Looks like Isi posted my blog before I was ready, little mischief. Now I really better finish it. Before I go on do you see Ted's smile? Just thought I would point that out.
The weather has been awesome here. It's been a cooler summer than the last two years hovering between 35 and 40 degrees Celsius. It has been a very active monsoon season which keeps the evenings and mornings cool and it's awesome to watch all the lightning activity at night.
It's been a while so lets see if I can fill you in on what's up down here. Starting with the most present we had a great time yesterday with Ted for his birthday. We went out for lunch where I had the waiters sing to Ted and bring him a little cake. Then we actually had him convinced that the surprise outing we were planning was to Costco and he was thrilled. Goofball, that had us girls giggling for an hour before we finally fessed up! We actually took him out to 'Dave and Busters' which is like a giant Chuckee Cheese for adults where you can take your kids, and you can drink alcohol. Now that's how to do it.
Isi is growing in leaps and bounds. She says all kinds of sentences like, 'I can't swim Ana', 'I pind (find) it', 'Cut it out', and 'Good job'. She has also decided she needs to be my mum and will get a towel to clean my face or the marker that was on my arm yesterday. She packs a purse where ever we go which makes all the ladies go crazy over her and has her lipstick inside which she is constantly applying. Isi has also figured out how to use the computer. Her favorite site is Barbie.com which she can actually play games and has no issues moving around the mouse to click on what she wants. Crazy how fast they pick things up.
The girls are settling in to another year of school, 5th and 7th grade. Hera is doing great, as always and Athena is turning into a little lady wearing makeup and spending a lot more time on her appearance. Thank goodness because I was worried it wasn't going to happen. Hera I still have to remind to shower! Hera is about to start Hip Hop dance, and Athena has already started soccer. Isi will be ready to take dance classes when she is three so I am counting down the days. Athena is also saving for a cell phone. All her friends have one but we have been really tough on her about it and she has to save up for a years worth of payments, save a percentage to her bank account, and pay for her phone. It's a lot of responsibility and she has to prove to us she can handle that. At the rate she is working and saving she may have it before Christmas, yikes!
Above I tried to get Isi to smile by sticking out my tongue, it totally backfired.
I am now working on Wednesdays and Fridays at 'Bubbles and Paws'. It's working out well, now I just need more clients. Things have really moved along better than I could imagine in the last six months. I am still awkward and have a lot to learn but look forward to seeing how much I change and improve over the next year.
Other than that it's been a pretty quiet summer. We are starting to plan a trip to Mexico for my Dad's 50th and my aunts 40th after Christmas. We are almost ready to book. Ted has been traveling like crazy for the air miles to make it much more affordable especially since we are bringing the kids. I can't wait and am dreaming of beaches!
With Love,
The Sfikas Family
