Sunday, August 28, 2011
Saturday, August 27, 2011
The Movies and a Birthday Party
We took the girls to the movies this week to watch "The Smurfs" and they enjoyed it. Course, almost any outing to the movies is fun.
Alina has gotten over crying every time something bad happens to the "good guy" and can sit through most kid movies. Laura on the other hand will watch ANYTHING. A regular couch potato.
She's really into dancing and "singing" (she doesn't say all that many words, yet), and so throughout the movie whenever an upbeat song would play, she'd stand up and start dancing or wiggle around in her seat to the beat of the music.
Then just tonight (well, last night since it's past midnight) they went to one of Alina's classmate's birthday party which was held at a bowling alley. Alina actually played this time. Progress. She ate the yummy snacks, had fun with her friends, and was happy until it was time to come home.
Laura, as usual, was a little nut running around, dancing her behind off to the sound of the music coming from the loudspeakers. Needless to say, she had fun. Plenty of it.
Waiting in line:
Alina has gotten over crying every time something bad happens to the "good guy" and can sit through most kid movies. Laura on the other hand will watch ANYTHING. A regular couch potato.
She's really into dancing and "singing" (she doesn't say all that many words, yet), and so throughout the movie whenever an upbeat song would play, she'd stand up and start dancing or wiggle around in her seat to the beat of the music.
Then just tonight (well, last night since it's past midnight) they went to one of Alina's classmate's birthday party which was held at a bowling alley. Alina actually played this time. Progress. She ate the yummy snacks, had fun with her friends, and was happy until it was time to come home.
Laura, as usual, was a little nut running around, dancing her behind off to the sound of the music coming from the loudspeakers. Needless to say, she had fun. Plenty of it.
Waiting in line:
Friday, August 26, 2011
Laurie's First Hair Cut
Our little monkey finally got a hair cut. She behaved and quite enjoyed looking at herself in the mirror as her hair was being cut. She's become a vain little thing. It's cute, though.
Alina had her hair cut, also. She wanted to cut it above her shoulders and have bangs, but I had to explain to her that her kind of hair puffs the shorter it is. She settled with having it a bit below her shoulders and now brushes some of it to the side over her eye as "bangs".
Alina had her hair cut, also. She wanted to cut it above her shoulders and have bangs, but I had to explain to her that her kind of hair puffs the shorter it is. She settled with having it a bit below her shoulders and now brushes some of it to the side over her eye as "bangs".
Monday, August 15, 2011
Father's Day
Technically, we have a little more than five weeks of winter left, but the weather has been warming up (thank God) and we had a weather-perfect Father's Day. We started it off with a pretty healthy breakfast of strawberry-pear-apple-melon-banana-raisin-grape fruit salad, cream, and gooseberry syrup which Mommy made while Daddy slept in.
Later on we had a little barbecue, just our family, since the rest of the folks were traveling, out, or other-wise engaged. The meat was delicious, thanks to Daddy's barbecue-making skills. I'm happy we were able to celebrate "his day" together.
It's a pity my Dad wasn't here as well, but he's having a much-needed vacation so we can't complain.
Oh, right, and I made mayonnaise and barbecue sauce for the first time. Yay for me.
Actually, yay for all the fantastic fathers I know. Great guys who sacrifice for their families, who help out in the house, who care and "are there" for their children, who do fun things, and are good role models. The world needs more guys like them!
On to some photos from our day.
Breakfast:
A happy father with barbecued picanha:
Enjoying the good food:
Tasty!
Daddy and the girls:
Laurie making a face + Mommy blinking = great shot ... not.
Beer!
A pose:
Swimming again after 3-and-a-half months without doing so:
Granadilla mousse Mommy made for dessert (with fresh fruit, hence the seed particles):
Later on we had a little barbecue, just our family, since the rest of the folks were traveling, out, or other-wise engaged. The meat was delicious, thanks to Daddy's barbecue-making skills. I'm happy we were able to celebrate "his day" together.
It's a pity my Dad wasn't here as well, but he's having a much-needed vacation so we can't complain.
Oh, right, and I made mayonnaise and barbecue sauce for the first time. Yay for me.
Actually, yay for all the fantastic fathers I know. Great guys who sacrifice for their families, who help out in the house, who care and "are there" for their children, who do fun things, and are good role models. The world needs more guys like them!
On to some photos from our day.
Breakfast:
A happy father with barbecued picanha:
Enjoying the good food:
Tasty!
Daddy and the girls:
Laurie making a face + Mommy blinking = great shot ... not.
Beer!
A pose:
Swimming again after 3-and-a-half months without doing so:
Granadilla mousse Mommy made for dessert (with fresh fruit, hence the seed particles):
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Of Teeth and Tooth Fairies
The Tooth Fairy has paid Alina nine visits so far and taken ten teeth. That's because since the last two teeth fell a couple of days apart, she put them both under her pillow.
She surprised me this time by seriously informing me that she knew that the Tooth Fairy wasn't real (oh really?!) and that I was the one who would place things under her pillow. My handwriting must've given me away, ha! Oh well, at least now I don't need to worry about what would happen when she found out that none of this was real but just a fun game and a way for her to get special little things.
I've tried not to only give her money for each tooth. Aside from a few Reais, she's gotten stickers, earrings, chocolates, and a decoration thingie to put on her pencil. I remember sometime in the mid 90's my parents gave me one USD for a tooth. I do believe that was the most I ever got for a tooth.
Alina took after me in that her teeth come in and fall early. My wisdom teeth started coming in when I was 14 and I had them pulled out when I was 19. Got a small mouth. The "normal age" in which she should be losing these teeth is 10-years-old. She's almost 8.
Anyhow, the "Tooth Fairy" is still in business because even though Alina knows it's not real, her mother is, and will continue placing surprises under her pillow whenever she loses a tooth.
A pose showing off one of the latest holes:
Laurie wanted a picture of her teeth, also:
She surprised me this time by seriously informing me that she knew that the Tooth Fairy wasn't real (oh really?!) and that I was the one who would place things under her pillow. My handwriting must've given me away, ha! Oh well, at least now I don't need to worry about what would happen when she found out that none of this was real but just a fun game and a way for her to get special little things.
I've tried not to only give her money for each tooth. Aside from a few Reais, she's gotten stickers, earrings, chocolates, and a decoration thingie to put on her pencil. I remember sometime in the mid 90's my parents gave me one USD for a tooth. I do believe that was the most I ever got for a tooth.
Alina took after me in that her teeth come in and fall early. My wisdom teeth started coming in when I was 14 and I had them pulled out when I was 19. Got a small mouth. The "normal age" in which she should be losing these teeth is 10-years-old. She's almost 8.
Anyhow, the "Tooth Fairy" is still in business because even though Alina knows it's not real, her mother is, and will continue placing surprises under her pillow whenever she loses a tooth.
A pose showing off one of the latest holes:
Laurie wanted a picture of her teeth, also:
Lil' Happy Helper
34-months-old Laurie doing a terrific job helping wash dishes:
And then cleaning the sink counter:
And then cleaning the sink counter:
Back to School
School restarted this week and Alina's first teacher returned (the one that was on maternity leave). It was a bit rough for her to get back into the school routine, but she's fine now and is once again accustomed to getting up and going to bed early.
First day of school:
First day of school:
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