Happy Holidays!

Rio managed to quickly edit (see the rubber marks) her adorable faux pas, by calling Santa - Satan... too bad as it really made us laugh.


We've spent Christmas day at Brahm's place/ aka Martin Jacques' pad. Amidst Christmas crackers, delicious turkey studded with roasted chestnuts, proper pudding with brandy butter, it really felt like a British Christmas. But we did remember fondly and miss the good old egg nog days. Brandy butter is good, but it is no egg nog replacement.

Dear old Satan, I mean Santa, paid us a quick visit, and dropped off more toys to pack. The biggest hit appears to be the cooking set of red enamel pots and pans. Playdoh is being transformed into pasta, cookies, meat, muffins, by our two ardent cooks. Soon enough we'll have too many cooks in the kitchen. Although that might not be the worst day in Kai's life.

Merry Christmas to all!

Snow in London - keeps coming down

First winter snow, lots of excitement. Trying to catch snowflakes proved to be more fun than an afternoon at Victoria and Albert Museum

Fisher Price camera shots

All taken by either Rio or Ila.

We've selected these few out of about 300 shots of random objects and foot close-ups...or Kai's shoes (which Ila finds very impressive).

Filling on those damn healthy snacks again!

Once again I caught Rio and Ila sneaking around the corners eating carrots and strawberries.

The goofy silhouette project

For once Rio kept a serious face.

Same can't be said about Ila.

Rio's Final Bow

Rio's last term at her London school is quickly coming to a close. It's quite amazing how far she's come since she started in 2008. She's now a fluent reader, amazing speller, knows her 2,3,5 and 10 multiplication tables (up to 12!) and is an expert on the Fire of London (which she uses to rub in our faces everytime she proclaims herself the smartest one in the family).

Here are few highlights from this year's Christmas play. Ila couldn't contain her enjoyment with frequent, very loud, comments throughout the play.

The Christmas fairies represent Rio's entire Year 2 class. When she leaves there will be just 5 girls in the class.