Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Big Thanks!

We had a really wonderful, really big Thanksgiving Day celebration last week. Our good friends Dave and Christine hosted six families at their home for lots of turkey, lots of dressing, lots of pie and lots of playtime. We all had so much fun, and we all passed out in a proper food coma Thursday night. Perfection.


Thanksgiving at its best (well, missing our families of course...)-- good friends and football.



Kata conquering the indoor swingset-- you'd want your swingset indoors if you had this kind of sun, too.



The big kids' table:



The adult/baby table. Norah made Kata's pilgrim hat place card:



Ready to eat! Kata beginning to eat her weight in turkey...



Because as soon as she was released from her high chair, she took advantage of abandoned plates on the kid's table.



The scene: happy eaters.



The chitlins.

Monday, November 21, 2011

All by myself!

Greeeeeeeeeat....Kata now believes she can dress herself.



Our morning routine just got a LOT more complicated.

Friday, November 18, 2011

Right-hand woman

Just got a really great picture that I had to share. It really shows the love and affection we all have for Sharon. What will we ever do without her?!?

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Halloween 2011

For the second year, we managed to have a blast on Halloween, despite being in a country where it is not really celebrated. Take a look at all of the fun that Norah and Kata had!

It started with costume day at Learning Tree Preschool. Norah is in costume number one for this: ballerina.



Big girls working hard at school. Notice that Kata thinks she is one of them.



Then, as the excitement began to build for trick-or-treating, Norah put together costume number two at home. In-promptu witch.



Party time! I helped organize a Halloween party/ Trick-or-treating session for the American community in Georgetown. We used the compound of five houses owned by the US Embassy to stage a real neighborhood-feeling trick-or-treating event! Here is costume number three: ballerina ladybug, and her trusty sidekick bumblebee.



Ballerina Ladybug can hardly contain her excitement...



...and Bumblebee actually forgot those things were on her head long enough for me to take a few pictures!



We played games like pin the bow tie on Mr. Bones!



Patrick chased Bumblebee and relaxed with friends.



Norah bobbed for apples (sort-of). She really waited until everyone had had a turn at which point I let her reach in and grab one with her hands. I don't think Ballerina Ladybugs like to get their faces wet.



Ghostly bowling!



Bumblebee really thinks someone is going to tell her she isn't allowed to do this...



The crew.



Off to trick-or-treat some more.



Dipping in to her stash. Happy Halloween!!!