Back in July Part 1: Honeymoon Again!

Since I'm having time to catch up on blog posts today (yes, we still have power!), I wanted to make sure I published some photos of the trip that Jonny and I had back in July to a B&B farm in Virginia, to celebrate our 12 years of marriage. This was the first time that we had been away for two nights from Daniel (I guess that's one benefit of him being older) and it was only possible due to the love and care from Granny Heather, Vozinha and Vovo Stephen who were visiting at the time -- thank you again for giving us that opportunity!

We had a fabulous time. It's amazing how time alone is so precious when you have a small child. Just two nights away was perfect to spend lots of quality time together. And the setting was perfect; a remote farm, far away from any hustle and bustle and just us -- and the animals! Though it rained most of our time there, the weather was cozy and cool. We spent most of our time sitting and talking on the porch... It was the perfect way to celebrate our 12 years of marriage and the time we spent together that weekend, will last in our memories forever.

A lovely cozy, light-blue room

Jonny enjoying some hors d'oeuvres

Beautiful modern farm kitchen.

Freshly laid eggs from the farm for our breakfast





View from the porch... it was so nice cuddling up in the arm chair and not have to rush anywhere!

We wrapped ourselves up in cozy blankets



And had a lovely picnic lunch

 

Dinner at a special French restaurant

Yummy and beautiful breakfast!

I just loved the peaceful surroundings, despite the light rain.

 

Can you spot the Alpaca?

 

Pumpkin Patch!

Hi Loved Ones!  We are stuck at home today waiting for Hurricane Sandy to pass by our area... The good thing about having to stay home is that we get to enjoy more time together as a family and I get to catch up on blogging too! So far we still have power so I'm taking advantage to write this blog post. We are well prepared for the hurricane; we've got lots of water, food, batteries, candles, etc. Hopefully it will not be as bad as expected!

 

I took Daniel recently to a Pumpkin Patch not far from our home and it was brilliant! There were so many different things to do, it was wonderful. Enjoy the photos!

 



This was the entrance to a large maze! Daniel wasn't scared to go and he guided me through!

View from the middle of the maze.



Daniel loved playing with this and was intrigued with how the water was pumped.

With new friends he met at the farm...

Daniel said it tickled feeding the goat!

Boarding the hay ride!

Hay ride went through a beautiful forest.

Daniel loved burying himself in the hay.

Time to pick a pumpkin!

We brought two pumpkins home to carve before Halloween!

It was a beautiful warm, fall day!

Daniel at 4 and 7 months...

I cannot believe that Daniel will soon be five... In some ways it's wonderful to see him so "grown up", each time more independent, learning to read and write, and yet at the same time it makes us sad to think that that small baby, that wobbling toddler, that smaller little boy, is no longer here. Time has really flown by! But we have enjoyed Daniel so much over these past 5 years and cherished every phase and stage he has gone through (well, except for maybe the sleepless first few months...). We tell him almost every day that he is our miracle boy, a true gift from God. He really is!

Here are some special close-ups of Daniel just the other day, and some of him being tickled (which he loves!). I don't ever want to forget his sweet, joyful and innocent smile which we are so blessed to experience often, every day.

Daniel, papai and mamae love you SO much! And as I just told you tonight, our love for you is as far as we are from the heavens!