Friday 14 November 2008

Cheeky Mucky Puppies! (could they be more british?)






The first picture is actually from Halloween and I didn't realize what a great picture of Katya it is was until I really looked at it!
The others are from this morning and shows the cute cheekiness of my lovely monkeys! I don't think they get much nicer than these two. Especially since Oliver has decided sleeping through the night is a good idea. Enough sleep makes everthing happier!

TGIF!!!




Imagine the soundtrack to this dance...


Bicycle Race by Queen



We often boogie on Fridays because we have nothing better to do! Friday is our completely stress free fun day and today we did alot of colouring and dancing! Katya's FAVORITE CD is Queen's Best Hits and her favourite is Bicycle! She loves it!
Also notice the panpipes. She is a multicultural baby too! Got to love it!

Wednesday 5 November 2008

Spooky!












So "Hallowe'en", as it is correctly spelled, all you uneducated Americans, is a much darker and spoookier affair here in England. You have to dress up like something scary, no princesses, superheros, or characters, just good old fashioned witches, ghosts, and all things black. So we had a scary spider and a little skeleton. Katya would correct you if you said she was a little spider, "No, I'm big and Ollie is little. He's just a baby". We spent the day with our Austrian friends Max and Gisella and their two kids Niki and Beni. They were all so cute together. We didn't trick or treat, because it isn't really done like it is in America, but I think Katya ate more candy on Thursday and Friday nights then she has eaten in her whole life combined. So she was in no means deprived. We carved pumpkin, ate pumpkin soup, and in general ate too many chocolates and sweets. The night ended in the parents sitting in the front room having a second round of chocolate fondue, while the children took out every toy, puzzle, and game and dumped them in the middle of the room. We thought it was suspiciously quiet and payed the price for our indulgence. But everyone had fun!