Thursday, May 16, 2013

Week 161 and Week 74.5 - Mother's Day and DB and Laura come for a visit!

DB and Laura are here - our last set of visitors before we move house next month (we are moving to Macau again!  Yikes!  In like 4 weeks)!  It has also been wicked hot and then rainy.  The rain has been relentless for at least nine months (since Charlotte has been swimming).

Speaking of swimming- Char has been an awesome swimmer - jumping in the water (and swimming a bit before emerging), being fearless, swimming deep... she has hit her stride here.  Soon she will really be swimming soon - not sure if it is before we move so I hope we can find a good swim coach in Macau.

We took the girls swimming after a mother's day brunch at the Tanjong Beach Club.  Clarice and Mike and Olivia and Pippa sat next to us!  Sophia loved to swim - so we will try to go again before we leave.

Sophia and Ella are having arguments at the park over Ella's scooter.  There is some shoving involved so I cannot claim that it is all civilized.  Matt just wants them to fight it out - you know, playground style.  I think at age one that there should be some intervention - I want everyone to keep their eyes, you know?

Sophia is in a wear big people's shoes phase - she loves wearing Charlotte's Crocs (and I chuckle as it reminds me of my sister).  She was wearing them to the park this weekend and fell and busted her knee - thus officially entering the world of scraped knees and toddlerhood. 

I have started to put Sophia in the dog leash - she likes it!  I took her to the grocery store the other day and that seemed to be a good compromise between the stroller (which she loathes these days) and running amok.

Astrid checks out the garage sale:
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Sophia's long (and shaggy) hair:
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Char is too cool for her car seat:
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Lovely Olivia!
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And Pippa!
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Mother's Day shots:
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It was like wrestling alligators to get this decent shot:
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Happy Mother's Day Clarice!
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"Would you like some blueberry pancakes Mommy?"
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Sophia takes in Tanjong Beach:
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Sophia shovels:
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Post swim car nap:
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Post nap fingerpainting:
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I cannot get Charlotte to smile for the camera.  Instead please find her model-pose shots:
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Sophia scoots:
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Serious Sophia:
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Sophia shows Astrid some lovin':
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If only I was on the other side of them!
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Dog leash and sandals:
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Sophia looks angelic:
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Laura tries a green smoothie concoction:
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Who needs a double stroller?
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