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This is Beau Walsh. He came to Brazil to intern and serve the Fiel ministry this summer. Not only did he make a bunch of new friends but he really became good at speaking Portuguese in his 2 months here. Beau was a blessing to Fiel in many ways. He found a spot in our hearts and I hope he comes back to see us again.

Rick helping Beau pick out some jewerly from the Amazon for a present for his sister.

Beau sharing his coconut water with James. Sweet Lilah posing for Mommy's camera.

Here is the group from Montana that stayed with us for 2 weeks in June. They came to serve at our local Christian school. What a great group of young people. Big hearts! They made a video mocking homeschoolers (all of them were homeschooled) with the help of Daniel Gardner. Check it out.

This young man walked down our street selling these bouncy balls. I bought one for the children to share and he let me take his photo.

January to August 2010......

Hello blogging friends. I am back again to try and pump life back into my long abandoned blog. Please visit often and leave a comment...it will be an encouragement to keep it up and running. Beijos from Brazil!!!

Mom and Dad Denham with Rick and his brother stand in front of the new Fiel Ministries Office building. We moved in a few months ago.

A family photo from a friend's wedding in January. Lilah was one of the flowergirls.

This little one loves to paint.

Here is James and Lilah and neighbor Isabela getting ready to go to school. Lilah is not yet in preschool but I take her with me the one day a week I teach English. To say she loves it is an understatement. Just look at that face!

Our 1st Brazilian Christmas 2009

Merry Christmas dear friends and family! We give thanks to the Lord for each one of you.
James (age 5) and Lilah (age 2 1/2)

James on the Tooth Fairy

April in Review

Our friend Daniel, who will soon come to work alongside us at Fiel early next year, is helping us breathe life back into our family Blog. So I have decided to attempt to get caught up by posting some highlights of each month missed. Here goes April.....
After our annual college conference, our little family enjoyed a quick trip to Parati with the sweetest couple, Larry and Gladine McCall. Pastor Larry was one of our speakers.

On the way to Parati, we stopped along the side of the road to see one of our favorite waterfalls.

Daddy and Lilah enjoying afternoon free time at the college conference.

Uncle Mark was in Sao Paulo on business and came by to spend the day with us.

On the road to the conference was this truck selling safes...........think there's a problem here with theft?!

Her favorite is mint chocolate chip like her mommy. What a face!!

We stopped at Alaska Ice Cream shop where Ricky's parents took the kid's on special occasions.

Daddy was so happy bringing his little girl to the place he loved as a child!

Yeah..............she didn't last long after filling her belly.

For Easter, James received a homemade chocolate Egg filled with candies from Tia Debora (Aunt Debora) In Brazil, children do not have egg hunts for Easter, but receive a chocolate egg with a surprise in the middle.


These photos are out of order. Here is what the chocolate egg looked like before he opened it.

Lilah and James getting ready to help Mommy make something.

Que Alegria! What happiness! Lilah opens up her Easter egg.

After our quick trip to the States, I brought back some cheap kites for our neighbor friends.

A photo of 3 generations on Easter. Could have been 4.......where was Lilah?!

"Look you guys, you have to let Mommy take some pictures before you can hunt for eggs, okay?"

Papa helping Lilah find eggs.

"Go James, go!"

I hid a few eggs inside too.

Cool Lilah eating her cheese puffs.

The kids love the new park in the neighborhood......in Florida, not Brazil.

Mommy and her little ones.

Sweet James.

Fun James.

Daring James.

March 09 in Review

Every year during Carnival our church has a retreat. This year we didn't spend the night but went daily as it was close to town. The kids had fun and so did we.The children from our church pose for a photo....all except Lilah. She was not interested.

Mom and Dad also came out one day to hear the devotions and to fellowship. Don't they look great?! They have been on the mission field for over 55 years!!!
This little face just makes my heart smile.
One of her favorite words is "play" and boy, does she like to play!These photos of Lilah were taken at a local park.James having fun with his giant firetruck. This was his gift from Nana and Papa the day that he became a big brother. These goofballs tried on Tia Ro's shower caps and loved it! They are filled with tiny Styrofoam balls.One of my all time favorites...Daddy and his little girl.

Watch this video and tell me if they have these in the US? They are these dance floors (mostly at arcades in shopping malls) where two people follow a series of steps that flash up on a screen to music. It is hilarious to watch......the kids seem to almost have it down.

February 09 in Review

James started a new preschool the first week of February (the start of the Brazilian school year). It's called Escola Cristao Kids and it is a Christian Montessori type school. I was offered a teaching position to teach English to the children each week. In exchange for my time, they will give James (and eventually Lilah) a scholarship. I thought it would be a perfect opportunity to stay close to James and to get to better know the school and teachers. So far, we are both loving it! My American friends and I have started a little play date each week for our little blondes to have some fun together in English. It looks like Marina, Lilah and Gianna will grow up together.......their parents are lifers in Brazil like Rick and I. Because our apartment building is receiving a face lift via paint, it is not unusual to see a man hanging outside our window. Can I remind you that we live on the 4th floor? Try and wash dishes with this as your view.....it's very distracting! Our college-age neighbor Natalia celebrates her birthday with all her short neighbors!

Rick's dad often comes upstairs for a visit. Here Daddy helps the kids put together a "head breaker"(the Brazilian word for puzzle directly translates to this).

James and Lilah helping Mommy do some produce shopping.

We like to go to our local park that has a zip-line. We are still trying to get Lilah to try it.

"Getting boots in a care package from Nana makes me want to dance!"

Could anything be better than white chocolate ice cream? James' fav too!

Lilah and friend Vinni hanging out in their drawers. This seems to be an ideal photo to embarrass them in say.......twenty years!

Celebrating friend Sara's 4th birthday.....check out that cake!We recently went to a new park that has a concrete skateboard ramp. James had the best time sliding down on his bottom. No fear baby!And of course, he made some new friends while there.


James loves loves loves getting his haircut.........just like his mommy I guess.