Performances

This post will be mainly about different types of performances. Anything from dancing in the living room to singing the Portuguese National Anthem to gymnastics and a ballet and tap recital. It has mainly Joana's performances because Julia is still too young to take ballet and tap but she seems to be interested in doing it next year.  One of their favorite shows is Bubble Guppies. It's an fun and interactive kids show that teaches them about a variety of topics and has great catchy songs that they love to sing and dance to. Their favorite one is, as you can see below, "I want to be a cowgirl."

On June 10, Portugal's Day, Joana was ready to sing the Portuguese National Anthem. It is quite long and difficult to learn because it has so many difficult words, but Joana learned it in 7 days and sang it beautifully for all to hear! We were so proud! She loves the song so much that she has been asking me to sing it to her every night as a lullaby.

And while we are on anthems, apparently Joana learned God Bless America at school so she wanted

Their favorite activity on Saturdays is gymnastics. They love to tumble, jump on the trampolines and do all the obstacle courses. Their coaches are so much fun and dynamic that they are exhausted at the end of the class. This is Julia's favorite sport and she makes a point to let me know because she tumbles on the carpet at home and jumps from one couch to the other without any difficulty. She is definitely a good jumper...ehehehe

At the beginning of June, after 8 months of attending ballet and tap classes, Joana had her first dance recital. Unfortunately, it was so dark and she was so far away that the video was of very poor quality. However, we were able to snag a few adorable pictures and a quick video of her before the recital. She was so excited and ready to perform!

 This was also a month of accidents. Vovó decided to leave her finger on a very heavy door while it was closing and the result,...while a shattered finger bone, 5 stitches and a lot of pain medicine. She didn't lose her sense of humor, though :)

During Julia's swimming classes with Ms. Carol, not only did she learn more swimming techniques but she also found time to flirt with the red headed boy, Isiah, and show him how well she sings Itsy Bitsy spider. Check it out :)