Week 241 and Week 153.5 - Food Festival and Dave Chappelle!

I would like to say that the most exciting thing of the week was attending the Food Festival with the family - but really that would be a lie.  The most exciting event of the week was night time potty training Charlotte!  She has not had an accident yet (knock on wood) and she literally sleep-pees at midnight when we take her to the toilet.  Matt says she went to the bathroom by herself (at night) on Friday - which is a vast indisputable victory.  Success!

Sophia tried to join in the fun which ended up her sleeping in our bed and having an accident - which triggered ending the two day experiment / fantasy of having both girls totally potty trained.  Hey - at least we are saving 50% on diapers!

Sophia and Charlotte had a dress down pajama day at school - and of course Sophia wanted nothing to do with it.  I think she is just a rebel at 7 in the morning.  The next dress up event we will just have her sleep in her clothes for the next morning.

This was the weekend of the Manny Pacquaio fight - so we hung around Venetian to see what was going on.  Thanks to Iris for hooking us up!  I met Dave Chappelle - who couldn't have been nicer in our 2 second interaction.

Dress down day:

Sophia and her BFF Mia - funny we were friends with her dad via work in Singapore and now our kids are friends!

Seen at TIS (also a university campus) - somebody please spell check!

 

Swim lesson - we all needed swim caps - and Matt got the short stick to wear the kiddie one:

 Weird Man purse photo from the MTR - braided handle and all:

Ja Rule:

Dave Chappelle!

Sly Stallone:

Food Festival with Jenny and Jason:

I said no cotton candy till we ate real food - but the vendor gave Sophia one for free anyway:

Cotton Candy bigger than her head!

Sophia liked this Spongebob - so I took a pic for her:

The kids:

 

Macau Tower looming above:

Bob's Big Boy - Macau style:

Jason tuckered out:

Cantopop lip syncher:

We went to the Macau Tower for scooting, biking and Thai food!

Week 240 and Week 152.5 - A fine day for a parade

Matt spent a couple of days in Manila this week but it was not so long so not so bad.

We had sort of a typical week - which was great as I am a big proponent of routine.

But the weekend was spectacular!  So busy and great - the sort of weekends you have to sleep in for because they were so fun filled.

It started with a birthday party for Sophia B - so hard to plan these type of things for weather but the B's did brilliantly.  The girls got new Elsa dresses and have worn them nearly threadbare over our fun filled weekend.  Matt from Sophia's class was so cute- calling her 'Sophia Drake' (3 Sophias in a class of 12 - sigh - it is the Matt conundrum of the 2010's).

Next up - Capoiera and then an impromptu playdate with Justin who Charlotte adores.  Charlotte loves her guy friends loads.

The next day a swim lesson (with Mr. Brockbank - the only way we could get Sophia to go) though it was hardly a success as there is a pesky swim cap rule in the public pool (and also a no camera rule which I find completely arbitrary).  Dim sum and finally a parade!  Charlotte got to be in the Fringe parade in San Malo - she was cute as can be and it was fun.  Sophia was kind of in on the action too so maybe she is ready to join come 2015.

I am happy to report after some prodding that Charlotte slept last night with no diaper and no accidents.  She is quite attitudinal about it - which is very funny to me this morning.

Sophia also went into the kitchen on Sunday and announced, "I am going to the kitchen.  Don't follow me."  She emerged with contraband gummy bears that were out of her reach (we thought).  Clever girl...

Get me an iPad and some Elsa makeover videos:

Princess dress daddy climbing:

Sophia B's birthday party!

Food was a massive hit:

Cake by the ever talented Mama Sam:

Birthday girl:

Matts:

Candle blowing:

 Sophia sitting next to her favorite - ketchup:

Great Reuben shot:

Family shots:

Justin!

Sophia!

Fringe Parade!

Leandra and Charlotte!

Sophia follows along:

Not a trivial task to part the Red Sea of people between Senado Square and St. Paul's Ruins:

Check out that bridge:

Laying on the ground - akin to the lion sleeping in the lion dance:

Stunner Fernanda:

Char and Titan:

Watching the Fringe performances:

Awesome drum line:

Charlotte and Khiari spar:

Expo:

Master Eddy won the King of the Parade and Capoiera won a merit award!  We are lucky to have Charlotte enrolled in Capoiera as these guys are fabulous with the kids:

I was too short to take this final photo: