World Cup Fever

Just about all you can here during the Brazil games is the sound of the vuvuzela

As we wait for Miss Stella to arrive, we've at least had the World Cup to keep us entertained. The past two weeks have been filled with game after game. Of course, the U.S. and Brazil games are our favorite, but I think Noah and Paul have watched most of the games that are on. Almost all kids here (and adults too!) are crazy about the World Cup album, where they collect stickers of the players on each team, the stadiums, the team photos, etc...Noah started his in mid-April and has collected 630 stickers for his album and only needs 8 more to complete the whole thing. Noah has a pretty good memory, and after nearly 3 months of studying the teams he has a good feel for most of the players. He's really enjoying the World Cup! Watching in Brazil is fun too-no matter when the game is, everything comes to a complete standstill. The city is nearly silent as everyone is completely focused on the game. Even Sophie's ballet class was canceled due to the game last week! I think the World Cup goes through July 11th-here's hoping Stella has made her appearance by then-I'm not sure what we'd do with all the time if the World Cup is over AND she's not here!!

Noah loving the vuvuzela

Sophie chose blue nail polish to show her support for both the U.S. and Brazil...I'm not even kidding!