Monday Monday, la la la la la la. They are a quiet day in Rio. Especially the Monday after the Carnival holiday week. We enjoyed the beach at Iticotiara practically to ourselves. It is at the bottome of the hill (uh mountain) from the house and there is a sheltered area where there are no waves and the children could play more free than at the big beaches. We explored the big rocks, made sandcastles and Zack made himself a little Brazillian Amigo. After the two of them followed each other around for a while Zack comes over throws his arms up in the air and proclaims, "we just can't communicate"...... what could I say to that? Kayla enjoyed more Monkey enoucnters and built sandcastles on the beach. She wasn't so quick to make friends with the little brazillian girls in bikinis and they all looked at her with quizical looks as she was in her pink surfer suit.... sorry girls, but my girl isn't going to shrivel up like a raisin at 25.

I did the brave, and unpredicted according to Jack, we got a babysitter! Zack was feeling much better, had a great day and I wanted to experience Rio. So we headed out to the Zha Zha bistro tropical for a lovely dinner in Ipenima! Wonderful atmosphere, fair and some quiet conversation. Marcella, the sister of the hospitality manager, was out sitter, she teaches pre K here in Brazil and the kids loved her! WAHOO! Bet none of you saw that one coming!

XOXO