never change. I'm thankful for those that have lost their lives for our freedom. I'm thankful for our Jesus who died, so we can be FOREVER free of sin!!

Father's Day Weekend

 We finally made to our neighboohood pool

 Jacqueline had a great time swimming with Dada

 Vivian enjoyed splashing in the kiddy pool

 A little snack before heading home. It was about to storm. Everyone was quickly leaving the pool

 This is how the sky looked like (plus a very strong windy) before the storm

 Kyle opening his gift on father's day

 I love when I can surprise him!

 I got him a spiritual journal and made prints of the girls hands and feet in it

 After the girls nap, we played outside

 Vovo and Pa joined us

 That's not nice, Bob! 

 Mischevious look

  I made dinner and here is the "guest of honor"--filet mignon! It was my very first time cooking filet and it turned pretty good! I used a marinad erecipe I found online (very easy--red wine, balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper)

 Delish, delish!

One last picture with Dada. Now it's time for bed!

Freedom

 Today is Memorial Day. I'm thankful to the soldiers that have given their lives, so we could have freedom.

Kyle's family were in town for the weekend. We had a great time. We hang around the house relaxing and eating  :> Sounds like a good combinatination to me! This week I got hit the gym hard and loose whatever I gained in the past couple of days.  I've been eyeing the scale from a distance, but haven't got the courage to step on it.  We took a walk in the Greenway midmorning after Bobo's nap--not long enough or fast enough to count as a calorie burner!

 Roger and Bobo spending some quality time

 Bobo was happy to have someone her size to play with

 Morning playtime--still in pajamas

The babies getting ready for breakfast

Rogerio taking a break from the heat outside

 Whale little pool--so much fun! Gift from Aunt Natlalie and Uncle Connor for Vivian's bday

 The kiddos loved playing in the water. Great weather to splash in a pool

 Beautiful Bobo

 Rosy cheeks

After so much fun in the water, it was time for a snack--gold fish and milk

 Yummy!!!

 Wee!!

 Natalie went upstairs to check on the big sisters and she found them painting each other's faces with her lipstick!! I immed. thought of the carpet---"Oh no, not again!!! Thankfully, she got there before the girls damaged anything.

 Dudu walking around w/ lipstick face and MewMaw's sandals

 Love my husband's smile in this picture. This is so him! BIG and wide smile. I can almost hear his laugh by just looking at this photo.

 Two little "angels" 

What a great picture of all 4 of them! It was actually not hard to take this picture. It was the first one of several.