Saskia has grown a foot since we landed and is into everything. She likes vanilla ice cream more than chocolate and prefers wearing her right shoe on her left foot and the right on the left. She is cute 100 percent of the time no matter what she is doing. When she isn't busy putting her shoes on the wrong feet she does find a table to run into with her head and stairs to fall down. We are on our toes with this one.
Going out with the girls to explore the neighborhood is the absolute best. There are so many different places to choose from that are just a few minutes away. Since we live on the fringes of camp with the desert to our backs there aren't a lot of cars and makes our little street one of the safest around.
Getting out and down the street to the closest swing makes for a fast way to kill an hour before dinner. Anika and Heather take the lead. Raja Lane is our little hook of a street off the main avenue.
Desert Trivia: Riyal Lane is our "big" main street off of the main artery running through camp called Rolling Hills Road. Not that all this means anything to you all so far away but you might recognize names as we continue to blog. The camp is really small and there aren't that many roads to get to know. Heather knew them before we got here.
Here is Heather and Anika 2 minutes later crossing Riyal over to the local tire swing. Note the shade. Nice and cool there: only double digit degrees hot. Sweet! We barely break a sweat.
Anika gets to try out all the swings first in case they break. That said, Saskia is getting more tired of this trend and braver with every walk. Anika is such a great big sister. Showing Saskia the ropes on everything. Sometimes we have to remind her that she isn't the mommy but for the most part she is so sweet and a perfect blend of patience and endurance dealing with little sisters tantrums and mommy and daddy's over protectiveness with everything. We will let Hong Kong rules go completely one day. Give it time, Anika. Your parents are trying.
Here is Heather and Anika 2 minutes later crossing Riyal over to the local tire swing. Note the shade. Nice and cool there: only double digit degrees hot. Sweet! We barely break a sweat.
Anika gets to try out all the swings first in case they break. That said, Saskia is getting more tired of this trend and braver with every walk. Anika is such a great big sister. Showing Saskia the ropes on everything. Sometimes we have to remind her that she isn't the mommy but for the most part she is so sweet and a perfect blend of patience and endurance dealing with little sisters tantrums and mommy and daddy's over protectiveness with everything. We will let Hong Kong rules go completely one day. Give it time, Anika. Your parents are trying.
All right, Saskia. You can go next.
