Enjoy your birthday today. Maddy and I are having chicken wings with rice and salad to celebrate :0) Love Ya, MRM xxx
On our way home from buying groceries at the local store today, we decided to take a walk through the Merrifield Garden Center, a beautiful nursery full of gorgeous flowers, trees and shrubs. It had a nice waterfall and pond at the back entrance, with lots of colorful fish swimming at the bottom of it. We stayed there for about 20 minutes, admiring the well made pond, and talking about the different fishies we saw. Maddy even asked whether we could fish for one and take it home lol. I'm sure the owners wouldn't be impressed with us if we did, besides I'm not sure if I would want to eat fish that lived in dirty murky water, would you? lol.
Finally we have sent Nana and Papa's belated birthday pressies in the mail. Should take up to 7-10 days to get there (hopefully in one peice). Sorry these are late and I hope they fit.
Alofas Us xxox
---> Maddy, the Red Power Ranger
Maddy has written two letters to his Daddy since he left for Guatemala last week. I have been encouraging him to practice his writing as he still has a habit of using capital letters. I wonder if that will change quickly over time as I know it does with practice, and trying to encourage Maddy to practice is very hard, especially when he thinks his way is the right way. I'll have to get out those writing exercise books that Nana sent us some time ago and have him practice on those again. Maybe that will help!!
Our little fishy did really well for his last day of level 2 swimming lessons. He passed his class and is able to move onto level 3. I was hoping to continue his lessons throughout the fall (once a week) but our little fishy wants a break because he's bored. He wants to to try something new like Tae Kwon Do so we shall see! Great job Son!
We got together with Matt's friends, Sakib and Domenico and their families on Saturday at Riverbend Park in Great Falls, VA. Tucked away in a remote river setting, with 400 acres of forest, meadows and ponds, we enjoyed a bbq picnic with yummy marinated steak and chicken, salads and lots of munchies and fizzy's to drink. We enjoyed watching others kayak, canoe and even fish from several small jon boats.
Maddy and Nino went along with Matt, Sakib and Rosie on their own jon boat and had a blast. Daddy had trouble with the oars so Maddy had to help him. They kept drifting down the river and I was starting to panic until Daddy finally got the hang of the oars and managed to turn the boat around.
Maddy and I spent a bit of time looking at nature and taking pictures of butterflys, tadpoles, and nasty bugs so we could identify them online. I was hoping to walk the hiking trails but somehow we never got around to it. Keeping up with Nino (3 1/2 yrs) and Khalil (20 mths) was a handful for their mothers but fun watching them enjoy themselves.
Kelly and Khalil
Kelly, Khalil, Domenico, Sakib, Rosie, Matt, Maddy and Nino inside the tent
Drifting Away
We spent the rest of the evening at Rosie and Domenico's apartment, relaxing and enjoying each other's company. On Tuesday, Daddy is off to Guatemala and Sakib is off to Liberia at the end of the month. When they return, it's camping time and being one with nature LOL
Aunty Vai, Uncle Fati and Baby Alexander came by to visit us this evening and to surprise Maddy with his birthday present. It was nice to see them since we had not seen baby for quite some time. He has definitely grown bigger and is a lot more chubbier too. He definitely has a samoan appetite and bowel movements too LOL. I should of taken a picture of him but forgot to. Oh well, next time.
Thanks for the awesome clothes Aunty, Uncle and Bubba!
Grace (jo's daughter), Rhiva_Li (ivan's daughter), Jared (jo's son)Happy Birthday Neice,
Love Cousin Maddy, Aunty Rach and Uncle Matt
Maddy was up early, eager to get to his swimming lessons which started at 9.20am. I was a little slow going because I sat up reading most of the night. Matt dropped us off a bit early so we waited by the pool, watching the Peewee swimmers having fun in the water.
He was a little nervous because he didn't know any of the kids that were going to be in his class but when he heard that he was going to have the same teacher he had last time, that put him at ease.
There were 8 children, including two girls, and he was out to impress them all. From what I could see from where I was sitting, he remembered everything he learnt from his last class and didn't hesitate showing off his skills. Instead of practicing, he would race with the boys and try to get to the halfway mark before them and back again. He didn't like coming second or third, so he would try his best to win the next race - very competitive like his parents !!!
He also made another new friend named Jackson, who he played with after their swimming lesson was over.
Doing Handstands
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