End of an Era

Gabby figured out how to crawl out of her crib. I was hoping we could do the "big girl bed" thing after winter break when she's 2 1/2 but we may need to do this sooner. Last night, she got out about five times, including twice in the middle of the night. That sucked! The first time she got it it was 1o minutes after we laid her down, she just opened our bedroom door and said "Hi!" It scared the hell out of me! I was just laying there watching TV... Our bedroom is on the top floor, so she just walked up the stairs like the little girl she is becoming... I couldn't believe it. She is really growing up! I put her back to bed and then listened at the door... I caught her in the act! She just puts her legs over and jumps off. Not a big deal to her, I suppose. Needless to say, I'm really tired today. It would be so easy just to have her sleep with us but we are being strong! Toby, Debbie, and their boys will be visiting us this week (on Thanksgiving!) so Stuart will sleep in Gabby's big bed, and after he leaves, we'll do the whole "big girl bed" thing... not too excited about it. I guess I like the confinement of the crib too much.

Gabby's School Newsletter 11/16-11/20

Gabby was the Star of the Week!
* Listening to your teachers
* Helping out in tidying up toys and other school materials
* Playing well and safely with your friend
* Sharing and taking turns
* Being kind to your friends

Group Activity

Last Thursday the Kangaroo class enjoyed building Hh for HOUSE made out of cereal boxes, milk cartons and tissue rolls.

Build Myself a House

Am gonna get me a Hammer

(Tap,Tap,Tap)
Am gonna get me a Hammer
(Tap,Tap,Tap)
Am gonna get me a Hammer
(Tap, Tap,Tap)
And build myself a House

The kids are picking who they will be a secret santa to.

Gabby is on the left!

Happy Birthday Cara!

From the left- Emily, Steve, Velora, Tina, Alex, Cara,

Gabby, Travis, Bella, Jason, and Stephen

It was a fun and low-key birthday for me this year... good food and friends... can't ask for much more... We had a small dinner party at our house and had Chef Song cook us some of his yummy food... fried prawns, deviled eggs, and soybeans (hard to explain but they are awesome) for appetizers. For dinner, we had beef tenderloin in pesto and red wine sauce, spinach lasagna, garlic bread, and seasoned carrots. For dessert, we had apple crumble and vanilla ice cream.

Snow Day! No School!

We made history today at ISB... for the first time ever, school was cancelled due to snow. We had our friends over for brunch and the boys (Travis and Steven) took Gabby and Emily out in the snow while the women stayed home and talked. It was so nice having a break!

Gabby's School Newsletter 11/2-11/6

Creative Movement

Fisherman fishing Ff Ff Ff, Fisherman fishing Ff Ff Ff, Fisherman fishing Ff Ff Ff, Ff is the sound of Ff

Class of 2005 Progressiver Dinner

In the international school world, there's some sort of special bond or connection you have with the people you come in with... many of our good friends left last year but there are some of us still around. We enjoyed a fabulous night of great food and people with a progressive dinner. If you've never heard of this, it's when different people host part of the meal (appetizers, main course, etc.) so you hop around from place to place. It's really fun and convenient since we all live in the same compound. We were the last stop- dessert. I made magic cookie bars, pumpkin pie, and chocolate chip cookie bars. My friend, Andy, made a chocolate espresso cheesecake that was awesome. It was a great night and I'm going to miss these people when they leave (or us, whoever leaves first!)... I'm sure we'll do this again in the spring.

It Snowed!

We woke up this morning with snow! We got about four inches, which is quite a surprise this time of year. Our school has never had a day off for snow, so I'm not holding my breath for that one... The Wu-Kurtzigs came over for brunch and it was fun to see the girls hang-out. We met this couple when we were in child-birth class before we had Gabby and have become good friends... We also put the Christmas tree up. Yup, that's right. The Tebo tradition is to put the tree up the day after Halloween. When you have a family, you get to make-up your own traditions... I love this time of year so I want to enjoy it as long as I can... :) Pictures will come later...