Other December Highlights

Decorating our gingerbread house (left) and our outback shack (right):

Emi & Mina's class were asked to help decorate some trees at the local library using only recycled materials (like old cereal boxes, popsicle sticks, scraps of fabric, etc)- the trees looked great!

This has happened numerous times over the last few weeks- it's driving me nuts- every time I'm out of the room she manages to get into the rice bin. She thinks it's quite fun though...

Last surf class of the term...girls can't wait until February when the next set of lessons begin!

Mina's class Christmas party- families were invited and they put on a mini-program of songs for us to enjoy- it was darling.

The Maze- about 40 min away but a fun day out with the kids...a wooden maze to navigate through...other fun play structures/mini putt-putt golf...and a splash pad/water slides:

If you ask Mei what happened she'll say "I was dancing...then I fall down and bonk my head." That's exactly what happened...she was twirling, got dizzy, and crash landed into the entertainment center. Luckily no stitches needed...just steri-strips and glue (and no getting it wet for at least a week). Pics are pre & post doctor visit.

Twilight sailing with our friends, the Osborns.

Apparently ice blocking is not a well known activity here...but after making numerous phone calls I found an ice company that sells blocks of ice. A bonus was that they sell blocks of ice specifically for ice blocking (wider surface and more flat like a sled w/a rope frozen into the ice). The downside was that they were heavy (20kg) and pricey ($15 per block). But the girls still had a lot of fun and it was great showing friends and strangers at the park what ice blocking is.