Wilmington/Kure beach #1

Faced with the difficult decision of sitting at home with 3 days off or grab a quick vacation we decided after talking to some friends to take off for Wilmington, North Carolina for a few days. The trip was about 4 hours with Sophie being a brat for 2 of them we finally rolled into town to our Quality Inn room. Shortly after we headed down to Fort Fisher to visit the North Carolina Aquarium at Ft. Fisher. 

Sophie was futzy and whinny the whole trip except for last hour before finally arriving in town.
The entrance to the aquarium
Sophie and I in front of a waterfall with some ducks over our left shoulders. 
Hey there buddy, you're going to be my next meal or pair of boots if you don't stop eyeing me!

Daddy and Sophie looking at some Nemos! 

Wilmington/Kure beach #2

BIG HUGE lobster. This bad boy, if you could see him in real life is about as long as my arm. Too bad if I cooked him up he wouldn't taste very good. From what I understand lobster meat gets tougher and less tasty as the beast gets older. 
Sophie and Lisiane looking at HUGE Monterey Eel.
We got a nice couple to take our photo in front of one of the aquariums 

but you can't see the fish too well
Looking up into the shark tank. 
Turtles swimming around

Wilmington/Kure beach #3

Baby Sophie walking on the beach

Nene' Sophie andando na preia 
Sophie playing in the sand for the first time!

Sophie brinando na areia pela premeira vez!
Another picture of Sophie walking on the beach.

Un outro foto de Sophie andando na preia
The pier where the locals fish

O ponte aonde os residentes gostem de pescar. 
Locals fishing on the pier.

Os residentes pescando na ponte

Wilmington/Kure beach #4

Bridge on the peninsula 
U.S.S. North Carolina battleship retired. We didn't take the tour but heard it's cool. 
Me and Sophie on a very windy day in front of the canal.
Lisiane and Sophie in front of the Battleship. 

Wilmington/Kure beach #5

A beautiful restaurant in historic downtown Wilmington, NC. 

with 8 private balconies to eat out on. 
The old telephone/telegraph company in downtown 
One Tree Hill is filmed here in Wilmington and as we passed by 

they were setting up to start filming a shot. 
Street shot of the film company setting up to film One Tree Hill

Wilmington/Kure beach #6

Kure Beach house row. The wires criss-crossing the street reminds 

me a lot of Brazil and how their power lines are. 

Casas no Kure Beach. Os fios cruzando a rua me-lembra de Brasil e como sao os fios la. 
Sophie and I at a public pier with beach access. 

Sophie e Eu num ponte publico com acesso a preia
The same photo but with Lisiane and Sophie

O mesmo foto mas com Lisiane e Sophie
Picture of Kure beach in October
Kure Beach in October

Wilmington/Kure beach #7

Sophie and Lisiane playing in the sand

Sophie e Lisiane brincando no areia

Fun in the sand

Brincando na areia
Our feet: Mocha and Cream

Nossos pes: Cafe e Leite

Cute little feet in the sand

Pezinhos lindos na areia

Best Ice Cream in the world!: Boombalatti's Wilmington, NC

In Wilmington, North Carolina

Yummy Delicioso!

I got a chocolate fudge brownie and Lisiane got a Chocolate cream pie. 

These are 1 scoop bowls! What makes this ice cream the best? This small family makes their ice cream from scratch daily! It is spun every morning and frozen. They also use their own developed recipes that look like art when they come out to be put in their display containers. 

Awesome Ice cream if you're ever in the Wilmington, NC area, it's on Military Cutoff Rd in an upscale shopping center. 

Trick or Treat, at the Pineville 1st Ward

Sophie in the line for candy

Sophie na fila por bom bom

Hey, look what I got!

Olha que tenho!

I want more!

Quero mais!

MMM Candy!

MMM Bom Bom!

Lisiane and Sophie (Kitty cat)

Lisiane e Sophie (Gata) 

Lisiane and Sophie's day at the park!

Sophie looking at the ducks in the park lake

Sophie olhando os patos no lago

Sophie in the swing

Sophie brincando no balanco

Lisiane and Sophie playing under the tire

Sophie e Lisiane brincando embaixo do pneu

Sophie playing in the grass at the park

Sophie brincando na grama na praca

Church friends of Lisiane and Sophie

Amigas da igreja de Lisiane e Sophie