the rest of the weekend

Whew! The rest of our weekend was very busy. After the t-ball games Saturday we headed out to enjoy the warmer weather. The kids wanted to look for shells and play foosball so we went down to the beach and walked along looking for shells. The kids played on the playground in the sand then we headed up to a barish place where they have a foosball table. For .50 euro we can play and the kids have a great time. There is never anyone in there in the afternoon so we have the place to ourselves. On our way back to the car we stopped for ice cream (right before dinner) then made our way home. After a quick dinner we went to a neighbors house to have s'mores over their fire pit and hang out. It was chilly by then so after shivering outside for a bit we headed in. Sunday we got up a little late and headed to the sulfur pits which was kind of cool. After a short hike around we looked for another hike but ended up backing down a few hills which was a bit scary. It was a nice day to drive around and we hit half the island on our way back along the coast. The kids were tired, Heather napped on the way home and the boys all took a nap when we got back. Because it was nice there were lots of kids to play with on the playground until dinnertime.

Monday a neighbor who speaks Portuguese took me to the school to get Charlie signed up for next year. Perfect we'll find out in September if there is a slot for him...She also took me to a few of the preschools where they only speak Portuguese in case he doesn't get into the school near the base. Yesterday both kids went to teh dentist. Charlie did great-doing everything he was asked while Heather did not like the x-rays and threw a fit when they tried to put the flouride on her teeth. Apparently it didn't taste good. Charlie did grimmace when they did it so i should have been more prepared...All in all they have healthy teeth and came away with stickers and a new tooth brush for their cooperation. Last night we went to watch Jeff play volleyball. His intermural team is in the playoffs and according to Heather he "saved the game" with one play midway through game 2. In 3 close games they won and will play thursday in the semifinals.