Fun in Brazil

So we are back in Brazil again and I have to say that really truly things are going so well. For those of you who know how things were last time we came I am sure you can imagine how completely relieveing that is for me to be able to say that. The plane ride here was as good as one could possibly hope for! The kids just played while they were awake and then slept really well during the night. In fact, I think this is the very best that I have ever slept on a flight as well! Our first few days we spent in Fortaleza and then Rita, Lennon, the rest of our little family headed to Lagoinha. It is one of the most beautiful beaches that I have ever seen in Brazil. Sam and Seth love the water and show very little fear which actually makes me worry some.... It was fun there just being with our family and Lincon´s mom and brother. No pressure and just fun.
From there we got to go to this place called AguaVilla. This place was so fun. It is a little gated community where you can reserve a condo. We went there with all of Lincon´s family minus his dad, our family, and I started to name the rest of the people who were there but there really were a lot of us so I will just say that there were a lot of us! At AguaVilla there were a couple of pools, a few different playgrounds, tennis courts, soccer fields, basketball courts, a river with fish and kayaks, and of course it was right on the beach. I think my favorite part was feeding the fish. For one real (Brazillian money) they would give you a big bag of fish food and the boys would lie on their tummies on the dock and feed the fish. There were tons of them and they all congregated at the dock to be feed. One little boy was catching them with his bare hands! It was pretty cool to watch.
This all happened in the first week in Brazil so needless to say we were all pretty tired and happy to head to Lincon´s home in Tiangua. We have gone to his aunt´s ranch swimming (if you haven´t noticed yet...we swim a lot here!!!) and then over to her house to see her chickens, ducks, and guinne (sp) pigs. She also has mango trees, and starfruit trees. Sam loves picking fruit so that was a lot of fun. She also has these mini pineapple bushes. It is just for decoration, but the tiny baby pineapples were so cute.
This last weekend Lincon and I did something daring. We left our kids with his family for two days!!! I haven´t them before and I was kind of freaking out the day we left. Had I had time that morning I would have sent my mother information as to where I want my children to go if something happened to the two of us and because I didn´t have time I spent a lot of time in the car praying that we would be safe. Poor Sam would tell us to ``come home right now`` everytime we would call. He would tell us that we had been gone a long time. It was hard and I think that both of us thought about them very frequently. That first night Lincon took me to see Eclipse and I think that is the only one that I have been completely satified with so far. Loved it! Quick note! The theaters here have such a great system. When you buy your ticket you get to pick your seat as well. No waiting in line...just pick your seat and then do whatever until it is time for the movie. It was so nice! then you know how full the theater is before you even buy the tickets. I think we should do the same in the states! It would totally illiminate pre-movie fighting which, by the way, I hate!!! The next day we got up and went to this indian hut hotel on yet another beach with his aunt and uncle. Everything outside at the hotel was really cool and all the decorations were made from sticks, dried coconut shells, and sea shells. It was really creative. They even had peacocks! Unfortunatly the rooms and especially the bathrooms left something to be desired. They didn´t have fitted sheets for the beds, just a flat sheet so we spent the whole night trying not to move to much so we wouldn´t have to sleep on the bare mattress. I don´t want to sound like a priss but hotel mattresses kind of gross me out. And then there was the bathroom...bless there hearts for all they did on the outside but... the bathroom was a little scarey. It was fun though. We spent the whole day either in the pool or eating crab at the beach. Lincon´s aunt and uncle are a lot of fun too! His aunt especially kept us laughing all day!
The next day, much to the relief of both of us, we came back home to Tiangua. Sam and Seth were just as happy to see us as we were to see them. Seth told Lincon that we were gone a looong time and that it got dark a lot...meaning we were gone for days. So all in all it has been a pleasant vacation. I will post some pictures later.