Photos of our frequent neighborhood visitors. Monkeys are a big issue here with more and more of their habitat (i.e. jungle) disappearing around us to build more and more condos. They were on our roof. The photos show our neighbor's balcony. The basketball hoop in the top left photo is the front of our home. We never thought that we'd be giving Nathan a talk on how to behave around monkeys.

We live just a few blocks from Mont Kiara International School. We walk every morning. We pass a hawker stall on our way- they sell Nasi Lemak for breakfast & sometimes lunch (rice cooked in coconut milk and wrapped in banana leaf with either spicy fish, beef curry or chicken inside), served with a side of cucumbers and boiled egg. Yum. (Well, Malaysians think it's yummy-- it's the unofficial national dish here.) Andrew rides in my backpack to take Nathan to school. Here we're heading off to take Andrew to his first day of preschool. : )

Andrew, no longer a baby, a big boy now. Loves to ham it up- laugh and be chased around by big brother, Nathan! He likes to sit on big chairs, put things inside of things, color (scribble) and have anything he's NOT supposed to have. He often drops toys into his daddy's briefcase which Jason finds the next day at work. He's still pretty attached to his bottle of milk, four times a day, and has not adjusted to big people food as well as I'd have hoped (is pizza a food group?!So far that's his favorite!). All in all, he's an absolute delight- loves to give hugs and blow kisses.

Nathan had a blast today at his 6th birthday pirate party! It was hot-- around 38C or 100F- HOT! In spite of the heat, everyone seemed to enjoy themselves.

Living in Malaysia, we've had an unwelcome guest in our pool for about a year and a half... a monitor lizard! The nearly 2 foot lizard has been gone for about six months now. He's either: on holiday at our neighbor's pool, squashed in the road somewhere, or maybe he's grown so big that he's stuck in our pool drain!?! Anyway, we're just glad he's gone and hopefully found a new home! (Jason's sister-in-law, Shelly, is a fantastic graphic artist. She illustrates books in Houston, Texas. Thanks for the drawing, Shelly!)

Nathan's says he's one of the best artists in his class... and I have to agree! He's really enjoying drawing these days... his drawings all seem to have either a pirate or space theme lately.

We just returned from Sigapore (Jason on the river walk at night & boys on bus tour of the city) where we spent Easter holidays. It's a very clean, modern city with tons of shopping and great food. We also went to Rider's Lodge (photo in bottom left corner) just ouside of Johor, Malaysia. Nathan was able to take a few riding lessons while Jason played golf. The boys really enjoyed themselves! And, Jason and I got to take turns relaxing a bit at the spa.

Nathan's birthday party at school today was a big hit! We enjoyed some warm chocolate cake while all his classmates said what they liked about him.

The boys at a friend's birthday party this weekend. Nathan's favorite place to eat because it has a swing set outside. Andrew's new pose is upside down... Hard to believe they are 17months and nearly 6 years old now.

Nathan is gearing up for his 6th birthday. It will be a pirate birthday party at a park. He's so excited, counting down every day. Andrew also likes to wear the pirate hat and especially a green baseball cap these days.