Saturday, December 15, 2007

All about Grace...

"me!"

Brilliant baby? Actually, she just likes to press the pieces into place. Though she did surprise us by naming a few letters correctly. Sorting the pieces from bag to board and back again can keep her busy for ages! Not what I bought the game for, but just as good.


Big baby or little girl? She can even actually walk in my sneakers, though it takes two arms for balance.

Thursday, December 06, 2007

We bought Jasmin a walker - not for walking, but in place of an eating chair like Grace's. Grace thinks it was a lovely idea! After all, if anything new comes into the house, it must be for her, no?


New neighbours. There are two families near by that raise cocks for fighting. Usually they are not free, but one lot must have got free and bred, as not there are a few scraggly hens and chicks running around. The girls think it is great!
Usually the cocks are kept under these wire mesh baskets, but we found some that were being kept in fishing baskets! Normally these baskets are quickly placed over a fish and the fisherman reaches in through the hole in the top to grab it with his hand. We had fun watching this persistent cock trying to get out by jumping and sticking its head out the hole. Grace and Jasmin thought it was hilarious and shrieks of baby laughter erupted every time the head appeared!
One of our upstairs neighbours moved out this morning. She arrived here the same time as we did, and now having learned enough Khmer (a 3 on the FSI scale), she is moving to Preah Vihear province to join a translation team there. Since it is a fairly remote place, she had to take a lot with her to start off with... Here they are loading the truck last night.Took a while, puzzling out how to fit it all on. But success! All is ready for the 12 hour drive...

Done last night as they left at 4 this morning!
Sundays are a full day for us. We are at church from 9 - 1. Grace and Jasmin enjoy all the attention and people to play with. They also like the 20 min ride there in the "gongbie", an open carriage pulled by a moto, because there is so much to see on the roads. Sometimes it is hard to keep them still!
On the way to church....


On the way home... testimony to a full morning's play


The afternoon we nap all together, as we too are tired after a morning of only Khmer speaking, loud music, heat and dust. The girls just don't bother waiting to get to their beds!