Vacation from school!!!

Sollie lost his second tooth and having an auntie around made the old tooth fairy look cheapo.


This was a pic from our fun time in Carneiros. We had the kids eat first.....ya know- so there was room and all.


Now this is vacation for Dad.


Then we met some dear friends in Serrambi. Some of the most beautiful beaches we have ever seen!


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We miss the dollar menu

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Break from school!

Poor Darius woke up with a cockroach on his face. The best part is he thought I was tickling him and kept saying, "stop mom"!





We changed from catching frogs to crabs! They are found best by the light of the moon.


The best part of these days is a little more time with Daddy!!

Kindness

My inlaws have been here and Dennis made a dream come true for me. We wake up and most days he has gone to get us fresh bread for breakfast! We may keep them here forever!!


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Now we get to play!

You may remember my rule...if we are invited to the beach...WE GO!!!

God has been kind and given me such wonderful friends.  The best part about these friends...they live and breathe theology!!  Amazing!! Well, and they love the beach too.

Doug spoke at the orphanage where he was born.  We took the little boys and they got to swim a little. There was ice cream and a puppy...it was a fun day!

End of the year- awful busy!

We have had a lot of sick kids this last year. Sollie just grabbed a pot and went to rest.

I finally found a good sugar cookie recipe- just in time for "Brazilian thanksgiving"



Darius and Zayin were in the school cantata.



We got to go to school for a day and see some of the things the boys have been working on.

  We made the biggest shopping trip ever and I am so glad. It is now 2 months later and we haven't had to wait in line at the grocery store yet!!!

Hard workin man

Doug cracks me up..... He often looks quite the foreigner..... Or the absent minded professor perhaps!?!

Another moment in the lives of the Leamans

We get lost on the average..... Nearly every single time we leave the house!!!!!!!!!! This was a maze I didn't know if we would ever get out of.

And friends, google maps does not have a lot of these roads mapped out!

Big boy

We did a little poster for school on how Roman is "so big".  Thought we should share a little with ya'all.

Jambu

It's Wednesday.

Sunset out our back window. I often struggle this time of day- I am often tired and yet so much more to do before the night is done. Keeps me longing for heaven. I was talking tonight about heaven to the boys and said, "there will be no more tears or pain." And Lukas said, "no more throw up." Guess I never really thought about it. Heaven just got a little sweeter.



Well, most Brazilians know their car to the inch. I have to admit I dislike our parking spot severely. But I only knocked one tile off!!!!


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Day by day

Brazilians eat a meal with a knife in hand. Looks like someone got the hang of it.





Here is one way ...


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Little bit of life

Sunday we took some guys home from church and Doug is always a great encourager.



Some interesting topics at hand.


Sweet boys waiting for Dad. I think Sollie is winking for you.


This is out the other window. Looks like a horse got away.


This is actually a river. Pollution is a serious issue. This is right where so many people live and work and walk every day.


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Yep, we fried em up

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Sollie is 6!!!

Well, Sollie wished these were all for him....but we praise God that even birthdays are about God and not us!!  We praise God for another year of life for our Sollie.  He is such a wonderful gift to us!

 Cinnamon rolls and an egg....on the birthday red plates. Growing up, we had a family tradition of red plates on our birthday.  My mom gave these to us when Darius was born.  We were able to get them out and start using them.....11 years later. The boys already love the special tradition.

Birthday day was heading downstairs for a little pool fun and a game at the end of the night.  The rules were in Portuguese and we never figured it out...would someone come please play this game with us?!???!!!

Picnic fun

The 3 big boys are doing a little futsol and had a Saturday tournament.  It ended up being right beside our friend's house and at the beach.  We had to have a little picnic before heading home.  Tia "V" spoiled the boys with popsicles...."Thanks Tia!!"