More on Lilah

Mommy and her favorite little girl.

Special thanks to our friend Joanne for bringing down Lilah's baby bedding while on a business trip to Sao Paulo. We love it- thanks!

We decided to keep the color of our former guest room as it would cost a small fortune to replace the red with a pastel. (Not to mention the labor with all the coats needed!) So we were able to find this bedding set with red already in it. Lilah is happy with it too!

A photo of Lilah's books (formerly James') and baby toys that she will one day enjoy.

Lilah hanging out with her crib buddies.

The Hug. The Kiss.

The Smiles.

Plane show

Some of you may not know that we live across the valley from Embraer, a huge factory that makes passenger jets for Delta, Continental, and American Airlines and many others. I bet many of you have flown on these jets not knowing they were made right here in our backyard in Brazil. Last Sunday, happened to be Family day/Open house at Embraer. We knew of this not because of the several Embraer employees that go to our church but because of the loud air demonstration happening outside our apartment window. What an incredible sight to see 3 huge passenger jets flying low in formation! It seemed as if we could just reach up and touch them from our balcony. And the roar was exciting too! James was screaming with delight! (check out the clip) I only wish our photos could have been better..........

Life with Two!

PTL! We are enjoying this little sleeping princess. She is such a sweet baby, she hardly ever cries. And when it is time to feed her, she patiently waits for mommy to finish what she is doing. No colic problems with this one either. Yes folks, she is a dream!

Life with two has been tricky, especially since my mother went back home on Tuesday. Those extra set of hands were a sure help. I'm finding that two children require a lot more planning and juggling for that matter. The first 3 or 4 days of Lilah's little life were really rough on James. He didn't quite understand what was going on. Lots of people were coming to the house to visit Lilah and he was feeling somewhat threatened by her taking all the attention. He wanted to hold her, in fact, HE wanted to be the only one to hold her. Since then, the jealously is gone and is replaced with a constant desire to give her affection. Yes, this is surely sweet but a huge challenge for me. I have to be a hawk and make sure that he is not too smothering. James loves to kiss his little sister, especially when that mouth of his is covered in melted ice cream or other traces of food. Ahhh!

Last Sunday was Father's day in Brazil. We celebrated by going to our favorite restaurant and park- Santa Barbara. The food there is fantastic and I'm glad that mom was able to come too. It's a special place to us. Happy Father's Day Ricky!

A sweet photo of James at the park. I sure do love this little guy. He's a dream too!

Below are photos from a day trip we took to the mountain city of Campos do Jordao. It has a strong Swiss influence and is famous for fondue and chocolate. Not to mention, the temperature is almost always cold and is so refreshing to bundle up and drink hot chocolate.


Campos do Jordao is only a one hour drive from where we live. On the way up the mountain, there is a fabulous place where we always stop to take photos.

Looks European, huh?

Picture Time!

Lilah sits in her Bumbo chair -12 days old today!

Lilah in her first week- looks exactly like James as a baby.

First brother and sister photo.

James loves his little sister! He is constantly laughing at her.

Nana reading to Lilah-she loved it!

James wrapped in his favorite towel. My friend Sonja had her mother make this for him.

James at the city park enjoying the seesaw.

Our pastor and Lilah's first visit to church.

Our first family of 4 photo, taken at the city park. Lilah-11 days old.