Portugal 29018 Day 4

Today we went on an all day boat trip on "The Ophelia" we had a really amazing day exploring the Benagil caves and we spent a few hours on Praia da Malhada do Baraço, we had a bbq and relaxed on the beach.

Our boat went in and out of these amazing caves. 

The kids were delighted to see a pirate ship!

Boat selfie!

Then we were taken on smaller speedboats into the caves to explore them better

Then we were back on the boat and another 45 minutes until we reached the private beach, where we were taken in by boat again. Here was where the bbq was!

We were also given the opportunity to swim in from the boat to the shore, Lauren was too little  but Dylan decided he wanted to overcome his fears of swimming in the sea and he just dived in and swam to the beach!! I was so proud of him!

The boys swimming in!

Pictures of the beach l, it was absolutely amazing

We were so exhausted when got back, Lauren & Mom had to do our daily outfit post which Lauren insists on.... so cute!

Pen Licence!

All kinds of exciting things in school today! Lauren presented her 3rd class project. She had to chose an inventor, and she wanted to chose a female entrepreneur, so we chose Maria Montessori! Girl power!

Then we found out she got her pen licence! She was so happy and excited! Well done Lauren 

Reminding me of when my precious Dylan got his own pen licence!

Time us going by so fast! Big day in our house today!

Eye update 2018

Today we had our final ophthalmologist appointment, both Dylan and Lauren were discharged from the hospital. They will both just visit their regular optician going forward! The years go by so quickly really! 

Lauren will no longer need her glasses unless she develops some eye strain, as her lazy side has caught up to the other side, so this was great news!

Dylan needed a slightly stronger prescription, but as he's been so compliant with wearing his glasses he has more or less stabilised now and will wear them as he feels he needs them.

And that's it, after 6 years with Dr. Oshodi we are all done. She has seen them grow up and has given us great care. We will miss our yearly visits with her!

Dylan's 13th birthday trip

To celebrate Dylan's 13th birthday we took him to UK to see his favourite team Southampton. Derek and our friend  took him, while myself and Lauren visited with Emma and the kiddies. 

Dylan absolutely loved the match and seeing his team! Since it was a big big surprise for him to go see them.

We all had a brilliant weekend celebrating our teenager!

Happy birthday Dylan