Grand Pa Mehran was in Town

We recently had a great week visiting with Grand Pa Mehran. I hadn't seen him since these days:

and again a few years later.

 This was the first time Skyelar met him. We had a great time. See for yourself. We did some painting!

Played out in the grassy area by our house. 

Watched TV!

Went to dinner at Peppenero.

Talked to Grand Ma Mahin on Skype. Daddy was very happy to see them talk. he said it had been a long time since he had seen that!

We went to Lollipops!

 

More painting.

Some swimming of course. 

And my Daddy got to hang out with his daddy. Which was nice.

A Little More Shanghai

We all made it back home and are settled again. Grandma Mary Jo sent my mom these pictures of the three days that we spent with her and Grandpa Patrick, and they really show the great time that we had with them!

On the first day, we went to the aquarium. I really liked the jellyfish, and the SCUBA divers who were feeding the fish while we were there:

Then, of course, the exit went through a gift shop and arcade, so Grandma and Grandpa let us have a few rides before heading back to the hotel:

The next day, we went to Century Park, which was super fun! There were more rides to go on:

Some bubbles...we really love bubbles!

And a fountain to run through! We got very, very wet, but it was worth it, because we had an amazing time:

Luckily, it was a very hot day!

And on our last day, we went to Peoples' Square, where we saw some things that we don't see in Indonesia- pigeons! We had a lot of fun chasing them:

Then, we decided to do a little bit of singing and dancing. The Chinese people thought that we were pretty great:

I also got to have some sleepovers with Grandma and Grandpa in their room. Mom and Dad forgot to warn them about some of my sleeping habits, but they soon found out:

So, as you can see, Skye and I had a fantastic time in Shanghai, hanging out with Grandma and Grandpa during the day, and then going out with Mom and Dad at night after their conference. We're really lucky!

Summer Fun- Phuket Edition Part V

Spending an early evening at Kata beach. Beautiful sunset.

We broke my daddy's number one rule of island life: Always wear your swimsuit.

Hope we can come back one night and swim in the punk water.

We also spend lots of time painting around the house.

Here we are contemplating the social significance of our latest piece.

We also spend time playing board games with Grand Ma and Grand Pa.
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Summer Fun- Phuket Edition Part I

We have been busy doing a whole lot of nothing and it feels good. The pictures are piling up, so we will post a few here and there in the next few days. We also have a bunch of video footage, but will put all that into a final "film" at the end of the summer.

Here is my daddy and I on the scooter. It is so much fun to explore the island with our bike. 

 Playing with bubbles by the pool.

Skylelar loves just sitting at the edge of the pool and playing with her cups and buckets. Although, she is getting better and coming in the water.

I love having my grandparents around. We talk a lot and draw.

 and of course, we read and read and read!