3 Years Old!

Our little Katelyn is 3 years old today.  Time sure flies.  She had a little birthday get-together with her playgroup friends on Thursday.  Today some friends from church had us over for lunch, and we celebrated Katelyn’s birthday again.  She is so excited to be three!  Mommy and Daddy can’t believe how quickly time flies.  Our baby isn’t a baby anymore.  She’s starting to act like quite a big girl these days.  She talks up a storm and has quite an independent little spirit.  She’s oftentimes feisty and stubborn but also still cuddly and sweet.  Happy BIrthday Katelyn! We love our little Nunu!

Nusa Dua Beach

The kids had fun at the beaches in Bali.  Nusa Dua beach was a 10 minute walk from the hotel.  The kids rode with Daddy on the motorbike.  Mommy took a leisurely stroll down to the beach.  Joseph and Audrey had a blast playing on the beach.  Katelyn never seems to get into it like the other two. 

Through the gateway is the road leading to Nusa Dua Beach.

Week in Bali

Daddy was gone for most of the month of September so Mommy was really looking forward to spending a week in Bali with the entire family.  We went with some friends from church.  On their recommendation, we stayed at the Courtyard Marriott hotel that just opened this year.  The Courtyard Marriott was a beautiful hotel. The kids spent a lot of time in the pool and at the Kids’ club….a fun place where parents can drop their kids off for a couple of hours of playtime.  Mommy spent a lot of time on the balcony reading.  Daddy rented a motorbike and rode around quite a bit.  We made some day trips out of the area we were staying at to some of the other areas in Bali.  We even experienced our first earthquake.  Thursday morning, there was an earthquake (6.2) off the coast of Bali.  The epicenter was near Nusa Dua where we were staying.  We didn’t notice any damage at all although the news reported some injuries and some damage to a few older buildings.  Overall, we had a great time in Bali and were very sad to leave such a beautiful place to come back to the pollution and the heavy traffic in Jakarta.  Joseph said he wanted to live in Bali forever…if only that were possible.

Mommy has lots of pictures so there will probably be separate posts about the different places we visited while in Bali. 

 

Courtyard Marriott in Nusa Dua

 

Kids hanging out in the hotel lobby

 

The ginormous pool at the hotel that was more like a river.

 

Audrey is like a fish.  She spent hours in the pool each day.  Here she is with her friend RJ.

 

The Kids’ club building at the Courtyard Marriott. 

 

Joseph playing video games at the kids’ club.

 

The girls loved the ball pit at the kids’ club.

 

Daddy rented a motorbike for US $5.00 per day.  When in Indonesia, do as the Indonesians.  Daddy took the kids to the beach Indo style.  Mommy opted to walk the 10 minutes to the beach instead of trying to ride with the rest of the family.

 

Stay tuned for more pictures of our trip to Bali…what a lovely place!

After-School Activities

Joseph signed up for soccer, a computer class, and a robotics class as his after-school activities this fall.  He stays an extra 45 minutes after school and rides the late bus home in the afternoon.  Joseph loves to play soccer.  His computer class is taught by his teacher so he really wanted to be in that class.  The robotics class uses legos to make robots.  Joseph loves to play with legos so of course he wanted to sign up for that class as well.  Mommy was a little worried that it might be too much for her little man, but he loves all the activities.  It's nice that Mommy doesn't have to go pick him up since he stays late 3 days out of the week.

Audrey started ballet as her after-school activity.  On monday afternoons, Mommy takes Audrey back to school for her ballet class.  Audrey loves ballet.  She loves to wear her outfit and dances all around the house.  It's so cute!  Mommy is glad the kids are enjoying their after-school activities.

Lollipops Again

The kids love Lollipops and ask to go all the time.  Today the kids were off from school so Mommy thought it would be fun to go check out the newer Lollipops at Gandaria City Mall.  Normally we go to the one in Senayan City Mall which is very close to where we live.

The kids had a blast.  Mommy had not expected to stay all day, but we did.  We got to the mall around 10:30am and did not leave until close to 4:30pm.  Mommy thinks that although Lollipops is a bit pricey, it is a fun place.  We had a great day.  Too bad Daddy missed out on all that fun.