HAPPY BIRTHDAY MIKE

BIG 30!!!

(it has arrived)

Well Mike had his 30th birthday in Brazil. What an adventure trying to make that happen. It was Mike's first day of work so Louis and I were on our own the find a cake and a present for daddy!!! First we headed out to find Dad's cake. The hotel manager speaks english very well so headed me in the direction of a bakery. So Louis and I headed off up the road. We get to the bakery and the ladies were really nice and did not speak any english and I did not speak a lick of portuguese. So after about 10mins of trying to get a cake picked out and trying to explain that it was for my husbands birthday. I thought I was set and they would deliver the cake at 4:00. After that I headed to Carrefour(the grocery store) bought Mike his very first set of Havanas(brazilian flip flops) and candles for the cake I ordered. I thought when I got back to the hotel I should check to make sure I got the right cake order so I had the hotel manager Douglas call the bakery and double check my order and that it would be delivered. And this is what I ordered.....A cake I was not sure what kind and for 30 people and they do not deliver. Douglas was very helpful at getting my mess all cleared up and I actually got to choose the cake.

Mike got home and we had a great celebration. We went to the hotel restaurant for dinner and Louis was out of control, but Mike thoroughly enjoyed himself he had two steaks two huge side dish of rices and half of my hamburger and only to his surprise there was a delicious chocolate cake waiting for him upstairs in our room.

(I thought I ordered Blackberries...guess Cherries will due)

Louis had been waiting for the chocolate cake all day. Jean Skyped us during the day and I pulled out to show her and when I put it back in the fridge we had a complete melt down.

Happy Birthday Mike

Love you

Love

Mommy and Louis

WE MADE IT!!!

Well we made the journey. After Louis getting everything possible before we left (pink eye, croup, two ear infections...just to name a few) He slept most of the way on the long flight and no one around seemed annoyed so I thought it was a good journey.

We have looked at a few apartments and got a few other things done. Today has been a bank holiday so we were not able to take care of anything. So we just hung out and walked around our little neighbor hood we are in. There is a park just across the street from our hotel so we took louis to play.

Final Goodbye's

Here we are in the Salt Lake airport beginning our journey to Brazil. Thanks to Mom and Dave for getting us ready and hauling all of our stuff up to the airport. We had ten big bags in total. What will we do when we get there????

Once again I did not take enough pictures but Mike parents drove down the weekend we left and said goodbye to us it was so good to see them one last time.

6 Weeks at Grandma's....

We had so much fun with family, but I wish I would of taken more pictures. We went to Boise for a weekend and Louis had so much fun with his cousins Trey and Brookey. Then another weekend we got to see Papa Drakos and then headed up to Jason and Mary's. Louis loved their big dog and playing with the boys. Mike got them all rawled up as usual.

Well on the few sunny days we had we loved having grandma's backyard. Thanks mom and Dave for putting up with us for this long and making us feel at home.

Louis throwing the footballs down to dad and then dad would hit play golf balls back at him. Crazy boys!!!

One day while Mike was mowing the lawn I finally pulled out some of Louis's toys and he was so happy to find this one, but all he wanted to do was have Mike or I push his on the drive way.

Well Aunt Lynsi had her baby early which we were happy about so one day I went up to help her and G.G. came up also so here she is entertaining Louis.

Going to miss by buddies!!!

One last day with friends before we head to Utah before the big move to Brazil. Miss you already!!!

San Francisco Zoo

We want to make sure to see the zoo before we left the city. I am so glad that we did. I was an amazing zoo. I have never seen a real lion with a mane like this before. Louis had so much fun in the kids area you can pet sheep, goats, and feed the ducks walking around this big barn area.

We are really going to miss California we have loved living here.