Sebastian's 8th Birthday

To celebrate Seb's 8th birthday we decided to take him and his friends to Oceanpark, a waterpark not far from our house. The boys had a fantastic time riding the waterslides and playing in the waves.

As an added bonus we also visited Snow World a temporary attraction next to the waterpark. This was basically a giant freezer filled with ice sculptures, ice covered trees and an ice slide. Initially the boys thought it was fantastic but after a few trips down the slide the freezing temperatures started to take their toll. The boys, use to the standard 30 degrees of Indonesia, were stopped in their tracks by the cold conditions, so unfortunately this little adventure didn't last too long.

After arriving home there was just enough time for birthday songs - English and Indonesian - and cake cutting!

Happy Birthday Seb!

So much to catch up on!

I have been very slack with the blog. Christmas seems a lifetime ago, so much has happened since then.

Mum and Dad came to visit in January. This was Mum's third visit so she knew what she was in for, but it was Dad's first so he was in for some totally new experiences - some good, some bad. We were just glad they came.

We headed off to Ocean Queen, Pelabuhan Ratu for some time out of the city. The drive through the rice fields, tea fields and palm plantations was a perfect way for Mum and Dad to see some of the Indonesian 'countryside'. The strong surf had both Dad and I on our backsides! Totally hilarious, but it meant poor Seb didn't get much boogyboarding in.

The rest of their trip was a whirlwind of shopping, relaxing, restaurants, playing with the kids and of course brunch!

At the end of the visit it was also time for Seb and I to go back to school. Seb jumped straight back into it, of course being a big Year 2, he was no longer one of the youngest.

Just a few short weeks after saying good bye to Mum and Dad, Zach took his first steps. A little hesitant at first but he is now running around the place. Unfortunately in between we have had a couple of fat lips, (its hard to get those hands down quickly when you have tripped over a ball!). Also we have had one trip to emergency! I hear you saying, "he is Seb's little brother so what should I expect!" Thankfully after a couple of stitches he is perfectly fine and will only have a small red scar near his eye to show for the whole ordeal.

At the beginning of March I took the boys down to Sambolo for a long weekend which happen to include Zach's first birthday! Unfortunately we had to leave Manuel back in Jakarta as he was in the middle of his first week back at work. We all had a wonderful time until the car trip home during which Zach threw up everywhere twice! Being covered in vomit is just another joy of motherhood!

I celebrated my birthday with a nice brunch with friends. It was a wonderful day which maybe went on a little too long making it very hard to get out of bed the next morning.

The end of March has brought with it another big change, I have changed jobs, meaning Seb has also changed schools. But of course Seb has taken no time at all to settle in and make friends. I have no doubt he will feel right at home in his new class.

Sebastian's 5th Birthday

Our little man turns five!

Sebastian had a fantastic time celebrating his fifth birthday. We held his birthday party at a local park where there was an amazing play area and plenty of space to try out a new cricket set. He had a wonderful day, but he thought it went far too quickly.