and one more...

couldn't resist. You don't have to watch it...

More dancing...

Pick your own title for these...

- Quand la musique est bonne...
- Words fail me...
- You can take the girl out of the disco but you can't take the disco out of the girl

What can I say... it's just a regular tuesday night at the Andersons...

The great outdoors are available again

As temperatures are finally lowering around Atlanta, we can go outside again and not be engulfed in heat and humidity. So today we had a pretty typical day of grocery shopping, some fun at the park and a birthday party for a buddy one year old. All of this happened outside, and it's so nice to be able to do that again. We're really enjoying it... and Miriam's face proves it...! She just loves being outside. And when she's not outside, she loves to test the limits and throw some awesome temper tantrums. It happens a couple of times a day, usually because I'm horribly mean to her (for example, i do not let her run out on the street... oh, the rage this creates. It's almost funny... for a while...) and do not let her be independent enough. I don't remember Gabriel doing that at this age. It seems like it came later. Gabriel is doing really well, adjusting to his life in school, learning letters and numbers. He's quite fun to talk to actually, as you might have experienced on the phone. He's also reached that age when he will give me advice, or comment on things... like driving... it's fun. Do not try to talk on your cellphone while you're in a car with him... why? Because then you can't FOCUS. And it's dangerous. I'll remember that when he starts driving...

Dancing queen...

This is Miriam's absolute favorite dancing song. It's the theme song for the Arthur show on PBS and whenever she hears it she will drop whatever she's doing, and come dance to it in front of the tv. She doesn't really care for the show yet (even though Gabriel really likes it) but she just loves the song. I think the video doesn't quite do justice to her dancing moves, but it's funny anyhow (oh, and you get Brent's singing too...).

Labor day

We are all back in the states since a couple of weeks now and feel like we're back in a good routine. The kids have enjoyed going to day care, and i have been able to do reasonable amount of work in an excellent setting, so that's been very positive. We've had some really good times with our friends too, and have really enjoyed being back home. Today was labor day and we had a great afternoon of baby fun with the Robertson. We did all the good stuff of what I imagine an american labor day to be: hot dogs, hamburgers, chips, guacomole, beer, baseball and lots of outside time. Once we got home, we finished the day with some creative artwork by mami and her little helpers...

Here are some pictures...