"Summertime" is in full swing at our house

We are gearing up for our first visitors to Brasil

Prepping for a 2 week trip to the Amazon

and wearing jackets and pants because we are soooo cold

We've already turned into Brasil blood Americans

Here's a little glimpse into the past couple of weeks

The littles riding their bikes up and down our street

Enjoying delicious oranges!

"Playing" with playmobile

My teen so bored one afternoon she resorted to coloring

The older three ran a babysitting camp one week

It was great for them to earn some extra money and get out of the house for a few hours each day

Aubrey helping sister with her math homework

Just hanging around for the summer

Park Friends

One of the very best parts of being an Embassy family is having Embassy friends

I can count on my kids having instant playdates when we walk onto the grounds

There are swings to play on, fields to run in and games to be played with the best of friends

Trashy

Sometimes I like to walk around the neighborhood and take pictures of peoples trash bins...

Usually they match the style of the home and it's cool

other times they are just a random bin

They forgot to include one with our house so we use the neighbors :)

These are Brasilians form of trash cans

You can count on the trashmen/truck running up and down the street at about 9pm nightly to empty these bins

Celebrate America

Our family enjoyed attending the Embassy 4th of July party this past week

I'm thankful for America

I'm thankful for the freedoms we enjoy

I'm thankful to live in a country that provides opportunities for all

God Bless America!

ABC countdown

We are in full swing summer time mode now...

these pictures are from a few weeks back and I'm trying to play catchup

We are survivors! 

I'm so proud of my girls for surviving a move mid-school year

Starting over

New friends, language, country, school

Much prayer, fasting and courage went into accepting this position in Brasil

Our family knew this was the change that we needed

There are still hard moments but

watching my girls come out of the school on the last day of school with smiles makes me think we will make it and grow like we never thought we could

We celebrated with Gelato at our favorite spot in town