Medieval weekend

The witches against the knights...here is a friendly witch and then here is a 3-headed witch....our yearly Etterbeek medieval event. Great beers (so my parents tell me), sausages and fizzy drinks as well as games and music. There was a man playing 'drums' (symbals) across the floor.
We also joined the jazz events in the centre of Brussels and I had my first Thai meal (not impressed and ate the chicken without the peanut sauce). So won't be going to Thailand soon then?
It was another long weekend so we went to Walibi on the Monday.
It was such a beautiful sunny weekend, we got the swimming pool out for the first time. Anabel from nextdoor came to play one evening.

Sunny weekend with cousin

What a turn out for the weather for our long weekend in Belgium. Tia, Tio and Rodrigo are visiting. We went to Planckendael (zoo, live animals), Toy museum in Mechelen, Walibi and Aqualibi (my favourite rite are the roller coasters ladybird and mine + water slides) and African Museum and Tervuren Park (dead animals and loads in a new exhibition in the basement). I helped Rodrigo in and out of the cars in Walibi, well I kind of helped. Loved to run around with and after Rodrigo. Here are lots of smiley faces. I am also eating three of my favourite foods - bread, pizza and (just eaten, so can not see) spaghetti bolognaise.

my first trip away from home with school

I went away for 2 nights and 3 days with the school with no mamã and papá (nor grandparents, aunts/unclses). Can you believe it, at 6.5 yrs old? I slept on the top bed and Anaël bottom bed. The boys all slept together. We made our breakfast - chocolate and milk (?!). We did circus activities - hence my comical face.

Mother's Day

It's mamã's day and I've made lots of things at school - I have grown some herbs, made a card with hearts and a story inside + photo, I've made a box with cakes inside and a decorative bag and envelope. Mamã was very surprised and very happy - got loads of cuddles and kisses :-). Mamã says she is also lucky as we celebrated 3 times this year - english in march, portuguese last week Sunday and now the belgium one today :-)

School Fête

Our yearly school fête and this year we had multiple days of sports activities - I throw javelin 7 m, shotput 4 m, ran 400 metres, did long jump (starting from stationary position) 1m.
at the school fête we had a list of activities and needed to do at least 10 including 'sack' race. Here I am with papá. The weather was not so good but we live so close we wait home in between and watched "Hugo" on DVD (a very good film, i think more for my mamã and papá). We returned late for the barbecue and listened to the two bands of school kids and 1 of adults. I had a good sleep that night :-)

2nd Tooth

At last after a couple of weeks my 2nd tooth fell out....this time I ate it with easter chocolate. Mamã and I heard a big crunch and then that was it :-) Tooth fairy still came and now I am half way to buying a playmobil figure. Do you think I look smart in my clothes until you see the ugly face expression to show off my missing tooth!

Disney & Universal; Stovepipe Wells & Death Valley; Palm Springs from April

I should have shared this a month ago but just loading now more pictures from California vacation. I loved Star Tours and Buzz Lightning Toy Story shooting game, as well as Bugs Life (here standing outside with the naughty Locust). How many characters do you recognise (excluding Uncle Raymond, Auntie Helena and mamã and papá.

We also enjoyed the Stovepipe wells sand dunes (posted earlier a picture of me sliding down, now this time with mamã and papá balancing beautifully). We also licked the salt in Death Valley after taking a short break of our neighbour's motorbike :-). And I walked along with the Stars on Hollywood Road. We even found a star with Jose' Jose' :-) 

California cont...

On our way home I had a few special treats. We visited an amazing BIG aquarium in Atlanta (where we touched baby sharks...well I kept missing as too low below the surface but mamã and papá managed) and we visited the Coca Cola museum (I just liked the fact I could try a very odd flavoured drink at the end of the tour and pick up my own coca cola BOTTLE). And....on the aeroplane from Atlanta to Brussels I got to sit in the cockpit and meet the pilot and crew. I put on the 'captain's hat', sat in his seat and 'steered'. I don't think though I want to be a pilot...

California holidays

A couple of pics ...

Killer whales in Sea World (San Diego), sliding down the sand dunes in Death Valley, up in the mountains in Mount Whitney (4400m high).