13 Months

Before we had to leave for church we had a few extra minutes--so, we took pictures! Analia is wearing another dress she's never worn--blue is a good color on her I think! I'll try to get some pictures uploaded to Snapfish today!

OH NO!!!

We definitely have a problem. Analia found the drawer that her shoes are in. I bought them at an expat sale for two or three dollars each. They're all too big except the light brown ones which she has no interest in wearing. She love the black shiny ones and wants to wear them around the house. Look at the little smile on her face as she plays with the other pair. Those have pink "jewels" on them. Last night I showed Matt her in her black shoes--and he's worried too. We just might have a fashionista on our hands! The other day she also picked out a shirt she wanted to wear--it was pink (not too surprising since half her wardrobe is pink!) I stuck the pig tails picture in so I wouldn't have to make another post--she's got hair--more than some two year olds at school!

Family Fun Day

A while ago the school had a family fun day. Most of the stuff Analia couldn't do, but next year will be fun. The seniors were taking pictures and printing to raise funds for their trip. Although we bought one, the girl also e-mailed us other pictures with Analia. The Indian guy's name is Raj. He works around the school and is very friendly. It's very common in India to take pictures with those you don't know too well--esp. if they're white! Notice that Analia is much happier with him--also not uncommon! Thought you might enjoy seeing them.

Our Weekend

Sorry I don't have any pictures to go with this post, but we had a busy weekend so I wanted to let you know what we did. On Saturday we went out to eat at an Indian restaurant with two couples and their kids. As it was fairly close we walked with me carrying Analia in the carrier--Little India streets are NOT stroller friendly! Analia was pretty good and had some of my onion dosai--an Indian pancake that is not sweet--she also wanted some tea, but didn't get any of that!
Next, we went over to some teacher's house so that Matt could do some home repairs for them. He fixed some closet doors and chairs that had come unglued. They are all doing the same master's course and have to write a paper together. Therefore, there was some discussion about that.
Finally we went to a 50th birthday party of one of our cell group members. It was all Singaporeans--so Analia got held and fed a lot. Of course it didn't start until about 7:00 so we had to leave long before the party was over! It was at a nice condo--Analia wanted to get in the pool.
On Sunday we went and swam at Michael and Puah Meng's then came back to our house and watched Bride and Prejudice--an Indian version of Pride and Prejudice.
We were glad when Monday came so we could relax :)

Thanks for All The Clothes

Just in case you're wondering--Yes, she really does wear all the clothes everyone bought her. It's been a huge blessing not to have to buy clothes here. They're either really ugly or really expensive! Here's one of Grandma Jan's favorites! So once again--thanks everybody!!

A Day At Auntie Puah Meng's House

Puah Meng invited us over because her kids and grandkids were all away. She picked us up at around 8:00. We then went to a children's garden. That early in the morning it was not busy at all, but all ready warm with the sun shining! Then we went to her house to start playing. She has fun things like bikes, tables, cars and trains that move, and jewelry from her daughter. Ana got to have three new necklaces. One with a cat, another with a fish, and a third that looks like the Indian necklaces we got when I was little (although I think this one was from India). Uncle Micheal travels a lot and got the baseball key chain from Taiwan. Every time she goes over she likes to chew on it! She also when up and down the stairs about a thousand times. She was much better at it this time--not trying to go head first, but instead putting one leg down first and then the other. The only tricky part was getting her to go to sleep--she would rather play! Puah Meng went off to the spa for about three hours during which Ana slept and ate lunch. It was nice to have a change of scenery. When they go to China we will go over and water the plants and swim--as soon as I get a swimsuit! It's very common for the parents to watch the grandkids--she has at least one of the three every day of the week. Plus they still have a family dinner on Saturday nights. It keeps her very busy!

Slimed, Suckered, And Drawn All In One Day!

The other day I became very brave and made fingerpaint. I set Analia down and plopped some down on her high chair tray. Because it was green it really reminded me of pond slime, but she had great fun with it--spreading it across the tray, her chest and hair. I just took her into the bathroom and hosed her down! While I was cleaning the high chair tray she climbed into the high chair seat. She's climbing everything! Then we tried a sucker (or lolly as it's known here!) She wanted to bite it, but eventually got the hang of it! Then when I was at the computer she started drawing (if you can call it that) on a piece of graph paper. I moved her to her small table (really a coffee table) and she kept going. She kept me busy this day, but had a lot of fun!