Project 365: November

November went by in the blink of an eye.  I brought out my camera again and had a lot of fun experimenting with my different lenses.  There are quite a few pictures of the park by our apartment.  We go there so often, it’s basically like a backyard!  We also made it to Lagoa a couple of times to swim and enjoy the sunshine, and I love the memories captured there.  Also you’ll see a couple REALLY cute ones of Sebastian.  As our friend Renato put it, now he has a face!  He’s really getting some personality.  Enjoy, friends, I’m sending you love and warmth!!  I am not missing the cold, not one little bit. 🙂

Forts are fun!

oh how I love newborns!

take me, Daddy!

hold on!!

You will see many shots from the park near our house that we visit once or twice a day!

Our first visitor!! My friend Heather Elliott from Ontario. We had a wonderful two days together!

our kitchen. it’s small, but I love it – its size helps me to keep it clean and organized! You can’t let the dishes pile up when there’s nowhere to put them! 🙂

these little guys are all over the park. This shot was taken with my Tamron 16-300mm. Later on you’ll see the difference between this lens and my 85mm.

Walking trail. I take Sebastian on this trail in the stroller daily, it takes about 15 minutes to walk around.

Shasta likes to help 🙂

I think these plants are so neat!

I love this photo…. and I love it when Shasta sleeps… 🙂

My other sleeping child

Shasta really likes throwing his toys out the window. We are trying to discourage this… his smile says “I’m about to do something bad”

yellow bird right outside the window. 85mm

at the park

little monkey: macaquinho

the fruit here is so wonderful, and so cheap! we have a market that we go to every wednesday and saturday.

after a bath 🙂

someone had chocolate milk… 🙂

here are the monkeys on a different day with the 85mm lens. looks so much better.

such interesting plants and flowers grow right on the trees….

my little chubby man!! He’s getting so cute!

smiles!!!

Off to Rio Vermelho for the day to visit our friends the Cate family! Here is Lily and her cat!

the youngest Cate, Melody. Such a cutie.

another day at Lagoa… the water was so calm this day. It was amazing.

AMAZING I say!

The church we attend, run by the Cate family!

our front door