First attempt

Today we tried Luca on solids for the first time. I think with Oliver we were very cautious and the trend was you wait till the baby is 6 months old to start solids. With no.2 you just go with the flow. We see Luca watching us eat with lots of dribble coming from his mouth so we decided it's time!

Here is our pumpkin ready for food : )



Think something exciting is happening...



Hmmm not too sure about this...



My face is saying no but I ate quite well. I think I like food!

Happy Halloween

We were invited to simpang Sunday pizza this evening. Matthew got a phone call saying it will be a Halloween dress up pizza night. So I quickly went to Oliver's dress up wardrobe and got the boys costumes out. Oliver wore black underneath the costume and thought he was going as an All Black and got very upset when I put the spider costume on top of it.

Hence here is a very annoyed looking Spider big brother:



On the other hand Luca was happy as, here is our little Spider:



Lucas the wolf and Linnea the witch:



Gemma was dressed as a mermaid:



I am glad I got both boys in a Halloween costume : ) I just love dress ups (poor boys have to put up with me...).

Can I borrow your ear please

Another Sunday

We had another lovely Sunday brunch at the Empire (no it wasn't the same without you M&D&C! you should have stayed longer!). Matthew and I were feeling a bit run down but the nice food made us all feel better. Oliver was very excited to see some of his friends there. He ran around with them and chatted to them with a big smile on his face. Wonderful to see him interacting with other kids.

He also enjoyed his breakfast. He gets to drink juice and is allowed to eat sweet cereal when we go there so he was very happy.
He noticed something else today while he was eating - the pillar.





After the feast we went to Pantai Tungku to look for Merryn's sunnies that she lost while she was swimming with us last week. No luck, sorry Merryn we didn't find them. The fresh sea breeze made us feel even better. But it is always a struggle to get Oliver out of the water. He loves it too much.

Daddy and me time

We went to the yacht club today to get some fresh air. It was so so nice. We didn't go in the pool as we have someone obsessed with the beach at the moment.

He had lovely time with his daddy. Splashing the water, looking at a boat coming in.









We got smart and took the boys' pajamas with us, so they were already fed and showered and ready to go to bed when we got home. Lovely quiet night for us parents. Happy days!

Nail coffee morning

I went to my friend's house for some crafting (we were going to do some origami crafting) but we ended up doing this instead!





Takako took some nail art course in the past and had lots and lots of nail polish for us to choose from. I was going to get mine done with vivid colours again but in the end went for a girly look with some nice stones.



We had so many nice cakes and biscuits over coffee. What a lovely way to spend a relaxing morning : )

My first pair

Luca received these gorgeous pair of shoes when he was born. I couldn't wait to put them on him.





Unfortunately he is growing so so fast, it won't be too long before he will grow out of his very first pair...

My birthday dinner

Last night Matthew took me to Deals Restaurant in the Radisson Hotel in Bandar for my birthday treat. I am not sure when we went out for fine dining last. Must be a long time, before we had Luca. I was so excited because I knew a kiwi chef had started there and created a fantastic new menu.

For a starter Matthew had cauliflower and blue cheese panna cotta and I had warm duck and mango salad. They were both divine. So unique and so yummy!





Our friend ordered different starters, so of course I had a wee bite of theirs too!
Prawns on grilled watermelon - who would have thought you can grill watermelon ha?!



Before I left home I was determined to have a big steak for my main. So I ordered the NZ Angus tenderloin steak. It was so delicious and perfectly cooked. I almost forgot to share it with Matthew. His two way lamb was fantastic too. I must have eaten most of both of our dishes.



Our friend ordered a 600gms sirloin steak for two. The head chef told us that the meat is from New Zealand and they are grass fed cows. And he sliced the meat and served each plate. Yes, you guessed it right, I did have a taste of their main too!
It turned out to be a very popular meal. While we were dining three other tables ordered the same dish (some were groups of 4 people so they ordered two of them).







Even though my tummy was nice and full I couldn't miss dessert. But when I was going to ask for a menu this beautiful birthday cake appeared with the happy birthday song! How lucky am I : )





I totally enjoyed our dinner out with delicious food and lovely company. There were some items we didn't get to see/try on the menu so we will be going back there soon to check them out (and to try the dessert menu)! What a fab way to celebrate my birthday. Thank you!

My little peacock

RWC 2011 final

YEEEEESSSS! We did it!! What a fantastic feeling! (we were so stressed during the game tho... it was a bit too close...)

We had some friends over to watch the RWC final yesterday.
We wore black and and did some face painting to show our support:









Some kiwiana icons on the table:





The last 10 min was just so intense! But we did it! We are number one!



The Webb Ellis Cup!



After the great victory we carried on our celebration having some curry and more drinks.

Feel of Autumn

Only a week till Halloween. I love putting some Halloween colours around the house. It gives me a nice cosy autumn feeling (in Japan Halloween is an autumn event). Corin helped me to decorate the house during his stay.



I received these gorgeous orchids for my birthday. They add extra autumn colours to our entrance:



I can finally use my handmade Halloween coasters (which I completed last year after Halloween...).



Our garden is looking a bit Halloween-ish too:





We are invited to a costume dress up party, and there will be a party for kids at the yacht club this weekend. Will be lots of fun!

Birthday breakfast at the Empire

To celebrate my own birthday (which was on the 22nd) we went out for a family breakfast to the Empire Hotel.



Corin was very impressed by the size and luxury of the hotel, but mostly by the buffet breakfast. There was so much to choose from!





Matthew and I were amazed by Corin's appetite, boy he can eat a lot!







Having extra adults at the table I enjoyed my warm coffee and hot food : ) Lovely way to celebrate my birthday, thank you!