Sunday, November 30, 2008

Little bit of Disney!

Here we are outside of Disney. We came with the Patmans & Chens.

Everyone in the family shared a moment with Santa.

Does Bella have anything to say to Santa? She was thinking about telling him how good she has been this year.

Playing with the flagpole was more fun than most of the rides.

Waiting to go into It's a Small World.






More turkey day

Marin and Mommy (who was wearing an indian hat - the feathers you can't see)
Smiley Bella was a great host for turkey day.

Annabelle and Auntie Karina came to Hong Kong for their 2nd annual turkey day meal.

Auntie Simone and Joshua came up from Singapore for their first Thanksgiving ever! Imagine having NO thanksgiving?

Harry atop the pillow with his wand in hand. Joshua was transfixed as the boys watched Frosty the Snowman.





Thanksgiving

Our very own 15 pound turkey ready to be carved.
The master carver gets going...

We do sit down to eat...
The little kids table minus a few of the little kids, they were having too much fun playing.




The stare down

Marin met Alexander, her buddy from Singapore, as the two had a bit of a fun stare down.

Tasting the pumpkin pie

Bella was so excited to get the green light to taste the pumpkin pie.
Here we go.....

What does she think?

It's a winner! Approval from Bella! So much so that she kept digging in.




Monday, November 24, 2008

Trimming the tree

Hmm, where should I put the snowman?
Yep I do think I am going to put this on the tree, or maybe just play with it around the house.

Bella and Marin both helped in putting the finishing touches on the tree.

We put the tree up for Thanksgiving. December is a short month so we wanted to enjoy the festivities as long as we could. And we are getting ready for our big Thanksgiving meal so it is much more fun to have the lights up and a few pressies for the kiddos to open under the tree.




Music

We love the music player. Marin is fast. She already knows how to grab and push the buttons to make the lights shine and music start playing.

Cupcake

I didn't even see what was happening. Look at Marin, she was so sneaky.
Before we knew it Marin grabbed the cupcake from my hand and stuffed it in her mouth. This was her first taste of real food. And she liked it so much she continued to suck the frosting off her fingers.


On the slide

Bella wanted to carry her own slide raft up the stairs just like the big kids.


Daddy and Bella whipped down the slide. It was great fun.






Early morning pictures

We play a game every morning of where is Marin. Bella is so cute reaching over and pointing. They share wonderful smiles.
Bella likes to dig into the sock drawers and put one on her hand. She is really cute hiding it behind her back and pulling her hand back out again.

We love digging into bags. Especially if the bag contains gold fish.



Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Sweet Bella

Here we are donned in our school sweat suit. It is a bit cooler this morning. She just looks all grown up.
Her flower! The flower lady on the street outside our apartment gave Bella a treat on her walk home from the park. Bella was really excited to have her own flower. She took it everywhere with her. Mommy was able to pry it away from her to put in water before the tub.


Scooter fun


Alexander is a pro at his scooter. Bella wanted to give it a go. So Daddy is trying to show her how. We don't have the hang of it yet. Could the scooter be a possible Christmas present? All the kiddos have one. Our girls probably should too.

Marin & her toes

I thought this was such a great picture of Marin. She is really enjoying her toes!

Thursday, November 13, 2008

Things in my pockets



Bella has taken a liking to pockets. Not just her pockets but everyone's pockets. The first thing she does is lift up her shirt so that she can see exactly where the pocket is and then she proceeds to put items in and out, and in and out.

Chilling together


Bella and Marin love to chill together on their bellies. Bella is a great role model for her little sister. Both love to copy each other. It is quite cute.

All about the toes

Getting ready....
Almost there....
And....Toes, it is all about the big toe. We even try to put it in our mouth.



Belly Time

We love belly time.

Marin almost 5 months

Look how wonderfully her bubbly personality shines through in this photo.
Yes - that is all four fingers in her mouth at once.



We love the baby stroller



Bella was over at her friend Harry's house playing with all the boys. They were scooting around everywhere on these scooters. Bella was captivated. She came home and found her baby stroller and started pushing it around everywhere. Then, we had to take it to the park the next day. She just loves the wheel part, at least I think?