Our second Christmas in Brazil was also Leo's first Christmas. It was also very, very hot.
We celebrated like true Brazilians, first by visiting Santa's incredibly elaborate play land at the mall, which was only missing elves pushing kids down a massive slide a la "A Christmas Story," and second, with a traditional Christmas Eve dinner. Our best friends here, Marcel and Marina, invited us to celebrate with their family. Dinner was roasted chicken, salmon, salads and sides, and also included a "Secret Santa," which was much nicer than in the states, as Brazilians exchange gifts people actually want rather than gag gifts recycled from office parties.
Santa left Eri, almost 4, a bike and Leo, almost 5 months, sand-water toys for the beach.
