Friday, May 23, 2008

dude, where's my stuff?




It was packed on the 12th March but due to incompetent pen-pushers, didnt leave the UK until the 4th April and now has been in LA for nearly 2 weeks and yet is not here with us. New estimate is early June...and we are finding sleeping on air beds and cooking with take away chop sticks, tricky.

Sophie is no longer angelic, she has learned from the Master, and now has Mummy on the run from the second she gets up. Sophie's favourite game is to climb up the stairs really fast, looking over her shoulder with a cheeky smile to check she has an audience. If she is at the top of the stairs she puts both hands on the gate and shakes it til the screws rattle in the wall.
She refuses to sit still during meal times and no high chair restraint system will restrain her from standing up and trying to climb onto the table the whole time. If you try to have her sit on your lap she struggles and wriggles and twists to get down. She is done with baby food and will only eat what the Master is eating, but her 6 teeth are not enough to really eat the same food.
She now also absolutely refuses to lie still during any nappy change any time of day (any place) and worse, she tries to get involved in the wiping process using both hands, so its like changing the nappy on a grubby octopus.

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

the shops at 3rd st promenade, just near our house

the kitchen
an empty guest bedroom

Sunday, May 18, 2008

the very last time in the Hillcreste pool - 102 degrees, but the pool was a refreshing 78 degrees

view from the roof terrace at the new place, facing West towards the sea.

Friday, May 2, 2008