Red Letter Day

Today is Jeff's birthday!! And what a fun day it was. The big kids and Sharon and I went to the bakery this morning to pick out a cake. There were many delectable and beautiful choices, but we finally decided on the chocolate cake and a mini bite-sized flan. The kids and Sharon made a very regal crown for the Birthday Boy, which he gamely wore and even posed for a picture or two with. For lunch, we all hopped in a cab and headed over to Vitoria to one of our favorite churrascarias. The food was fantastic, as always. Then, we made our way back to Vila Velha, where we stopped in to see what we could find at the beach vendor stands. There weren't many vendors out today because of the ominous clouds threatening to dump their contents at any moment, but Jeff still found a few DVDs to bring home. Back at the apartment, we opened gifts, sang "Happy Birthday" in English and in Portuguese multiple times, and ate our yummy cake. (Yes, WE opened gifts. I got a couple of belated birthday presents from Jeff's aunt and uncle and his grandmother that had been sent with Maxie and Sharon. It's my longest birthday season ever)! We laughed and played and had a ball!

(If you'd like to see more pictures from the day, as well as pictures mentioned in yesterday's post, please check out my flickr photostream).