Sunday, October 26, 2014

Playdates & Growing Babies


I have been blessed with a wonderful group of moms & children in my area that get together weekly just to play and visit. I usually don't take photos, but simply enjoy my time visiting. However, I do periodically snap a few shots for special moments. :)

We were invited to an animal-themed birthday party for one of our little friends who turned 3! The children were invited to dress up like animals. After changing his mind repeatedly, Wes settled on being an elephant. He was thrilled with my attempt!! haha




Bria was a cute little bunny

Most of the little kids didn't keep their costumes on for long, but she just strutted around with her little bunny ears on! She was just too cute!

The birthday boy was a little overwhelmed. :)

Katherine lives on the same street as we do! Not only was I thrilled to just have someone that I can talk to in English (although she's still working on teaching my kids Australian! haha), but we've become great friends, too! Khemrin and Bria are just a few weeks apart. Not the best photo, but the only one we have together! Will have to fix that.


Wes is becoming more and more independent. 
Here he is, sitting with the birthday boy, enjoying their animal cupcakes



And here is my sweet little bunny, throwing her goldfish crackers all over the yard!


She's cute, but she makes quite the mess wherever she goes!
We have to give her a bath, wash her hair, and wash the floor after almost every meal!

Mommy had to dress up, too. So, Mommy Pig it was! 
(Wes' choice, of course, based on his favorite cartoon, Peppa Pig. haha)



Here we are at our friend Mattai's house.
Mommies usually take turns hosting at each other's homes. 
When we feel like mixing it up a little, we hit an indoor playground!




There were 3 in the hammock and the little one said, "Roll over! Roll over! So they all rolled over and 1 fell out..."

Here is one of the indoor playgrounds we have started going to frequently.
It's got great aircon! It's got LOTS of space to run! It's usually quite empty! And it's FREE!
(of course you have to walk through their toy store to get to it, but if you can resist the urge to buy all of their wonderful toys, it's a free playtime experience!)

Bria is really loving play kitchens, lately! She's my little apprentice.


My monkey.

She adores her big brother and wants to do everything he does!


She'll ask for "help! help" if she can't do it on her own. Or, "up! up!" 
She's becoming quite an excellent communicator! 


Since there were so many kids there that day, they blew up their BIG bouncy-castle slide!
Wes was thrilled!!!


Of course, mommy had to do it, too! Bria had to stay at the bottom, though.
She had fun with Auntie Katherine while mommy pretended she was a little kid again! haha



Not all play times are with our play date friends, though.
We love going to the park with Daddy!




Wes is playing with his cool yellow football from his Uncle Andy, Uncle Chris, & Uncle Danny! Thanks, guys! He loves it!!

Bria, although running all over the place, is still very uncertain about uneven ground, even if it's just a little step! But gone are the days when I could keep track of her. I see her at my side one minute, glance away, and the next second I wonder where's she's disappeared to! She's keeping me on my toes!! Love my growing baby!

Sometimes we even have fun when Daddy isn't around.
Since he works most evenings, the kids and I like to go outside for walks. Wes' favorite destination is a little icecream shop on our street. He justifies it by saying that "Bria wants chocolate icecream!" Oh, thanks for caring so much about your sister's needs, there, Wes!! lol




In closing, here are a few little clips of my growing babies!
(this one is a little long, but I kept it going so you can hear my housekeeper's accent! She's talking in the background to Bria, and telling me a story.)





And, here is a video of Wes playing with his word cards! He does so many of these, and he's getting faster and faster! He still loves letters & numbers, loves having books read to him, and is playing independently with toys like this. I love to watch him explore and learn!



Wes exercising with Mommy. My accountability partner!

Bria eating ice. Her favorite snack!


Sorry for the long-overdue blog post! I know you need to see pics of the kids. My heart aches when I think about how many stages of their lives you all have to miss. We love you so much and love showing Wes & Bria pictures of you, talking on Skype, and talking about each of you as much as possible. 
You are in our hearts! 

hugs from us to you

Joe, Nica, Wes, & Bria

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