Hailey's big Adventure, on big sister's Birthday.

On the way to the airport with Pops. We're heading up to New York to catch the tail end of Rhea's Birthday who went ahead with her mother last week.

We have been practicing the six P's and are feeling fairly confident that we can survive the adventure of a lifetime.

Fingers crossed that we're not overweight and will have to jettison some kilos.

Stay tuned...

Best Buds

Hailey has hit some big milestones lately. Number one, she has figured out that it is she in fact, who is really in charge of her own hands. Pretty important stuff; so virtually overnight she has become a card carrying Grabber.

About a week or so earlier, she discovered her voice as a musical instrument. It is quite common to find her singing away in high flutesome melodies while spending more hours awake then before.

Her attentive big sister will routinely hold lengthy nose-to-nose conversations broken up only by joint giggling sessions.

First stick man with fingers.

Very cool to see this happen live.

Four Month Vaccines baby.

Good bye Polio. Also got 'bore' in both quads and rotovirus for good measure. Weighing in at a chunky 6.5 kg (14.3lb) Hailey looks happy moments before the screaming started.

Rhea quote of the week: "...when that diamond ring turns GRASS, mommies' gonna buy you a looking glass..."

She also is vary aware of her multi cultural heritage - particularly in terms of the various accents and pronunciations with creole. Three vs tree is a regular talking point. She can be annoying like her father - likes to ask lots of questions.

Home School

We really do this stuff for fun. Leaning is a blast and a passion. When it stops being that, it's time to go outside and run in the park.

(Before picture)

Work out, or Maybe Walk out on the Sea Wall

Sister time in the afternoon.

Picture of the day emailed over to Dad in Lethem.

Girls on the Move.

Out with our friends Jade and Josephine, Aunti Britta and Uncle Jimmy. Set a new personal best distance record by riding that trike all the way around the loop - or nearly so. The night caught up to us and we wanted to get in a quick slide at the playground. This ended up being a warmup for the super (dangerous) fast one over at Popeyes.

Special Treatment

Rhea has been working on her skills picked up a from her grandmother Judi.

Rhea - a flightless bird?

Mid-morning Lullaby.

Training for 2028

At this point it's really just pure fun to run in the breeze. Not doing it in the house every 30 seconds is the hard part. Jumping on the bed also might one day be an olympic sport - and one that she might actually medal in, if we maintain the current levels of training.

Pretend Paint

This made me think that it's time to try introducing water colors for the first time. I think we need to step back and actually try finger painting too as a matter of fact. So much to discover.

Toes and Smiles

Here is little sister with cousin Lorelei who is always around to lend a helping hand.

Sun Spot.

Try explaining the rotation of the earth to a two year old. Another great kite flying session at the seawall with Miss Taylor Marie.

Almost Comfortable.

Rhea can only be described as the model big sister. She is not expected to hold Hailey on her own but can manage it long enough for a quick picture.

Her attention and care for baby is something special to see. Lots of singing, gentle touches, and comforting words.