Week 233 and Week 145.5 - Sophia got a hot water burn

I am reluctant to write this - Sophia got a second degree hot water burn at a local Chinese restaurant in a casino last Sunday.

It has been a really sad time for the family.

She has been going to the hospital every couple of days getting her wound cleaned and redressed.  It is healed enough that we don't have to go to the hospital as of yesterday.

She was out of school all of last week.  There is a 'fall break' this week.

I have felt really helpless - and very angry at myself and the people who carelessly filled her very-obviously-for-a-child Sofia the First water bottle.

Sophia can now take a proper bath and go swimming again.  Though the other day she said she did not want to play in the park and have her friends see her burn :(.

The girls are playing:

We saw fireworks out our window:

We read books in our Red Wagon:

Ava look:

Tita Jet got the girls braids so they could be Anna and Elsa:

Week 232 and Week 144.5 - Lulu The Lizard

Truth be told I am in a bit of a rut with the blog. 

I have become frustrated that the girls are watching too much Youtube.  And I think it kind of makes them more monsterly.

So I got rid of the iMac - and replaced it with a lizard!

Our lovely friends the Raineys gave us their beloved Lulu.  And it really has worked in being the replacement for Youtube.

Thanks for the lizard!

Sophia playing around at dinner:

Charlotte helping to pack lunch:

Shrekfast with Sarah!

Anna and Sophia:

Char and Titan drumming in Capoeira:

Lulu!

Sneaking in screen time:

Charlotte is braver than her mommy:

 

Note the Anna hair hack:

Week 231 and Week 143.5 - Sort of a routine

I am staying at home.  And embracing it somewhat.  It is not easy to stay home but I realize from my working life that schedules and rituals are super important.  It is also important (for me) to get up before my girls do.  Nothing is worse than getting up to chaos without any autonomy over my day (at the beginning).

I find it extremely difficult to get to school to pick up the girls for some reason.  We have put Sophia in full day school and I am not convinced that she has slept a moment of her nap time but at least she is engaged and not just at home watching Play Doh videos.  She needs to work on her potty training.  She can go but has more accidents then she usually does (and we pull up and down her pants, wipe, etc.).  She also does not want to use the little toilets and wants to use the big teacher toilet.  She is a spitfire and really separates the women from the girls - the ones who have the privilege to look after her.  She really will rule the world someday - in her own capacity I think.  A force of nature and an irascible two.

Sophia has switched out her Bali skirt to an extra large princess dress (Bahbie as she cutely calls it) that is on her constant wardrobe rotation.

We have watched fireworks over two nights from our balcony.  Charlotte likes the fireworks and the first night Sophia watched Peppa Pig instead and the second night she watched the fireworks from the sofa through the patio glass doors.  Eventually she will be able to watch them outside! :)

Photo from the tough backlighting - notice Sophia's dress:

We went to the scorching hot park this morning.  Sophia did not want to ride this see saw:

The girls like to spin in the swings:

No filter - just a vintagey shot straight out of the camera:

We went to dim sum today - at Pousada Marina by Galaxy.  Rob and Chuanda thankfully positioned us next to a sumptuously bright window which was great for picture taking.  Chuanda astutely commented that their famous char siu buns were like silk pillows:

Lollipops are a regular part of the toddler bribing repertoire:

Rob, Charlotte and Chuanda:

Week 230 and Week 142.5 - Mid Autumn Festival and Aarian's Party

Sorry but I am on a wonky schedule these days and the blog is suffering for its lack of timeliness.

Today is a day off and I am sneaking this blog post in.

Our week will be via photos:

Sophia started her first full day of kindergarten yesterday - here she is sporting the obligatory hat:

We went to a Mid Autumn Festival event at TIS.  I did not take many pictures (there were some cool lanterns but we somehow lost a frightened Sophia in a sea of them).

Rare Fanta treat:

Facepainting - we somehow convinced Sophia to not have a bunny rabbit as there was no white paint found!

Saturday morning we went to Aarian's birthday party.  So many adorable Spidermans!

  

We have been hanging out with the Raineys.  Here we are at the Sheraton.  Charlotte and Sarah are BFFS!

Charlotte only wants vanilla ice cream:

While Sophia chooses her ice cream based on color: