Luiz and Rich are sick with colds. The picture of Yago sleeping is on the ski bus today. He placed around 50 in a race with approximately 70 people. Ski racer!
Thursday, December 31, 2009
New Year's Eve
Luiz and Rich are sick with colds. The picture of Yago sleeping is on the ski bus today. He placed around 50 in a race with approximately 70 people. Ski racer!
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
First Cross-Country Race
These were the worst ski conditions with respect to wind, cold, and icy snow. And yet, both boys suited up and raced! They were great for first-time racers over a short one kilometer course. Normally, they'll race 5 kilometers, but this was a sprint race.
Congratulations, ski racers!
Sauna
The boys decided to try out the sauna on a 20 degree evening with ice in the snow. Yes, they still had fun!Sunday, December 27, 2009
The Day after Christmas
After Christmas the boys decided it would be fun to sleep down stairs near the pellet stove... and they did, and Yago dressed up Rich after the holiday rush....Saturday, December 26, 2009
First Day of Alpine Skiing
Yago and Luiz went alpine skiing for the first time today. They were great!
Friday, December 25, 2009
Christmas Day 2009
Christmas Morning dawned with Santa having arrived during the evening. Perhaps the most poignant gift was a LARGE, HEAVY bag that intrigued the boys. Inside, underneath mounds of tissue paper, were two red bricks (rocks) and four tubes of toothpaste. Santa sent a warning shot over the bow of the boys' boat! ;-)
Luiz and Yago attended church with Connie and her son Ian--Ben had to work in the paper mill this day. We had a great brunch of eggs, bacon, bagels, and cinnamon rolls with Orange Juice. Each boy received a LOT of socks... Santa knew that they had been borrowing Rich's nice socks over the past four months, so he wanted to help out the poor man.
We all received very nice gifts and enjoyed the day. Rich took a two-hour nap in front of the pellet stove and when he woke up, Luiz asked, "What we going to do now?"
From our home to yours: Happy Christmas, Everyone!
Christmas Eve with The Michauds and Kents
We spent Christmas Eve with the Michauds and Kents in North Yarmouth, Maine, about one hour south of Rumford. Melissa and Alban Michaud have four children--Rylee, Aidan & Alban, and sweet-talking, never-stopping Gavin. Melissa is Pam and Fred's daughter. We were also graced by the presence of Pam's mom, Maggie Magnuson. We had wonderful h'or d'oeuvres, a terrific dinner, and wow, what desserts. Thanks to the Michaud Family for inviting us!
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Christmas Eve-Eve with the Venskus Family
Aunt Connie and Uncle Ben came over this evening with their son Ian. We exchanged gifts. The boys received traditional Brazilian and Spanish foods that Connie had baked, as well as a beautiful State of Maine hanging (handmade by Connie) with an inscription on the back side--see below. The boys gave Connie a gold bracelet and a locket with their initials engraved in it. For Ben, the boys gave him a Red Sox Beer Mug and a picture (below) wearing full Red Sox gear. Ian, well, he got beer. We had a great time with this wonderful family.
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