Sorry for the long delay in posting. I have a good excuse. More about that later. The inspiration for today's blog is my mother's day present.


I pull up into the drive just after Mihai and Sebastien get home. Mihai had pick up, and I knew they had been to the grocery store. Mihai goes to open the door, Sebastien, after moving off the driveway when I pull up (good boy), goes back to the car and asks Mummy to 'press button', to open the trunk. I figure I'll help Mihai bring in groceries.

As soon as the trunk is open Sebastien says 'Ant toy' (want toy). And I'm thinking, Mihai took him to the toystore again?! (I'm rather proud of the restraint I show in not always buying toys when I walk in stores).  Sebastien starts pointing at the huge bag of goodies Mihai keeps in the trunk, 'Toy dere'.  And the next thing I see is MarioKart Wii.

My mothers day present. Apparently Sebastien does get the whole present for mummy in a few days time. He wanted to open the box and 'watch boy driving'. So after a very ill eaten dinner on his part, we turn on the TV to play Wii.  Both my men have now played, maybe I will wait till Sunday. Or not.



Other news, to catch some of you up. The end of February we bought me a new car. Subaru Impreza Outback Sport. Google search if you want a pick.  I had been driving Mihai's eight year old Golf. Good enough, if not for a mold problem, but I wanted something with a little more leg room for my growing boy and family. Late September there will be an addition to our family. I will be twenty weeks next week and we will have an ultrasound to figure out if I keep the eight tubs of boy clothing, or if they will be given away to make room in my sewing room for a baby.
more up to date pictures to follow. Suffice it to say I am no longer looking fat.  And baby likes to kick. Mihai felt the flutter the other afternoon. In his words, "not quite as exciting as the first time, I know what's coming." I had to concur.

Other photos of my sweet (most of the time)  boy. He has hit the tantrum stage. Let's hope for everyone's sake it doesn't last too long.

Suzanna, Mia, and Nikolas drove up for the afternoon in the middle of April to suprise Granny and Ah Kong and to celebrate Sebastien't birthday. Mia and my red-nosed reindeer helped themselves to their afternoon snack.

(Suzanna, be grateful here that I did not include the photo of your black 'glasses' AKA train wheels).
 
Sebastien at the breakfast the next day with the tea set from Granny and Ah Kong. He insisted.

Sebastien's snorkel. Mihai set it up. His bob the builder workshop glasses and a straw.  Already to go swimming with Uncle Ion. Except for the swimming bit. He probably has floating down pat.