Quatro Ribeiras

 Monday was a beautiful, warm day so we decided to take off for the beach.  It is not really a beach, more like volcanic rock made into pools of ocean water.  The kids went to swim, and Curtis and some friends donned their wet suits to do some snorkeling and spearfishing.

 Caleb jumped in after his beloved shark.  It must have been COLD!

 What a pose!

 A friend caught an eel.  Yum!

 If you climbed the stairs, you could reach a high overlook.

It was a wonderful day with good friends.  And we all come home with a sun burn!

Spirit Pots

This island has tons of Spirit Houses which play a large part in their religion. They are generally all painted in bright, bold colors.(Most of the houses are painted brightly-every color imaginable!) So we decided to decorate like the Portuguese. We made Spirit Pots. Each child designed their own. Now I just need to fill them with flowers!

Here is our friendly lizard that lives near our front door.  He has come in once but took off as soon as we walked near him.  He need a name, maybe one of your kids, Kate, could name it?

Baseball

The baseball season has started here.  Today was their first games.  They all had a good time and played well. It was a great start to a great season!

Jake's New Look

Today we picked up Jake's new glasses.  He didn't do so great on his sports physical eye exam so we took him to the eye doctor.  His vision isn't that bad, but the glasses will help reading off the board for school.  He loves them though.  I keep telling him that in time he is going to wish that we didn't need them afterall.  Until then he can show off his new look!