• Teddy - Videos

    Teddy’s 2nd Birthday Videos


    Teddy’s second birthday party was held in our home in Myrtle Beach, SC. Solange bought an inflatable castle for the kids to play in. At the same time, Brazil played the United States for the soccer championship called the Confederate Cup. Brazil won 3-2 in a very exciting match. Every one had a great time, and here is some video of the event.

    The theme of the party was Spiderman, and the food was delicious and the cake was especially memorable.

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  • Jesse - Slide Show - Teddy - Travel

    New York City Vacation Slide Show

    Man Oh Man. I have been working harder than I can ever remember. I am a man on a mission to finish a huge project sprinting to the finish line. When I want to, my focus can be amazing and singular. I really hope that I can look back at this period, and be amazed at how much work I got done.

    Despite all of that, I decided to take a lightening vacation to NY with my family. We arrived on a Friday and went to the Statue of Liberty. We woke up the next day, and grabbed a train from Grand Central to Pleasantville NY to visit my cousin, Nancy and her family. My other cousin, Larry, was also kind enough to join us for the train ride from NY to Pleansantville. We spent the night in Pleasantville, and early the next afternoon, we took the train back to NY. Then we hit Central Park. Amazingly enough, in my entire life, I had never been there. We found the little kid’s amusement park on the south end of the park. We spent the afternoon there, and caught a flight back to Myrtle Beach that night. Wow! That was a lot. But now it is back to work.

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    1. I live in New York but still have never been to the Statue of liberty. Did they open it up again? I heard they closed it after 911.

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  • Brazil - Jesse - Photos - Rio de Janeiro - Slide Show - Teddy

    Playground in Recreio

    Last Sunday, Solange, Teddy, Jesse and I made the drive to Recreio to visit our friends Katia and Jason Elliott. Recreio is night and day different than the hustle and bustle of Rio and Lagoa. We went to a churrascaria close to their house that also had a small playground for children. The food was great and the kids had a great time playing together. I took a ton of photos with my new camera, mainly of the kids.

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  • Brazil - Jesse - Photos - Slide Show - Teddy

    Jesse Photo Shoot

    This was a totally impromptu photo session. Solange’s sister, Sandra, came running into the room with a large photography light. Next she started clicking pictures like mad. My and Solange’s hair are both a total mess! We had no idea what we were doing, but we just went with it.

    We had a lot of fun, and then I messed around with Paint.net to see how much I could change the feel of the photos. Some of the colors turned out a little different because of the light, and then I downloaded some filters to sharpen and soften the photos for different effects. If you have not tried out Paint.net it is free and it is awesome.

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    1. Babies look great and a very very happy mother as well. Long time yes. Just though I’d surprise ya.

      Hit me back just to chat some time. All of your and your family take care.

      Paul Van Voorst
      Former Gateway / Rob Knows me

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  • Teddy - Videos

    Teddy Walks!


    Teddy just turned one year old so as in Brazilian tradition, Solange threw a big party for him for his first birthday. Then we invited quite a few people to partake in the celebration. Now that we are in the digital age, we had quite a few digital cameras filming the festivities. Teddy had a ball, but then toward the end of the party, Teddy walked for the first time in his life. Thanks to all the cameras, two different people caught Teddy taking his first steps. Truly priceless. So I put it all together in a nice little video to commemorate the special moment.

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