118 + 14 Weeks

Mum and Geoff left for Thailand this past week-end, so we are on our own with no baby-sitting for a month.  This of course coincided with both of the kids coming down with a cold, and Carmen being sent home from school sick.  But it has not all been bad.  The colds have come and gone rather quickly, and we got to babysit Stella the chihuahua for a night.  The weather has been crazy, with rain and wind, and then the hottest October day ever.  It was 34 degrees here (93 Fahrenheit), which is very hot for spring!  I took Carmen to the beach, but she has suddenly decided that she is scared of the waves, which is a complete reversal from last summer when we had to stop her from running head first into the ocean.  She better get over it by the time summer arrives, because I think it is going to be a hot one.  We have had several park visits, and we also took the kids to see the pelicans (or 'pecalans', as Carmen calls them) down at the harbour. Yesterday Arley was a real handful, and was not napping very well and was therefore very grumpy, but then last night he slept straight through from 8pm to 6:35am.  Can't complain about that!  On another good note, Carmen's behaviour has dramatically improved this week.  I don't think she has even received one time out.  I guess giving her a big cuddle when she is kicking me works better than getting mad :)

Here is a quick cute video of Carmen playing with her soccer ball, sans clothing: 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ayquRmNyoo

 This is what happens when I brush Carmie's hair.

 This is her pageant look.