Stopping for lunch at a restaurant/farm. The girls looooooved the place! There were ducks, chickens, peacocks, turkeys, a kitty, cows and horses nearby. So fun to watch!
We arrived in SP Sunday afternoon, spent the rest of the day at grandpa's house playing with cousins, etc. Monday we went over to my friend's place and spent the day there. She and I went to the movies at the end of the day (watched the Hobbit, yay!) and Daddy took the girls over to grandpa's place again. Tuesday evening, or better, Christmas Eve, we all got together for dinner. It was the first time Gabriel's entire family was together, all the siblings, wives/husbands, and kids. Quite a crowd, heh. The kids had plenty of fun playing together, good food was had, and we were in great company.
Grandpa José with most of the grandkids:
The ladies:
The whole gang minus baby cousin Deryk:
Opening presents Christmas morning:
Alina already engrossed in her Wimpy Kid book #8:
Playing with cousin Leticia:
We spent the rest of Christmas day at grandpa's place all together. The kids got more presents and we had a pretty fun secret santa. Headed back home the next day, Gabriel's birthday, and arrived in Belo in time to get ready for the birthday party of one of Laurie's classmates.
On our way back, we stopped at a distillery, got some yummy cachaças, and had a tour of the place. Very interesting.
The sugarcane juice fermenting:
Barrels of rum! Yum! :)
