Wedding

Papá's cousin's wedding in Portugal (Vila Verde) - this was one of the best bits where I was throwing flowers over George and Regina, again and again.

me, tia and papá...don't we all look very smart and pretty.

look at my balancing act - yes a plate on a stick with one leg in the air and hopping....

olá, olá, don't I look a big school boy with "my" tie on...do i look like I drank a bit too much at the wedding party - just water, juice but I am exhausted from running around, dancing, playing on the bouncy castle...as usual I am ready to stay up for the party...as soon as I got in the car, maximum 10 seconds and I was fast asleep....

São João in Porto

This year I saw São João (St. John) festivities in Porto for the first time (Jun 24 every year). Oh, how much fun I had!
Look at those fireworks that mamã and papá went to see on the River.

The best things for me were the plastic hammers where I could hit everyone and the hot air balloons which flew off into the sky.




Manjericos - speical plants with a very strong smellllll

watch out for me as I have "TWO" hammers....yeepeeeeeee.

ready steady goooooooo, off the balloon goes. Sardines are the speciality for the evening...too fishy for me...

Holidays in Porto

Here I am with Bi-vo - looking very handsome with my new harircut.
Tia is having a baby...I am going to have a cousin...

Yes, swimming - loads of fun to jump in and out and to splash everyone - I am 'attacking' Mario right now....
I am able to talk much better now as people understand me and I do not need to repeat and repeat and raise my voice.

Eurodisney

The start of an action packed day in Eurodisney...I wanted to see Mickey.
I was a very good boy in every queue - how long were they - one hour for a 1.5 minutes ride...more, more, more...and I saw Mickey and his friends Pluto dancing. We stayed to 11 in the evening and bought mickey and his friends book, bath toys, table mat. I loved "it's a small world"...

Here we are in Dumbo...and yes we all 3 squeezed into the one Dumbo - up and down and around.

Then in front of Alice in Wonderland's maze. My favourite ride was "It's a small world" - beautiful.

 

And THE pirate ship - Aih, aih

Long weekend in England

I visited mini England with Grandma, Ti'pah and mamã and papá. I am so tall (1.80 m already and 19.6 kg). I loved to see all the trains in mini England, going around and around.

Anyone want an ice cream? traditional creamy ice cream? Not sure what that means but it sounds very tastey and loads of people wanted one.

Here I am again helping in the garden. Ti'pah and grandma bought me my own rake.

Lazing around in the house...ahhhhhhhh.I love to hear stories before bed time...and soon I will be quoting you so make sure you tell the right story...Two of my favourites are "The bear with no clothes" and "Catch a little Star".

Holidays in Jordan

 Sun, Sea and Sand and lots of walking, climbing in a place mamã and papá say is called Petra. I had a ride on a donkey. I walked on papá's shoulders for kilometres and kilometres. I also walked myself but the first day I just wanted to play with the stones and sand on the ground. The second day I walked and climbed and loved it - more than 5 kilometres on my own. I also saw camels and hid inside the tombs.

Our "hidden" temple - wow, we walked up and dow the hills and then suddenly we see this. "Cheese" at the camera

The camels at Wadi Rhum. We are in a jeep racing across the sand.

Here I am collecting bush wood to make a fire for very hot sweet tea (that made me very sick) with our driver. Our local beach and the 40 ft flag in the distance.
It's Easter time in Jordan and I am saying hello to the big white bunny rabbit. I collected easter eggs hidden in the bushes around the swimming pools. I liked very much the pools where I could jump up and down in the water and play with balls too.

March in Brussels

Also I am an Actor - I stand in front of the long bathroom mirror at home and 'act' - laughing, smiling, dancing up and down, making faces and statue positions. I have also started dressing myself - putting on my underpants. I like to mix the eggs to make cakes.

Hello Smurf...it's the Balloon Parade in Brussels centre. There were characters from cartoons and music and dancing - loads of fun. My favourite was Dr Zeuss - he is one of my favourite books to read. After the parade, I had a BIG ice cream in a cafe'.

Grandpa's 74th birthday - let's blow out the candles together and let's open all the birthday cards together

Carnival!

I love disguising as a Pirate - Hoy hoy hoy

This was also my disguise for the year end school play

In Aachen we went to the children's parade. The children throw sweets, cakes, toys. I got many and collected them in a bag.

Here I am as a little devil for the school carnival celebration.

There were pirates, fairies, a crocodile. I was the only little devil :-)

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Snow is over

Snow is over...so time to sit on my potty and think.

Also to help mamã in the garden raking and brushing up the leaves - I am very helpful doing gardening chores.

Snow!

Snowing in Brussels - a lot! Look at my big grin - I am sooooo happy - I made a wonderful snowman with papá and papá wrote my name in the snow in front of the snowman so that the birds and planes can read it. I love to make my own stories playing with my toys. I love to make 'faces' and dramatic postures for photos - look at me here in the garden :-)

Óbidos

Here we all are - and it has stopped raining for long enough to take the photo. I had laods of fun - I wrote a letter to Pai Natal and posted it...I saw more than 100 dolls of Pai Natal...we walked through the "Nutcracker" play area where I went on the bouncy castle (scarey) and met Pai Natal twice, once with his green elf helper - if they are not looking I go up to them and tap them to turn around, shake their hand and sit on their knee. We also watched a play on the "Nutcracker" - very funny and I liked a girl so I run up onto the stage afterwards to join in the dancing :-)

Having fun in Trás-os-montes

Yes, we found snow in Trás-os-Montes and saw a lot of great colourful masks and costumes. We climbed the castle up and up and then had to rush down and down to go to the toilet :-). We had hot chocolate in a 'celtic bar' down the road on the left.

We had lunch in Vila Real, just behind where I am standing- yummy...

Yes, Yes I will throw this snow on you...I am coming....

Xmas in Porto

I love Pai Natal and I am singing songs. I love Christmas Mickey DVD - I know all the stories.
Yes, bang bang bang as we pulled the 'crackers' and tried to eat some very heavy sweets from english christmas.
Who are those two Father Christmas helpers - they came on a motorbike very late at night. Tomás looks just as surprised as me. I loved all my presents especially my noddy car, fire engine and plod police car. We had a big party at the house of  Isabel and Quim in Vale de Cambra on Christmas Eve and another one on Christmas Day (after opening another big bag of presents). Big hugs and kisses.

Merry Xmas

Merry Christmas to you all and Best Wishes for 2009

Wow this was an exciting day...I played on a very large bouncy castle and then I got to sit on the knee of Father Christmas and shake his hand, all in the centre of Porto.

Blitz trip to Porto

Mamã and papá are off to Galicia Spain for the beautiful wedding of Miguel Grillo and Felisa - CONGRATULATIONS.
I was soooo happy to see mamã and papá at Porto airport when it was time to leave - I thought they had left me behind.

Here I am at beach of Quinta Da Mar - waving of course and trying not to get my feet wet, well you think this but mamã and papá lfted me up to stop me wanting to get my feet wet and jump in the sand. I love playing along hee, even when it's cold.

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St Nicholas

St Nicholas party at mamã and papá's work. This year I had my FIRST face painting. I waited patiently and was very still. I was very proud of my "lion face".
I cried again when I sat on St. Nicholas lap - my present was "abrickpol" - police station building block with a helicopter.
I have also started to cut with a knife and also scissors.