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Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Soccer

Haircuts, Soccer etc

A quick catch up of pics ... Family arrives on the weekend...so busy getting things sorted!!


Birthday cheescake!


Finished up some knitting/crocheting for Maya


The 'boys' playing soccer in the botanical garden


Making 'leaf' boats to send down the river .

We have officically given Dylan his first haircut... all round trim i suppose is a better description...it looks straighter in these pics ...yesterday it was curling again...but any attempt at taking a picture was met with an emphatic "NO"


Sunday, November 18, 2007

Fun Sunday

We thought we would check out the new Costco that opened up in Taichung after work on Saturday...got as far as the main road saw the cars and turned back...will go in the week!!!Went to Mitsukoshi and Dylan purchased some play doh. Picked it out and that was all he wanted. We have used play doh very sparingly because of his putting absolutely everything in his mouth but decided to give it a try again... he loved it and we only had one episode of nearly eating it...distraction worked and all was fine.. Today Beryl and A-bei came over for lunch which was fun as we have not seen them in ages!! After that we went to the flower market and then the park at Wen shin road where D had a great run ...that and the cool windy afternoon got his appetite going again thankfully!! Hasn't napped the whole day so lying on the couch quietly now....Maya update..she is a real mover and i feel like she has grown so much recently.. had a very tiring day yesterday think the rise in temperature over the past few days doesn't help.


At the park on Friday, we met up with Ivo, Burl and Sandy...D happy first 20mins ...then wanted to go and finally sat in stroller observing the others...also not eating to well Fri..Was worried as Ciro and i have been sick...thought he might have caught it..but seems fine!





Ciro doing the "make sure we have pics of the bump" thing..:)) At Wen Sin rd Amphitheater park.


Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Videos

Have been trying to upload video...looks like it did it this time...from Feng Le park and Kenting...

Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Autumn

Autumn or fall:) is my favourite season here..we get to be outside without sweltering heat and the weather is just perfect!!
Pics are from 2 weeks ago, we went to the Art museum....Dylan loves running around and playing with bubbles. My pregnant brain combined with a charger that went through the wash has left me without a camera sometimes over the last few weeks... had great fun at Carrefour the other week with Sandy and Ivo ..pulled some pics off her blog (thank you Sandy) Also met up with those guys at the science museum last Sunday..but no cameras..boo.hoo.. Maya continues to grow adn so does mum..:) pics soon. I have been busy washing and sorting clothes etc...trying to get things ready slowly!!






Video from Feng-Le park ...Ciro and on the NT$10 car rides.

Thursday, November 01, 2007

The highs and lows

Where shall i start...Dylan fell asleep really early tonight..so i can finally post something!!! We went to Kenting(Southern Taiwan) two weeks ago and had a fantastic weekend down there. The weather was wonderful and it was not too busy as when it heads into autumn the locals don't frequent the beach! We were pleasantly surprised with how long the journey took us as we left after work on Friday and thought we would be there in the wee hours of the next morning...made it by midnight...yay...will be doing that again..after Maya comes of course. Dylan loved the sea and the fact that we found loads of pebbles (his favourite thing is collecting stones) made him soooo happy!! We also went into the water park and arcade...needless to say we all slept well. We headed home via the amazing aquarium down there...lots of fun!!


In the water park and arcade.



In the rock pool and running on the beach.



"The sea"

Lovely weather in Kenting


Dylan loved the beach!!!!

Walking in the national park at the tip of Taiwan.





Walking on the rock pools and the pensive Dylan.









Okay so you ask someone to take a fam picture and they almost cut the kid out..sigh!! This is just outside the aquarium....overlooking the sea!

Outside the Aquarium and the huge kelp forest inside.



After our wonderful weekend...mid week we were hit with a blow. Dylan was wheezing and making strange noises as he slept...took him to doc and they hospitalised him with pneumonia. We asked to be referred to Jen ai hospital ...where he was born and where Maya will be born..they offer international patient assistance and are just a great hospital. He had to have a drip put in which is always a traumatic experience but we managed to get a private room so he could move around /watch TV and just be a bit more comfortable. They discharged him on Friday evening and thankfully we headed home and tried to recuperate for the weekend.


The low....Drip in and ventilator going..and then finally asleep!!

The bump!!

With so many people asking about the bump...I have reluctantly agreed to have my pic taken:))... here she is Maya in the tum at about 26 weeks.