Santa and monkeys and disney, oh my!

We had a bit of a busy week, but enjoyed all the fun we had and the activities we were able to participate in-

The Embassy hosted an "American Breakfast with Santa" that all the families were invited to attend. Breakfast was delicious and it was fun to see Santa and spend time with friends.  We have missed our traditional weekly pancake breakfast at home due to our griddle on the long boat to Brazil.  It was wonderful having hotcakes for breakfast.

"I love stickers!"

Gwen's still not a big Santa fan

 Our new indoor game of the week- "Sister Sandwich"

 Tired Baby

 We're all enjoying our "winter" in Brazil

Gwen loved going to the Pastel shop

Mom took Gwendolyn to a flea market and enjoyed Pastel for our first time.  One was stuffed with meat and cheese, the other had cheese, banana and chocolate.  Tasty!

 The pool was a little chilly

Maddy's art project of the week- she did the whole think with a scratch pencil!

Both Aubrey and Jo had concerts this week- Aubrey had a band concert and Jo had a Disney celebration celebrating the 75th anniversary of Disney and the 55th anniversary of the school.  The Disney production was huge and super fun to watch!

A lot of the seniors dressed up as Disney princesses and characters. They all sang songs as well, so Gwen was in heaven.  

We went on a fun hike at a national park in Brasilia. The hike was a bit long, but we enjoyed seeing all the wildlife and plants along the way.

We finally saw monkeys!!!!! We were walking out of the park, towards the cars and Mom spotted about 6 monkeys up in the trees. They were all jumping from tree to tree and playing with each other. Only a few of us had seen monkeys since we have been here, so everyone was freaking out.