Month: February 2010

J tried Rice cereal for the first time today. He was not at all interested until he had already finished his bottle. So we tried then. He wasn’t sure what to do with the spoon, or the cereal on it. He was eager to suck the rice cereal off my finger though. (Glad those smart people who’ve tried it all have written books). So he ate about a tablespoon.

It was also Grandpa’s birthday today. We celebrated by going over to their house and eating Chinese food. Of course both of our children decided to cry and scream during supper, so it wasn’t so peaceful. Still, A good time was had. Grandma has this 4-type of spinkle dispenser, and R was trhilled to be able to give Grandpa all 4 types on his pie. She then also served grandma and herself. Apparently sprinkles are IT. Here are some pictures.
R and grandpa blowing out candles.

The be-sprinkled Pie

Grandma and J (J in his new portable seat)

J and his sister

Grandma, Grandpa, J and R

We got to celebrate Oma’s birthday today with her. Having been so sick, we really didn’t want to cook (read spread our germs) to Oma and Opa. So instead we took them to the Keg. It was a nice dinner. J slept for a while, Oma and R coloured and opened presents. After supper J woke up and made the rounds. He was with Opa for a bit, then he was unhappy with Opa. Opa was a bit like a movie star, and didn’t want to be filmed! Here are the pictures.

J slept through a lot of dinner

Opa holding J and having a conversation

J looses it…wow, check out that face. R took this picture by the way.

Opa the movie star

The dessert. Apple crisp and ice cream. But it looks a bit like egg noodles and stroganoff doesn’t it??

Birthday Oma and R

Happy year of the Tiger! We got to celebrate the Chinese new year with our Bamboo bunch yesterday. It was great fun to see all our friends, and nice to see all the kids dressed up. I managed to buy little J-boy a cute Chinese outfit too. I’ll try to get some more shots of J and R together, but that just didn’t happen at the banquet. Here are some pictures.

R and her friend were able to make J-boy giggle and laugh.

Daddy and J looking handsome

Mummy and J

Mummy and her kids

R and her friend

R and her friend dancing

Well it dawned a beautiful sunny day, and we were docked at Disney’s island Castaway Cay. We ate a leisurely breakfast, and packed up to go to the beach. They have done a lovely landscaping job, and the walk from the ship to the beach was very scenic. They have even marooned a ‘wrecked’ pirate ship in the bay. There are neatly dived areas for boating, snorkling and family swimming. Apparently teens and ages 18+ have their own separate beaches as well. After standing in line to greet and meet Mickey, goofy and Donald, we finally made it to the beach. We found a nice spot under a palm tree and an umbrella. The water was VERY chilly, but that didn’t stop R from having a great time. I confess I just couldn’t bring myself to put J in the water despite the fact that he was dressed for it. He and I lounged on the chairs in the shade and chatted with E and Oma. It was a nice morning. For lunch we ate ribs, hamburgers and hotdogs. Plus some really good mangos and strawberries. You could already tell at that point that the weather was starting to change (they had warned us a cold front and storm were moving in) and we hiked back to the ship. There J and daddy had a nap, while R and I went to the mickey pool. The water was quite warm, and R wasted no time at all jumping in. She puttered around quite contentedly with her goggles. The wind picked up, and the sun started to disappear. I left her swim for about and hour and a half, then had to drag her out. Once out of the pool she was so cold that I easily temped her back to the room with a promise of a hot shower. Once in the room she decided that she in fact wanted a bath. So she spent another 30 minutes in the water.
We did some organizing, and then wandered around the ship. We got a family picture with Dopey, and even met Princess Tiana (Princess and the Frog). R also insisted on seeing Goofy. During dinner we were supposed to be leaving the island. Oma and Opa got the low down from some crew, that we had already tried to leave the island, but the wind was too strong for us to make any headway. They said we likely had to wait for a tugboat to come and help us out. As of a few minutes ago when I checked our from our balcony, we still hadn’t moved. I’m not sure what that means for our arrival in Port Canaveral tomorrow, but it looks a lot like we’ll be late. No worries for us though, our plane doesn’t leave until 9:30pm, so no rush for us thank goodness. The next post will likely be from home. I’ll wrap up our adventure then. Sorry, no pics, I’ve got to get packing!

It was quiet day at sea. We had breakfast together. After that, R, daddy and E went to see the movie “The Princess and the Frog” the new Disney movie. I tried to get J to sleep, but he only slept about 45 minutes for me. We had some play time, then it was already lunch. R had a great feast. She ate crab, where she had to crack the claws herself, and oysters. She also tried some sort of shrimp like creature that you had to crack in half, then pull out the meat, but she didn’t like that. She is loving this sea food fest. After lunch, daddy and R had a nap. She’s been so excited these last days that she isn’t sleeping as soundly, and is just to wired to sleep in. I took J on deck, and I piled the blankets on him. While it was sunny, there was a very strong wind with a distinctive chill to it. I had to go in to get a sweatshirt, and even then I wasn’t warm until I sat in the sun with the black shirt on. Finally around 4 J was asking for a bottle, so we went back to the cabin. I fed him, changed him, and put him to bed. He only managed about 30 minutes of sleep before daddy and R came to change to go swimming. A crazy idea, with that cold wind. We met everyone for supper. R tried lobster for the first time and decided she liked it. E has been trying to get us to go to Red Lobster (the restaurant) for months now, and I think she has finally found an ally in R. Of course, near the end of dinner both children melted. J cried and cried for a bottle, bed and quiet, while R hurt her foot and was equally loud in her cries. We got back to the cabin, soothed hurts, and all changed into PJs. J drifted off quite quickly, but R took some time to unwind. Tomorrow we are at “Castaway Cay”, the Disney owned island for a beach day. According to the map they provided it looks like great fun. However, I don’t think it is supposed to be super hot, so we’ll have to see how it goes.