Last Post From Vacation

September 23, 2012

Today is my last day not doing school.  Sniff, sniff!

We went to the water park last week and I held a boa constrictor.  I am attaching a picture of me at the water park with it. I held three parrots but I don't have the picture.  I went on a creepy roller coaster that ended in the water.  It wasn't crowded, so I got to sit in the front seat three times, but not in a row.  There were sea lions at the park too.  We went on almost all the rides, except two rides that I didn't go on, but Mommy did and she went upside down.  There was also one water one that Mommy and Daddy said was too dangerous for me.  I was tall enough but I didn't want to; it was too scary.  I'm usually not afraid of scary stuff, but that time I was.

We also went to Sagres this week and we saw the end of the Algarve and the end of Portugal.  We also went a cool beach where the river flowed into the ocean.  The river was salt water--you know how I knew?  I tasted!  And the waves were HUMONGOUS!

We also went to Silves and walked up to a very cool castle.  The castle even had this underwater part where the people who lived there got their water.  It was called a cistern.  It was really big.

I've been playing soccer this week.  I scored a goal in our scrimmage and that was our winning goal--well, no, it was the second goal, which made it the winning goal because we won 2-1.

Today is the first day of rain.  We haven't had rain in so long we almost forgot what to do.  I was trying to take a shower on deck when it started.

Next week I'll post all about school and being in first grade!

Boat Fun

September 15, 2012

Sleeping on the boat is fun because you have these portholes, which are windows.  And you also get to press buttons to get stuff out.  The handles on the cabinet doors all push in so that when the boat is sailing, the doors don't open and have all our stuff fall out.  My room is in the stern of the boat on the starboard side.

My soccer team colors are blue and yellow.  Mommy is going to buy my shirt and shorts today.  Today we went to the market.  We saw hamsters, rabbits, chickens, dogs, and all these other herbs, vegetables, and fruit.

My school and other things

September 4, 2012

I finally got to see my school.  They've got a treehouse which is about to be under construction--all by me! Me me me--and the workers.  The teachers and the parents are working on getting the school ready to start the year.  I am going to get some help from my classmates making the roof.  I am going to try and make the treehouse the Tree of Paradise.

The school is a little ways away from the boat--about ten miles.  The school is not that big and they are adding another classroom.  There is a teepee and an oven that was made one year ago.  There is also a garden.  The new classroom is going to be for the fifth year and maybe the sixth, but we are always working.  The kids get to play while the grownups work, which I think is cool.  Mommy says that once school starts I'll be working too.

I like the teachers because they are nice and also that somebody who knew what s/he was doing built the treehouse.

I am going to play soccer starting next week.  I don't think I'll be the best player on the team.

We've been to some really nice beaches and I went in a cave.