The Classroom

This is Indi's classroom... the class is called the Starters 1.... there are 14 kids in total in his class, some only goes twice or three times a week... Indi goes for 5days a week...

First Day of School - 2

This picture is supposed to be before we put all his stuff away... look at Indi's expression!!! Confused? Terrified? Sad..?

Meeting the Teacher

Miss Carol - the principal/ director and sub-teacher - greets us while holding Benjamins hand...

Snacks

As soon as the children arrives at school they will put their snack box and watter bottle at the assigned place. On Mondays the school asked parents to bring vegetable or fruits for snacks.
School also provides snack just incase the child is hungry or spilled his snacks or just doesn't want to eat what he got from home... or Mom forgets to pack him his snacks...

Insect Repellant and Sun Screen

This is Indi's insect repellant and sun screen... with those bright green labels!

Slippers

In the classroom the children are required to wear an indoor slippers/ shoes. So I got Indi one from Bubble Gummers, that has a 'monkey' on it. At home he doesn't like to wear slippers/ shoes, but at school - seeing how all his classmates are wearing them he's happy to take off his shoes and wear them. Even put the shoes in the rack all by himself...

His slipper...


The Rack...

*) ps... there's note on the picture....

Looks like...

... i'm dragging Indi to his classroom... :-)

First Day of School - 1

What do you think Indi's expression says?

This is taken as we hop off the car and getting ready to walk to the school gate...

Thanks to Troy for taking the pictures on Indi's first day of school... !

I'm sooooo behind with blogging!!!

It's two days from March and I haven't post January pictures... :-)

News first... Indi has started his pre-school on January 15. The first couple of weeks he's got the normal 'separation anxiety', cried whenever I have to leave him, only for a while. Soon after that he's busy with the toys and school activities.
But after two weeks he stopped crying... gave me the goodbye kiss and hug, and see you soon... his eyes already wandering which toys he can grab.
There was a week break because he developed the Hand Foot Mouth Disease symptoms, but turned out it was false alarm. Thank God! But the week at home was driving him crazy... and driving me crazy too... :-) He was sooo glad to be back at school after that.

Robert was away on Indi's first day of school, but Troy was there, so Troy helped with driving us and taking the pictures. Robert is still travelling, and we managed to have a bit of a break. 10days break in Bali during the Chinese New Year.

I'm rushing now... would like to up-load a couple of pictures before time to pick up Indi at school, and put a load of washing in the laundry... phew... back to routine again.
After picking up Indi from school, it will be lunch time followed by his nap... routines, routines... routines..

Hope you're all well!!!!

New Year's Eve and New Year's Day

Picture of us on New Year's Eve




and New Years day with the 'extended family'...

Mama n "us"

A portrait of Mama on New Year's Eve...

... visiting cousins...

I haven't visited my cousin house for ages...!!! (last time was in Austin, Texas - i think!!! ouch!) During the Christmas 06 trip I made sure to that I visit them. With my brother Iksa as the designated driver.

It turned into a great visit because others were there, too: Yanti, Linda, Benno and Pingkan... Tari served a Menadonese lunch... SUPERB food! Fish and the dabu-dabu was yummy!!!
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from us...

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cousins

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more friends...

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... sanur girls...

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families... at birthday...

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... from the van de Bergh(s)..

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My Birthday... the van de Bergh(s)...

We met Herman and Elly at Lesti's wedding... and i'd like to think of them of good friends now. What makes it even better is the fact that we've met their daughters and their families (and also friends)... and we liked them all...!!!

This Christmas they all came to celebrate it in Jakarta... and also make time to come to my birthday party....

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...more of Christmas Day - this time it's with Mom's family...

We celebrate Christmas at Mom's younger sister's house - just a few house down from Mom's. It was planned or anything... but we were just there...

Roy and his family from Makassar happened to be visiting. Isn't it nice to spend Christmas with your families...? ... See my Tabblo>