Baia left this clip in her hair just long enough for me to snap a picture!
From this picture you would think Kieran and Kellan like each other! Lately they have not been acting like it!
Kellan on his way to the clubhouse swimming pool. He is ready!
Gingerbread houses with Grandpa Steve are not possible this year so Kieran and Kellan had to settle for doing them with mom. Not quite as fun-but we did it!
We are about 1 week into our three week holiday break and we are sure enjoying doing not much of anything! We are missing everyone at home but enjoying spending some quality time with each other not rushing to get schoolwork done.
Last weekend Riley and I started our holiday break by visiting an orphanage with a group from school who goes there twice a month. This was an amazing experience. I think i spend about 1/3 of the time crying, but it was good. We have made the decision to try to go once a month to interact, play, hold the kids or do whatever we can to help. We are also going to help try to raise funds to buy good quality formula for the infants there. We would eventually like to bring the kids there-but we need to get used to what is going on there before bringing the kids in.
Since then-we have been doing a lot of nothing-but loving it! We had a chinese experience trying to get to the waterpark at the watercube (the one used for the Olympics)-but they decided to open three hours later than was posted on their website for that day so we had to improvise??? So we made the best of it and went to an indoor playland instead.
We have been doing a lot of swimming at the clubhouse, games at home, snowflake, gingerbread house and cookie making, and have been having nightly dinners with the few other families who have stuck around here. It has been really nice b/c the weather and air have both been pretty good! We are counting the sleeps til christmas--only two more! Wrapped the kids presents today--took everything out of the boxes and added batteries to things that needed them. Should be set-ready to open and play! The stuff the kids got should keep them busy until we leave for Thailand next Wednesday. I can't wait--fun in the sun!
Last weekend Riley and I started our holiday break by visiting an orphanage with a group from school who goes there twice a month. This was an amazing experience. I think i spend about 1/3 of the time crying, but it was good. We have made the decision to try to go once a month to interact, play, hold the kids or do whatever we can to help. We are also going to help try to raise funds to buy good quality formula for the infants there. We would eventually like to bring the kids there-but we need to get used to what is going on there before bringing the kids in.
Since then-we have been doing a lot of nothing-but loving it! We had a chinese experience trying to get to the waterpark at the watercube (the one used for the Olympics)-but they decided to open three hours later than was posted on their website for that day so we had to improvise??? So we made the best of it and went to an indoor playland instead.
We have been doing a lot of swimming at the clubhouse, games at home, snowflake, gingerbread house and cookie making, and have been having nightly dinners with the few other families who have stuck around here. It has been really nice b/c the weather and air have both been pretty good! We are counting the sleeps til christmas--only two more! Wrapped the kids presents today--took everything out of the boxes and added batteries to things that needed them. Should be set-ready to open and play! The stuff the kids got should keep them busy until we leave for Thailand next Wednesday. I can't wait--fun in the sun!
Merry Christmas to all! I am about to work on a Christmas letter-fun fun!
