It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

Just a little bit of family time before we head out to VEGAS!!

 Good morning with American sausage!

 Winky-Blinky with her first assignment for Kylie:

"Help Grandma decorate her tree!"

Makin' dough with Grandma Cathy

Gobble! Gobble!

We spent all of Thanksgiving day out on the farm with loads of friends, family and food! We were so thankful to finally get to celebrate Thanksgiving at home for the first time in 5 years, and it was such a treat to take part in the preparations! Thank you to everyone for making this such a special day.

 Traveling buddies reunited!

 Good morning!

 Steamy sunbreaks

 Peeling and chopping potatoes

 Texting and basting

 Wine is breathing

 Best friends

 The calm before the storm

 

 Ready to mash

 Roasting the pig!

 Gettin' the party started!

 Uno!

 Yum!

 Our head chef and dinner marshall

 Our sommeliers

 Moon rising

 

 Tile rummy!

The Kowitz's

Pies! Pies! Pies!

We finally made it back home just in time for winter! After our long trip from Brazil, we're back in Washington for Thanksgiving and the holiday season. We settled in quickly and were put to work even more quickly! We spent Sunday outfitting the family for frosty weather with Crazy Grandma Cathy in Spokane. After a good night's sleep, we drove into the Little Gallea for breakfast with Grandpa Ed & Uncle Ben (just like the rice!!).  Then we headed out to the farm for an action packed day of egg collecting for Kylie, pie baking for us and loads of Sesame Street and playing! Grandma Lynn picked up dinner from Rancho Chico and was the true hero of the night!!

 I get those eggs!

 Bom dia galinha pintadinha!

 A friendly helper!

 From "chicken Tijuana" to Kowitz Family Farms Egg Division!

 Havin' too much fun!

Special helper @ lunch!

 From this...

 ...to this!

 Cute!

 The best ingredients...

 Working hard, or hardly working?

 Ready to roll!

Clockwise from top: Apple, Pumpkin, Pumpkin, Cherry!

 Falling leaves cherry pie

Finished pies cooling!

Bye-Bye Brazil!

After two years, we are saying goodbye to Brazil, and hello to new adventures. See you soon back in the USA and later in the Marshall Islands!

 Thanks Ben & Firyuza for a great night out in Olinda!

Merry Christmas (in November!!)

It will be a few cold months 'til we're back to coconuts and beach days!
 

 Thanks for all the memories!

November Recap

Here are all the random photos from November that didn't fit into other posts!

 Kylie heading to the beach!

 Coconut time!

 Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Cake

(I had to use up some extra chocolate!)

 I spy one lady packing for her big trip!

 McHelmet! So we can be safe!

 Dreams really do drink feelings!

 I somehow think that Brazil's "carrot fit" jeans won't make it to America!

 You can't even tell that this we ever put up a palm tree sticker here!

"It's totally removable! Won't damage walls!"

My 3rd place Halloween chili trophy!

Recife Zoo & Fun with Aya

Kylie and Aya have had so much fun over the past two years! Today, we headed out to the Recife Zoo and remembered all the good times!

 BFFs

 Parque Dois Irmãos

80 & 90 cms! Almost one monkey tall!

 Best friends shopping at Extra

 Laughing hysterically at Aya's swinging antics!

Putting Aya "to bed" on the slide and singing her a lullaby

The many faces of Aya and Kyliezinha!