Improving Doha

Please forgive the quality of this video. I was not looking at it because I was driving. I know not the safest thing in the world, but I'm always by myself when I drive this route. I saw this about a month ago and was just amazed. I've edited this to cut it down to post but in the unedited version, I count 43 things. (I'm sure if I was a mother of boys I would know what to call them.) The original video was 1 minute long and I was driving 60 kph, so you can do the math at how many they had in such a small space. Maybe this will only be amusing/amazing to me and Brian but this is how we improve the infrastructure of the city Doha Style!

Gem Pro Bowler

I've mentioned before that Brian brought a Wii home from NC. We've been having tons of fun with it but the absolute funnest thing about it is watching Gemma bowl. She just cracks me up.

Ray's Reef/1st day of school

Last weekend we took the kids to play at Rays Reef. We all had a great time but Gemma seemed a bit scared at Maya's driving!

I accidently put both sets of pictures on this slideshow. Oops! Today was Maya's 1st day of pre-school. Poor thing has been so stressed out about it, she hasn't slept in weeks. Last night she slept with us. Took her 3 hours to go to sleep. But she woke up in a chipper mood ready for the challenge. In the car she told me that she would not be crying because sometimes you just have to be brave. She did wonderfully and when I picked her up she told me she wanted it to be a school day everyday.

Me you ask? It was the longest 5 hours of my life. I couldn't wait until I got to go pick her up and hold her in my arms. Boy it is hard letting your kids grow up.

Gem missed Maya very much. I needed to go to the vege market and I asked her if she wanted to go. She said yes, but then, we go get Maya OK Mommy? I guess I'm not as much fun to play with. On the way home, Maya told me she missed Gemma. I asked her if maybe going to school would help her to appreciate her little sister more and they would fight less. In true Olivia fashion she said, "Maybe!.

Actual Conversation

This is a typical conversation with Maya:

Mommy, "Who was slamming the doors upstairs?"
Maya, "it was me"
Mommy, "Honey we have talked and talked about this. Those doors are so heavy that if you catch someone's fingers, it will hurt them really bad, maybe even cut off their finger."
Maya, "I know"
Mommy, "Then what are we going to do to help you to listen to me?"
Maya, "Maybe we need to make my ears bigger. Or your mouth bigger and louder. One of the two.

Anyone out there think my mouth needs to be bigger or louder? No? Ok anyone know an ear surgeon?

Supermarket Mishap

This morning Gemma and I were at the grocery store. They just got a bunch of car carts and she was inside driving and honking. A few minutes later I heard her say, Look at me Mommy, I'm driving. I absentmindedly said wow, you are a big girl. Just as I got this out of my mouth I looked next to me and there was an adult small person (not sure of the politically correct word here) glaring at me. I just stood there stunned as I realized she thought I was talking to her. I don't think she even noticed Gem sitting in the "car". So I just smiled very politely and kept telling Gemma what a good driver she was and walked away. How embarrassing.

Super Bunny

Gemma is such a character. She is always pretending to be a cat, a frog, a dog etc. The other day she asked me where her cugga was. I told her that I didn't know. Her response? "Don't worry Mommy, Super Bunny can find it!" Next thing I knew she had her Dora blanket and asked me to tie it around her neck like a cape. I did as requested and she was off shouting, Supper Bunny to the rescue! A few minutes later here she came with her Cugga in tow. Or should I say Super Bunny came back with her cugga!

Love is Blind

Daddy brought a Wii back home from North Carolina. We have been having tons of fun with it and I'm loving the Wii Fit portion. Yesterday the girls and I were making some Mii's. Maya wanted to make an Oba and an Oji. So we were picking the faces, eyes etc. I chose some wrinkles and Maya said, Mommy what are you doing? Oba and Oji don't have wrinkles!