Thanksgiving in Portugal:*) No dishes!!!

A few from our trip... Just trying to finish all these so I can go to sleep....zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

At the beach in Tavira...gorgeous!
On a ferry from Tavira to the beach.
Ava and a cow.....again?
Castle in Sintra.
John and Ava at a beautiful beach near Sintra.

Our little angel

My birthday cake

Thanks to my friend Anne who put together this beautiful cake, and I'm not kidding when I say she put it together!

Lantern Fest 2007

Martin was a Roman soldier who one cold November night shared a piece of his warm cloak with a beggar. That night, he dreamed that the beggar's face was really Christ, and he learned that by helping others, he was really in service to God and the betterment of Man. He quit the army and devoted his life to service, eventually becoming the Bishop of Tours.

Kids get to walk around with fire....makes for some excitement! Last year, one of the kids in Ava's kindergarten almost caught on fire.

Happy Birthday to Me

Went to the spa today with Anne and Helen. Did water aerobics, floated around, then ventured downstairs to naked sauna. EVERYONE is naked down there, and they look at you funny if you have your suits on(which we did, initially). Scroll down on the link to SinnBad (45°C, 90-100 % Luftfeuchtigkeit)
So, we striped down and went into the aroma therapy sauna which was not made of cedar, but granite. We go in, sit down, and then it begins; the "laser" light show, which really isn't laser, but made me think of the days when people would go lay down and listen to Pink Floyd during a laser light show. This music sounded more like Yanni.
Then, after the sauna, we went in the foot pool, where you walk one way in hot, then one way in cold, and that was it. We returned to the world of bathing attire. Showered, had lunch and came home.
But you know, I'm ready to do it again...it really was fun being naked without risk of arrest:*)

"I need my exercise" as quoted by Miss A

Ava now loses a show when she tells a lie, no matter how little. So, she just said, "If I don't get my exercise, I'll get old and I'll die. I need Boogie Beebies. Where's Boogie Beebies?" (a kids exercise show on BBC)

First Snow of November 2007

So we're having the first snow of the season...We've got flurries, a bit of wind, now sun, and who knows what the day will hold after 2pm? Stay tuned for more news!

Legoland

So here's the quick version....the only photo that might need explaining is the photo of Kristine with a surpised look on her face...she got busted by the Legoland Police for crashing into my and Ava's boat:*)

Happy Birthday Dad

How we spent our day today

We went to Legoland!!!