The lazy mornings have been particularly nice, because the girls can hang out together.
We finally caved and got a second iPad, so that each girl has her own. Elena is very pleased about this.
They both love the Toca apps, but don't worry, Elena reads and trashes the house, I mean plays, too.
She saw Vivi building forts and decided she would try too. Luckily she's also good at cleaning up, so we put her to work.
Vivian has also been working hard on her snap circuits and using her iPad to record what her new creations do.
I think her dresses phase is officially over. She's only been wearing shorts and t-shirts, even on the weekends. She was so excited when this shirt that Jeff ordered turned out to be kids' size instead of adult.
She had a great time at basketball camp. At the end the head coach said she was one of his favorite campers because of her great attitude.
Basket ball camp is over now, and this week Vivian is taking a bus downtown for a camp run by Lets Asia, which does swim lessons out here. Some of our friends in Regent, one of the other developments, negotiated for a discounted bus to take the kids downtown, so I have to get her over there by 7 in the morning. I'm missing basketball's 9:30 start time, but she's super happy to be going to camp with her friends.
We were almost late this morning. It's supposed to be crazy sunglasses day, but Vivian decided to be creative and color a mask. We were having so much fun coloring we lost track of time. We made it just when the bus pulled up though, and she looked great, so it all worked out.
Fathers' Day fell in the middle of all the camp fun, so we took Jeff out to Vapor for brunch and some playground time.
We're social sponsoring a new family with two little kids right around Elena's age. They came to Vapor with us too, and we had a lot of fun. They also provided a great excuse for some downtown time. I drove them down for their medical appointments. I dropped them off and then met Jeff for breakfast. He found me a place with mango smoothies in a chemistry beaker and delicious eggs benedict.
My husband knows me well. We went back for lunch the following week when I was downtown with Vivian for her eight year old check up. The lunch was only okay, so if I come back, it will be for breakfast.
I feel bad that we're not going to be here for most of the summer, so I wanted to give our newbies at least a starter tour of downtown. I booked a van for us and we went to explore Siam Paragon and Central World. We had a lot of fun. We started with the fancy cars in Siam Paragon. Jeff posed in front of the Aston, while Elena picked her favorite based on color.
We grabbed some pretzels at Central World and then showed off our favorite book store and free play area.
Every time we go there, they've added something new. This time it was a soft mat play area with lots of playground equipment. There are still some open floor spaces, so I wonder what we'll find next time.
That afternoon, we decided to go to the Vapor pool. We had some fun before the storm came in and the wind was so strong we were afraid the little people would blow away. Luckily, there's the indoor play area, so we held on tightly to our children and belongings and ran inside.
We didn't suffer though. The kids had toys, the adults had buy one get one free happy hour, and once the storm cleared up there was a rainbow.
We're leaving the country for adventures after this week, but we've been enjoying our low key summer, and it's bittersweet to see it coming to an end.
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