We are back

It has been tough but we are finally getting into the swing of things. Sasha has finally stopped waking up at 2.30am asking for juice and a banana. She now wakes up at 6am and asks for these things. Dylan unfortunately is still sleeping at 5pm and waking up fresh as daisies at 3.30am with milk breaks every 3 hours. Am not sure whether this is still jet-lag or he is just fallen into a rather inconvenient routine. I know I should try and keep him up till at least 6 or 7pm, but he looks so adorable sleeping that I just let him be and bear the brunt of his smiles at 3.30am. This phase too will end..all too soon. I finally put away the unpacked lugggage. There were clothes and baggage strewn across our dinky house for ages. I am waiting for my laundry as I type this. Sasha is eating more than a couple of spoonfuls of pasta a day. She stopped eating while we were in Phuket as she developed a fever, cold and flu. We were getting worried as she had lost alot of weight but she was not overly listless so we put off a visit to the pediatricians. She asked for her second piece of waffle this morning. And she is back at J's (Woohooooooo) where she is eating her usual amounts. I finally have the pantry stocked up and cooking again after. Quite refreshing after eating out every day since mid-November. Sasha is back at Kidnasium where I have signed her up for classes twice a week. I figure if she enjoys it once a week she will probably enjoy it twice a week. In this weather any activity is crucial. We have had our first play date with the neighbours. Kids played with W's Christmas presents, ate popcorn and watched a movie while the Mummies drank wine...at 4pm..on a Thursday. I love my neighbours. Did I mention that we came home to a SHOVELLED driveway? We arrived home in the early morning expecting to dig our way to our front door from the taxi. We were shocked to find it shovelled. Not only that, a few hours after our return R, the angel that he is, not expecting us back for a couple of days, shovelled it again as we were sitting inside having our coffee. D immediately rushed over with a couple of little souvenirs we bought with the extra change we always have at airports, and a bottle of Moet. I ALWAYS keep a couple of bottles of chilled champagne handy in case of emergencies like this.

We have had a couple of snowfalls since we have been back and it has been freezing. We do miss not having to bundle up before stepping foot out of the house, but damn its good to be back!


Where is Dylan?


Sunbathing

The kids are missing...


Tot


Uncle Lui


Auntie Dora


And Phi-Phi Island...