Family Cruise Vacation

We recently took a cruise vacation with my mother, sister, and grandma to the Western Caribbean a couple weeks ago and it was fabulous! During the cruise, I turned 30! I cried a little but not because I was leaving my youthful 20's but because of the 30 years the Lord has given me on this earth. Oh, and all the many blessings.......my family, my health, my basic needs (and then some) and also the opportunity to serve Him in Brazil.

We had to participate in a safety lifejacket drill. As you can see, Lilah didn't quite fit in her jacket.

We were so proud of James for climbing up the famous Dunn River falls in Jamaica with Mommy, Daddy, and Nana. As you can see, James was quite proud too!

James and Lilah hanging out in Cozumel, Mexico.


My sister Carol was a HUGE help with the children. Lilah seemed to always take a nap during dinner.

It was so much fun having my mom and grandma with us too. It's not often we get 4 generations together for a whole week. We made some great memories.

Here I am with my sweet Lilah. On the way to dinner a man in the elevator said to me, " Oh she is cute, she looks like a gypsy." He was being totally serious. What?--Was it the leopard print bow? I have no idea where he was coming from. Daddy and James enjoyed the yummy food on board. Costa Fortuna is an Italian ship and the food was fabulous, especially the pasta!

Lilah even participated on Toga Night. We used a napkin for her toga and for James we used a pillowcase. Unfortunately, James didn't keep his on for more than 5 minutes.

Turning the big 3-0!

Happy New Year!

Greetings and blessings your way from the Denham family this first day of the new year! We are currently at home in Florida resting from all the traveling we have been doing this Christmas season. I have LOADS of photos to share with you but must wait as I left our other camera at my brother's house this weekend when we celebrated Christmas at his house. So they will be coming soon. However, here are a couple photos of James and Lilah to hold you over.

Pure sweetness!

James was hilarious opening up his big present from Santa.....a.k.a. Nana and Papa. I just love his face in this photo. Put a "whoooooa" to it for sound affects!

James and his new ride. His cousin Alli got a purple one to match. The adults had so much fun watching the children drive all over my brother's front lawn. They sometimes confused these cars with bumper cars!

Lilah bouncing on Nana's leg. I think she had the most fun watching everyone open up their gifts. She was wiggling so much that it was hard to hold on to her. Can't wait to see what she will be like this time next year!

Ele Chegou!

My sweet Brazilian friend had her baby boy on Monday via C-Section. Vinicius was born at 9am and weighing in at 3.5 kilos. Praise the Lord for his safe arrival. Rosileni is well and recuperating and Edivanio and the girls are filled with excitement over the new family member.

Just to fill you in: Edivanio works at Fiel with Rick and they are our next door neighbors. Rosi is my dearest friend and is always serving others around her. Their girls are like big sisters to James. We miss them very much.

Congratulations friends! The Lord is good!

Okay, I'm Back...........Finally!

Thanks for your patience dear friends. We have been traveling for what seems like a month now. Here are some of the places we have visited lately:

Raleigh, NC

Greenville, SC

Nashville, TN

Washington D.C.

Culpepper, VA

Roanoke, VA

So now we are back in Melbourne, FL settling into a routine again.
Enjoy the photos.

My sister Carol and Lilah at the 1st annual Garcia Fall Festival. A fun time for all!

The weather was wonderfully cold in Raleigh and we enjoyed bundling up. (Something we don't get to do too often.)

We then headed to Nashville for a short visit to our home church. I was able to have lunch with two college friends Stacey and Hannah during our two day visit.Love you Tia Hannah. Will you come visit me in Brazil next year?

After church Sunday, we had lunch with my German friend Maike and her beautiful family. Two weeks ago, she officially became an American citizen. Hooray for Maike! Such good news.

James had a blast playing with Maike's children. Rick captured James in mid-air while Sara watched on.

Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to attend my 10 year high school reunion. It was a real treat to see all of my favorite girlfriends from my childhood. Even after all this time, we have managed to keep in touch on a regular basis. I sure do love these gals!

I was so excited to show off my wonderful hubby to all my friends. He's the best, God was so good to me! I couldn't help but feel proud.

Here is a photo of my friends and the children at the reunion picnic. My friend Heather is holding Lilah. (She has 3 beauties of her own.) Notice James wanting to break loose. There is something about turning 3 years old and not wanting to pose for photos any more. He is just too busy to stop for the camera. Anyone with kids have this same problem? Ugh!

My dad, a.k.a Papa, is about to referee a soccer game. We brought the kids to watch him and the game. James loved it!

Papa and Lilah sharing a happy moment.

Not sure if you can notice Lilah's face or not. She is giving me the most darling smile. I sure love this girl!

James had so much fun playing soccer with his daddy on the sidelines. Notice his first pair of cleats, he is so proud of them.

Both with silly faces.....James and cousin Alli- she is just 3 months older than him. So nice to have cousins close in age.

Beautiful girls Lilah and cousin Alli. Love that smile!

With matching pajamas too!

Thanks to Aunt JJ for capturing this beautiful smile.