Jack the Shutterbug

 
Jack proved himself to be quite the shutterbug while in Bali. He clicked a lot of shots on Uncle Bob's camera and I think he took several winners. You be the judge!
 
 
 

Scrabble with Owen

Owen is quite the wordsmith. making him the ultimate Scrabble competitor. More creative than his words is the definitions he has for them...

This is the Face of Wii Withdrawal

Bali Trip

We had a wonderful trip to Bali and Ingrid loved every second of her time with her cousins. There are lots of pictures and video to share so I'll be certain to post it in the next day or so.

Bali Bound

We're off to beautiful Bali, Indonesia to rendezvous with family over the next 5 days. I am so excited, we've rented a beachfront villa so I anticipate significant chill time. But Indonesia is not without peril. Earthquakes, volcanoes, typhoons, jihadi's, komodo dragons....if we're not back in 5 days, call the President. After all, he grew up there.

Barbershop

We brought Louis and Pat to the barbershop to get their ears lowered. Pat asked for a truly authentico experience and boy did we find one for him. No cushy barber chairs, hum of electric clippers or the scent of Barbisol in the air. No, this place was local with a capital L. Just a back alley shack with corrugated metal roofing and a couple of scissor wielding locals unaccustomed to cutting Louis' moptop style. But they turned out looking good and I think the barbers were quite proud of their finished work. Not too shabby for a $4 cut!

To get Louis into the chair Pat had to pay him $60 HKD, here he is counting his winnings. I've included a before and after shot.

Adult Swim

We managed to give the kids the slip and have a night out on the town, just Amy, Pat, Lizzie and I. Actually we left the kids with Naty our nanny, or 'Yaya' as Ingrid calls her. I don't have many pictures of it but we had a really nice time. We started off at a rooftop bar where we sipped our drinks among the surrounding skyscrapers and overlooked the bustling Central business dristrict. Then it was onward to a nice dinner at the Mandarin Oriental before pub crawling our way home. We had a blast. There was even a Melvis sighting, the impersonator who trolls around the nightlife areas and busts into songs by the The King.

Live Video

You'll notice more live video going into the blog these days thanks to my new FlipHD portable camera. I love it, thanks Mom!

Goodbye Cousins

Ingrid was so sad today to say goodbye to Jackson, Louis and Owen. We saw them off to the train that transported them to the airport, and Ingrid waved goodbye as it disappeared from site. When she got back up to the flat she checked through all the different rooms hoping perhaps that they would magically be there. She's had so much fun over the past week having all the boys around her and the kids were really great with her. And little does Ingrid know that she'll be meeting up with them in Bali in only 4 days!

Happy Valentines Day Grandmas!!